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REGULAR MEETING July 9, 2018 32-18 FIRST READING ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 10546-17 BY ADDING NEW SALARIED AND WAGE POSITIONS TO THE ORDINANCE FIXING MAXIMUM SALARIES AND WAGES OF APPOINTED OFFICERS AND NON- BARGAINING EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 2018 Councilmember John Voorde made a motion to send Bill No. 32-18 to the Personnel and Finance Committee and set it for Second Reading and Public Hearing on July 23d, 2018. Councilmember Gavin Ferlic seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of eight(8) ayes. UNFINISHED BUSINESS There was no Unfinished Business at this time. NEW BUSINESS Councilmember Tim Scott stated, I would like everybody to wish a Happy 29th Birthday to the faithful citizen member, Sharon Banicki. Happy 291h, Sharon. PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR Henry Davis Jr., 5117 Idlewood Drive, South Bend, IN, stated, Council Members, I would like to say Good Evening and thank you for the opportunity to come before you. I want to do the best I can with the three (3) minutes that I do have. I want to make sure we understand that I am the president of the La Salle Park Neighborhood Alliance and we are here,today, to present to you an agenda that was adopted by the Neighborhood Alliance. I would like for the members present to raise their hand or stand. We've been in a process for the better part of six (6) months to develop some type of action goals and plans for the neighborhood association of our given area. Within that time we were able to meet with several City employees and City elected officials. In some cases we got information we desired and in some cases we didn't. It was just a part of the process. Through our entire process we were able to mark down different things we felt were important to us as it relates to how we need to develop as a community in our given area. I think it is awesome you have seniors who are still organized and also engaged and participating in such a process.Not only are they participating in such a process but some of them have shown up torsi t and they will support what we are talking about. I want you to understand that we are serious. Many of these folks are voters and are taxpaying citizens. That is not to put pressure on you but to make sure you understand these folks are citizens and they want more out of their elected officials. I would like to read off to you all what I just sent to your emails. Jake, I do not have your email but I sent it to Kareemah. I will resend it later. Number one (1), we want to have access to and be a part of the programing ideas at the Charles Black Center. Everyone wants to talk about the crime going on in our youth and we want to be in the seat and position to help create programming. We want to impact our youth in a positive way by creating ideas of careers. We want to talk about trades,using hands and what a life looks like being an adult. Number two (2) infrastructure and Smart Street completion on and between Falcon and Kentucky Streets.Number three(3) is a plan to create open storefronts to business owners, more importantly, people of color and black business owners. Number four (4) is the curb and sidewalk program. Number five (5) is an abatement program for homes to reinvest in. Councilmember Gavin Ferlic interjected to notify Mr. Davis Jr. that his three (3) minutes has expired. 15