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Repairs are underway. The accreditation team will be coming in June. c. The new red panda exhibit will be finished and open to the public by the end of the month. d. Fund raising for the carousel project is underway. e. Two leadership positions have been filled. They are Director of Business Operations and Director of Development and Marketing. I. The Zoo opened on March 28. g. Inspections for the train, concessions, and the U. S. Department of Agriculture were performed and passed. h. The master plan company has been chosen. Four proposals were received. The bid will be signed soon and the master plan should be done by the end of the year. It will begin in May. Director St. Clair congratulated her on how her staff is doing and discussed the options for the parking lot addition. 2. South Bend Silver Hawks a. Mr. Joe Hart,President of the Silver Hawks,reported that the season is underway and attendance is up 10%this year so far. b. Renovations are done. Additional TVs are in place and the new sound system is in place. The new Stanley Coveleski statue was installed. He said it turned out very well. c. Country Fest tickets went on sale last week and a thousand have been sold so far. IV. The next order of business was unfinished business. 1. Director St. Clair introduced Ms. Paula Garis to the Board. She will be taking over Betsy Harriman's responsibilities concerning the use of parks by outside groups. Betsy will be retiring at the end of May. 2. Mr. Moyers gave the Board the most recent copy of the survey results that were done as part of the master plan process. Issues analysis is being done from the information that was gathered. A strategic plan will be developed from this. V. The next order of business was new business. 1. Request for Use of Parks-Paula Garis/Marcia Qualls a. Radio Sabor Latino—Children's Fair—Rum Village April 20 b. Work One Youth Walk—Howard Park—May 8`" c. Lakeside Reunion—LaSalle Park—August 1-3 d. Revival—LaSalle Park—New Kingdom Ministry—August 9`s e. Angel of Hope Ride—Pinhook Park—August 10 I. Suicide Prevention Walk—Howard Park—June 19, 2014 g. Seitz& Sounds- Seitz Park h. Sunburst Marathon-Howard Park-May 31, 2014 Ms. Cathy and Don Dietz of the Seitz and Sounds event at Seitz Park explained the format for this year and how it is organized. There is a question as to if this qualifies as a"concert" that requires approval by the Indiana Department of Homeland Security. It was not included in the listing that the Park Department submitted for approval. Because it is sponsored by a separate group,DHS required they would need to do the application. President Goodrich made a recommendation that the Board take their request to waive the fees for the use of the park and stage under advisement and discuss with staff before making a recommendation. - - 2 - -