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VII. Approval of Maintenance Vouchers A motion was made by Mr. BonDurant to approve maintenance vouchers for July 2013 totaling$1,075,565.78. It was seconded by Ms. Hill. There being no further discussion, the motion was passed. VIII. Business of Director St. Clair 1. Director St. Clair distributed statistics from the 311 call center that concerned the Park Department. Most calls involve an issue with trees. He pointed out that these calls were all resolved at this time. 2. He attended the International Softball Congress in Iowa to attend the World Championships last week along with Ms. O'Connor and Mr. Comer to investigate bidding for the 2015 tournament. 3. The Parks Foundation will be attending training along with other foundation boards from the area at St. Patrick's Park that will be put on by the Eppley Institute. 4. Director St. Clair is also still involved in negotiations with the Teamsters Union over the City's contract with the union. He feels it will be a good contract. 5. He distributed summary sheets of the 2014 Park Department budget. He expressed his concern over the loss of property tax revenue and the increase of administration transfer fees. These fees are to reimburse the City Administration and Finance Department for services such as payroll, legal, GIS, human resources, etc. Two full time positions will be eliminated to reduce the funding deficit, in addition to decreases in budgets for supplies and outside vendors. He hoped a park bond could fill the need for capital spending that has eroded over the past years. He went through a summary of all Park funds. IX. Comments by the Maintenance Superintendent 1. Mr. Dyszkiewicz reported that the renovations to the Charles Black Center entrance are complete and it looks very good. 2. Tennis court repairs are underway. Several are already completed. A new patching system is being tried at the King Center. A fabric material is used and offers a longer life. 3. The East Race season is over. It was a successful season. He congratulated the crew for their hard work. 4. Mulch is being added to playgrounds. 5. A new chiller may be needed to open the ice rink this year. 6. The Keller bathroom repairs are finished. The sewer lines have been cleaned of roots. 7. He distributed pictures of Boehm Park showing the areas that were discussed at the last meeting regarding the areas that aren't being mowed. X. Comments by the Deputy Director 1. Ms. O'Connor reported that the summer programs are wrapping up this week. Community games will be held on Wednesday and the final concerts will be held at - - 3 - -