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CITY OF SOUTH BEND OFFICE OF THE CLERK Code Enforcement team because it has required us to have a lot of work arounds in order to just continue day-to-day operations. And we definitely don't want it to trickle down to the residents that we serve. So, I do commend the Code Enforcement staff, even though we've been having trouble with our software, they've been doing a phenomenal job of trying to find a lot of work arounds so that the public doesn't see that we are having software struggles. So again, in 2020, our goal is to improve our operational effectiveness by using a new software,which is CityWorks.The community will continue to see positive impact of the Rental Safety Verification Program. We are so proud of this program and we hear nothing but great things coming from it. We are holding landlords responsible. We are identifying those responsive landlords out there because there are many of them, and we are getting tenants the assistance that they need. She continued, We're going to continue to increase the numbers of our neighborhood cleanups. In 2018 we had a total of 42,860 pounds of debris that between our staff members and inspectors and neighborhood groups cleaned up during 2018. In 2019, as of August 25th we've already exceeded that amount by approximately 51,900 pounds, which I think is absolutely amazing. We also are very involved with the Love Your Block pickups as well. So, even though we don't necessarily have inspectors or staff working these events all the time, we reach out to those folks who are in charge of the Love Your Block pickups and they know exactly where they should gather the trash they collect. And then on Monday morning when our inspectors show up for work, our NEAT Crew shows up and they will then go around to those different locations and pick up the trash. So, it has worked out great and its helped add to our 2019 numbers as of August 25th. We also want to work on increasing adoptions at the Animal Resource Center, SBARC, and continue to build a robust volunteer program. I'd like to highlight some of the dogs here you see on the screen (referencing a slide in the presentation), I don't know if you noticed, but that cute one(1) up there in the left-hand corner's name is Gavin. He's not here today,but, there's that. She went on, Operating budget highlights and changes, as Dan Parker highlighted, the operating budget funds were restructured as follows (referencing a slide in the presentation). I don't think I need to go through this necessarily, but you have the information in front of you and this is pretty much word for word what Dan Parker just explained to us. This is the overview of the Department of Code Enforcement, all divisions. If you look at the 2020 budget numbers, the expenditures at $4.58 million, compared to 2019 that was at $4.022 million. You'll see the Code Enforcement budget for expenditures has increased roughly$557,192.The next page,if you'll flip the page,will explain a little bit more in detail allocations, up $103,704. We are requesting, which I'll go into a little bit more a little later in my presentation, two (2) new positions for the RSVP program. An increase,with the two percent(2%)personnel increase. I am requesting a salary adjustment for the deputy director, director, and shelter manager. Health insurance has increased as well as other fringe benefits and of course we have the MOU with St. Vincent DePaul for tenant services for the RSVP program. And we're also asking for an increase for emergency demolitions. We anticipate we will pay up front and then be reimbursed by CDBG funds. She continued, I apologize as this slide is a little difficult to read (referencing the presentation). The slide shows projected subsidized dollars on the left and actual subsidized dollars on the right. Two(2)year projection of tax subsidized funding is approximately eighty percent(80%). Looking at 2019, year to date actual is roughly eighty-two percent (82%). This slide shows the operating revenues for 2018, the amended 2019 and proposed 2020. What I'd like to point out is the change in revenue percentages with a decrease of thirty-one percent (31%). The reason for this, over the last several years, projected revenues have been high, and we adjusted 2020 to be in line with the EXCELLENCE ACCOUNTABILITY INNOVATION ; INCLUSION EMPOWERMENT 455 County-City Building 227 W.Jefferson Bvld South Bend,Indiana 46601 p 574.235.9221 f 574.235.9173 I I D574.235.5567 www.southbendin.gov 3