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Forest Park Main Street unveils logo, swag and reports event successes
Summary
City staff presented new Main Street branding, promotional merchandise plans and summarized spring events including the St. Patrick's Fountain Festival, Longest Table and the Food & Wine Crawl.
Staff presented a multi-part update on Forest Park’s Main Street branding and downtown events, saying the Main Street logo is complete and a series of promotional items, banners and volunteer ambassador materials are in development.
"Our Main Street and Downtown Forest Park logo is complete," said Miss Clay, Staff member, who led the presentation. She outlined plans for refreshed light-pole banners, painted planter boxes, ambassador shirts and a branded tent and hats for events.
The presentation summarized several recent events and their budgets and outcomes. The St. Patrick’s Day Fountain Festival had a $2,500 budget and expenditures of $2,362.84 and included face painting, a kids zone, food vendors and a DJ. The Longest Table community meal was listed with a budget of $12.50 and reported spending of $265; staff said the setup encouraged conversation and partnerships with Food Truck Friday.
Staff reported the second annual Food and Wine Crawl on April 25 had a $10,000 budget and spent just under $3,500. The authority received a $400 donation from Technique Con Construction; staff reported net revenue of $135.10 from commemorative glasses and $405 net from a "wine pull" raffle that used 29 wrapped bottles. Staff emphasized that no city or authority funds were used to purchase raffle bottles, and that local package stores The Spot and ShopWise provided discounts.
A May scheduled event was canceled after severe rain during setup; staff said they are exploring rescheduling or shifting to a weeknight format. The next "Up Early on Main" event was scheduled for June 28 at the fountain, with a mobile coffee vendor slated to join the series.
Staff said the Main Street ambassador volunteer push will expand in July when more branded collateral is available. The board offered brief praise for sticking close to budget on events.
