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lease. Mr. Bodnar replied that a sale was their preference to speed the process. Mr. Goodrich asked how a monthly or annual lease payment could be compared to a sale price. Director St. Clair replied that first the appraisals will be used to determine if the bids are in the range of the fair market value. V.Approval of Minutes Mr. Mullins made a motion to approve the minutes of the regular Board meeting held on April 21, 2008 as mailed. The motion was seconded by Dr. Kelly and approved. VI.Approval of Maintenance Vouchers A motion was made by Mr. Goodrich to approve maintenance vouchers for totaling $938,476.88. It was seconded by Dr. Kelly. There being no further discussion, the motion was passed. VII.Business of the Parks and Recreation Director 1.Director St. Clair reported that facilities are open and running. He is hoping for better weather. It is affecting visitation at the Zoo and golf courses. 2.The 2009 budget is being formulated based on the impact of HB 1001. It is anticipated that cuts will need to be made for next year. He doesn’t see a substantial impact in 2009, but some adjustments will need to be made. He will give more information on the adjustments as they are made. For 2010, significant cuts will be made to the operating budget if funding remains at forecasted levels, unless additional funding is found. It will also affect the Department’s capital budget for those funds outside Fund 201. Departments that are heavily funded by property taxes will be significantly impacted, especially in 2010. Our current property tax allocation is $8.8 million which is approximately 69% of our revenue in fund 201. VIII.Comments by the Recreation Director 1.Ms. O’Connor reported that the Summer Playground Program opens June 9 at 23 sites serving lunch. Ten are full playground sites and two will have Junior Baseball programs. 2.Kid’s World starts May 27 at O’Brien. Camp Awareness starts June 2 at Izaak Walton. Fit to Play starts June 2. Nature Detectives at Rum Village starts June 9. 3.The pools open June 5. The East Race opens June 14 and Learn to Swim starts June 16. 4.The Leeper Tennis Center Project is complete and the grand opening will be held June 6 at 4 pm. 5.The Olympic Softball team will play at Belleville on June 19. It is sold out. 6.188 teams are registered for the softball leagues that began the end of April. IX.Comments by the Erskine Golf Professional 1.Mr. Firestone reported that play is down due to weather. - - 4 - -