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Comparable Event <br />General Feasibility Considerations <br />• Although the Two Rivers Art Fair is a one -day event, it requires months of planning and <br />significant coordination. <br />• It benefits from an experienced partner that takes on a substantial portion of the work, <br />including responsibilities that would otherwise add to City staff time. <br />Its relative efficiency has been built over time through a long-standing partnership, <br />established processes, and years of gradual growth, and should not be assumed for a new <br />event. <br />• <br />• <br />It demonstrates that market -style events at a moderate scale require more than day -of <br />staffing and involve meaningful lead time, <br />administrative work, and logistical support <br />A winter market at a similar scale would <br />likely require equal or greater coordination <br />due to indoor space constraints, weather <br />risk, and possible infrastructure rentals. <br />VALUE AS A COMPARISON POINT <br />The Two Rivers Art Fair provides a local <br />Ramsey example of a market -style event <br />and helps illustrate the level of planning and <br />coordination required even for a one -day <br />outdoor event at a medium scale. It also <br />serves as a useful benchmark for vendor <br />communication, site planning, staffing, <br />volunteer coordination, and overall event -day <br />operations. <br />16 City of Ramsey / Winter Market Feasibility Study <br />