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1200 COUNTY-CITY BUILDING <br />227 W. JEFFERSON BOULEVARD <br />SOUTH BEND, INDIANA 46601-1830 <br />PHONE 574/235-9371 <br />FAx 574/235-9021 <br />'TDD 574/ 235-5567 <br />CITY OF SOUTH BEND STEPHEN J. LUECKE, MAYOR <br />COMMUNITY SL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT <br />JEFFREY V. GIBNEY <br />EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR <br />September 14, 2007 <br />South Bend Common Council <br />400 County-City Building <br />South Bend, Indiana 46601 <br />Dear Council Members: <br />The attached ordinance will appropriate the fifth year of funding for Weed & Seed site #1 <br />Department of Justice grant award of S200,000 for the period of September 1,2007 <br />through August 31, 2008. <br />Fifth year funds are being used for programming related to the Weed & Seed required <br />areas of Law Enforcement, Community Policing and, Prevention, Intervention and <br />treatment activities. Included in this year's funding are graffiti paint-overs, GED <br />training, a youth billboard contest, an after school program at the Safe Haven Greater <br />Friendship Church, and additional police patrols. These activities continue to build the <br />effort initially developed and will be included in the program evaluation that will also <br />occur and is required by the grant. <br />I will present this ordinance at your meeting on October 8, 2007. Please contact me with <br />any questions prior to then. Thank you. <br />Sincerely, <br />G~ d <br />Pamela G M er <br />Director <br />Community Development <br />cr. C. Nesbitt <br />M. Dollinger <br />J. Gibney <br />C. Fanello <br />Filed In C1Lrk'~ Office <br />S EP 1 $ 2007 <br />JOHN VOORuE <br />CITY CLERK, S0. BENQ, IN. <br />COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL SC PROGRAM <br />PAMELA C. MEYER DONALD E. INKS MANAGEMENT `~~ <br />~/~ <br />574/235-9660 574/235-9371 ELIZABETH LEONARD <br />FAX: 5741235-9697 574!235-9371 <br />