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^,~ 4 . Ori'I~k2R Mrs. Kolata brought the Authority up to date on the status of the St. Joseph/Wayne Parking Garage. The construction of the garage has reached the third level and the retail portion has been laid out. Redevelopment staff will be meeting with the engineers to design the specifications for the retail space. There have been three inquiries regarding the retail space. Mr. Davey asked if the construction is on schedule. Mrs. Kolata responded that it is not. The original completion date was in May, but the contractor is now anticipating a September completion date.. Mrs. Kolata also noted that there have been inquiries regarding rental of parking spaces in the garage. The Redevelopment Co~nnission has signed an agreement with the Board of Public Works to have the Board of Works operate the garage. The Board of Works is now advertising for the reserving of parking spaces. They will take applications on a first came/first served basis at the current rate specified by the City Ordinance, $35.00 per month for an individual parker. Mr. Nussbaum brought the Authority up to date on the status of the Coveleski Stadium. Total attendance for the 1989 White Sox season was 171,000. That was third highest in the country for a single A team and second in the Midwest League. Attendance for Park Board events was 17,000. Mr. Nussbaum and Mayor KeYrian attended the Baseball Winter Meetings in December to acquaint the Minor League baseball conurnuiity with ourstadium. These contacts are important in the City's effort to upgrade to a AAA franchise. They were pleasantly surprised to discover that our stadium has become widely ]mown for its quality and for the community support the White Sox received during the first season. He noted that Baseball America included a picture of Coveleski Stadium in its 1989 calendar. South Bend has been selected to host the Midwest Minor League All Star game in June as well as the Notre Dame Midwest Collegiate .Conference tournament in May. Mr. Nussbaum noted that the stadium was a financial success, also. It met the lease payment appropriation, paid the appropriated Park Board fees, and contributed $25,000 to the East Race Fund for the purchase of new obstacles for the raceway. The remainder of the profits will be used to improve the concession areas. 5. There being no further business to came before. the Authority, Mr. Wroblewski made a motion that the meeting be adjourned. Mr. Davey seconded the motion and the meeting was adjourned at 9:20 a.m. <r J ph blewski, Vice President ~~ Ann E. Kolata, Director