7.3. SR 06-20-2011Elk
River
REQUEST FOR ACTION
TO
Ci Council ITEM NUMBER
7.3.
AGENDA SECTION MEETING DATE PREPARED BY
Administration une 20, 2011 Tina Allard, Ci Clerk
ITEM DESCRIPTION REVIEWED By
Council Participation in 2011 Sherburne County Fair Parade Tim Simon, Finance Director
REVIEWED BY
ACTION REQUESTED
Council discussion on whether any members will be participating in the parade.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The Sherburne County Fair parade is scheduled for Friday, July 15. Staff needs to know whether Council
would like to participate in the parade so a quorum notice and entry form can be completed, candy
ordered, and a driver scheduled for the fire truck.
ATTACHMENTS
^ Parade Information of Website
Action Motion by Second by Vote
Follow Up
N:\Public Bodies\City Council\Council RCA\Fair & Parade\Fair 2011.doc
parade
Sherburne County Agricultural Society and County Fair
County Fair Parade
Click here for Parade Entry Form
(Adobe is needed to ogen form?
The 2011 County Fair Parade will be held on Friday, July 15.
Line-up begins at 5:30pm along Main Street, with the parade stepping off at 6:30pm
The
parade committee suggests that all units enter the line-up area from the east end of
Eik
River to avoid having to make U-turns.
Entries received prior to the specified deadline will receive a postcard with their unit
position approximately 4 days before the parade. Line-up will also be pasted on this
website and will be updated frequently.
Click here for a map of the parade route. Disregard Map quest's written directions.
Refer to description below. Parade begins at Rush and Main St, goes left on Main,
right
onto Orono RoadlParkway, continues past the library and City Hall, and ends behind
the
fairgrounds at the corner of Joplin.
There are no bathrooms in the line-up area or along the parade route, so please plan
accordingly!
IMPORTANT PARTICIPANT INFORMATION
Parade line-up is along Main Street in Eik River. Click here for line-up diagram.
Please
note: diagram is approximate and not-to-scale, and includes street names and unit
numbers.
For ease of traffic flow, please enter the parade line-up from the east (the side closer
to
Historic downtown Elk River). All parade units will be facing the west, the second half
of
the units will be lined up on the wrong side of the road.
Please avoid having cars drop off parade participants on Main Street. Plan for your
group to meet/drop off on side streets along the parade line-up area. We only want
the
vehicles that will be pulling floatslpart of the parade to enter the line-up area.
When you get to your line-up spot, please snug up to the unit before you. We have
designated specific footage for each unit (based on the measurement you provided on
your entry form), and don't have much allowances for extra space between.
The parade ends behind the fairgrounds at the intersection of Orono Parkway and
Joplin
Ave. Please plan to meet your group somewhere like the fairgrounds parking lot, near
the east Main Entrance gate. Stopping along Joplin Ave causes a lot of traffic issues.
Questions may be directed to Meghan Matteson at 763-442-1720 or by a-mail at
dero0071Ca2gmail.com. Please include "County Fair Parade" in your subject line.
Please remember that ail Fair Board members, including officers and committee
chairs
and contacts, are volunteers who hold regular jobs. Please leave voice mail
messages
with your name, a short concise message, a return phone number and the best time
to
reach you. Your call will be returned as soon as possible.
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