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1 ?omnaitLEE Ab-O'Lt of iI n p j �7 n (� !P oYznEL and 9inane£ eomtnitt of t12z South End common (:ouneiL The August 31, 2004, 2004 meeting of the Personnel and Finance Committee was called to order by its Vice-Chairperson, Council Member David Varner at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Informal Meeting Room. Persons in attendance included Council Members White,Varner,Kelly,Kuspa,Coleman and Pfeifer;Mayor Stephen J. Luecke,Frederick B. 011ett III,Director of Budgeting &Financial Reporting Tom Skarbek, Assistant to the Mayor Federico Thon, Community & Economic Development Executive Director Sharon Kendall, Director of the Division of Economic Development Don Inks, Director of Financial & Program Management Beth Leonard, Director of Community Development Pam Meyer, City Clerk John Voorde and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand,Council Attorney. Dr. Varner welcomed everyone to the Committee meeting and noted that the Committee is composed of Council Members Kelly,Puzzello,Varner and himself. He further noted that the Chairperson Council Member Derek Dieter will be late for the meeting, and that Council Member Charlotte D. Pfeifer is on her way to the meeting. Parking Garages (Fund#601) 2005 Revenue: $777,054 2005 Expenditures: $567,284. Director of the Division of Economic Development Don Inks made the presentation. He provided a one-page summary addressing the Parking Garage Budgets detailing information on its description, revenues, expenditures and comments (copy attached) which he then summarized. He also noted that AMPCO is also providing security services in addition to running the garages at Main Street,Colfax Avenue, and the Leighton Plaza garage. Council President White inquired about the parking needs in the downtown. Mr. Inks stated that the city attempts to provide on-street parking every where it is possible. Parking in the downtown is in tight supply, and that existing parking will not be enough to address the demand. In response to a question from Dr. Varner, Mr. Inks stated that the account balance for the Jefferson and Colfax garages was paid off in 2003. Community&Economic Development (Fund#212) 2005 Revenue: $2,783,490 2005 Expenditures: $2,752,666 Executive Director Sharon Kendall thanked the Council for this opportunity to provide background information and an overview of the department as it relates to the proposed budget. She noted that she has been in charge of the Department, four (4) months tomorrow. She then provided copies of the brochure on City Plan entitled "Envision South Bend 2025" and a spiral-bound brochure entitled "Department of Community & Economic Development Budget Presentation" (copy attached). Ms. Kendall noted that you cannot separate community from economic development because the quality of life is dependent on both. There is a challenge of Personnel and Finance Committee Meeting of August 31, ,2004 Page 1