7A February Festival EvaluationCITYOF
CHANI EN
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Chanhassen, Minnesota 553 I7
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TO:
FROM:
Jerry Ruegemer, Recreation Superintendent
Corey Hoen, Recreation Supervisor C ]4
DATE:
February 19, 2002
SUB J:
2002 February Festival Evaluation
Food and Drink Concessions
The Chanhassen Lions served and operated the concessions at this year's festival.
With the mild weather, the Lions had a great day of selling items. I would invite
them back to next year's festival if they were interested.
Bonfire
Even though the weather was fairly warm, the bonfire was still used quite
consistently throughout the day. I would recommend continuing this activity for
next year.
S'more Cookout/Bait Sale
The Chanhassen Boy Scouts sold s'more kits and bait at this year's festival. They
were extremely successful in the selling of both of these items. I would
recommend inviting them back to next year's festival if they are interested.
Skating Rink
The park maintenance staff did a nice job in creating a skating rink for
Participants to use. It is a nice family activity to offer and it is an added event for
the kids to participate in. 'I would.recommend that we continue to provide the rink
for future festivals.
Slidinl~ Hill
The sliding hill was quite popular this year. Again, it is a great activity to have in
addition to the fishing contest. I would recommend that the sliding hill be
incorporated into next year's Feb Fest.
Medallion Hunt
The Friends of the Library developed the clues for this year's medallion hunt.
The clues were given out the week leading up to Feb Fest. With the final clue
given out on Sunday, February 3. I would recommend that we continue the
Medallion Hunt in the same capacity next year as it gets the community more
involved.
Dog Sled Rides
The dog sled rides were very popular at this festival. MJ Sled & Dogs from
Wisconsin operated the rides and the track was on I. ake Ann just west of the
fishing contest. Despite the warm weather the parks maintenance staff did a nice
job getting the track ready. I was happy with MJ Sled & Dogs and would ask
them back.
Ice Fishing Contest
A total of 744 tickets were sold for the contest. 205 tickets were sold through
advance sales and 539 were sold the day of the event. Ticket sales were down by
170 tickets from 2001. The contest went smoothly and there were many fish
caught!
General Comments/Sueeestions
· Continue to look for new activities to complement the fishing contest.
There are several kids who attend the event and it would be nice to
provide some activities, contests, etc. for their enjoyment.
· We labeled the door prizes on the master list with a number that
corresponds with the prize (#1, #2, etc.) this made it easier for prize board
volunteers to disperse prizes.
· Continue announcing door prize winners by both their name and by their
ticket number. A lot of people don't pay attention to their ticket number.
This helped alleviate all the congestion in front of the prize board after the
contest.
Continue putting a black mark on the back of each winning door-prize
ticket. This makes it a lot easier to find any unclaimed winners.
Ticket Sales
Day of: 539
Advance: 205
Dog Sled Rides
Total Revenue
2002 February Festival
Expense/Revenue Report
AMOUNT
$2,976.00
$ 356.00
$3,332.00
EXPENSES
Brengman Printing (Ticket Printing)
Kinko' s
Victoria Gazette
Cabin Fever Sports
MJ Sled & Dogs
Chamber of Commerce (Gambling Permit)
Target
Festival Foods
Skyway Event Services
Radisson South (Sound System)
Office Max (Supplies)
Kind Design (advertising)
Imperial Porta-Thrones
Southwest Publishing (Advertising/Inserts)
Total Expenses
AMOUNT
$ 205.01
$ 48.12
$ 105.00
$1,370.55
$ 700.00
$ 25.00
$ 158.77
$ 20.26
$ 749.65
$ 674.70
$ 7.46
$ 187.50
$ 489.70
$ 979.40
$5,721.12
TOTAL REVENUE:
TOTAL EXPENSES:
BALANCE:
$3,332.00
$5~721.12
$-2,389.12