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PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION E X E C U T I V E S U M M A R Y
Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting: October 22, 2018
AGENDA ITEM: Director's Report
AGENDA SECTION:
New Business
PREPARED BY: Dan Schultz, Parks & Recreation Director
AGENDA NO.
7 c.
ATTACHMENTS: None
APPROVED BY: dls
RECOMMENDED ACTION: None, discussion only.
Park Improvement Fund Balance as of September 30, 2018: $1,112,194.10
Inflows to the Park Improvement Fund last month were as follows:
Dedication fees — $69,426.79
Grants/Other - $0
Interest - $431.50
Donations - $0
Expenditures - $0
FOOD TRUCK FEST - Rosemount's first ever Food Truck Fest was held at Central Park on Saturday,
September 22. The event, which was planned and organized by the Rosemount Parks & Recreation
Department, featured 11 food trucks, a beer tent, live music, and was a huge success. Food choices
included Mexican, Thai, and Caribbean, Asian, Greek, Italian, and American foods. Critical Mass and Brat
Pack Radio provided the music and Celt's supplied the beer. Since this was our first event of this type, no
one was sure how many people to expect. The evening was cool but dry, a pleasant change from the rainy
weather earlier in the week. Whether it was the nice weather, the free entertainment, or the wide variety of
food choices, the crowd was 3- 4 times bigger than expected/hoped for. Lines for all of the trucks were
long and many trucks ran out of food before the scheduled 10:00 pm ending time. But since this was our
first time putting on an event like this, no one minded the wait for their food. All in all, the vast majority
of the comments about the event were very positive.
Food Truck Vendor Comments:
It was my pleasure to come to the festival! Keep us in mind if you have more upcoming festivals next year.
I would love to come back again! Pharaoh's Gyros
Hope you had a blast tonight at the festival. I saw a couple pictures from it this year. We cannot wait to
join you next year! Hockey Mom Brownies (Had prior commitment/not at our festival)
It was our pleasure! We had a great time and hope to be invited back next year. We had 179 transactions
and many of those had more than one person on it so probably around 200 people. El Burrito on
Wheels
We served about 200 people, I think you had a good number of trucks for the number of people; it was
just like the Eagan Fest. Any fewer trucks and the lines would have been harder to manage, and too many
would hurt sales per truck. You had a good variety of food choices and the music was great too! You guys
nailed it! Buon Cibo
Thank you so much for having us. We had a great time. We sold upwards of 400 tickets and from talking
with the other trucks, they too were very happy. We look forward to next year! Heavy Metal Grill
Thank you so much for having us be a part of your first annual Food Truck Fest! It was wonderful! The
weather cooperated and the people came! I heard so many wonderful comments from people we served. I
heard several say they think your postcard mailing was what made most people aware of the fest. I'm not
sure. Whatever you did, it worked! You did a great job! Obviously next year plan for more people! I heard
the beer ran out! Not sure if that's why people started leaving about 9. We served about 600 people.
Home Town Creamery
We had a very long line; we probably served about 200 customers. We loved the event. Please allow us to
come back next year. Thai Thai Street Food
Thank you very much for having us, we were very pleased with the outcome. Xstream Cuisine
PLAYGROUND REMOVALS - The playground at Winds Park was removed this week. For the first
time ever, Rosemount worked with Bauer Brothers Salvage to do this removal. A new playground will be
ordered this winter and installed at Winds Park in the spring.
The playground at Schwarz Pond Park was also recently removed. That playground will be removed by
Kids Around the World and will be reconditioned and shipped to a yet -to -be -determined Third World
County. That playground too will be replaced in the spring.