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Conservatory. A mother bear and cub sculpture is planned for an area near the entrance to the <br /> Zoo. A third is planned for the picnic area in Potawatomi Park. <br /> Mr. Thompson said he was satisfied with the progress and plans for the future carvings. <br /> 3. Steve Szalay and Chris Stackowicz-Painting of Howard Park Pedestrian Bridge <br /> Information <br /> They were here to begin a dialogue with the Park Board about painting the Howard Park <br /> pedestrian bridge. They had painted the north Michigan Street pedestrian bridge previously. <br /> They are in discussions with other city and state officials on the best way to do this. <br /> They explained what the bridge would look like after the project. <br /> III. Report By Organizations <br /> 1. Potawatomi Zoological Society-Marcy Dean <br /> a.Ms. Dean reported employees have been transitioned over to the Zoological Society. <br /> b. A contract has been signed with Ancon to construct the red panda exhibit. <br /> c. The carousel project has been signed also. She distributed a fund raising brochure. <br /> d. Accreditation work is finishing up. <br /> e. The annual audit will be held next week <br /> I. Winter Day was held recently and 550 people visited. <br /> g. Three new positions will be filled soon. <br /> IV. The next order of business was unfinished business. <br /> There was no unfinished business. <br /> V. The next order of business was new business. <br /> 1. Request for Use of Parks-Betsy Harriman <br /> a Summer 2014- Seitz and Sounds- Seitz Park <br /> b. April 13 —Letter Carriers Egg Hunt—Memorial Park <br /> c. April 13 —Stations of the Cross—LaSalle Park <br /> d. May 3 —Cinco de Mayo—Howard Park <br /> e. May 3 —Multiple Sclerosis Walk—Northside to Viewing Park <br /> f May 3-Food Bank- Glow in the Dark 5k-Riverwalk <br /> g. May 17—Girls on the Run—Potawatomi <br /> h. June 8 —Bike the Bend—Howard Park/Potawatomi Park <br /> i. June 13-14—Susan G. Koman Walk—Potawatomi Park <br /> j. June 21—Juneteenth—LaSalle Park <br /> k. June 21-22—Leeper Park Art Fair <br /> 1. July 13 —Ride for Kids—Pinhook Park <br /> m. July 26—Urban Adventure—Various Parks <br /> n. September 5 —Zombie Walk—Howard Park <br /> o. September 14—Alzheimer Walk—Potawatomi Park <br /> p. September 25—Veterans' Stand Down—Coveleski <br /> q. September 28 —CROP Walk—Howard Park <br /> r. October 25 —Breast Cancer Walk—Howard Park <br /> s. December 6—St. Nick's Run—East Bank Trail <br /> t. . April 12—Achievement Forum Egg Hunt—Howard Park <br /> u. June 21-FOP #36 Disc Golf Tournament-Rum Village Park <br /> - - 2 - - <br />