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IM Common council City of South Bend Indiana Henry Davis, Jr., 2nd District Council Member 41h Floor County -City Building 227 West Jefferson Boulevard South Bend, Indiana 46601 (574) 235 -5983 (574) 235 -9173 Facsimile April 2, 2015 Members of the Common Council 4`I' Floor County -City Building South Bend, Indiana 46601 (574)235 -5567 TTY/TDD Re: Ordinance Calling for a Ban of All Hand -Held Electronic Communication Devices While Driving Dear Council Members: In light of the enthusiastic response on the "Drive Now, Text L8R" Campaign by area high school students at our last Common Council meeting, and the overriding public safety concerns on this topic, I am introducing the attached ordinance for your review, discussion and passage. I am also attaching information form the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and the Highway Loss Data Institute which depicts as of this month the fourteen (14) states which ban hand -held electronic communication devices. The power -point presentation on "Texting & Driving" prepared by the high school students is already of record in the Office of the City Clerk. In light of the Indiana General Assembly not taking action on these growing public safety issues, I believe that we need to address these concerns, until a state -wide ban becomes the law in our state. I am recommending an effective date of July 1st for these public safety regulations, so that there is ample public notice to the public and time for the Administration to post proper signage. I request that this Bill be sent to the Council's Health and Public Safety Committee and be scheduled for public hearing at the April 27, 2015 Common Council meeting. Thank you. Sincerely, Henry D ts, 2nd Distric o nci SQ Attachments Fttecf In ; i4r °g. Office AAA! -/N15 CfT V CLEMYtt, S BENID, IN I