07/10/72 Board of Public Works Minutes

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36? July 10, 1972 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works and Safety was convened at 9:30 A. M. on Monday, July 10, 1972. Present were Mr. Charles A. Sweeney, Jr. and Mr. William J. Richardson, members. Minutes of.the last meeting were read and approved. FIRE DEPARTMENT: FIRE DEPARTMENT APPL-1<CATIONS Fire Department applications were reviewed and referred to the Personnel Department for,the following: Alan James Mackowiak Joseph Frank Piechowiak Harold Junior Swiatowy William Klute POLICE DEPARTMENT Chief Robert Seals was present. Itt, SPECIAL POLICE BOND - ROBERT L. KINGSAFER Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the Special U Police.Bond for.Robert L. Kingsafer to July 8, 1973. POLICE DEPARTMENT APPLICATIONS Police Department applications were reviewed and referred to the Personnel Department for the following: John Kent Andreae Joseph Michael Sadural Edward James Summers III LETTER FROM MAYOR JERRY J. MILLER - M. A. R. C. The following letter was presented: July 10, 1972 Board of Public Works & Safety County -City Building 13th Floor South Bend, Indiana 46601 Gentlemen: As the Board of Works and Safety considers the measure authorizing the crime prevention program M. A. R. C. to be implemented in the South Bend,area, 1 would,like to express my support of this important volunteer effort. In point of fact, this program grew out of my commitment to and participation in neighborhood meetings. Such a neighborhood meeting, in the Second District pointed out a variety of public concerns. Project M. A. R. C. is a response to these concerns. The principle of M. A. R. C. is simple --to mark and to inventory all valuable items in a household as a deterrent to the sale of stolen goods. Each household thus inventoried is awarded a M. A. R. C. emblem which will be prominently displayed to all passers-by, whatever their intentions. Since last year 1 have been familiar with the operation and the success of this program in other cities. Police Chief Seals and I have supported this program; we welcome the private initiative which is necessary to its success. To a great measure the M. A. R. C. program, if carried out effectively and on a wide enough ,scale, can take the profit out of theivery and can go a long way in maintaining the security and well- being of the private citizen. As the program takes shape locally, I would offer these comments. I think it is imperative that M. A. R. C. be activated on a wide scale. We must not merely shift high crime areas by M. A. R. C.-ing only one part of town, and prompting criminals to sweep into another neighborhood.