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1200 CouNTY -CITY BMLDING <br />227 W. JEFFERsoN BouLEvARD <br />SOUTH BEND, INDIANA 46601 -1830 <br />PHONE 5741235 -9371 <br />FAx 5741235 -9021 <br />TDD 5741235 -5567 <br />CITY or SouTH BFND STEPHEN J. LuEcKE, MAYOR <br />COMMUNITY & EcONOMIc DEvnoPMENI' <br />JEFFREY V GIBNEY <br />EXECUTTv -. DIRECTOR <br />July 16, 2010 <br />South Bend Common Council <br />Fourth Floor Council Chambers <br />400 County -City Building <br />South Bend, IN 46601 <br />Dear Council Member: <br />The attached bill for your consideration and approval will appropriate funds from a $285,000.00 <br />Department of Labor grant the City was awarded for to develop a system to successfully <br />prepare /train/retrain members of the City's local workforce for current and future jobs related to businesses <br />located within the Airport Economic Development Area of the City of South Bend, and secondly, to <br />provide this customized training to 40 at -risk individuals and place at least 25 of them in new jobs. <br />The funds will be appropriated into the Community Development Fund (fund # 212) and used to <br />contract for the development and training services. We look forward to your approval of this <br />ordinance. <br />Please note, these funds cannot be used for general government purposes, only to develop the system <br />and provide the training. Jeff Gibney or I will present this bill at your August 9th meeting. <br />If you have any questions, please call Jeff at 235 -9375 or me at 235 -9330, Thanks. <br />Sincerely, <br />Elizabdth Leonard <br />Director, Financial & Program Management <br />cc: Jeff Gibney <br />John March <br />off <br />.n 4 <br />VNIDE <br />E <br />COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL & PROGRAM <br />PAMELA C. MEYER D0?4M D E. INKS MANAGEMENT <br />5741235.9660 5741235 -9372 ELIZABETH LEONARD <br />FAX: 5741235 -9697 5741235-9372 <br />