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The ctaber , Og7' reeting ~ the PARS ormittee of the South Bend an~man
Council eras called to order by its Chairpersan, ~auncil l~lem~er Ann Puz~ello t ~.~~
p.m. in the Council's Intarn~al Meeting Roam.
~ersans in attendance included Caunci! l~lemhers Dieter, l~feifer, i+Celiy, darner, Rause,
l~irsits,1111hite and Pu~~ella; Martha Levis, Dan In~CS, Terry DRosa, Phil St. Clair, Jeff
Gibney, Jamie Loo of the Sou~b Beni Tribune and Kathleen eanski-Farrand~ Council
Attorney.
Council ier~ber Pu~~eilp noted that the ~amrnittee consisted of Council i~len~bers
Dieter, ~uspa, ~irsits and herself; and Citizen I~eml~er llllarlC D. TulchinlCy,
Bill hia. ~4-0"' P~~~d ~~di~nance P~~~~ing Ap~~~~ria~ing Tv~r~ ~iliia
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Council Ienlber Puz~ella called far a formal presentation an Sill Na. ~4~~7 v~hich is ~
proposed appropriation ordinance of ~ million for the Pata~ron~i Sao and ~ millian to
the 1~R0 tenter.
dark Superintendent addressed the millian far the l~otau~ratomi ~aa repair and
improvements.
Jeff Gibney, interim Executive Director of the Department of Community addressed the
appropriation of the Urban Grant Funds tar the Kroc tenter. He provided limited copies
of a multi-page handout entitled "A Sign of Good Things to dame" copy attached}
Hating that he v~auld file additional copies v~ith the Gffice of the City Clerl~ for distribution
to the ~auncil I~erbers, H also provided a one-page handout vhich he then
highlighted addressing the Salvation Array and the Ray ~ Joan l~roc Corps Community
Center of St. Joseph County. He noted that this center ~rould be located on the
south~vest Darner of Chapin and Western Avenue. There ~vould be seven ~~} areas of
focus, namely:
• Education and life development
• Family enrichment
• l=ine and perrorming arts
• Health & v~rellness
• Recreation
• Spiritual developrr~ent
~ Teen development
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The Center uvould be 8~,0~ square feet on a ~-acre site The Building cost is estimated
to be ~~,~OD,ODD , v~rith the building being paid for through the I~RC~ gift. rF Gibney
Hated that thorn v~ill be a ~ million enda~rrnent, Frith I~R~C contributing Z~ million to
the enda~ument~ The City~s contribution gill be ~ rr~iilian v~rhich gill core tron~ a loan
pool managed by the BDC Then the corporation gas spilt off fram the city.
In response to questions from Council Member 1JIlhite, Mr. Gibney stated that monies
could be used for vacant homes, ho~rever he noted that substantial rnanies have
already been earmarked far that initiative from blank grant funds and IP dollars.
The Council ~Ittorney inquired on behalf of Council Member I~upa ghat the timetable is
for the transfer of the park properky for this project, noting that she has contacted Mr~
Carleton and Mr. Bodnar rho provided some prelin~~nary inforation for Council
Member l~uspa.
Mr, ibn~y stated that he u~auld provide that information to the Council.
Council Member Pfeifer stressed the need for accessibility to the center for the
neighbors, voicing concern about the fact that an overpass is Hat proposed and that she
is concerned about their safety
Mr. Gibney Hated that there i a preliminary dra~ring of the site in the handout, and that
he could relay her concerns
Council President Rouse stated that he ~rould prefer that the monies continue to dra~v
interest and preferred a later drag dov~n for these funds.
Mr. Murphy noted Council President Roue' recor~rnendation.
In response to a question from fir. Varner, Ir. Gibney stated that the Salvation ~rn~y
~uould manage the ~ million endovwrn~ent. Dr. Varner stated that he agrees pith
President Rouse that the n~anie should earn as much interest as passible,
Council Member l~irit stated that it vas his understanding that the goo needed three
{} million dollars in order to address the accreditation concerns.
Mr~ t. Clair Hated that the monies vuould be used for some of the accreditation items
and structural needs. He added that discussions are ongoing about vuhioh animals
~rauld be saved, Hating that the regulations require a "farniiy of five {~} chimps", The
one million dollars ~uould address the basin needs.
In response to a question fram Council Member deter, Mr. fit. Clair stated that the one
million dollars vuould be appropriated this year far the zoo and that additional financial
concerns ~rauld be addressed later.
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ouoil lem~er Di~te~ ~han~ed ou~i! ~flb~r ~u~z~1o, Zoo ire~or Teary De~oa,
and the Park uprintndnt o~ their hard ~rork ire a~dre~i~g the cri~ial need o ~h
zoo.
Thero ~r~ no o rorn ~h p~~~i~ to pe~l~ in furor or in o~poiio to the ~ii1.
Cou~i! I~ber ~uzzella voice her ~huia~ic u~~art for the fusing of the
Po~auutorr~i Zoo.
~ou~~il I~em~er ie~~r read ~ onion, oandod by o~ncil len~ber irits that Bill
hlo~ G4-D~ b re~ommnded favorably to our~il. Thy r~o~~on ~ae~.
oucil ~leber Puzzlo thanked everyone for their up~at~ and than adorned the
meeting at .~~ p.rn.
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fitfully b~nit~ed, ~~
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er ~azzello, chairperson
PAR on~mittee
~-ttahment