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South Be *d Redevelopment Commission Regular 0eeting - September 5, 1980 4. COWJNICATIONS (continued) a. Mr. Robinson made a motion that the etter of resignation be received rom Mr. Carl Ellison, Executive Director of the Department of Redevel- opment with regret and placed on file seconded by Ms. Auburn and the motion as unanimously carried.. [ayor Parent: I would like to add [y comments to yours Mr. Nimtz. Mr. llison has had major impact on city peration.s now for a-number of years, of only on redevelopment activities nd economic development activities, ut also in the community development rogram, which he headed for quite some ime. Equally important, he is a eader of this community, and we are oing to miss you a great deal. I feel hat I am losing a friend in South Bend. he only good thing about it is that we re gaining a really good friend in ashington, D.C. Mr Ellison you can est assure that we will be calling you ften for help. It goes beyond the usiness relationship Mr. Ellison, and t will continue being so. We are sorry o see you leave but we are very happy or you. I know that this position can ffer what you have been looking for or a little while and I can't think f anyone better to have been made the Nimtz: For the benefit of the public the press I might state that we had Executive Commission meeting at 8:30 a.m. s morning with the Mayor and discussed Ellison's replacement. Following that ting and the discussions °held the Chair's ommendation (and I believe that the mission will concur) is that Mr. Pat ahon be named as the Executive Director the Department of Redevelopment and mission at the salary that Mr. Ellison has. Donaldson made a motion that Mr. Pat hon be named Executive Director of the rtment of Redevelopment at the same .ry Mr. Ellison had, seconded by Ms. rn, and the motion was unanimously ded -5- MR. PAT MCMAHON NAMED AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPT. OF REDEVELOP- MENT, TO REPLACE MR. ELLI-