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r 1 , lommttt*t wort: ersotttttz alb tttatut eommttt* The September 5, 2000 meeting of the Personnel and Finance Committee was called to order by its Chairperson, Council Member James Aranowski at 3:10 p.m. in the Council Informal Meeting room. Persons in attendance included Council Members Aranowski, Kelly, Varner, Coleman and Pfeifer;M. Catherine Roemer, City Controller; Tom Skarbek, Director of Budgeting & Financial Reporting; Jon Hunt, Director of the Department of Community & Economic Development; Beth Leonard of the Division of Financial & Program Management; Cheryl Phipps, Administrative Assistant/Office Manager; Don Inks of the Division of Economic Development, Pam Meyer of the Division of Community Development; Economic Development Specialist Michael Guiliani, Flint Dille,Jim Horski,Dennis Andrews and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand, Council Attorney. Council Member Aranowski noted that the Committee's budget meetings previously scheduled for September 7th will be re-scheduled to September 14th @ 3 p.m. PARING GARAGES-MAIN/COLFAX, ST. JOSEPH/JEFFERSON & LEIGHTON PLAZA GARAGES (FUND # 601) 2000 Projected Expenditures: $ 806,697 2001 Projected Expenditures:$745,234 Expenditure Decrease of 2.8% = (-21,354) 2000 Projected Revenues: $ 671,313 2001 Projected Revenues: $ 730,008 Michael Guiliani,Economic Development Specialist, made the presentation. He noted that they are working with the downtown businesses and AMPCO. He provided an overall review and highlighted proposed improvement strategies addressing: new access control equipment, purchasing a new sweeper,and the better tracking and auditing of parkers. Flint Dille stated that they are emphasizing customer courtesy items and give away candy to parkers. Council President Pfeifer inquired about other courtesy items which could be developed. Mr. Horski stated that such items would could include having coffee by the elevators, having courtesy umbrellas, giving away coupons for car washes or oil changes. Council Member Aranowski inquired about the Nebraska weekend noting that he had asked Bernie Kish to make contacts with regard to extended parking in the downtown area and to make sure that all areas would be safe in light of the additional automobile and pedestrian traffic. Council Member Aranowski noted that he was especially concerned about Thursday and Friday nights. He had suggested that banners be hung welcoming the Cornhuskers earlier,and hoped that the City of South Bend would be doing everything that it could of welcoming those from Lincoln, Nebraska to our City. The AMPCO representatives noted that no one had contacted them about special hours for the Nebraska weekend. Council Member Kelly inquired as to what the hours would be for the garages. The Committee was advised that the hours for the three (3) older garages would be 7 a.m. To 7 p.m. and that they would be closed on Saturday. The Leighton Garage would be 7 a.m. To 9 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. To 5 p.m. On the weekends.