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REGULAR MEETING June 11, 2018 Councilmember Jo M. Broden stated, Thank you for the update tones and for your tireless promotion and vision that really touches all areas of our region. I'm very appreciative of that. Thank you so much. Councilmember Jake Teshka stated, I would just echo what everybody else has said. Thank you for what you have done with the team and ballpark. As a father of two (2)young kids it is great to know this is a place to take our family and have a great time. We've done corporate events and have enjoyed the facility and the team. Thank you. Councilmember Oliver Davis stated, Thank you, again. It is nice to come through downtown and have crowds and have traffic issues and those kinds of things. When you won those awards, what did they say stood out? Mr. Berlin replied, The key reasons were the, number one (1), the physical plant. The stadium is actually very pretty.It's not the biggest and most elaborate but it is charming,intimate and friendly. The way it has been built, and now with the apartments giving the embracing effect around the ballpark, gives it a nice feel. In addition to that,the organizational discipline and precision around the customer service is something that impressed them a great deal as well. We also won awards on our field,the playing surface and the Performance Center. Councilmember Oliver Davis requested this presentation be put on the City's website. Councilmember John Voorde stated, This is a first class operation all the way, in and out. I'm very appreciative of that. Thank you. Councilmember Gavin Ferlic stated, Thank you for your investment and for your partnership. Councilmember Karen White stated, Thank you so much for not only the partnership but also your level of enthusiasm, passion and commitment to the City of South Bend. It is a beautiful stadium and I can't wait to see it at the next level. Councilmember Tim Scott stated, As you know I'm a St. Louis Cardinals fan, I grew up there. I have one (1) other baseball hat and that is a South Bend Cubs hat and I wear it proudly. I do appreciate not only the commitment to the baseball but to the community. My first trip here was 1992, got off the plane to do a job interview which I nailed, and my future wife and I went to Tippecanoe and then went to see the baseball stadium. It was the Silver Hawks then. We absolutely loved it. We were able to walk around the whole ballpark. That is the best thing you did. Every baseball stadium I go to, I walk around. Mr. Berlin interjected, That was actually a decision that this Council made before I bought the team. Councilmember Tim Scott stated, That was the best decision this Council made. But that is what you do, you walk the stadium. What you guys are doing is incredible. Mr. Berlin replied, We are going to keep this going. I hope to be standing before you a number of years from you to rewrite the lease to extend it further. We have another fourteen (14) or thirteen (13) years to go so we will make you proud in the interim. REPORTS OF CITY OFFICES Representing the City Administration: Suzanna Fritzberg, Deputy Chief of Staff RESOLVE INTO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE At 7:23 p.m. Councilmember Karen White made a motion to resolve into the Committee of the Whole. Councilmember Gavin Ferlic seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. Councilmember Gavin Ferlic, Chairperson, presiding. Councilmember Gavin Ferlic explained the procedures to be followed for tonight's meeting in accordance with Article 1, Section 2-11 of the South Bend Municipal Code. 4