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SOUTH BEND BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS <br /> REGULAR MEETING <br /> JANUARY 22, 2013 <br /> The Board of Park Commissioners of the Park District of the City of South Bend, Indiana met on <br /> Tuesday January 22, 2013 at the O'Brien Administration& Recreation Center, 321 E. Walter St., <br /> South Bend, Indiana for its regular 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 Goodrich, President <br /> Ms. Amy Hill, Vice President <br /> Mr. Garrett Mullins <br /> Mr. Bruce BonDurant <br /> Park Board members absent were as follows: <br /> Staff members present: Phil St. Clair, Executive Director; Bill Carleton, Fiscal Officer; Betsy <br /> Harriman, Administrative Director; Susan O'Connor, Recreation Director; Randy Nowacki, <br /> Director of Golf Operations; Laura Arriaga, Interim Zoo Director; Richard Payton, Development <br /> Director; Mike Dyszkiewicz, Maintenance Superintendent; TJ Mannen, Elbel Golf Course Golf <br /> Professional; Dave Firestone, Erskine Park Golf Course Golf Professional; Cheryl Greene, Park <br /> Board Attorney <br /> I. The meeting was called to order by Board President Robert Goodrich at 4:04 p.m. <br /> II. The first order of business was the election of officers for 2013. <br /> Mr. Mullins made a motion to retain the current slate of officers for 2013 with Mr. <br /> Goodrich as President and Ms. Hill as Vice-President. <br /> Mr. BonDurant seconded the motion and it was passed. <br /> III. The first order of business was the interviewing of interested citizens. <br /> There were no citizens wishing to address the Board. <br /> IV. Report By Organizations <br /> 1. Potawatomi Zoological Society- Marcy Dean <br /> a. Ms. Dean reported that the Zoological Society recently had their annual audit review <br /> and no issues were found. She will bring the official results to the Board when received. <br /> b. The Zoo received lots of good PR regarding the January Winter Days. An article was <br /> in the South Bend Tribune and a notice was posted in the Washington Post online edition. <br /> 2,726 visitors attended and 400 rode the train. The weather was very good. <br /> c. Marketing is underway for the March 27 opening. <br /> d. The Zoological Society will be updating their website. <br /> - - 1 - - <br />