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<br />Board Member Max concurred that in light of Mr. Bacon's retirement, there is less manpower or <br />. ' interest in putting on an Expo by EPB members. <br /> <br />Chairperson McDilda explained that because of the potential that the Expo needs to be rebuilt <br />anyway, and the overlaps in city wide events this year, it might be the year to determine a new <br />plan for next year. He stated that unless the EPB members were willing to take on a lot of <br />activity over the next two months to pull it off, it won't be a quality Expo. He expressed concern <br />that if the EPB doesn't plan an Expo, nobody else would pick it up. <br /> <br />Board Member aids stated that the school is not co-sponsoring the Expo this year so there is a <br />decline in student participation. <br /> <br />Mr. Bacon stated that the teachers previously did a lot of programming via newsletters to homes, <br />coordinating participation, and organizing crafts and games. He stated the Expo was a <br />partnership. <br /> <br />Board Member Olds stated that in addition to the school bowing out, there are conflicts with <br />other city events. He asked if EPB members were ready to jump in and plan an event for 2007. <br />He expressed concern that there wasn't enough time to dedicate to moving forward. He stated <br />this would give the EPB a good opportunity to revisit the Expo over the next 12 months. <br /> <br />Board Member Max stated that the EPB doesn't have a charter to be a committee that puts <br />together an event. He stated the EPB has an entirely different agenda for the Expo. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Board Member aids questioned whether the Expo was something that the EPB should be doing <br />or whether there should be an actual City Council sanctioned committee responsible for the <br />Ramsey Environmental Expo/Tree Sale. He stated this might be a good opportunity to gain <br />citizen involvement with responsibility serving on an Expo committee. <br /> <br />Chairperson McDilda asked for a recommendation to the City Council. <br /> <br />Board Member Bentz questioned where the Expo fell on the city's priority list since it was <br />scheduled on top of Ramsey3. <br /> <br />Board Member Max concurred that the Expo should have been a priority when scheduling <br />Ramsey3. <br /> <br />Chairperson McDilda stated the Expo planning was easy to be ignored because Mr. Bacon <br />typically ran it when he was employed by the City of Ramsey. He questioned the validity of <br />even having the Expo. He questioned what role the Expo plays for residents. He asked if the <br />Expo could become more valuable to residents, but questioned the logic of EPB members <br />running it. He suggested making a recommendation to the City Council to put a committee <br />together if they think an Expo is important. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Board Member Max stated that at one time there was more land to put the trees on. The options <br />for nurseries weren't as available. He stated it became a tradition to go to the Ramsey Tree Sale. <br /> <br />Environmental Policy Board/ February 5, 2007 <br />Page 4 of 13 <br />