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•CITY OF SOUTH BEND I OFFICE OF THE CLERK is not a rolling three(3)year lease agreement. Everyone's happy with that. At this point in time we do not have any interest in losing them as a primary tenant and partner in the Century Center. Mr. Jarnecke continued, These two (2) last slides for you (referencing the presentation). On the parking side, so Fund #601, which is on page twenty-one (21) of the packet before you. $4.5 million worth of improvements in 2019, so we were in need of some repairs. A majority of that went into the Main & Colfax Garage with $1 million being invested in that garage. More than $200,000 in both the Wayne Street and the Layton Garage later this year. Occupancy within the Layton Garage remains very strong at about one-hundred eight percent(108%) capacity,meaning Colfax is around one-hundred four percent(104%), one-hundred five percent(105%) of capacity. Wayne Street is lagging behind but I think we'll catch up with some of the businesses going in that direction at around seventy-five percent (75%) of capacity. Because of that, we do anticipate revenues continuing to grow year over year without a rate increase. Later this year we'll be bringing a strategy to you relative to parking operations within the City of South Bend going forward. Mr. Jarnecke went on, You'll also notice that expenses are anticipated and we're asking to be budgeted at a number dramatically less because we're not going to infuse as much capital into the garage in terms of the repairs because we're able to make a significant leap forward this year and we don't want to have as many projects to do next year. That brings us to profit. $175,000 roughly in terms of the anticipated part of the budget and we remain in a very strong cash position within the garage operation itself. I'm happy to answer any questions. Councilmember Scott stated, The parking garage operations, you guys note the parking garage operations are under outside contract with DTSB. Mr. Jarnecke answered, Correct. DTSB and then an organization called Block by Block that services and maintains the garages. Councilmember Scott asked, It's not Block by Block directly with the City? Mr. Jarnecke replied, Block by Block is contracted directly through Venues, Parks & Arts in the City. Correct. Councilmember Scott followed up, And then where's DTSB in that then? Mr. Jarnecke replied, DTSB is also contracted by the City. So, DTSB has the management of the garages. They employ the staff person to which that individual handles all the monthly renews and all the monthly parkers. Then Block by Block is the group that maintains the garage in terms of the aesthetics. It's the group you call if you need an escort to the garage. He continued,And then lastly in terms of the Venues topics, I believe in front of you is discussion. We've touched on this already relative to a number of positions within the Morris side of it. So, there is one (1) promotion of an individual. I'm not excited to share but we had three (3) of the individuals within the City that were three(3)of the lowest paid individuals of all City employees. Part of the correction that you'll see is not only a promotion that's well deserved,but the individual that's coming from the Palais side to the Morris side,they'll be able to use that individual's degree that they have to better herself as we go as well. Then salary adjustments for our two(2)custodian positions that we have as well. Those salaries would bump up to $30,000 compared to where they EXCELLENCE ACCOUNTABILITY INNOVATION INCLUSION EMPOWERMENT 455 County-City Building 227W.Jefferson Bvld South Bend,Indiana 46601 p 574.235.9221 f 574.235.9173 TTD574.235.5567 www.southbendin.gov 10