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May 6, 1981 Park Board Minutes Page 6 Grimshaw said he heard Van Hatten say that in the future the park would be expanded. Van Hatten said there are a number of phases. The first phase will not include the park. The second phase or third will move the development down here and this area will be included in the district. It would probably not happen for 2-3 years. The park would be 2 blocks long. C. Donation Use (Basic Industries & Micom) Space.r~et l~nderson sa~,d the puppet wagon was talked about at length at the April 14th Council meeting. The Council decided to send---the issue back to staff and Park Board for further review. The Council asked for details on puppet wagons such as use figures, pictures, .material costs. Anderson said the Council has asked for a list of items on how the donation money could best be utilized. It is his understanding that the list is to be prioritized. The Council would then choose from the prioritized list. Anderson said some of the Council members feel that the money should be used to purchase-CIP items we have already identified, and others feel the money should be used to purchase something unique; something we would not normally purchase. Johnson said he favors having a list of priorities developed yearly at the same time as the 5 year CIP budget plan. Kelly Schultz was present to explain to the Park Board the resea~ she had done during the past months.. She stated Maplewood, Moun~ View and Woodbury were a few cities which had puppet wagons whit were all well received. .Maplewood has a very good program that runs 6 hours a day at 20 minutes per stop. It operates every day (5 days per week) for 12 weeks. They also rent it out occasionally on weekends. Woodbury's puppet program is relatively new but they feel it has been well received. In pricing material costs it comes to approximately $493. A trailer is about $1,000. Most puppet wagons have a theme. Stillwater had there wagon in the shape of a boat. Schultz was thinking New Brighton's theme could be a caboose or train.. The sound system would be a very important part of the puppet wagon. We could use the sound system in other programs as well, such as gymnastics, aerobics and seniors. The system that was looked into was a Pioneer SK31. Speakers, microphones and adaptor for car battery would also be needed. The total, including two car batteries is approximately $536. A similar system has been purchased for another community puppet wagon. Gunderman suggested checking into how many watts the unit was. It may not produce the quality sound needed. Olson asked what kind of response the other communities were getting on their puppet wagon. Schultz stated that Woodbury who is just getting started had 30 kids per stop. Maplewood has 12 stops a day and averages 25 kid • They contact the concentrated areas.