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CITY OF RAMSEY <br />POLICY TO PRESERVE LEISURE AND QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE FOR PARK <br />PATRONS <br />I. PURPOSE <br />The purpose of this policy is to establish the need to regulate certain activities to maintain the <br />recreational and social quality of experiences at events, mainly the Summer Concert Series at The <br />Draw. <br />II. GENERAL STATEMENT OF POLICY <br />A. Fundraising for paying performers and certain other operational costs by weekly concert <br />sponsorships has occurred in the past and may be needed in the future. <br />B. These sponsorships, if instituted, are generally offered to Ramsey businesses first to favorably <br />promote local businesses that can benefit from the advertising and advocacy. <br />C. Limiting the number of business interests active at The Draw at any one time is essential to <br />maintain the effectiveness of the sponsorship(s). <br />D. Limiting advertising and soliciting at The Draw is essential to maintain the concerts' primary <br />purpose, free entertainment and recreation with minimal commercialization and distraction <br />for residents and park patrons. <br />III. GUIDELINES <br />The City of Ramsey, in programming and regulating the operation of the concerts and park spaces at <br />The Draw, finds that except by special action or by approval of the City that: <br />A. Only one sponsorship at a time should be in operation at the Thursday concerts, if any, and <br />there shall be a direct nexus between the sponsorship's benefits and visibility and that of <br />fundraising for the concerts. <br />B. Advertising, if any, at the Thursday concerts should be limited to the formal sponsor as <br />approved by the City; soliciting and campaigning of any nature that conflicts with the <br />leisure and quality of experience that this policy seeks to preserve shall not be allowed. <br />C. A booth or table by the City for public engagement in civic events or special municipal <br />projects is not considered to conflict with this policy, and may be of interest and value to <br />park patrons. <br />Adoption Date <br />Policy Number: <br />Resolution Number: <br />Page 1of1 <br />