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®CITY OF SOUTH BEND I OFFICE OF THE CLERK she was eighteen (18) when she actually filled out the application. We might not have been able to hire her had we been following our previous process. He continued, I have a couple of pictures here (referencing the presentation). This is Fire Station Nine (9). I believe I took this picture a few weeks ago and it has moved further along. Please stop by and have a look at the building. This is Fire Station Four (4) and there is a specific reason I added this particular picture in here. You can see the solar panels on top of the building. Both of these stations are LEAD Certified buildings. We have been told by the engineers that these solar panels will be able to offset seven to ten percent (7% - 10%) of the cost of the electricity we use in the building, so over the long term, that will pay for itself. We have been working with the Office of Sustainability to look at other opportunities we may have on our other buildings to be able to further this type of program. Therese Dorau has been wonderful to work with in regards to that. He went on, The last thing I would like to share with Council is about our Indiana River Rescue School. This we have completed six (6) river rescue school programs. Two (2) of those classes were dedicated programs for the Chicago Fire Department and the New York Fire Department. I can't stress enough how well thought-of this program is,nationally. The New York Fire Department sends their people to South Bend, Indiana to be trained by South Bend Fire Fighters. That speaks volumes. We actually train the best of the best, here. We have a resource that almost nobody else has, it being the East Race. We create a class three (3)rapids there and as you can see in that one (1) picture, we stick a car in the East Race and we are able to commence the training. A lot of those individuals you see on the news and in pictures have been trained here and are affecting rescues elsewhere. We also hosted the International Association of Water Rescue Professionals Annual Conference. For four (4) years running, now, that has been held in South Bend. I believe they had the biggest attendance that they have ever had this ye . They also had a National Guard helicopter over in Howard Park and are looking to expand it to have an air component to it next year. That has been a wonderful partnership with different agencies both nationally and even internationally. We've had people from Europe, Canada, and even Australia attend that conference. Committee Chair White opened the floor to questions and comments from Committee and Council Members. Committeemember Voorde stated, It sounds like that Paramedicine Program is what REAL Services does. How is it different? Chief Cox replied, REAL Services provides more of the ancillary services in providing things to folks and maybe getting them around to different places. Our Community Paramedic actually provides some amount of medical care along with providing services or linking people to those services. Our program is a little more comprehensive than what REAL Services provides. There is a gap there and we aim to fill it. Councilmember Teshka stated,First(1St) of all,thank you Chief Cox,for what you do for our City on a daily basis. You had mentioned,and we will hear this over and over again throughout the next few months,but,preparing for 2020. I think,for me,I just wanted to ask the question,what exactly is the department doing to prepare for 2020? I think as a Council and people that live in this community,if there are any hits to our budget,I think the last place we want to see it hit is in public 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 1 TTD574.235.5567 I www.southbendin.gov 16