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RESOLUTION NO. 6� � I t1--jr- <br />Bill No. 15- <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, <br />RECOMMENDING THAT A TALL GRASSIWEED ABATEMENT PILOT PROGRAM FOCUSING ON <br />Wf..4 for the past several months, discussions have taken place with members of the City Administration <br />on needed updates to improve the City's tall grass /weed regulations; and <br />those regulations aimed at updating our local procedures are set forth in Bill No. 22 -15 which <br />received first reading on April 27, 2015, and is scheduled to have a public hearing, review and recommendation <br />by the Council's Health and Public Safety Committee, as well as the Common Council on May 11, 2015; and <br />in light of the proposed updates which streamline local regulations and focus on the property owner <br />who fails to comply with paying the costs, rather than passing the costs of enforcement to the average taxpayer, <br />there is an opportunity to create a Pilot Program which may provide job opportunities for youth this Summer; and <br />QCa, a Pilot Program under the jurisdiction of the Department of Code Enforcement is potentially <br />feasible to be in operation from approximately the week of Memorial Day through November 6, 2015; and <br />the Department of Code Enforcement would work closely with the Law Department so that <br />qualifying non - profit organizations and LLCs who specialize in life skills training and development of youth ages <br />14 years of age and older may have the opportunity to learn to safely mow, trim and remove debris from City - <br />selected locations. Each qualifying non - profit organization and LLC meeting the standards set forth in the City's <br />request for proposals would further be required to comply with: <br />• Federal, state and local laws governing youth employment <br />• Proper required liability insurance and worker's compensation coverage <br />• Proper thresholds requiring supervision of all youth who are participating <br />• Proper youth training in all aspects in the proper use, maintenance of all equipment <br />• Proper youth training in all aspects in the proper use of safety goggles, gloves and other required items <br />for youth safety and overall public safety <br />• Provide the Department of Code Enforcement with before and after photos of each property assigned <br />to be cut on a daily basis where clean-up abatement services by the youth have been provided <br />information on the website for WorkOne Northern Indiana notes that "when you are young, getting <br />a good job can be a tough process... successful job seekers foster an attitude of life -long learning'; and <br />the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for the U.S. Department of Labor reported that last Summer <br />"...unemployment among youth rose by 913,000 from April to July 2014 ... [with] the July 2014 labor force <br />participation rate for 16 to 24 year old mean being 63.2 percent... "; and <br />the Bureau of Labor Statistics for last Summer also reveal that youth employment rates were only <br />63.2 % for Whites, 56.2 % for Hispanics, 52.9 % for Blacks, 45.8 % for Asians leaving 3.4 million unemployed <br />youth in July 2014 as reported in the August 13, 2014 BLS Economic News Release entitled "Employment and <br />Unemployment Among Youth Summary ". <br />
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