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Z. Comments From Partners Who Have Used. the Shed Exhibit and Rctated Info Lisa Lisa has used the Shcd ealubit and thought it was successful. She said. that adults were reading the signs for children too young to read. Amy Friends o('thc Mississippi River used the Shcd at the Midwest Mountaineering Crnoc L•vent. Kids were. drawn to the cotorfut tent and really Liked tltc exhibits. Jim At Underwater World, people were attracted to the color and size of the exhibit. The pump table needs work- the undeveloped landscape looks too much like a golf course. Lyndon Lyndon l~s used the Shed as part. of the River Science Gcld trips. Table 3 is very popular- the dog doo is a big hit. with the kids. Larry The Science Museum is in the process of fixing.up the exhibit. The pieces on table 3 arc warped, the table backdrops have been lengthened, the clouds on table 1 will be smaller, higher, and will have tit on them. The manual on how to set up the exhibit will have pictures of the assembled pieces as visual aids. Judy lady reported that she has obtained permission to house the Shed a~lubit in the DNR building. for the duration of the State Fair. Since it will be indoors, no daily set-up and take-down will be required. Partners who staff the booth can wear their own agenry uniforms. 3. TCQI Grant Application Tracy handed out a draft of the budget for the Met Council's Twin Cities Water Quality Initiative Grant proposal. Ieems of note: TV with St. Fain NEC's video in a circular loop.. The Rivers of Life CD-ROM will be complete by next spring. Use of a computer at the Shcd was discussed but vetoed. A duplicate Shcd will not be included in this grant proposal. 4. Catch Basin Stenciling Marie brought a sample of a product that the City of Minneapolis will be using in place of the spray paint stenciling technique currently in use. Permanent self adhesive lane striping material has been printed with non- photosensitive ink with the "drains to ..: 'message- Trary asked if arty Partners were interested in being the clearinghouse for the product, coordinating between the lost communities and the printcdsupplict. No one felt they could take on this rote. 5. Recruitment of Partners - Postponed until next meeting due to time constraints. 6. Media Campaign The media committee (l3arb, Jirn, Char, Amy, Shelley, Tina, Tracy, and Judy-Met Council) has created a draft woriq~lan. The target audience is the adult head of household. and the campaign. will correlate to an action component It will address the outcomes of leaves, pet waste, auto waste, impervious surfaces, and rainleaders. Shelley discussed that there are differences in community organization between Minneapolis, St. Paul and suburban communities. The project will be a multi-year (prase I, phase II). Amy will get a draft work plan to the Partners. Charlotte asked if other Partners have a need for printed materials which can be replicated. The consensus was yes. W Sp May 14, 1997 Meeting Minutes - MFA page 2 of 3 C00 @] ;Si3I~132i0HS ~~-~- H3S OSTZ 066 Zt9 XY3 SO ~ 60 3IIZ L6/OT/90