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Council Member Piizzello stated that over a year agoils from contacted ng regard in and to problems associated with long, loud parties. She received calls Heights,East Washington,Wooded Estates,University Heights and Turtle Creek. She also had discussions with Commissioner Cindy Bodle and the and mSheriff.inents going on in the out-of-control student parties are impacting the developmletter to ent neighborhoods. The City Attorney's Office acce table behavior to be abat d.nShe noted both the resident and the landlord calling for the p that parties are wonderful things but when outside speakers those are of good na d th s.number of individuals attending become excessive, such actions are that Member Dieter noted that the ordinance is not anti-Notre Dame student200 e there ve he has been on the SB Police Department for thirty(30)years. Since January been 7,762 calls for service for neighborhood related issues. At the current rate there are ten (10) calls for service per day for such actions throughout the city. Problems of this type have been the greatest request to him since he has been nts the Mayor Cand the C�ty/Alto calls are related to rental properties. He thanked the residents, for their efforts. een (18) Council Member Rouse stated that the ordinance has been the Harter for about ea and about months. The primary complaints have been coming proliferate housing discrimination. students. He stated that he believes that the ordinance may p Council Member Rouse stated that there have been problems of this type for at least 50 years. He then asked Ms. Nash to address his concern of the o began to ti enof housing s discrimination, t noting that in 1993 a series of quality of life ordinanc g is no need to rush and that he could not support the ordinance as proposed,however appreciated the comments given by Marguerite Taylor. rd Ms. Nash stated that the city would be responding to�b Office, Code Enforcement and the Poll e to correct unacceptable behavior. The City Attorney s Of Department "would be giving training sessions to encourage property owners to maintain their properties in appropriate atmospheres". Dr.Varner stated that there has been a lot of good discussion,the definitions"ng tat he the consideration absent form t of last Committee meeting. He would like "clearing up issuing citations to tenants. Council Member Kuspa stated that the ordinance should not effect legitimate operations. There have been problems in the 6th District and he believes nhdmentslwhich waere madetl He sees Bas that he is now in favor of it in light of the recent am good overall and needed. Council Member White thanked the Administration,he Council Member ber Puz ordinance to nd ethe neighbors for their input and work on the ordinance supports that residents should be able to get a safe and peaceful rest. She stated that her main concern is one of enforcement and hopes that the City Administration wil enforce it on a regular basis, adding that all quality of life ordinances should be enforced. July 25,2005 Health and Public Safety Committee of the 2005 South Bend Common Council -page 4-