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& It pr,)- 1 � -77 <br />RESOLUTION NO. <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, <br />INDIANA, PROPOSING THAT THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME BE FORMALLY <br />INVITED TO EXPLORE MORE CREATIVE OPTIONS FOR IT TO BE A KEY FINANCIAL <br />PARTNER WITH THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND IN THE DEVELOPMENT, CREATION, AND <br />SUSTAINABLILITY OF A VIABLE CITY -WIDE MODEL ON CRIME PREVENTION FOR <br />OTHER MUNICIPALITIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY TO EMULATE <br />the South Bend Common Council recognizes that the City of South Bend is the <br />county seat in St. Joseph County, Indiana; is the 4`h largest city in the state; and had a population <br />of 10 1, 168 as of the 2010 U.S. Bureau of the Census; and <br />CACma, the Council further recognizes that there are ten (10) colleges, universities and <br />technical schools located within South Bend and the surrounding area, namely the University of <br />Notre Dame; Indiana University South Bend, Bethel College; Saint Mary's College; Purdue <br />University College of Technology at South Bend; Holy Cross College; Trine University South <br />Bend; Brown Mackie College; ITT Technical Institute; and Ivy Tech Community College; and <br />6//79;w4 the per capita personal income in St. Joseph County is reported to be $23,420, <br />with the State of Indiana average per capita income being $24,497, with both of these being well <br />below the United States per capita income of $27,915; and <br />469;w4 the South Bend Police Department's Mission is to "protect the life, property and <br />personal liberties of all individuals; improve the overall quality of life by deterring criminal <br />activity and respect cultural diversity; and to deliver fair and impartial law enforcement services <br />to all resident; and <br />4%;W4 unfortunately there is an unacceptable level of violent crimes occurring in our <br />City's neighborhoods; and <br />emu, it has been reported that "South Bend has two to three times the rate of penetrating <br />wounds (gun and knife wounds) for cities of similar demographics — Fort Wayne, Evansville, <br />Kalamazoo... "; and <br />y the Council believes that stepped up efforts through the financial enhancement of <br />partnerships with the City of South Bend is critically necessary in order to address the personnel <br />and technology upgrades which are needed to proactively addresses these concerns; and <br />i in June of 2009, the University of Notre Dame recognized that the University of <br />Notre Dame announced that it would make voluntary contributions of $275,000 per year to the <br />City in 2009 through 2013, and would make voluntary contributions of $330,000 annually in 2014 <br />through 2018; however the City's cost to provide public safety services for home Notre Dame <br />football games is approximately $170,000, which only leaves a gift of $160,000 annually; and <br />