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REGULAR MEETING July 9, 2018 CAPITAL FUND (#287), $219,930 FROM SEWAGE WORKS OPERATING (#641), $150 FROM 2011 SEWER BOND (#659), AND $7,500 FROM 2012 SEWER BOND (#661). Councilmember Gavin Ferlic made a motion to adopt Bill No. 30-18. Councilmember Jake Teshka seconded this motion which carried by a roll call vote of eight (8) ayes. RESOLUTIONS BILL NO. 18-26 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, APPROVING A PETITION OF THE AREA BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1235 W NAPIER Councilmember John Voorde made a motion to continue Bill No. 18-26 to the July 23rd, 2018 meeting of the Common Council. Councilmember Regina Williams-Preston seconded this motion which carried by a voice vote of eight(8) ayes. 18-28 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, IN SUPPORT OF THE CITY ENGAGEMENT & EMPOWERMENT TEAM'S APPLICATION TO THE CITIES OF SERVICE "LOVE YOUR BLOCK" GRANT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE "LEADING IN NEIGHBORHOOD CONNECTIONS" PROGRAM. Councilmember Karen White, Chair of the Residential Neighborhoods Committee, reported that they met this afternoon and send this bill forward with a favorable recommendation. Alkeyna Aldridge, Director of Engagement and Economic Empowerment with offices on the 141h floor of the County-City Building, South Bend, IN, served as the presenter for this bill. Ms. Aldridge stated, I am really excited to be before you, tonight, to present this opportunity. As you know, Government is being asked to do more than the basics and, in my new role, we are asking private partners to do more. I think we all have a lot to learn from what residents are already doing in that regard. This grant opportunity is specifically related to resident-driven projects and programs that speak to blight elimination in cities. It's a national program and we are looking to replicate that here and localize it a bit. What we learned from a West Side neighborhood meeting as I was presenting on what we look forward to doing in neighborhoods in the next few years, is that it is all just not enough. That came across pretty clearly and the issues are really big. We are a small community with a finite amount of resources and the resident response to that was if the City can't do it, we will do it ourselves. This grant opportunity is saying what our residents are already doing that the City can scale up and support and learn from. LINK is named and formed by West Side residents and it is really a program that teaches residents to do small scale rehab and repairs on their home so that we can preserve the housing stock remaining in many of the neighborhoods that have been impacted by blight elimination. We need to honor and recognize those legacy residents there and help scale up their efforts across the City. We are hoping to win $25,000 and if we do win,we will come back to you and ask for a match so that we can do it City- wide. This being the time heretofore set for the Public Hearing on the above bill, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. Councilmember Gavin Ferlic made a motion to adopt Bill No. 18-28. Councilmember John Voorde seconded this motion which carried by a roll call vote of eight (8) ayes. 10