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Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau
February 10, 2010
Mayor Paul Hicks and Hastings City Council Members
Hastings City Hall
101 East 4~' St.
Hastings, MN 55033
Dear Mayor Hicks and Council Members:
As in previous years, the Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau will be submitting a
Rivertown Days agreement to the City Council for consideration at your July 6th meeting. We ask that you
declare Rivertown Days, July 15 - 1$, 2010 as a special event for the City of Hastings. This will allow for
special vendor permits to be issued.
The Rivertown Days Committee would again like to have a beer garden as part of the event and use the
same guidelines for the defined area as were used in 2009. This allowed more flexibility for festival
attendees to carry their beer between the food vendors, music stage and other events. The area will be
single fenced and will not be restricted to individuals over the age of 21. After speaking with Police Chief
Mike McMenomy, he has no concerns w[th the way the beer garden has been handled in the past. Wrist
bands will be required to purchase alcohol. No changes are necessary to the ordinance.
No outside coolers will be allowed in the defined area after 6:00 p.m. The suggested hours for beer sales
will be from 5:00 -10:30 p.m. Fridgy; 3:00 - 10:30 p.m. Saturday and very limited sales on Sunday. This
will be worked out with the beer vendor, who we anticipate will be the Jaycees in cooperation with the
Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce and the Hastings Police Department.
The parade and any other events will be cleared through the Police, Fire and Streets Departments.
Rivertown Days will be utilizing city parks for some of the events, and we appreciate all of your assistance in
making Rivertown Days a great event for our community.
If you have any questions or concerns about any of these events or requests, please feel free to contact me
at 651-437-6775.
Sincerely,
Michelle Jacobs, resident
Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau
cc: Dave Osberg, City Administrator
Melanie Mesko Lee, City Clerk
Dan Fluegel, City Attorney
Chamber Board Members
111 East Third Street • Hastings, MN 55033-1211 • Phone (651) 437-6775 • (888) 612-6122 • Fax (651} 437-2697
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