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Commttt/a Z.*port PERSONNEL AND FINANCE COMMITTEE Zo the common toltItuti of the tttil of gioutb $cttb: The November 23, 1992 meeting of the Personnel and Finance Committee was called to order by its Chairperson, Council Member Ann Puzzello at 4:10 p.m. in the Council Informal Meeting Room. Persons in attendance included Council Members Luecke, Coleman, Puzzello, Washington,Kelly, Slavinskas, Zakrzewski, Coleman,Duda and Ladewski; Cleo Hickey, Jeff Rinard, Kevin Ho rton, Ann Colotta,Fred Holycross,Gros s Mary Hall Mueller, Bob Nagle, Don Porter,Larry Harding,Don Fozo, and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand. First item on the agenda was to review Bill No. 95-92 which would appropriate $188,000.00 from the Morris Civic Capital Improvement Fund. Cleo Hickey reviewed the bill. She noted that the architectural film commonly known as "SMSQ" for the restoration of the Morris Civic Auditorium complex would be approximately $651,000.00 with this fee being approximately 7.65% of the project cost. The overall project is expected to be eight and one-half million dollars. She noted that the contract is in four phases. The$188,000.00 would be a loan repayment to the South Bend Entertainment Bank. Mr Larry Harding noted that fundraising has begun but that construction would not begin for over a year. April 1, 1994 is the projected date for such construction. The stage house would take approximately eight to nine months for completion. Mr. Fred Holycross spoke in favor of the appropriation. He noted that both the Morris Civic and the Palais Royale are rated "0-13". In response to a question raised by Council Member Slavinskas it was noted that the total project cost would be eight and one-half million dollars with equipment. Approximately seven million dollars would be raised by private fund raising. Council President Luecke noted that he is an employee of South Bend Heritage which assisted with regard to the fund transfers. He noted that the funds do not include those used to monies for the building facade renovation. that monies monies are not user fees but buy the construction drawings. It was also noted that these rather donation monies. Council Member Puzello noted that Council Member Coleman had to leave earlier in order to go to a Park Board meeting, but would have spoken in favor of the proposed bill. Following further discussion Council President Luecke made a motion seconded by Council Member Ladewski that bill no. 95-92 be recommended favorably to Council. The Committee then reviewed Bill No. 99-92 which would transfer monies from various accounts to various accounts and Bill No. 100-92 which would increase and decrease appropriations within various departments. Mr. Jeff Rinard reviewed both Bills. He noted that the Bills reflect health and life insurance premiums, approximately $160,000.00 of