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Comments on Use of the Watershed Exhibit. ~' Aouatennial -Shelley said that the location next to the River was well suited. The event had upper hundreds in attendance and people spent a tot of time in the tent. ~' Uptown.Art Fair -Marie said that the event was successful with a lot of positive feedback from visitors to the Shed. The Minneapolis Water Quality Education Citizens Advisory Committee gave out free cans of mineral water. Many visitors who would come in for the water, were drawn to the attractive exhibit and would stick around to view the exhibit. ~' Oakdale -Louise had the tent at an Oakdale festival and for which the City sent out a certificate of appreciation to the Partners. ~ Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District Ooen House -The exhibit was one of the features of the open house which was attended by other adjacent watershed districts. ~' River Rendezvous :Lyndon said several hundred people visited the exhibit: Upcoming Watershed Appearances . ~' HighlandFest = at the lock and dam ~' 8/16 Mounds Park for a neighborhood event ~' 8/17 CedarFest - MNRRA ~' Sunday September 7"' - St. Paul Bike Classic, 6000 riders anticipated, additional. help would be appreciated from gam -1 pm. ~' /13 - 16 American Public Works Association national convention, 3000 registered attendees, Minneapolis. Public Worlcs.wil! have the puzzle component and the pump component a4 their table in the lobby /17 APWA convention, fu}I exhibit will be at the St Paul Public Works Open House which is part of ,the convention activities,.. ~ _ ~ _ -?.. ._ ~ •-},~~.. _ ,:•.:. - .. , . - - Media and Outreach .-~ ~. ~ ~ ~~ -~ ~ . Barb reported that_a detailed workplan wiU be complete within the: next few weeks complete with.. strategies for the components of radio, grocery bags, and newspaper inserts. The message and logo will be developed this fall for a Spring 1998 and Fall 1998 media campaign. The work team is looking to build on evaluation work which has already been done as a part of other projects and to present a consistent message metro-wide. Jim took a poll at the meeting: whether or not Partners were in favor of billboards. The group was split 50-50 just as the media work team had been. Louise mentioned that she had seen findings that people do not prefer billboards but do prefer refrigerator magnets. Tracy said that the Watershed Partner / BWSR group mix has been positive and has worked well. Watershed Exhibit Care and Maintenance `~ Tracy discussed the rip in the tent, the repairs that wer e made, and that those putting up the tent should stake down the center of the tent to minimize the risk of future damage. There was some discussion about contribution to a maintenance fund either by annual fee or per usage fee on a voluntary basis. This issue was tabled due to time constraints and will be revisited at a future meeting. State Fair Tickets and information packets were handed out for the State Fair shifts at the Watershed in the DNR building. The MNRRA interactive computer program will also be in the center of the building. Suzanne will be conducting some exit interviews for evaluation of the exhibit. Questions, comments? Steering Committee: Cliff 777-3665, Marie 673-3627, Tracy 523-3105, Pauline 602-1805, Lyndon 290-4160 ext. 232 r,.