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A POLICY TO PRESERVE LEISURE <br /> AND QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE FOR PARK PATRONS <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey Park and Recreation Commission has formally reserved The <br /> Draw for the Summer Concert Series; and <br /> WHEREAS, this reservation of facilities includes the need to regulate certain public park activity <br /> to maintain the recreational and social quality of experiences of the events; and <br /> WHEREAS, fund raising for paying performers and certain other operational costs by weekly <br /> concert sponsorships has occurred in the past, and may be needed in the future; and <br /> WHEREAS, these sponsorships if instituted, are generally offered to Ramsey businesses first, in <br /> order to favorably promote local business that can benefit by the advertising and advocacy; and <br /> WHEREAS, limiting the number of business interests active at The Draw at any one time is <br /> essential to maintain the effectiveness of the sponsorship(s); and <br /> WHEREAS, the limiting of advertising and soliciting at The Draw is essential to maintain the <br /> primary purpose of the concerts, that of free entertainment and recreation with minimal <br /> commercialization and distraction for residents and park patrons. <br /> NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AS POLICY BY THE CITY OF RAMSEY, <br /> OPERATING AT THE DRAW,ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA: <br /> That the Park and Recreation Commission in programming and regulating the operation of the concerts <br /> and park spaces at The Draw, finds that except by special action or by approval of the City that; <br /> • Only one sponsorship at a time should be in operation at the Thursday concerts if any, and there <br /> shall be a direct nexus between the sponsorship's benefits and visibility and that of fundraising <br /> for the concerts. <br /> • Advertising if any, at the Thursday concerts should be limited to the formal sponsor as approved <br /> by the City; and that soliciting and campaigning of any nature conflicts with the Leisure and <br /> Quality of Experience that this policy seeks to preserve and shall not be allowed. <br /> • A booth or table by the City for purposes of public engagement on matters of civic events or <br /> special municipal projects is not considered to be in conflict with this policy and may be of <br /> interest and value to park patrons. <br /> Whereupon said policy was declared duly approved by the City of Ramsey this th day of , 2022. <br /> City Administrator,City of Ramsey <br /> ATTEST: <br /> Parks&Asst. Public Works Director, City of Ramsey <br />