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Mr. Dyszkiewicz reported that St. Clair Recreation withdrew their bid because of time restraints. Mr. Dyszkiewicz requested the award of the splash pads at both O'Brien Center and King Center to RecSource based on their design for $74,000 each. Dr. Kelly made a motion to award the contacts as proposed to RecSource for $74,000 each. Mr. Goodrich seconded the motion and it was passed. The completion date is to be 10/31/07. IV. The next order of business was new business. 1. Report by John Drew, Program Manager, Eppley Institute Mr. Drew presented the results of the study done by his group for the South Bend, Mishawaka, and St. Joseph County Park Departments on alternative funding ..options. They looked at the impact of the circuit breaker on revenues and ~N~hy neighboring counties aren't affected as severely. It is because St. Joseph County has the second highest property tax rates in the state. Elkhart County distributes more from other taxes. They looked at merging park departments, but that hasn't been successful because of political problems. Secondly, they researched developer impact fees. However, they aren't successful unless there is a high rate of population growth and St. Joseph County doesn't meet that criterion. Thirdly, they looked at a.food and beverage tax. They felt this would be more suitable to our area. Finally, a nonprofit foundation seemed to be the most promising. 2. Arborist License Renewals- The following license application was presented for approval by the Board: A. Leonard's Landscape and Tree Mr. Goodrich made a motion to accept the renewals of the Arborist Licenses and Mr. Mullins seconded the motion. It was gassed 3. Request to Declare Fitness Equipment Obsolete- Matt Bellina, Fitness Supervisor Mr. Bellina requested that a number of dumbbells and treadmill casters be declared obsolete and he be allowed to dispose of them. Mr. Goodrich made a motion to declare the items obsolete and Dr. Kelly seconded it. The motion was passed. V. Approval of Mist>utes Mr. Mullins made a motion to approve the minutes of the regular Board meeting held on July 16, 2007 as mailed. The motion was seconded by Dr. Kelly and approved. VL Approval of Maintenance Vouchers A motion was made by Mr. Goodrich to approve maintenance vouchers for July 2007 totaling $1,039,971.73. It was seconded by Dr. Kelly. There being no further discussion, the motion was passed. VII. Business of the Superintendent --2--