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€ommittss Z*port: Personnel and Finance Committee AGO tbs Common Council of tb# Citl of ioutb ficub: The January 27, 1997, meeting of the Personnel and Finance Committee was called to order by its Chairperson, Councilmember Sean Coleman, at 4:45 P.M. in the Council informal meeting room. Persons in attendance included Councilmembers: Kelly, Pfeifer, Aranowski, Broden, Varner, Ujdak, Coleman, Hosinski, Sniadecki; Amy Olsen, Citizen member, Betsy Harriman,Don Fozo,Jeff Rinard and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand. Council member Coleman noted that the members of the Committee included himself as Chairperson, Dr. Varner as Vice Chair, Councilmember Aranowski and Councilmember Sniadecki. Councilmember Coleman noted that Bill No. 3-97 which was a request to close the Barrett Law account would be withdrawn by the City administration. Mr. Rinard will give an explanation of those proposed actions later in the meeting. The Committee then reviewed Bill No. 4-97 which would appropriate$120,000 from the Coveleski Improvement Fund (Fund No. 401). Betsy Harriman, the Administrative Director for the Parks and Recreation Department made the presentation. She noted that the appropriation would address six basic items,namely:redesigning areas so that handicapped individuals can be seated with their families,purchase of a field roller,upgrading of heating and air conditioning units, purchasing of a new sound system, extension of the picnic/garden area,and interior and exterior painting and carpeting. In response to a question raised by Council President Kelly, it was noted that the account as of November, 1996, had a balance $516,000.00. In response to a question by Councilmember Coleman,it was noted that the source of the funding is a percentage of the ticket sales in concessions. The exact amounts are set forth in a contract between the Silver Hawks and the City which Mr. Nussbaum could further address. In response to a question by citizen member Amy Olsen, it was noted that bids are only required for items over$25,000.00. In response to a question from Councilmember Sniadecki, it was noted that the sound system is approximately ten years old. Dr. Varner requested breakdowns of the proposed expenditures. Ms. Harriman noted that the field roller would cost approximately $7,500.00, the air conditioning/heating units would be approximately $8,000.00, the new sound system would be between $56,000.00 and $60,000.00, the picnic/garden expansion would be approximately $20,000.00, the interior/exterior painting and carpeting would be approximately $9,000.00 with the remaining portion for handicap/disabled family seating area reconstruction. In response to a question raised by Councilmember Ujdak, it was noted that there is a scheduled maintenance study prepared by Cole Associates which the Park Department is following.