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a Community/Campus Advisory Coalition (CCAC) JNIY[[�R,ryf •'V O The September 26`h, 2023 Community/Campus Advisory Coalition (CCAC) meeting was called to order by Council Member at Large Rachel Tomas Morgan at 3:30 p.m. virtually via Microsoft Teams. Persons in attendance included the following individuals representing the following entities: Members marked with an asterisk are in virtual attendance Rachel Tomas Morgan South Bend Common Council rtomasmo@southbendin.gov Victoria Trujillo Chief Deputy Clerk vtruiillo@southbendin.gov Adjia Sambe Executive Asst./DoSP asambe@southbendin.gov Sarah Neitz Assistant Director for J&S sneitz@saintmarys.edu Bradley Szotko* Student Ambassador bszotko@hcc-nd.edu Joseph Stokes* Student body Vice President jstokes@hcc-nd.edu Scott Ruszkowski* Chief of Police Department sruszkowski@southbendin.gov Charles King III* Diector of Comm. Police Review cking@southbendin.gov Kathryn Hough* Assistant City Attorney khough@southbendin.gov Pam Claeys* River Park W Neighborhood pclaeys@southbendin.gov Jarveair Bourn* Supervisory Sergeant jboum@southbendin.gov Andrew Polanieki* Dean&VP of Student Life apolaniecki@hcc-nd.edu Chair Rachel Tomas Morgan formally began the meeting stating this is the first meeting of the new academic year, 2023-2024. Tomas Morgan noted that CACC was formed for positive collaboration and proactive measures to make advisory recommendations to the Common Council's Community Relations and Residential Neighborhoods Committees. Tomas Morgan then set the floor for the presenters in person for the meeting to speak first. Sarah Neitz, Assistant Director for Justice and Solidarity at St Marys college was the first to introduce herself and share her excitement in joining the CCAC. Andrew Polanieki, introduced himself and his role as the Dean of Holy Cross. He shared his excitement for the strategic plan initiatives in place for the upcoming school year which includes incremental growth for the amount of college students. He then introduced the new student representatives on the Student Government Association(SGA)who attended the meeting virtually. The first person to speak was student body president Bradley Szotko, a junior at Holy Cross College. Joseph Stokes,the vice president of the student body at Holy Cross College,talked about his excitement to work with Holy Cross and the impact they have on the incoming freshmen. The community and campus have been greatly involved as a result of this relationship.Tomas Morgan, the chair of the committee, congratulated the men and expressed gratitude for their introduction.