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4SpL3TH 8r w a PEACE ______.2 x x /86 OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK KAREEMIAH FOWLER, CITY CLERK COMMUNITY RELATIONS OCTOBER 9, 2018 6:11 P.M. Committee Members Present: Regina Williams-Preston Committee Members Absent: Jake Teshka, Karen White, Sharon L. McBride Other Council Present: Jo M. Broden Other Council Absent: Tim Scott, Oliver Davis, Gavin Ferlic, John Voorde Others Present: Jennifer Coffman, Bob Palmer Presenters: Regina Williams-Preston, Judy Fox, Tracy Skibins Agenda: Development without displacement: Disarming the Tools of Gentrification How to use the recommendations of the Racial Wealth Divide Report to bring about equitable economic development as it relates specifically to housing options in SB Committee Chair Regina Williams-Preston called to order the Community Relations Committee meeting at 6:11 p.m. She introduced the presenters as well as the other Council Members and City Officials that were present. Development without displacement: Disarming the Tools of Gentrification Councilmember Regina Williams-Preston, 838 N. Elmer Street, stated, We need to look at disparity in our community. Last year, our Administration commissioned a study to quantify that problem. Some communities are doing better than others, and specifically, African Americans seem to not be doing as well in the City of South Bend. We'll go through the Racial Wealth Divide report that was done by Prosperity Now, which shows the disparity between the communities. We'll also look at what the issues are that contribute to disparity. There are three (3) main City departments that we want to look at. The Department of Community Investment is responsible for looking at development and taking our tax dollars and investing them in places that make sense in order to move our City forward. Over the last few years, we've found that home owners are in need of home repair assistance. The City of South Bend went back and asked what they could do differently. We got a Westside pilot going on right now that puts $650,000 directly into Westside neighborhoods for homeowners to fix up their homes. We also have a whole department looking at the existing resources that may not be associated with the City of South Bend, such as Real INTEGRITY' SERVICE'ACCESSIBILITY JENNIFER M.COFFMAN BIANCA L.TIRADo JosEPH R MOLNAR CHIEF DEPUTY/DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS DEPUTY/DIRECTOR OF POLICY ORDINANCE VIOLATION CLERIC EXCELLENCE I ACCOUNTABILITY I INNOVATION I INCLUSION I EMPOWERMENT 455 County-City Building 1227 W.Jefferson Blvd.I South Bend,Indiana 46601 I p 574.235.9221 I f 574.235.9173 I www.southbendin.gov