09/20/07 Committee Meeting Minutes

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September 20, 2007 Personnel end Finance Committee Meeting Minutes Page 2 Opportunity (copies attached). He suggested informal sessions with the Council in the new year. In response to questions from Dr. Varner, Mr. McMahan stated that the Board of Public Works in Mishawaka approved an agreement on Metronet. Dr. Varner noted that $300,000 of T1F were used for Metronet and that service lines were extended to the University of Notre Dame, while Mishawaka has made a minimal investment. He suggested that there should be a plan for cash recovery to South Bend, noting that he believes that South Bend is getting the short-end of this financial arrangement. Mr. McMahan suggested that there be a separate meeting to address Metronet. Metronet's Executive Committee meets once per month. In response to questions from Council Member Pfeifer, Mr. McMahon noted that he met with Councii Member Dieter's Community and Economic Development Committee in June and that additional meetings through that committee are anticipated. He stated that Project Future once LaSalle Square has a plan that they would be pleased to join the process, lend their expertise, and be engaged. Council Member Pfeifer stated that she believes that Project Future should ear-marked same of their activities to the inner city and persons of color. Human Riahts. uaae 134: Crystal McCain, an Investigator with Human Rights, noted that Lonnie Douglas, the Human Rights Director was at a national conference and that she would review their operations. She noted that they are continuing to investigate, train and do out-reach. Their current case load is lower which gives them more opportunities to provide educational out-reach programs. They focus on housing, education, public accommodation and employment. In response to questions from Council Member White, Ms. McCain stated that they currently have forty (40} cases in total, where in prior years each of the four (4) investigators had this number of cases themselves. She noted that cases are down across the state. The Human Rights office located at 30'1 S. St. Louis Boulevard since 2001 with may expressing that they like the new location. Human Rights has four (4) investigators; three (3) who are primarily in the employment area and Fred Harris, Jr. who does the housing cases. Council Member Pfeifer asked for a chart which compares the cases handled for the past three (3) years.