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C_ommittr J lacnt of dm. E'L .onnEL and 9tnaneE Co►nmittEE of t12E c5'outI EEncI common Council' Council Member Pfeifer stated that she is glad they plan to do a structural study. South Bend Regional Museum of Art (Fund# 101-0408) $125,000 At 5:09 p.m. the Committee heard a presentation from Executive Director of the South Bend Regional Museum of Art Susan R. Visser. She thanked the Council for the ongoing financial support which helps pay for the occupancy fee and helps to retire the debt for renovation. Ms. Visser provided tickets to "Meet Me on the Island" for Friday night; the Fall/Winter 2004 brochure on exhibitions; and the Fall Class Schedule for 2004 (copies attached). She noted that the "Murals in the Park" program was tremendously successful, noting that art is introduced in different parks each summer. Council Member Deiter suggested that the program be brought to Pulaski Park next summer. Council Member Kelly stated that the area has been subject to many graffiti problems of late and that it would be good to start the kids off in the right direction. Ms. Visser stated that in October the first ever strategic planning process will begin where they will use a consultant from Montana. There will be an opportunity for community input. She noted that the community has changed alot in the 56 years that the museum has been in existence and she hopes that once the planning process is complete that the museum will be even stronger. Dr. Varner asked when the buy out will be paid off and Mr. Skarbek stated it will be paid off at the end of 2005. Youth Services Bureau (Fund# 101-0407) $75,000 At 5:23 pm the Committee heard a presentation from the Executive Director of the Youth Service Bureau of St. Joseph County Bonnie C. Strycker Ms. Strycker provided a copy of the July 20, 2004 letter to Mayor Luecke and a copy of the YSB 2003 Annual Report(copies attached) to the committee. She then highlighted some of the programs of YSB such as Safe Station, Safe Place Program, Street Outreach Program, Young Moms Self Sufficiency Program, and Youth As Resources Program which are summarized in the attached letter. In the new program year they plan to create a telephone help line, expand the street outreach program, host a semi-annual meeting on meeting the needs and issues of older teens and young adults, expand the Young Moms Self Sufficiency Program, and implement a web based data management system. Personnel and Finance Committee Meeting of September 1,2004 Page 3