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227 W. JEFFERSON BOULF.VARD <br />SUITE 1400 S. <br />SOUTH BEND, IN 46601 -1830 <br />CITY OF SOUTH BEND PETE B=GIEC, MAYOR <br />COMMUNITY INVESTMENT <br />SCOTT FORD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - <br />July 9, 2014 <br />Mr. Oliver Davis <br />President, South Bend Common Council <br />41h Floor, County -City Building <br />South Bend, IN 46601 <br />PHONE: 574/235 -9371 <br />FAX: 574/235 -9021 <br />Re: A Bill For Further Study of Busker Ordinance and to Suspend Its Enforcement <br />Dear President Davis: <br />On December 9, 2013 the South Bend Common Council passed Ordinance No. 10274 -13 <br />which amended Chapter 4, Article 4, by adding a new Section 4 -21. This new Section licensed <br />and regulated "busking" which is the performance of entertainment by individuals on public <br />sidewalks. The Statement of Purpose and Intent of Ordinance No. 10274 -13 designated it as a <br />"pilot program" for which review by the Common Council and City Administration was to take <br />place by August 1, 2014. <br />The attached Ordinance directs that Municipal Code Chapter 4, Article 4, Section 4 -21 be <br />reviewed and studied for efficacy, scope, terms and conditions, and that pending further action <br />by the Council, enforcement of the ordinance be suspended. The Ordinance provides for a <br />Report to Council by December 31, 2014. <br />I will present this Ordinance to the South Bend Common Council at its formal meeting <br />and at its appropriate Committee meeting which is anticipated to take place July 28, 2014. An <br />attorney from the City's Department of Law may be present to answer any legal questions you <br />may have. <br />Thank you for your consideration of this matter. <br />Filed in Clerk's Off c; <br />JUL 09 [014 <br />CITY CLEkh, a&I ii FEND, IN <br />Sincerely, <br />Michelle Adams, Licensing Director <br />ASSISTANT EXECUTNE DIRECTOR PIANNING N EIGHBORHOOD ENGAGEMENT ECONOMIC RFSOURCES <br />CHRIS FIES.DING JmN KeN PAMELA C. MEYER BROCKZEEB <br />