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<br />REGULAR MEETING MARCH 09, 2015 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana met in the <br />Council Chambers of the County-City Building on Monday, March 09, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. The <br />meeting was called to order by Council President Tim Scott and the Invocation (Pastor, Rickardo <br />Taylor, Mt. Carmel Missionary Baptist Church) and Pledge to the Flag were given. <br /> <br /> <br />ROLL CALL <br /> <br />COUNCILMEMBERS: <br /> <br /> <br />st <br />Present: Tim Scott 1 District, President <br />nd <br /> Henry Davis, Jr. 2 District <br />rd <br /> Valerie Schey 3 District <br />th <br /> David Varner 5 District <br />th <br /> Oliver J. Davis 6 District, <br /> Derek Dieter At-Large, Vice, President <br /> Gavin Ferlic At-Large <br /> Karen L. White At-Large, Chairperson Committee of the Whole <br /> <br />th <br />Absent: Fred Ferlic 4 District <br /> <br /> <br />OTHERS PRESENT: <br /> <br /> Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand Council Attorney <br /> John Voorde City Clerk <br /> Janice Talboom Deputy <br /> Kareemah Fowler Chief Deputy <br /> <br /> <br />REPORT FROM THE SUB-COMMITTEE ON MINUTES <br />Councilmember Varner made a motion that the minutes of the February 23, 2015, meeting of the <br />Council be accepted and placed on file. Councilmember Valerie Schey seconded the motion <br />which carried by a voice vote of eight (7) ayes (1) nay Councilmember Derek Dieter <br /> <br />SPECIAL BUSINESS <br />Council President Scott acknowledge Boy Scouts Troop #173 Grace Methodist Church and <br />Troop # 111 Saint Matthews. Councilmember Scott thanks them all for being in attendance <br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO. <br /> <br />15-12 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, PUBLICLY THANKING AND HONORING <br />CINDY WARD FOR NEARLY 30 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE AS A <br />NEWS ANCHOR AT WSBT 22 AND FOR A MOST NOTABLE 40- <br />YEAR JOURNALISM CAREER <br /> <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, <br />INDIANA, <br />PUBLICLY THANKING AND HONORING CINDY WARD FOR NEARLY 30 YEARS OF <br />EXCELLENCE AS A NEWS ANCHOR AT WSBT 22 AND FOR A MOST NOTABLE 40-YEAR <br />JOURNALISM CAREER <br /> <br />Whereas <br />, <br /> since the fatherly advice she received after graduating with an English degree from <br />Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, Cindy Ward has always set the bar high for her own <br />journalism career; and <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br /> <br />