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CITY OF SOUTH BEND OFFICE OF THE CLERK
<br /> year celebration.You'll start to hear about the Morris Centennial Celebration,which will take place
<br /> in 2022. We're going to lead some campaigns and have some milestones heading up to that. And
<br /> then in the golf world,a lot of you,I know,are aware that we launched our Kids Golf Free initiative
<br /> in coordination with First(1St)Tee of Michiana. That's off to a great start. On the coattails of that,
<br /> we're celebrating one hundred(100) years at Studebaker Golf this weekend, on the 21St, Sunday. I
<br /> believe that's from 1:00 p.m.to 5:00 p.m. I'm told at 3:00 p.m. is when you want to be there to sing
<br /> Happy Birthday to the golf course. One hundred (100) years of golf in our community, that's a
<br /> pretty neat milestone. We'll also be renovating the Erskine Clubhouse. We know, and we've had
<br /> conversations even in this chamber about golf being somewhat of a declining sport.We're on track
<br /> to break even for golf in 2020.We'll be pretty darn close this year,at the end of 2019,and I'll show
<br /> you those numbers when we get to the numbers side of things in budget season. Part of what we
<br /> need to do is ensure that our golf courses are doing things other than just producing rounds. So,
<br /> restoring Erskine Clubhouse back to community space,it's going to be really popular.The numbers
<br /> of stories we've heard from people that had their weddings there and otherwise. We're excited to
<br /> be able to offer that again and provide an additional revenue stream.
<br /> He went on, Over on the facilities and grounds side,the physical things. Eric was just up here from
<br /> Public Works. The first (1St) two (2) bullets (referencing a slide in the presentation) were great
<br /> partnerships with Public Works in terms of the upgrades around Ravina Park, or some of you call
<br /> it Honeymoon Park, I know. If you haven't been out there to see the work and the accessible path,
<br /> and the bank restoration work that happened there, that's a really nice addition there. Then curbs
<br /> and sidewalks around Fremont Park to improve not only accessibility, but also safety around the
<br /> park. So,Fremont continues to grow. We kicked off the Neighborhood Park Improvement Project,
<br /> which is a series of upgrades that primarily include playground, modernizing all the playground
<br /> equipment, bringing it up to safety standards and accessibility standards, as well as all the
<br /> restrooms in every single park. So,to date,those are the ones we've completed(referencing a slide
<br /> in the presentation). A couple that didn't make the list, I've just finished up Riverside Manor and
<br /> also Riverside Trail. You'll notice some new workout equipment there up towards the north side
<br /> of town. Then the restrooms that are complete so far. The bulk of that work will be done by the
<br /> end of August. So, we appreciate everybody's patience. We know taking things offline is not
<br /> always easy but getting them back online is something to celebrate.
<br /> He continued,We continue to go along the Tree City Route,twenty-two (22)years in the running.
<br /> Part of that effort is just continuing to be innovative with the way we treat some of our vacant lots.
<br /> You can see there that we had a neat success story over on Allen Street with our second(2nd)urban
<br /> tree nursery.Then some work around the Martin Luther King Center, some new front doors which
<br /> were much needed there. We've got about thirty (30) to (35) active project sites happening right
<br /> now throughout the City. These are major projects, not just minor little things here and there like
<br /> fixing a door. I'd be remiss to say, that's the result of not only your support, but the efforts of all
<br /> my colleagues behind me. It takes a lot of work from Engineering, and Legal, and IT, and
<br /> Purchasing and otherwise to get those things off the ground. So, we're pretty proud of what we're
<br /> able to accomplish with all that support. Just a couple of looks. The most popular one(1), I think,
<br /> to date has been this zip line at Brownfield Park(referencing a slide in the presentation). I haven't
<br /> gone on it yet myself,but I'm told by John that there's a five hundred(500)pound limit. So, I think
<br /> all of us can try it out, even adults. Over on Recreation, Marketing, Events and the Development
<br /> side of things, we've brought in over$300,000 worth of grants this year, so the team continues to
<br /> work hard on that with the support of the Venues, Parks, &Arts Foundation. It kind of got sleepy
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