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rr CITY OF SOUTH BEND I OFFICE OF THE CLERK that. We'll also be assisting with reviewing the South Bend Police Department hiring policy and requirements. We will also be moving forward with the Trauma-Informed Community Plan to proactively address racial disparities and access in healthcare,mental wellness,housing,education, justice, both juvenile and criminal, inclusive economic development and MBE development and support. Then we're also working closely with Innovation and IT Business Analytics Department to continue the work that was started in Engagement and Economic Empowerment with the CDFI friendly community plans. For the Human Rights Commission, which actually I don't think it's a part of your slides (referencing the presentation), but the accomplishments for the Human Rights Commission, we indefinitely extended the contract between St. Joseph County and the Commission to continue to enforce the County's Human Rights Ordinance. We've successfully maintained Federal contracts with the EEOC and HUD by meeting contractual obligations. They've trained over one hundred (100)persons in the community on HUD laws, and the training was provided by a HUD attorney. They provided three (3) academic scholarships totaling $6,500 to students in St. Joseph County. They partnered with the Indiana Civil Rights Commission in providing COE training in the Fair Housing Act and land contracts in South Bend. They partnered with the Volunteer Lawyer Network in providing equal access to justice. And also partnered with the EEOC in providing civility training for City managers. She continued, The goals and plans for Q3 to Q4 for the Human Rights Commission, they'll continue to work with St. Joseph County to ensure that all the residents are ensured equal opportunity and access. They continue to work in the community with the Diversity and Inclusion Officer and continue to inform residents that diversity strengthens and benefits our community through inclusion of all people. The Commission will also continue the policy that all cases filed be completed within one hundred and eighty(180) days or less, with the exception of those cases that require legal intervention.We'll also make sure that we maintain Federal contracts with EEOC and HUD, and local contracts with Community Investment, and also continue to seek other forms of revenue through grants to supplement the General Fund. Denise Linn Riedl, Chief Innovation Officer for the City of South Bend with offices located on the 12th floor of the County-City Building, stated, Good evening. I'll start by talking about our accomplishments. We brought in $500,000 from the Lilly Endowment Grant that was awarded to the University of Notre Dame. That endowment grant is meant for economic development, workforce development, and general innovation in the region. That money awarded to the City, a sub-awardee, will be used for data analytics training at the Technology Resource Center, which is to be opened in October of 2019. We are looking forward to leveraging those funds to fill capacity not only with City staff, but with residents in the region, and managing challenges around future of work and workforce development challenges in the region. Our department also manages 3-1- 1, as many of you know. I just wanted some of the stats with you this evening. So far this year, we've taken over 75,000 calls out of the 3-1-1 Call Center. As a result, inputted over 10,000 requests for service. Actually, 3-1-1 stayed open during the polar vortex this year,which I thought was a nice story to add. We continue to take those requests and work with City departments to deliver services to residents and respond to any issues that people have. She continued, The third (3rd) accomplishment I wanted to highlight this evening was the launch of the transparency and performance page of the City. So, this webpage centralizes all of the open information resources that the City manages, including the Open Data Portal, Police Data Transparency, and our open records. It's a one (1)-stop shop for residents to access that information. Of course,just launching it is the first (1St) step. We're looking for opportunities to EXCELLENCE I ACCOUNTABILITY I INNOVATION I INCLUSION I EMPOWERMENT 455 County-City Building 1 227 W.Jefferson Bvld South Bend,Indiana 46601 p 574.235.92211f 574 235.9173 TTD 574.235.5567;www.southbendin.gov 20