01-24-2022 Common Council Meeting Minutes (Signed)

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REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 24, 2022 Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, met in -person and via Microsoft Teams app on Monday, January 24, 2022. at 7:00 p.m. Council President Sharon L. McBride called the meeting to order. Imam Mohammad of the Islamic Society of Michiana gave the invocation. City Clerk Dawn M. Jones announced: Good evening, members of the public. For audio quality, we will be muting everyone not speaking by default to maintain good audio quality for Council and yourselves. If you would like to speak during the meeting on a specific agenda item, please submit your request in the chat - directions to do so are in the chat. We ask that you provide your [FULL NAME] and [ADDRESS], as those are required for all speakers at in -person Council meetings. Full audio dialogue of the update is available upon request from the City Clerk's Office. Please note the attached link for the meeting: https:Htinyurl.com/SBCC01242022 ROLL CALL COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Canneth Lee Henry Davis Jr. Sharon L. McBride Troy Warner Eli Wax Sheila Niezgodski Rachel Tomas Morgan Lori K. Hamann Karen L. White OTHERS PRESENT: Dawn M. Jones Bianca L. Tirado Rachael Coates Elivet Navarro Bob Palmer 1st District, Committee of the Whole 2nd District 3rd District, President 4th District 5th District 6th District, Vice -President At -Large At -Large At -Large City Clerk Chief Deputy Clerk Deputy Clerk Executive Assistant Council Attorney REPORT FROM THE SUB -COMMITTEE ON MINUTES There was no report from the sub -committee on minutes. SPECIAL BUSINESS Councilmembers Eli Wax and Canneth Lee presented a special resolution of the South Bend Common Council recognizing the City's first "baby box" at Fire Station 11 on Bendix Avenue. President Sharon L. McBride thanked Councilmember Eli Wax for allowing her to be part of this resolution and inviting her to the dedication. Babies will still be warm and cared for through the use of the box, and assistance will arrive within one (1) minute. Councilmember Lori K. Hamann thanked Councilmember Eli Wax for this resolution and stated that she appreciates the hard work of firefighters. Councilmember Henry Davis Jr. asked what precipitated this resolution. Councilmember Eli Wax responded that this is a national issue, although he is unaware of local incidents. He is thankful to have the opportunity to provide the service if needed.