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O�$01U T11 4 F U d W MC-F ale 1865 OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK KAREEMAH FOWLER,CITY CLERK COMMUNITY INVESTMENT NOVEMBER 27, 2017 4:15 P.M. Committee Members Present: Gavin Ferlic, Oliver Davis, Randy Kelly, Regina Williams- Preston, Paul Tipps (citizen member), Will Smith (citizen member) Committee Members Absent: None Other Council Present: Tim Scott,Jo M. Broden. John Voorde, Dr. David Varner, Karen White Other Council Absent: None Others Present: Bianca Tirado, Graham Sparks, Bob Palmer Presenters: James Mueller, Dan Buckenmeyer, Jeff Smoke Agenda: Bill No. 80-17- Transitioning HPC to the Department of Community Investment Bill No. 17-76-Designating Tax Abatement Petition to River Park Leasing Corporation Committee Chair Gavin Ferlic called to order the Community Investment Committee meeting at 4:15 p.m. He introduced members of the Committee and proceeded to give the floor to the presenters. Bill No. 80-17- Transitionim HPC to the Department of Community Investment James Mueller, Executive Director of Community Investment with offices on the 14th floor of the County-City Building, stated, The ordinance before you does two (2)main things. The first being the placement of responsibilities of Historic Preservation in the Department of Community Investment, as contemplated in the 2018 Budget. Secondly, it ratifies an Interlocal Agreement between the County and the City. There was some lengthy discussion during the budget process. If we were able to find the original Interlocal Agreement,the primary changes we would be seeking to amend would be purely on the staffing component. So the changes we are looking at are only on the staffing component.However,we were unable to find the preexisting Interlocal Agreement. For peace of mind, this new Interlocal Agreement ensures that if someone does find the original Interlocal Agreement, this new agreement would supersede the old agreement. With that, the Historic Preservation Commission was never really contemplated to have any structural or procedural changes at this time. The things contemplated were purely budgetary and the oversight 455 County-City Building-227 W.Jefferson Boulevard-South Bend,Indiana 46601 Phone 574-235-9221 -Fax 574-235-9173-TDD 574-235-5567-www.SouthBendIN.gov JENNIFER M.COFFMAN BIANCA TIRADO JOSEPH MOLNAR CHIEF DEPUTY/DIRECTOR OF DEPUTY/DIRECTOR OF POLICY ORDINANCE VIOLATION CLERK OPERATIONS