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SOUTH BEND BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS <br /> SPECLAL MEETING <br /> NOVEMBER 29, 2011 <br /> The Board of Park Commissioners of the Park District of the City of South Bend, Indiana met on <br /> Tuesday November 29, 2011 at the O'Brien Administration&Recreation Center, 321 E. Walter <br /> St., South Bend, Indiana for a special meeting. Notice of the date,time and place of the meeting <br /> were duly given as required by law. <br /> Park Board members present were as follows: <br /> Mr. Robert Henry,President <br /> Mr. Robert Goodrich,Vice President <br /> Ms. Amy Hill <br /> Mr. Garrett Mullins <br /> Park Board members absent were as follows: <br /> None <br /> Staff members present: Phil St. Clair, Superintendent; Bill Carleton; Fiscal Officer; Susan <br /> O'Connor,Recreation Director; Laura Arriaga, Interim Zoo Director; Charles Leone, City Attorney <br /> I. The meeting was called to order by Board President Robert Henry at4:03 p.m. <br /> II. The next order of business was new business. <br /> 1. Request to Approve Coveleski Stadium Use Agreement- Charles Leone <br /> Mayor Luecke addressed the Board regarding the new stadium use agreement. He <br /> thanked the Board for agreeing to a special meeting because time is of the essence to <br /> approve the agreement. In order to smooth the transition of ownership from Mr. <br /> Kernan's group to Mr. Berlin, it is necessary to have the agreement ratified as soon as <br /> possible. He thanked Mr. Kernan for finding a new owner that is committed to keeping <br /> the team in South Bend. <br /> He highlighted the changes in the agreement. These include additional improvements to <br /> the stadium in the amount of$1.75 million. The improvements will come from <br /> downtown TIF funds. The team will provide additional improvement funding. The <br /> agreement will be for four, five year terms. Naming rights will go to the new owner. <br /> Attendance bonuses will be retained based on actual attendance. An interim management <br /> agreement will be in place allowing Mr. Berlin to manage the team until that point that <br /> the sale is approved by major league baseball. At that point the agreement will be <br /> assigned to Mr. Berlin. He asked for the Board's favorable approval of the agreement. <br /> Mr. Kernan said that next Monday they will be in Dallas for the baseball winter meetings <br /> to request approval of the transfer of ownership. He said that because of the amount of debt <br /> that was incurred buying the team and keeping it in South Bend,he was unable to do the things <br /> necessary to promote the team. Because Mr. Berlin has the resources available to him to do <br /> make the investment needed to make the team successful. He requested the Board approve the <br /> agreement and introduced Mr. Berlin. <br /> - - I - - <br />