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<br /> Committeemember Broden asked, The 2017 Park Bonds Capital, that's a 2017 though, correct?
<br /> Mr. Parker replied, The bond was actually issued in 2017 but the money is being used for parks
<br /> projects continually. So, that $500,000 is actually the amount remaining that is to be spent from
<br /> that bond issuance.
<br /> Committeemember Broden followed up, And what was the primary reason why that wasn't
<br /> expended last year? Too many things on the plate, or what?
<br /> Mr. Parker replied, It has to do with how we're rolling out the My SB Parks & Trails Project. So,
<br /> the vast majority of the expenses are going to be spent in 2019. So, it's just how these projects are
<br /> developed. But, they're all related to capital for parks. And, actually, because those are all bond
<br /> proceeds, we can't spend that on anything else. We are obligated to spend those on park
<br /> development projects.
<br /> Committeemember Broden then asked, And your savings in the Disparity Study, where did that
<br /> come from?
<br /> Mr. Parker replied, So, the Council approved the Disparity Study in 2018. We only spent around
<br /> $60,000 in 2018,so,this is just appropriating the rest of that$275,000. The total amount spent will
<br /> be the amount approved.
<br /> Committeemember Broden stated, Thank you for that clarification. Oh, I'm sorry, one (1) more.
<br /> The East Bank and East Race flood damage in 2018, is there any FEMA or any other sources of
<br /> funding toward that or is that the entire project?
<br /> Mr. Parker replied, Yes, there will be some FEMA and insurance revenue that will come in to
<br /> support this. The amount is still somewhat up in the air.
<br /> Ben Dougherty, Deputy City Controller for the City of South Bend with offices located on the 12th
<br /> floor of the County-City Building, stated, Long story short, the interaction with the insurance
<br /> adjuster,who is managing those claims on behalf of the insurance carrier, are pretty lengthy. They
<br /> involve detail and a lot of conversation between our engineers, both in-house and those that we
<br /> hire, as well as the adjuster's retained engineering firm. So, at the end of the day, there is a lot of
<br /> back and forth reviewing the scope of work to replace what was lost. We are honing in on the
<br /> amount that will be covered and what is what we actually lost, as opposed to enhancing it further
<br /> from where it was at the time of the flood. So, it is a pretty detailed and involved process, which
<br /> makes it difficult to pin down a number of how much insurance proceeds we will actually walk
<br /> away with. But, I can say with some certainty that I, and other including our Safety and Risk
<br /> Division,are engaged with Engineering and the insurance adjuster and making sure we are focused
<br /> on getting that right. Someday we will be able to say exactly what the dollar figure is,but we can't
<br /> quite get there yet.
<br /> Committee Chair White then opened the floor to members of the public wishing to speak in favor
<br /> of or in opposition to this legislation. There were none. She then turned the floor back to the
<br /> Committee for further comment or main motion.
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