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Mr. Berlin thanked the Board for the effort of having this special meeting. He said he <br /> wanted to make the stadium a destination spot in South Bend and use it for more than <br /> baseball. He wanted to make it a good family experience. He introduced Mr. Bill <br /> Davidson will be the CEO of the Silver Hawks and run the day to day operation. <br /> Mr. Davidson introduced himself as being in minor league baseball for 30 years and <br /> currently oversees management of hockey and baseball teams. He presented some <br /> renderings of improvements that they would like to have done before the season starts. <br /> Mr. Berlin volunteered that expense that goes over the City's $1.75 M would be covered <br /> by him. <br /> Mr. Derek Dieter,President of the Common Council, spoke in support of the agreement, <br /> speaking for himself and not for the Council. He felt the improvements would benefit the <br /> area. <br /> Director St. Clair thanked Mr. Kernan for keeping the team in South Bend six years ago. <br /> He thanked mayor Luecke for the help the department has received over the years in <br /> improving the stadium. He was excited to have an owner come in and volunteer his funds <br /> to make these improvements. He asked the Board to approve the agreement. <br /> Mr. Leone spoke for the legal department and felt the agreement works well for the City <br /> and the Park Board and recommended approval of the agreement. <br /> Mr. Goodrich made a motion to approve the stadium use agreement. Mr. Mullins <br /> seconded the motion and it was carried. <br /> 2. Request to Approve Voorde Park Agreement Addendum-Phil St. Clair <br /> Director St. Clair requested that the Board approve an addendum to the Voorde Park <br /> agreement with Lehman and Lehman, Inc., changing the scope of the agreement to provide <br /> additional services for the Voorde Park project at an additional cost of$13,950. <br /> Mr. Goodrich made a motion to approve the Addendum to the Voorde Park agreement. <br /> Ms. Hill seconded the motion and it was approved. <br /> III. There being no more business to come before the Board the meeting adjourned at 5:45 <br /> p.m. <br /> The next regular meeting will be held Monday December 19, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. in the Boardroom <br /> of the O'Brien Administration Center. <br /> Respectfully Submitted, <br /> William Carleton <br /> Executive Secretary <br />