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®CITY OF SOUTH BEND OFFICE OF THE CLERK Ms. Smith replied, My guess is that is a printing error. If you look at the site plan you will see a `C 1.0'. Our site plan was scanned in an eleven(11)by seventeen(17). So when it was printed for you it was probably printed on two (2)pages. Richard Nussbaum, 210 S. Michigan Street, handed out additional exhibits which are available in the City Clerk's Office. He stated,First of all,I would like to thank all of you for the attention you have given this particular petition. I know there has been a lot of information provided to you and hopefully through the course of this afternoon and evening, we can perhaps clarify all issues and questions you might have. With me this evening are a number of individuals from the Women's Care Center and the neighborhood wishing to speak on this petition. Some will speak now and others will testify later this evening. To my right is Marty Murphy. He will not be testifying this afternoon unless there is a question about the site plan or the architectural plans and the specifications in relation to the information already provided. To my left is Ann Manion and she is the volunteer Executive Director for Women's Care Center since 1984 when it was started here in South Bend. Next to Ann is Jenny Hunsberger and she is the Vice President of the Women's Care Center. Next to Jenny is Anthony Douglas and he will be speaking on the petition. Last but not least, Derek Fodrocy is the neighbor to the West of the property and would like to address the Council this afternoon and this evening. Mr.Nussbaum continued,The most common comment I have received from those who have taken the time to contact me is that this is a zoning issue. I appreciate Mr. Palmer's review of the criteria necessary in making a decision on this matter. I'm going to do my best to stick to this criteria, however, there may be some times to deviate a little from that to answer some issues that have been raised to the Council. In order to facilitate the discussions this afternoon, we provided you a position which summarizes what we believe our case is to bring to you for an approval of this petition. The Women's Care Center has been a long standing, charitable tax-exempt organization providing valuable services to our community. It is now located in ten(10)states with twenty-nine (29) locations. It has an impressive record of success and peaceful coexistence with others who may have another point of view on women's reproductive rights. This is something the Women's Care Center has tried very hard to maintain and has tried very hard through this process to ensure that everyone that may have a different perspective is aware of I think,unfortunately,the Council has been provided with some information that needs some clarification with regard to those items the Women's Care Center has been involved in and those items they have not been involved in. Mr. Nussbaum went on, We are a late award winner of the Downtown Pride of Place Award. We are not just a good corporate citizen,we are a great one (1). Sufficed to say, we have reached out to every individual who sent a written remonstrance to the Area Plan Commission. A copy of the message we sent to them is provided in the packet we have provided to you. We also reach out to Whole Women's Health Alliance for any information they would like to see from us. There has been very little response to what we sent out and no one took us up on the invitation to visit our facility except for eight(8) of you, and we appreciate the time you took. Mr.Nussbaum continued, I would like to move to the criteria we need to talk to you about for the rezoning. I won't repeat what Mr.Palmer told you,but I would like for you look at the first handout I have provided to you that has Bendix Node in the right hand corner and it's actually three (3) pages. It is pretty much the same document. The top document is an aerial view that shows the actual buildings and streets. The second is a more schematic and the third is also schematic but has individual property boundaries. The important part of this exhibit is the fact that 3527 Lincoln EXCELLENCE I ACCOUNTABILITY I INNOVATION I INCLUSION I EMPOWERMENT 455 County-City Building 1227 W.Jefferson Bvld I South Bend,Indiana 466011 p 574.235.9221 if 574.235.9173 TTD574.235.55671www.southbendin.gov 3