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CITY OF SOUTH BEND I OFFICE OF THE CLERK consider. Mishawaka also has made sure that one (1) of their nine (9) members is the City Engineer. Are we going to look at that as a good example to look at the fact that we are going to make sure one (1) of the nine (9) is the City Engineer? Lastly, right now with Legal is Heppenheimer,he is the attorney for Area Plan. How would our legal system work with that?Last piece I need to figure which I may not have any changes on this is will our Board of Zoning Appeals change or not change from those kind of standpoints? So that's the thing that I wanted to discuss with this Committee. The update regarding the fact that on August 3rd,2018 it was reported that an ordinance was going to come before us and it hasn't come. My first (I") thought was to have a clear public discussion regarding that, get input and all those kinds of things and then come back later on and talk about funding that part, even if it means pulling it out of this current budget. To put something in the budget and then come back and do the ordinance is backwards and I have concerns. Committeemember John Voorde stated, I agree. Committee Chair Davis asked, What makes you agree, how so? Committeemember Voorde stated, I think sequentially we should have been ahead of the conversation. We, one (1), should have had a seat at the table and two (2) when we have those discussions. Committee Chair Davis opened the floor to discussion for Committee and Council Members. Committee Chair Davis stated, I've been hearing this coming down the pipe for months and so the fact that we haven't had an ordinance to us at this present time is really stunning to me. And it was announced it would be a part of the budget. Budget things cannot dictate the ordinance. The ordinance needs to dictate that. Committeemember Jo M. Broden stated, I think I maybe was too vocal the other night on this but my sentiment is pretty much the same.We need to understand the process,the pace of the transition and get down to the finer details of it all. What does this mean in terms of public interface? I also have overall questions about efficiency. There are a lot of things where I think we benefit by doing it more regionally or at least County-wide and then there are some that aren't. I really want to understand that whole picture and what those deficiencies are that we are trying to correct here. I also want to know the things we are doing well that we are trying to amplify. A broader more fine- detailed discussion would be something I would look forward to. Committee Chair Davis stated, And the thing is I see you there, of course, we've seen that from that standpoint but even, and they can respond to it later, as the South Bend Commission,nine(9) members, of course the ordinance would dictate who those nine (9) members are. How is that set up?What are their terms?Who appoints them?Those kind of things need to be done. If everything is appointed through the Administration and it's already in the Planning Commission and from that standpoint and we have our member or whatever, then it's seen as what I've been told as a rubber stamp and that kind of thing. It is already inside of the City from that standpoint.Right now we are seen as a separate body in many ways. We have members of the Administration, we have members from the Council, and then all of these other people that come from a variety of sources. We have a variety of professional insights as we do. As we know, zoning is the highest issue that we have ever faced out here, ok?And so to have all of those controversial issues set inside of DCI EXCELLENCE I ACCOUNTABILITY I INNOVATION I INCLUSION I EMPOWERMENT 455 County-City Building 1 227 W.Jefferson Bvld I South Bend,Indiana 466011 p 574.235.9221 If 574.235.9173 TTD 574.235.5567 1www.southbendin.gov 5