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AGENDA REVIEW SESSION MAY 9, 2013 137
<br />The Agenda Review Session of the Board of Public Works was convened at 9:35 a.m. on
<br />Thursday, May 9, 2013, by Board President Mr. Gary A. Gilot, with Board Members David P.
<br />Relos, Kathryn E. Roos, and Michael C. Mecham present. Board member Mark Neal was absent.
<br />Also present was Attorney Cheryl Greene. Board of Public Works Clerk, Linda M. Martin,
<br />presented the Board with a proposed agenda of items presented by the public and by City Staff.
<br />ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 25-2013 — HONORING DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC
<br />DEVELOPMENT DONALD INKS FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CITY OF
<br />SOUTH BEND, INDIANA
<br />After a motion made by Mr. Gilot, seconded by Ms. Roos and carried, the following Resolution
<br />was adopted by the Board of Public Works, and read aloud to Mr. Inks and those present by Ms.
<br />Greene:
<br />RESOLUTION NO. 25-2013
<br />A RESOLUTION OF
<br />THE SOUTH BEND BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
<br />HONORING DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DONALD INKS
<br />FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA
<br />WHEREAS, after thirty-one (31) years and five (5) months of remarkable service to the
<br />City of South Bend, Donald E. Inks announced his plans to retire on April 30, 2013; and
<br />WHEREAS, Don has served as Director of Redevelopment for thirteen (13) years; and
<br />WHEREAS, Don was appointed by Mayor Stephen Luecke as a member of the City's
<br />Board of Public Works; and
<br />WHEREAS, after being appointed to the Board of Public Works by Mayor Luecke, the
<br />Redevelopment Commission granted the Board of Works oversight of Don by virtue of an
<br />Addendum to an Amendment to a Master Agency Agreement that was duly accepted by a
<br />resolution entitled "A Resolution of the City of South Bend Board of Public Works Wherein the
<br />City of South Bend Board of Public Works Accepts the South Bend Redevelopment Commission's
<br />Appointment of the City of South Bend Board of Public Works as the City of South Bend
<br />Redevelopment Commission's Agent for Oversight of Donald E. Inks and Establishing the Dates
<br />and Times During Which the City of South Bend Board of Works May Exercise Such Oversight,
<br />Thereby Setting a New World Record for the Longest Title Ever Written for a Resolution Duly
<br />Adopted by the City of South Bend Board of Public Works And Far Exceeding the Previous
<br />Record for Resolution Titles Set by Phil Faccenda at Barnes c& Thornburg", with the scope of
<br />Don's services listed in excruciating detail at Exhibit A incorporated by reference thereto, and
<br />subject, of course, to approval by Legal; and
<br />WHEREAS, by virtue of a Second Addendum to the First Amendment to the Master
<br />Agency Agreement, the Board, as agent of the Redevelopment Commission and agent of itself,
<br />has ratified, confirmed and approved the City's determination to release Don of his Board of
<br />Works duties as described at Exhibit A and to further release him from his appointment under the
<br />Agency Agreement; and
<br />WHEREAS, during his tenure with the City, Don has served as Director of
<br />Redevelopment to Jon Hunt, Sharon Kendall, Jeff Gibney, and Scott Ford; and
<br />WHEREAS, one of Don's chief roles during the Jon Hunt years was to listen carefully to
<br />Jon's grand ideas on a weekly basis and to remind Jon that TIF money could only be spent once,
<br />although Jon skillfully managed to avoid that particular limitation frequently thereby causing
<br />Don to consider early retirement on any number of occasions; and
<br />WHEREAS, Don has initiated or overseen many public works projects including Portage
<br />Prairie, Tech Data, Innovation Park, Erskine Plaza, the Hansel Center, renovation of the former
<br />Natatorium, the Memorial Hospital campus expansion, licensing of various hot dog stands
<br />throughout the City, the approval of numerous parades not being held in his honor, and the
<br />installation of a world class roundabout located on Portage Avenue near Don's home; and
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