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•CITY OF SOUTH BEND OFFICE OF THE CLERK <br /> Councilmember Jake Teshka asked, Could you restate that? <br /> Mr. Danch stated, The University will be giving the Park's Department $1 million for <br /> improvements to Seitz Park as part of this agreement. <br /> Councilmember Teshka followed up, And that has changed from the original, right? <br /> Mr. Danch replied, No, that is what I was told. <br /> Councilmember Teshka stated, Somewhere someone had said that costs have gone up on this <br /> project? <br /> Mr. Danch asked, For the park improvements or the hydroelectric damn? <br /> Councilmember Teshka stated, Right, so it's not your part. It's the other part of the project. <br /> Mr. Danch stated, Yeah, this will be expensive no matter what. I'm sure it is several millions of <br /> dollars. <br /> Committeemember Nanci Yokom asked, With DNR, did they do an environmental impact study? <br /> Mr. Danch replied,That is required as part of the permitting process, so yes,they check everything <br /> along with IDEM. <br /> Committeemember Broden asked, The restroom facility that is proposed on one(1) of the two (2) <br /> building sites, will that be open? What are the hours, what is the schedule and how big is that? <br /> Mr. Danch replied,That is part of the park improvements. So what we had done,just so you know, <br /> when we went through the ABZA, we were trying to get both the variances for both this and the <br /> Park's Department. That has not been finalized yet but that is a Park's Department question. I'm <br /> assuming that will be open right after the improvements are put in.The reason we had to go through <br /> the variances to get this location was because of where the building is. That is not actually part of <br /> the hydroelectric facility. That will be part of the park improvements. <br /> Committeemember Broden then asked, So can we get some clarification on that from Park's <br /> Department, relative to the use of that restroom space? If my memory serves me correctly, with <br /> regard to the boathouse, there was a facility incorporated into that and then after the fact, there <br /> were questions about accessibility and use by the public and, quite frankly, safety. So I guess I <br /> would like some clarification on that. <br /> Tim Corcoran, Director of Planning for the Department of Community Investment with offices <br /> located on the 14th floor of the County-City Building, stated, While I'm working as part of the <br /> overall project, the bathroom amenities are slated to be put in. I don't know the exact timeframe <br /> but usually the Park's Department has set times when the park is open and closed and they will be <br /> available during those times. This is just for the turbines. <br /> EXCELLENCE ACCOUNTABILITY INNOVATION INCLUSION EMPOWERMENT <br /> 455 County-City Building 1227 W.Jefferson Bvld South Bend,Indiana 46601 p 574.235.92211f 574.235.9173 TTD574.235.5567 www.southbendin.gov <br /> 4 <br />