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Joint Committee Meeting of the Zoning and Annexation Committee anti the PARC Committee 20fl6 South Bend Common Council The October 9, 2006 joint committee meeting of the Zoning and Annexation Committee and the PARC Committee of the South Bend Common Council was called to order Chairpersons, Council Member Ervin Kuspa and Council Member Derek D, Dieter , at 3 p,m. in the Council's Informal Meeting Room. Persons in attendance included Council Members Varner, Kuspa, Rouse, Kelly, Kuspa, Dieter, and Puzzello; Citizen Member Ed Talley, Mayor Stephen J. Luecke, Citizen Member Martha Lewis, City Controller M. Catherine Fanello, Community and Economic Development Executive Director Sharon Kendall, Catherine Hostetler, John O';Laughlin, Mrs. Rita Kopola Jamie Lno of the Sou#h Bend Tribune, and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand, Council Attorney. Council Member Dieter noted that members of the Parks, Recreation, Cultural Arts & Entertainment Committee (PARC) included Council Members Kuspa, Puzzello, Kirsits and himself, and Charles A. Shock is the Citizen Member. Council Member Kuspa noted that members of the Zoning and Annexation Committee included Council Members Kirsits, Dieter, White and himself as well as Citizen Member J. Edward Talley. Council Member Dieter noted that Mayor Luecke has appointed an advisory task force who has met and that recently there was a meeting at the O'Brien Center. He noted that Council Member Pfeifer had asked the Council Attorney to prepare a timeline on the greenhouses and conservatories which has been provided to the Council Members earlier (copy attached). He added that certain information was requested by Counci! Member Kuspa and himself of the Park Board and the Park Superintendent in a letter request dated September 14, 2006 (copy attached). He also added that Mayor Luecke also sent an email to the Council stated that "Fire Station 9 is not driving the greenhouselconservatory decision". He then introduced John O'Loughlin who is the General Manager of O.J. Shoemaker to give an update. Mr. O'Loughlin noted that he is an energy engineer and that it is significant tha# $100,000 is spent on gas for the facilities. Replacing the heating system with a gas-fired system may reduce this amount to $40,000 to $50,000. The estimated cost to replace the entire system itself is $179,000, which could be paid off in three (3) years. He also recommends that heat be controlled for each areas by separate zones and that a small energy management system be utilized. It could be set back at night. Upgrading the systems and the proposed fixing/replacing of broken windows, etc. will also reduce the costs. He noted that implementation