2017 Annual Report of the Community Relations Committee

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LOU T$ Filed in Clerk's Office DEC 2 9 2017 .1865 KAREEIVIAH FoVvLER Regina Williams Preston CITY CLERK,SOUTH BEND,Ilo1 2nd District Council Member Community Relations, Chairperson To: South Bend Common Council The Office of the City Clerk From: Council Member Regina Williams Preston, Community Relations Committee Chairperson Date: December 29, 2017 2017 Annual Report of the Community Relations Committee Dear Common Councilmembers: As required by § 2-10(i) of the South Bend Municipal Code, I am filing this Annual Report as the Chairperson of the Council's Community Relations Committee. Duties: The Community Relations Committee is charged with "enhancing communications and developing working partnerships throughout the City" and in particular with "other public and private entities operating within the City." Members: There were four(4) Council Members and two (2) citizen member this year serving on the Committee,namely: 1. Council Member Regina Williams-Preston, Chairperson 2. Council Member Randy Kelly, Vice-Chairperson 3. Council Member Gavin Ferlic, Member 4. Council Member Karen L. White, Member 5. Citizen Member Jorden Giger 6. Citizen Member Laquita Hughes Meetings: Four(4)public meetings were held this year,with all Committee minutes being posted on the Council's website. 2017 Committee Topics: Some of the topics which came before the Committee included: • Racial and Economic Justice—reducing income inequality through community wealth building. In our February meeting, we hosted Jessica Bonnano from the Democracy Collaborative (Cleveland, Ohio)who introduced us to various community wealth building models around the country and offered next steps for South Bend to move forward with a