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8. PU�LIC HFARING'.(Cont'd) Ms. Dei beck: I have a question that relates to possible future cost. If you go into the expensive-hydraulic stage; as Janet brought out, this might be worthwhile if you could bring in good things, as symphonies, etc. I am wondering how many tood things like that you can get for nothing. How many good plays, °symphonies and entertainment and really good ones you can get for nothing. Is the City going to go into that type of expense? Furthermore, they would have, at least, probably have to pay the expenses of putting on the pro - duction and where is the money'going to come from to really put on good production,if you are-not goinc to get good things -- something better--then it is really not worthwhile. Mr. Br wnell: That is a good question. Mr. So tesz: I would like to address to that. Lou Wilcox has had many and varied requests from some professional groups who perform on the Plaza- - semi- professional. Ms. De}beck: What do you mean by semi- professional? Mr. So�tesz: Ms. De beck: Mr. So tesz: Mr. Ch ey: Semi - professional on the basis they.are not in the profession per - forming full time for a living. Give an example of semi- professional. In our community, for example, a semi- professional would be such as the Presbyterian Players. They are not at it for a full -time living. There have been groups within the community who have made the re- quests from Wilcox for the use of the stage that have been set up all year long, and Mr. Chenney, I am sorry you did not know, and you were not aware of the fact that we had a stage set up all last year. I was aware of it. I did not say I was not aware of it. Mr. So tesz: It was occupied by many semi- professional groups, from Notre Dame, St. Mary's, and 'probably the Indiana University and all the other groups have performed on it. It was very on -going and it was ac- cepted by the community, the Media had picked up the performances and the accolades that were given to them. The stage in a concept that was brought out, and once again, Mr. Chenney, I speak of the business people in the area. They happen to be sitting here in this room, and the Chairman of the Downtown Business Council was one of the people who sat in the same room with Mr. Oesterling, myself, and the rest of the people on the River Bend Advisory Committee, that made the motion to designate the necessity that we have such a type of -facility to brine, people downtown to give recognition of the fact that it is a 'People Place' which was one of the instruments of vehicles to be used in that manner, and Mr. Hub Getzinger, who is sitting here to my left, and I am sure that Mr. Hub Getzinger will speak for himself. - 22 -