6B(4) Staff report on Coveleski Stadium improvements

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Seasonal and year -long employment factors. • The South Bend Silver Hawks employ anywhere from 13 -15 full time employees • With stadium renovations that number will increase to 15 -20 over time. • The South Bend Silver Hawks employ over 250 hourly or seasonal employees for a total of 270 employees. Why are stadium renovations needed in terms of minor league baseball and code requirements? 1. Our stadium has not passed the minimum standard for lighting over the past few years. Left field has never met acceptable lighting levels for professional baseball. With the old system in place the cost to turn on the lights has put huge strains on our budget. New lighting will increase safety in left field, hold budgets in line and allow us to turn on the lights for non - baseball nighttime events. 2. The new artificial turf field will allow us to meet the standard of providing a professional quality playing field for the team. 3. An indoor hitting and pitching facility is needed for the team. 4. The stadium does not have the state required number of restrooms. When the stadium was originally built, two sets of restrooms on each end of the concourse were never finished leaving the Cove with not enough restrooms required by law. Renovations will allow us to come into compliance. South Bend Silver Hawks and our commitment to community service In 201.0, the South Bend Silver Hawks players and staff performed close to one thousand hours of community service. Giving back to our community is part of our mission and at the core of our day to day life. Below is a list of some of the service that was performed by our professional baseball players, Diamondbacks coaching staff and the Silver Hawks staff. • Weekly commitments to the Ronald McDonald Family Room at Memorial Hospital • Weekly commitments to the Healthwin Rehabilitation Center • Weekly commitments to El Campito Day Care for our Latin players • Visiting local senior citizen homes • Reading at over one hundred elementary schools involved in the Swoops Reading Program • Over three hundred appearances at parades, festivals, and other community events by Swoop, the South Bend Silver Hawk team mascot • Speaking at local Service Clubs • In -kind donations of tickets and merchandise of over $15,000 • Donation of tickets and mentoring with Boys and Girls Club • Donation of tickets to the Big Brothers and Big Sister's program • Donation of tickets to the Center for the Homeless • Awarding of the Paul Deguch Community Service Award during our Fallen Hero's Game. Each year the South Bend Silver Hawks honor Paul Deguch, a fallen police officer by awarding, in his name, the honor of receiving the "Paul Deguch Community Service Award" to that Silver Hawk player who exemplified what Paul stood for by performing many hours of community service at its highest level of commitment.