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CITY OF ST. J OSEPH
www.cityofstjoseph.com
DATE: February 18, 2015
Administrator
Judy Weyrens MEMO TO: Chairperson Wick
St. Joseph Economic Development Authority
Mayor Administrator Weyrens
Rick Schultz
FROM: Erin Speltz
Councilors
Matt Killam RE: Update on Farmer's Market
Bob Loso
Renee Symanietz Background
Dale Wick For the past three weeks I have been facilitating discussions with involved members about the
possibility of moving the Farmer's Market to a downtown location. My first step was to find out if there
EDA is an interest in moving the market. To complete this task, I contacted each member of the Farmer's
Doug Danielson Market Board via in person, email, or phone. The result was that about half of the nine members were
Larry Bosch very interested in moving, and the other half were only interested if they were fully aware of all details
Gary Osberg concerning the move.
Rick Schultz
Dale Wick On Monday February 9th, I attended the Farmer's Market Board meeting with the purpose of (1)
gathering information for future research, (2) communicating comments and concerns in regards to
the project to ensure everyone is on the same page and (3) to make clear what my role is in this
process as facilitator and not an advocate. It was unanimously agreed that a vote was not in order until
I am able to fully present the details of a new location. The Board also unanimously agreed that the
sole location I should investigate is the area around Ash Street and the Police Department. I will be
presenting additional information on the proposed location at the EDA meeting.
Below is a list of relevant information I have collected for the project, or tasks I have completed or
those that are in progress:
• Gathered list of seven criteria that need to be met in order for the move to occur'
• In progress are conversations about allowing the church and funeral home parking lots to be
used for market customers
• Counting street parking spots near the potential new location
• Measured potential new location of City Council parking lot
• Discussed possibility with Cynthia Smith-Strack about using City Hall restrooms for public use
• Gathered generalization of what assistance the city/EDA can provide with the process2
Action:
Discussion is kindly requested.
Adequate space for 30 vendors,sheds,and musicians,(approximately 175 feet by 100 feet is necessary.This
is about 12 feet wide per vendor,at least one vendor is 28 feet deep),ample parking,(They have 95 spots at
their current location and request at least that amount),electricity,good visibility,access to public restrooms,
assistance with advertising,Wi-Fi.
2 City can provide assistance with advertising in newsletter cable tv public channel,and website promotion;
traffic control,street closure,access to public restrooms,Wi-Fi,installation of an electrical drop
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