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•CITY OF SOUTH BEND OFFICE OF THE CLERK 0 Friday. We should have about ninety percent(90%) of these projects done by the end of this year. I'll outline the few that are remaining towards the end of the presentation. He continued, We're going to be entering year four(4) of five(5) of our strategic plan. We should have by the end of this year sixteen (16) of the thirty-one (31) initiatives that are outlined, completed. Next year we'll focus heavily on employee engagement, customer service training and things of that nature. I'll cover that a little bit later.We're looking to improve and expand the impact of our convention center and Morris Performing Arts Center.Jeff has some time to talk about what that looks like. Increased partnerships, and the giving program that we've done. Over$12 million dollars in the past five (5) years has been brought in through grants and partnerships. We want to continue down that path and focus heavily on our impact drivers. Everything you'll see and hear us talk about, each one (1) of the numbers is reinforced by one (1) of these four(4)impact driver areas that we talk about. Whether it be social equity and the unity that comes from making sure all residents are served and have programs that are accessible, economic impact and neighborhood improvements, health and wellness, and then of course environmental stewardship. Each number is backed up by some of those things. He went on,What we'll do to start is look through the Venues Division headed up by our Executive Director of Venues, Jeff Jarnecke. You'll see the Morris, the Palais, Century Center, and parking garages embedded in this. I'll come back and present the things that have traditionally been thought of as the Parks and Recreation budget. Committee Chair White stated, I'm going to ask the Council Members,would it be beneficial after each major presentation that we give the Council the opportunity to ask questions? Then we move to the next section. Mr. Perri replied, Perfect. Jeff Jarnecke, Executive Director of Venues with offices located at 120 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, stated, Aaron, thank you very much. We'll start with the Morris. We're pleased to bring to you a budget that,in short,is going to increase revenues and decrease expenses,decreasing the reliance on the General Fund. The Morris, which as we're working up to the one-hundredth (100`h) anniversary of the Morris Performing Arts Center in 2022, has around a $6 million economic impact for the City of South Bend. We're approaching one-hundred(100)events for this year with the goal of getting to one-hundred twenty-five (125) events within the Morris by the time that we're to 2022. So, a lot of terrific work being done by our team on the Morris side of it. He continued, That budget, overall, is before you. The specific details sheet is on slide ten(10) or on page ten (10), excuse me, through thirteen (13), but I'll just touch on the high-level items in terms of the Fund#101. Revenues, we're anticipating to increase by about one percent (1%). That was a conservative approach because the Morris remains largely a rental facility. Although, we're in a position where we can now own and self-promote our own event. So, we will announce that event later this year and continue on in the future with some events, perhaps one(1)a quarter that we'll own. But we're largely a rental facility that leans on our partnerships with Broadway Theater League, American Theater Guild and then the South Bend Symphony. He went on,This coming year you'll hear more about this in short order if you haven't already,but Lion King is coming in March,so a three(3)week lineup of Lion King. For comparative purposes, 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 2