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c. Students- $1.50 d. Rental- $100 for first hour and $50/hour for additional hours. Under the memorandum of understanding with the Botanical Society, the Botanical Society will retain the revenues generated at the Conservatory. These are the same rates that were in effect prior to the Botanical Society taking over the operations of the Conservatory. Dr. Kelly made a motion to approve the requested fees. Mr. Mullins seconded the motion and it was passed. 6. Request to Approve Professional Services Contract with Department of Corrections and Zoo- Terry DeRosa, Thomas Bodnar Mr. DeRosa requested that the contract and agreement with the Department of Corrections. Mr. Bodnar said that he has asked that the agreement be changed to reflect the fact that the City is self insured. An attorney with the DOC asked that the Board approve the contract and it would be modified to reflect this. This will allow trustees to work at the Zoo. Mr. Goodrich made a motion to approve the professional services contract between the Department of Corrections and the Zoo. Dr. Kelly seconded the motion and it was passed. 7. Request to Approve Parking Fees at Kelly Park- Susan O’Connor Director St. Clair explained that the Park Department was requesting the Board approve a fee request for parking cars at Kelly Park during Notre Dame football games. The revenue collected would be used to support summer youth programs that are affected by the cut in the 21010 budget. It is felt that up to seventy cars could be parked there. There would be no tailgating allowed and all cars would have to be removed one and a half hours after the game. The area would be cleaned after each game. This would be tried on a trial basis for two games or so to evaluate if this is a viable revenue source. A member of the audience asked what would be done to safeguard the children that may be in and around the park. Director St. Clair explained that there will be staff present to direct traffic and watch for any problems. Four staff will be there until the game starts and one person will stay until the cars are gone. Park Police will also be present from time to time through the day. Mr. Mullins made a motion to approve the fee for parking of not to exceed $20. Dr. Kelly seconded the motion and it was passed. 8. Opening of RFP for Nonalcoholic Beverage Agreement- Rich Payton, Mark Bradley Mr. Bradley reported that there was one response to the request for proposals for nonalcoholic beverages. Pepsi Americas was the company that submitted the rfp. Coca- Cola and 7-Up were also provided with the RFP documents and failed to submit a proposal by the designated time. The Pepsi Americas proposal was opened and read aloud at the meeting by Mr. Bradley. He requested that if be referred to staff for evaluation and bring a recommendation back to the Board at the next meeting. It would be effective January 1, 2010. Mr. Goodrich made a motion to refer the proposal to staff and to bring their recommendation to the Board at the October meeting. Dr. Kelly seconded the motion and - - 3 - -