03-13-06 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING MARCH 13, 2006 2005 with 89,501 tickets sold; resulting in the Morris being ranked ahead of the Chicago Theatre and behind New York’s Radio City Music Hall; and , Now, Therefore, be it resolved by the Common Council of South Bend, Indiana, as follows: Section I. On behalf of all of the citizens of the City of South Bend, Indiana, the Common Council publicly acknowledges that the 2,500-seat MORRIS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER has been ranked # 46 of the world’s top 100 theaters in 2005 by Pollstar , the concert industry magazine. Section II. The South Bend Common Council would especially like to publicly thank the hard-working, innovative and creative staff of the Morris, namely: Dennis J. Andres, Executive Director Sara Ermeti, Assistant Executive Director Mary Ellen Smith, Exec. Ass’t & Office Mgr Marika Hegedus, Accounting Manager Denise Zigler, Ass’t Dir. Theater Event Operations David Davenport, Facility Engineer Katherine “Cat” Nelson, Technical Stage Mgr. Wendy Garner, Box Office Manager Michelle DeBeck, Ass’t Box Office Manager Ron Vogler, Senior Box Office Assistant and further recognize that due to their dedication and professionalism the MORRIS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER will continue to be an anchor in downtown South Bend in years to come. Section III . This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Council and approval by the Mayor. st s/Derek D. Dieter, 1 District s/Al “Buddy” Kirsits, At Large s/Charlotte D. Pfeifer, 2d District s/Timothy A. Rouse, At Large rd s/Roland Kelly, 3 District s/Karen L. White, At Large thth s/Ann Puzzello, 4 District s/Dr. David Varner, 5 District th s/Ervin Kuspa, 6 District s/Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand,Council Attorney Attest: s/John Voorde, City Clerk s/Stephen J. Luecke, Mayor of South Bend Councilmember Puzzello 1247 E. LaSalle, South Bend, Indiana, made the presentation for this Resolution by first offering her comments and then reading the Resolution in its entirety and presenting to Dennis Andres, Executive Director, Morris Performing Arts Center. A Public Hearing was held on the Resolution at this time. There was no one present wishing to speak to the Council either in favor of or in opposition to this Resolution. Dennis Andres, Executive Director, Morris Performing Arts Center, thanked the Council for this honor. He thanked his staff for their hard work and dedication. Councilmember Kelly made a motion to adopt this Resolution by acclamation. Councilmember Kirsits seconded the motion which carried. REPORTS OF CITY OFFICES 4