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•CITY OF SOUTH BEND OFFICE OF THE CLERK Committee Chair Davis interrupted, So that rezoning, since it is the sixty(60) situation there, that could grant us the time but not to the point where it is necessary for us to have that kind of Weather Amnesty? Mr. Vanderveen replied,Correct. And that is assuming that the property owner is willing to extend the lease if that were the case. Committee Chair Davis stated, Ok, I'm at peace. Committeemember Broden asked, So just to follow up, the lease has language in it that you could extend beyond the April 15th day? Mr. Vanderveen replied, It does not currently have that language in it, no. Committeemember Broden followed up, So you would be in a position of trying to negotiate that extension? Mr. Vanderveen replied, Yes and, in reality, that is the way we have done it in the however many years we have done Weather Amnesty. There have been a few days where it has been problematic but for the most part it is acceptable. It is never great to sleep outside,right?But Weather Amnesty is concerned with life-saving service. Committeemember Broden interjected, I guess as long as we are looking at the extension and submitting the application, with DCI submitting the application to the Area Plan Commission for another rezoning on this at the end, I mean I guess, that is kind of an as needed, time of call, but obviously we can get a sense of what these forecasts are and I guess I would be inclined, in a lease agreement, to actually know what those terms could or might be for an extension. That is to make sure it is not a heavy ask in terms of income driven by the landlord. I guess that is one (1) point. My second (2°1) is, relative to 2017 and the capacity to serve individuals, what does this site do? Not just pure numbers but the subset of numbers. We already addressed families,but in particular, women? Mr. Vanderveen replied, Yes, so, you may know that the Life Treatment Center in 2017 served women and they will not be doing so this year. So one (1) of the requirements in looking for a building was a site that was large enough to serve the number of men we served in the Kratz Building last year plus the number of men they served at the Life Treatment Center. So our overall capacity will be the same as it was last year with the same amount of space for men and women. Committeemember Broden followed up, So numbers aren't going up, so overall, do you feel like that met the need of the folks who needed housing during those months? Mr. Vanderveen replied, Yes. There were a few nights where we had to cram a few extra people in, here and there,but overall, we felt it worked. Committeemember Broden then asked, And then what communications are you proposing for within the City of South Bend? This is a new site, new location and a difficult population to EXCELLENCE ACCOUNTABILITY j INNOVATION I INCLUSION ' EMPOWERMENT 455 County-City Building 1227 W.Jefferson Bvld South Bend,Indiana 46601 p 574.235.9221 f 574.235.9173 TTD 574.235.5567 www.southbendin.gov 12