05-21-08 Health & Public Safety Committee

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Health and Public Safety Committee May 21, 2008 Page 3 (Mayor Luecke noted that the Street Department travels all streets and priorities are based on street condition and usage. Wheel tax and general fund monies are used and the city looks at using available monies as far as possible) Cheryl Hayward of Berrien Springs, Michigan voiced concern about: • A letter sent to Police Chief Fautz in the Spring of 2007 about possible "racial profiling" • "Precautionary issues" used by SBPD to pull persons over Jenario Morgan of 717 N. St. Louis Street in South Bend voiced concern about: • A friend who was stopped by the SBPD on Angela Boulevard for an alleged broken taillight • Trash at his residence not being picked up and the city not being consistent in providing this service Patricia Frazier of 25575 Kern Road in South Bend voiced concern about: • A church member of Kern Road Mennonite Church who lives on St. Peter Street and could not attend today's meeting because she was working and her concern about being stopped by a SBPD officer for "her plates on her car not matching the records" • A second SBPD officer responding to this stop and when all records matched was told to move along without an apology • Inquired where reports could be made when a citizen believes that an officer may have acted inappropriately Eva Patterson of 536 E. Widener Lane in South Bend voiced concern about A resident of the 4t" District who moved to South Bend 18 years ago from Mexico at the age of 5; graduated from Adams High School and is now attending IU South Bend who is concerned about her "immigration status" Believe they are "living in the shadows because there is no consistency of the federal law on immigration and are afraid to report crime" She then requested all TAP members to stand Council Member White thanked everyone for attendin~ the committee meeting. She noted that the next District meeting would be held in the 6 District on June 25t" with a similar format as this evenings. She noted that this was the agreed upon format by the Health and Public Safety Committee.