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CITY OF SOUTH BEND OFFICE OF THE CLERK on everybody's part. And the magnitude of the benefits are yet to be measured, but the magnitude of the work is daunting,and I appreciate you and the State,Governor Holcomb,and the Legislature for not passing along the costs from the feds. So, thanks very much. I appreciate it. Councilmember Jo M. Broden asked, Would it be possible also to fill out tonight's record and similar to how you provided the three (3) party MOU, to actually provide the two (2) party MOU between the County and the City, please? Mr. Kain replied, Yes. Councilmember Tim Scott stated, I want to thank the State, the City, the County and everybody involved. I also want to thank you guys for being patient and letting us work our schedule on getting our budget out of the way. I don't think you guys wanted to be here until 12:30 a.m. doing this. So, I appreciate that. I know we're the last piece, but I appreciate the patience on that. Committee Chair Gavin Ferlic opened the floor to the public for anyone wishing to speak in favor of Bill No. 19-67. Andy Kostielney, President of the Saint Joseph County Board of Commissioners with offices on the 7th floor of the County City Building stated,I want to add a couple of points. One(1),regarding the memorandum between the County and the City. Any monies that are spent first (Pt) would come from the County. So, the City would only be on the hook for any money that's spent in the event that the project did not move forward, which we discussed a little bit earlier today. In all likelihood,if we clear the first(1st)hurdle in the next few months,that would be a strong indication that the project is going to move forward. In the event the project did not move forward,the County money would be spent first(1St). Only after the first(1st) $9 million is spent would the City money be taken into account. The second (2nd) thing is I want to help you answer a question that I had to answer when we voted on this. How are we spending tax dollars in St. Joseph County or the City of South Bend for a project that does not take place within the County or City limits? The answer is pretty simple. Much like the US 31 project down south, a lot of the work wasn't done in St. Joseph County or the City of South Bend, but we've certainly reaped the benefits of that. This is another indication here, I probably shouldn't say this in public, but from a St. Joseph County standpoint,the double track project, we get the lion's share of the benefit.Next to LaPorte County, St. Joseph County gets the biggest impact on their ridership and potential economic development because Lake and Porter County are spending the same amount of money as St. Joseph County is, and their benefit is much less than ours. So, I think it's just a great project. I appreciate your work and the work of South Bend's Administration as well. So, thank you and I hope you support the project. Committee Chair Gavin Ferlic opened the floor to the public for anyone wishing to speak against Bill No. 19-67. Seeing none, the meeting was turned back to the Committee for a vote. Committee Chair Gavin Ferlic made a motion to send Bill No. 19-67 to the full Council with a favorable recommendation.The motion was seconded by Committeemember Dr.Oliver Davis and carried with a voice vote of three(3) ayes. EXCELLENCE I ACCOUNTABILITY I INNOVATION I INCLUSION I EMPOWERMENT 455 County-City Building 227 W.Jefferson Bvld South Bend,Indiana 46601 p 574.235.9221 f574.235.9173 TTD574.235.5567 www.southbendin.gov 6