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2010 Health and Public Safety Committee Annual Report <br /> December 8, 2010 <br /> Page 3 <br /> ➢ Discussion of the City Administration's recommendations to amend the City's cur�ent <br /> open burning regulations which resulting in the proposed bill to be withdrawn <br /> ➢ Discussion of the emergency/public safety radio communication systems being <br /> upgraded to an 800 megahertz band width with the discussion resulting in the proposed <br /> appropriation being reduced <br /> ➢ Receiving an update on graffiti from Vice-President Oliver Davis <br /> ➢ Discussion of neighborhood issues and concerns—from street lighting&trash to be <br /> City's enforcement processes and responsiveness <br /> ➢ Receiving a presentation on the proposed South Bend Animal Care and Control Shelter <br /> which was held at Kennedy Academy which is located at 609 North Olive Street <br /> ➢ Discussion of the 2010 Justice Assistance Grant which would be used to update the <br /> video cameras in twenty-seven (27) police squad cards by upgrading them from <br /> analogue to digital <br /> ➢ Discussion of the public safety concerns involving the many new synthetic marijuana <br /> products commonly referred to as Mr.Smiley,Spice, K2, etc.which was brought to the <br /> committee's attention by Council President Dieter and the Senior Men's Club of the Dr. <br /> Martin Luther King Recreation Center <br /> ➢ Discussion of the St.Joseph County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan which is a disaster <br /> mitigation plan approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) aimed <br /> at having a collaborative effort of all local units of government in St.Joseph County <br /> Senring on the Citv's Advisorv Ne�otiatin�Team for Police Ne�otiations: <br /> As Chairperson of the Health & Public Safety Committee, I had the opportunity to spend many <br /> hours serving as a member of the City's Advisory Negotiating Team, along with Council Member <br /> Thomas LaFountain on the City Team who met with union representatives for the Fraternal <br /> Order of Police Lodge#36. By having the same Council Members serve on the team this year as <br /> last year, l believe helped in eventually reaching a tentative agreement and a total package <br /> which the rank and file members of the South Bend Police Department overwhelming <br />