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CITY OF SOUTH BEND OFFICE OF THE CLERK <br /> Mr. Dougherty replied, That is correct. <br /> Councilmember Davis followed up, Now the parks, VPA, will take care of the grounds for both? <br /> Mr. Dougherty replied, That is my understanding and certainly the case to date. The VPA <br /> maintenance staff handles that. <br /> Councilmember Davis then asked, Is there a fee that comes out of that City related ordinance that <br /> is charged by VPA to cover that? Or is that just a part of natural regular maintenance for City <br /> properties? <br /> Mr. Dougherty replied,The latter, I think. I'm not aware of a specific fee for that. It falls regularly <br /> in line with charges for services. <br /> Councilmember Davis continued, In terms of upkeep, has there been any assessment about what <br /> needs need to be done to modernize or fix up Bowman to the same level? Have we honored that <br /> and is it all in shape? <br /> Mr. Dougherty replied, We've been doing a good job in maintaining it over time. <br /> Councilmember Davis interjected, We were the custodians of the other one (1) and we had <br /> challenges. So I don't know, do we have similar challenges when we went and looked at it? That <br /> one (1)has more historical value to us in that it was donated to us but what are your thoughts? <br /> Mr. Pen-i replied, This ordinance doesn't impact the day-to-day operations of us caring for and <br /> maintaining the Cemetery. That will continue on. VPA will continue maintaining it as we have <br /> done historically. City Cemetery has gone through a significant Master Plan process.There is a lot <br /> of work out there to improve and expand its impact. It is looking pretty good if you haven't visited <br /> it. Bowman is in pretty good shape and there is very little we've needed to do with it besides the <br /> routine maintenance and repair. We will now have funds available to us that weren't historically <br /> available to us should we encounter any major capital needs. <br /> Councilmember Davis interrupted, Are services still being handled or used in the Bowman area? <br /> Mr. Perri replied, Yes. <br /> Councilmember Davis continued, So if somebody wants to be buried there, are they contacting <br /> you all? <br /> Mr. Pen-i replied, Oh, both cemeteries are full. They are offline and at capacity. <br /> Councilmember Broden asked, At the time of the dissolution of the trustee agreement, what were <br /> the fund balances? <br /> Mr. Dougherty replied, I will supply that afterwards as I don't have that off the top of my head. <br /> We are in the neighborhood of$300,000 and $400,000. <br /> EXCELLENCE I ACCOUNTABILITY INNOVATION I INCLUSION EMPOWERMENT <br /> 455 County-City Building 227 W.Jefferson Bvld South Bend,Indiana 46601 p 574.235.9221 f 574.235.9173 TTD574.235.5567 www.southbendin.gov <br /> 11 <br />