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outdoor fire pits. He believes that would have been very reasonable. He also believes the Council could do more to ask the Police to fine the students and to arrest underage drinkers.Mr. Costello is thankful for the Police coming out and quieting the students down. However, he also believes Council could do more to get Code Enforcement to fine the students that leave garbage in neighbors' yards and not taking their recycling bins and trash bins back to the curb. He believes the Council could have done more to ask Notre Dame to be more responsible in disciplining unruly students. He believes it is not as bad, but it is still going down and it is because very few homeowners want to live there. He believes it's a sad situation. Tim Sexton believes the Coalition has been a body where significant relationships have been formed to the point where phone calls can address situations. Seniors are living next to Mr. Costello could be great but then they graduate in May and a new group comes in and that group might be different. The University deals with students living in off-campus housing, specifically interacting with their behavior off campus. There are programs that exist now that didn't exist back in the day. There has also been a lot of revitalization in those areas. Now, also, a student can't move off campus until they are a senior. Mr. Sexton believes there are a lot of positive things that have come from the Coalition. Chairperson Tomas Morgan then opened the floor to informal discussion in review of the current Ordinance and its content.This discussion consisted of more history,conversations about grant seeking and possible new avenues of how the CCAC could help support low-income members of the community have more access to college and the campuses. There was also conversation about public safety as well as off-campus student activities that are cross-campus. There was a consensus that the scope of the Ordinance needs to be further defined as less negative or punitive. Mr. Nussbaum encouraged new off-campus students to meet with their neighbors early in the year. He also encouraged the CCAC to get on the full Council's agenda to report on the relationships and invite neighbors and students to come to that meeting. Chairperson Tomas Morgan encouraged members to email suggestions to her at rtomasmo@southbendin.gov. Chairperson Tomas Morgan then opened the floor to announcements and updates from members of the CCAC. Holy Cross College Representatives Updates/Concerns: Mike Griffin announced that March 27th will be an open house for high school students all around South Bend who need help filling out their FAFSA. Rylee Horn announced a relationship with their ROTC program as well as their Boys Basketball team making it to the National Tournament. There is also an Expo on April 23"`` in the middle of IDEA Week to support entrepreneurs. Ivan Martinez announced that March PI will be the elections for the new student body executives as well as the Student Senate. University of Notre Dame Representatives Updates/Concerns: Tim Sexton announced that Marguerite Taylor from the Robinson Community Learning Center has had some health issues but has been released from the nursing home she was in and is living with her sister now. He believes both she and LuElla Webster from the Robinson Community Learning Center will be at the next CCAC meeting. The Robinson Community Learning Center had their anniversary celebration on February 1 4th Leah Kicinski announced that March 27th will be the Landlord Summit and Spring Housing Fair. That is an opportunity for local landlords to come and hear from the University of Notre Dame and connect them to the off- campus housing website. It is also an opportunity for students to come and meet local landlords. There will be a