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Committee Report Parks and Recreation Committee To the Common Council of the City of South Bend The March 28, 1994 meeting of the Parks and Recreation Committee was called to order by its Chairperson, Council member Cleo Washington, at 4 :40 p.m. in the Council Informal Meeting room. Person in attendance included Council members Luecke, Washington, Kelly, Puzzello, Slavinskas, Zakrzewski, Coleman, Duda and Ladewski ; Phil St. Claire, Jeff Rinard, Ron O'Connor, John Leszczynski, Mike Garbacz, Randy Nowacki, Don Porter, and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand. Council member Washington noted that the first item on the agenda was to review Bill No. 25-94 which would create the Golf Course Division within the Park Maintenance fund and appropriate monies from the park maintenance division. Phil St. Claire made the presentation. Mr. Ron O'Connor presented to the Committee a memorandum dated March 7, 1994 which detailed each of the appropriation Ordinances (copy attached) . With the passage of Bill No. 25-94 it would help maintain the entire operations of the three (3) municipal golf course operations. Mr. St. Claire then detailed the line items as set forth in the Ordinance. Council Member Duda questioned the storage of golf carts and it was noted by Mr. St. Claire that there are plans to build a storage shop at the Elbel Golf Course for the cost of approximately $5, 000 . 00. Council Member Ladewski questioned the Elbel club house. Mr. St. Claire noted that the exterior work to the building will be completed this year at that the interior will be begun, in December of 1994 and will be completed in the spring of 1995. It was noted that the club house and the pro shop will be moved to the upper level in 1995 so that there will be one central location. Revenues from the rentals were not significant and the rental of the club house may be eliminated all together. Council member Ladewski voiced concern with regard to that proposal . He also voiced concern with regard to the golf carts . He was advised that there's an approximate 250 to 300 dollar difference between electric and gasoline driven golf carts.