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MINUTES OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE March 2, 2020 East Conference Room Present: Councilmembers Rader, Bullock, Shachner, Neff Also Present: Director Corrigan, Director Ducu, Laura Falkenstine of the HELP Foundation, Clerk Bach, and Deputy Clerk Lascu taking minutes Call to Order: 6:01 p.m AGENDA Approval of the minutes of the October 28, 2019 &November 4, 2019 Public Works Committee meetings. Chairman Rader made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Shachner to approve the minutes from the Public Works Committee meetings on October 28, 2019 and November 4, 2019. All members voted in favor. Motion passed. The minutes were approved. ORDINANCE 03-2020 - AN ORDINANCE to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least two thirds of the members of Council, or otherwise to take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law, authorizing and directing the Mayor to enter into an amendment to the concession lease agreement with HELP Foundation, Inc. for the operation of food concessions at Lakewood Park, pursuant to Section 155.08 of the Codified Ordinances. (Placed on 1st reading and referred 2/3/20; 2'd reading 2/18/20)) Chairman Rader noted that Ordinance 03-2020 appeared to be similar to last year's version that approved the HELP Foundation, Inc. to operate food concessions at Lakewood Park. Ms. Laura Falkenstine of the HELP Foundation gave an overview of the organization, which helps people with disabilities gain sustainable community employment through job training and job match programs. In regard to the Lakewood Park operation, the HELP Foundation provides job training onsite at the concession stand to three Lakewood High School students with disabilities. The operation also helps provide consistent food preparation work for about 15 to 20 individuals working in the organization's kitchen. The HELP Foundation provides different training paths for individuals based on their readiness levels. The location of the Lakewood Park operation and the items it sells were discussed. HELP provides healthy options like salads, along with typical snack bar food. Councilmember Bullock suggested that HELP implement customer survey practices and discussed some logistics of their operation. Ms. Falkenstine indicated that HELP would be open to further implementing customer surveys, as they already do some for accreditation purposes.