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3a 2005 4th of July Evaluation CITY OF CHANHASSEN 7700 Market Bou levard PO Box 147 Chanhassen, MN 55317 Administration Phone 952.227.1100 Fax 952.227.1110 Building Inspections Phone 952,227.1180 Fax 952,227.1190 Engineering Phone 952.227.1160 Fax 952,227.1170 Finance Phone 952.227.1140 Fax 952,227.1110 Park & Recreation Phone 952.227.1120 Fax 952.227.1110 Recreation Center 2310 Coulter Boulevard Phone 952.227.1400 Fax 952.227.1404 Planning & Natural Resources Phone 952.227.1130 Fax 952.227.1110 Public Works 1591 Park Road Phone 952.227.1300 Fax 952.227.1310 Senior Center Phone 952,227.1125 Fax 952,227.1110 Web Site www.ci.chanhassen.mn.us 3~ MEMORANDUM TO: Jerry Ruegemer, Recreation Superintendent Corey Hoen, Recreation Supervisor cH- FROM: DATE: July 15, 2005 SUBJ: 2005 4th of July Evaluation JUL Y 3rd Kiddie Parade Approximately 600 kids participated in this year's Kiddie Parade. Marvin Puspoki and the playground staff coordinated the logistics of the parade. They did an excellent job making sure the parade ran smoothly. The Fire Department and the Carver County Sheriff's Department were of great assistance in helping to ensure a safe route for all involved. M&M Cookies were handed out to all parade participants. Business Fair The Chanhassen Chamber of Commerce Business Fair had 40 participants this year. The Chamber had their own tent once again this year for the Business Fair, which really worked well. I would definitely recommend they do the same for next year. Kaptain Kirbv Train Rides This is a great event for our young kids and families! The kids seem to have a wonderful time with this activity. I would recommend having the train rides again next year. Face Painting/Caricatures/Air Brush Tattooist These are popular activities and remain to be a success at our celebration. The City retained 20% of all sales with these activities. I would recommend continuing these activities for next year. Carni val Games The carnival games were a huge hit! The playground staff along with some volunteers operated the games. They did a wonderful job and were a huge asset to our celebration. The Medicine Show This is an entertaining group to have intermingle with the business fair crowd before the Street Dance. I would definitely invite them back next year. The City ot Chanhassen · A growing community with clean lakes, quality schools, a charming downtown, thriving businesses, winding trails, and beautiful parks A great place to live, work, and play, Water Wars What a great day for this attraction! Water Wars was extremely busy. We may want to consider a second Water Wars game for next year, as the lines were extremely long at times. The City took in 20% of their sales. I would recommend that we invite them back next year. Speedway Racing This attraction was once again extremely popular! There was a line around the track right up until they closed down for the night. This is a great family event and involves very little setup. The City took in 20% of their total sales. I would invite them back next year if they were interested. Food and Beer Garden Overall, the food vendors had a very successful night. I would suggest that we keep the same number of food vendors for next year. The food selection seemed to be adequate but I would look at adding some new selections for next year. Tae Kwon Do Demo Jeff Engel and his staff provided our audience with an entertaining demonstration. His students seemed to enjoy performing for our event and it is also a great opportunity for the City to promote our Tae Kwon Do program at the Rec. Center. I would invite them back again next year if they were interested. Pony Rides/Corral This seemed to be a very popular attraction. I would recommend having them back next year. The lines were quite lengthy at times so we may want to look at adding an additional pony ring next year. Basketball Free Throw Shooting Contest This event was also quite successful! We gave away trophies and basketballs to the winners in five different age categories. I would recommend running this event next year. Interactive Inflatable Games What a great attraction! These games where ideal for children of all ages. The lines were extremely long all night. The City took in 20% of their total sales. I would definitely invite them back again for next year. Chalk It Up Contest This event was quite successful as well! It was a lot of fun to see the creativity that people use in drawing their designs. The contest had two categories most creative and most difficult, which was judged by Susan Marek & Marvin Puspoki. I would recommend running this event again next year. Street Dance What a great performance! I think that everybody at the celebration enjoyed their show. Once again we rented the staging for the band, which really seems to work well. I would definitely recommend renting the stage again next year and booking CBO. JULY 4TH Adult Fishing Contest There were a total of 50 participants registered in this year's contest. Everyone that participated seemed to have a good time. The entry fee for the contest was $15. Every participant that registered also won a door prize. I would recommend offering this event again next year, as it is a nice activity to offer our adult population. Kid's Fishing Contest A total of 115 kids participated in this year's fishing festival. All kids received a grab bag with fishing items. We also gave away trophies and other prizes to the winner's of the largest fish, longest fish and smallest fish in two different age categories. The contest was run by Charlie Eiler and by our playground staff. Sand Sculpture Contest There were some very creative entries this year! The contest was run and judged by Marvin Puspoki and the playground staff. With the amount of time and energy people put into their sculptures we should look at increasing the prizes for next year. This is fun activity to add to the celebration and I would include it again in next year's celebration. Treasure Hunt An adult found the medallion at about 12:45 p.m. after the fifth clue was given. This is a fun and simple event and should be included in next year's celebration. The clue's were organized by Gina Carlson she did a wonderful job putting the clues together. Fireworks This year's fireworks were again contracted through Melrose Pyrotechnics. I thought they put on an excellent display. The staff at Melrose continues to do a great job coordinating all the logistics of the display. I would definitely look at having Melrose Pyrotechnics do our show again next year. Suggestions for 2006 1. Look at adding new and exciting activities. 2. Look at adding more family orientated games/activities. 3. Continue blocking Audobon Rd. after the fireworks are complete this will allow us to keep traffic moving down to Galpin Blvd. 4. Make sure the lights under the concession building by the ball fields get turned off during the fireworks. 5. Be sure to spray for mosquito's again next year at both City Center Park and Lake Ann. We received several positive comments from festival attendees. Coordinating and spraying with Metropolitan Mosquito Control seemed to be well worth our efforts. 2005 4TH OF JULY REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE REPORT REVENUE Food Vendors $ 3,170.00 Prize Board $ 1,048.00 Adult Fishing $ 750.00 T-Shirt Sales $ 496.00 Maund Entertainment $ 396.80 Night Light Novelties $ 300.00 Interactive Inflatable Games $ 200.00 Speedway Racing $ 150.00 Kids Games $ 140.00 Water Wars $ 107.00 All about Girls $ 90.00 Total $ 6,847.80 EXPEMDITURES Target $ 1,119.00 Cabin Fever Sporting Goods $ 900.72 Sam's Club $ 261. 84 Travel Advisors $ 150.00 Oriental Trading $ 144.56 Andon $ 135.46 Gina Maria's Pizza $ 120.98 Real Gem $ 79.56 Party America $ 53.45 Holiday Station Store $ 44.09 Cub Foods $ 37.82 McDonalds $ 15.00 Total $ 3,062.48 101-1613-4300 Melrose Pyrotechnics $23,000.00 Casablanca Orchestra $ 4,900.00 Promotional Sales (T-shirts) $ 2,970.00 Candyland Pony Service $ 871.10 Medicine Show Music $ 675.00 Captain Kirby Train Rides $ 450.00 Total $32,866.10 101-1613-4340 Southwest Suburban Publishing 101-1613-4400 Imperial Porta-Thrones 101-1613-4410 Skyway Event Services Festival Sound & Lighting Total Expenditures Total Revenue BALANCE $ 1.475.00 Total $ 1,475.00 $ 1,807.38 Total $ 1,807.38 $ 5996.64 $ 825.00 Total $ 6,821.64 $46,032.60 $ 6,847.80 $-39,184.80