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O�Sp[J TFI <br /> U d <br /> W PFACE a <br /> 1865 <br /> OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK <br /> KAREEMAH FOWLER,CITY CLERK <br /> COMMUNITY RELATIONS MARCH 1, 2017 6:00 P.M. <br /> ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING <br /> Committee Members Present: Regina Williams-Preston, Randy Kelly (late), LaQuita <br /> Hughes* <br /> Committee Members Absent: Gavin Ferlic, Karen White <br /> *- Denotes citizen member not yet sworn in <br /> Other Council Present: None <br /> Other Council Absent: Dr. David Varner, John Voorde, Jo M. Broden, Oliver <br /> Davis, Tim Scott <br /> Others Present: Kareemah Fowler, Graham Sparks, James Mueller <br /> Agenda: Organizational Meeting <br /> Committee Chair Regina Williams-Preston called the Community Relations Committee <br /> Organizational meeting to order at meeting to order at 6:07 p.m. She stated, The Community <br /> Relations Committee is charged with enhancing communication and developing working <br /> partnerships throughout the city,particularly with other public and private entities operating <br /> within the city. We had six (6)public meetings last year and focused on race relations primarily, <br /> and particularly the relationship between police and community. We also changed the City flag. <br /> Committee Vice-Chair Randy Kelly arrived at the meeting. <br /> Committee Chair Williams-Preston continued, It would be a nice thing to see if we could do <br /> some more promotion on the account of having a new flag. Maybe we need to get more `I Love <br /> South Bend' paraphernalia in businesses downtown. At the end of last year,there were some <br /> recommendations on where to move forward. One recommendation was to update the Code to <br /> talk about the purpose of the Community Relations Committee. Questions have been raised by <br /> other Council members regarding how many committees exist and the possible overlap of <br /> responsibility. There are a lot of parallels between committees and it's important to see how they <br /> can work together. How can downtown become less segregated and how can the downtown draw <br /> more people to its venues? <br /> 455 County-City Building-227 W.Jefferson Boulevard•South Bend,Indiana 46601 <br /> Phone 574-235-9221 •Fax 574-235-9173•TDD 574-235-5567•www.SouthBendIN.gov <br /> JENNIFER M.COFFMAN ALKEYNA M.ALDRIDGE JOSEPH MOLNAR <br /> CHIEF DEPUTY/DIRECTOR OF DEPUTY/DIRECTOR OF POLICY ORDINANCE VIOLATION CLERK <br /> OPERATIONS <br />