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REGULAR MEETING JULY 13, 2015 <br />high. I for one (1) don't have an iPhone, why? As I cannot afford it. We warn the community <br />against phone scams and other people who scam the elderly doing crappy work on their homes, <br />but we also allow people to stand on the comer scam angelic people out of their hard earned <br />money. I would like to see stricter laws or something done about this. When I come in the city I <br />don't want my kids to stare at them and for them in return get rude gestures, as I don't want to <br />give them money. <br />Dan Mullas — 632 S. 28" Street, South Bend— I came here tonight with my oldest son, Tyler he <br />is enrolled at Jefferson. I am so glad Tyler has a Mayor that he can look up to, that he has a <br />Council President that he can look up to and many other good voices on the Council including a <br />very amazing animal activist. I'm in awe because I grew up here. I love my city, I was bom <br />here. I grew up in the Coleman -Young area where corruption and fighting and race wars were <br />very fresh. We have a Mayor that has a lot of strength, has a lot of pride, not just for the city <br />itself. This tone is amazing for coming behind our leader government, and other leaders like Tim <br />Scott. I am glad to be a South Bend resident and my fixture here. This is a great place to live. <br />Those voices off to the side that say discouraging things they are caught up in their own worlds <br />double crossing each other eventually in time fall in to the trap. People like Pete Buttigieg rise, <br />people like Tim Scott rise, people like Valerie Schey rise. <br />Catherine Pittman — 2628 Summit Ridge Drive, South Bend— I am here to correct a couple <br />things that E. Michael Jones said. I'm sorry that he didn't stay to hear anyone respond to him. <br />He seems to believe the Pete Buttigieg is a part of some homosexual movement that over took <br />South Bend and tried to change the city. As a former member of South Bend equality, as we no <br />longer need it because of some actions taken by this Council to make sure people are protected <br />against discrimination. As a former spokesperson for that group, Pete Buttigieg was actually <br />interviewed by our group and we did not support him as Mayor as we thought Dvorak was more <br />outspoken in support with the issues that we were concerned about. Mayor Buttigieg did not <br />work with us. Our group is made up of a variety of individuals and is not a homosexual group. <br />But the beliefs of our group are supported by the majority of citizens of South Bend. Far from <br />being a takeover in our community, I believe when you voted and made a decision about the <br />human rights ordinance you were supporting the majority of the members of our community. E. <br />Michael Jones is not a member of the majority. One thing about passing that ordinance that a <br />person should be judged on the basis of how they do their job or on the basis of their <br />performance in our community as a citizen and not be judged on irrelevant traits. That's what <br />we all committed ourselves to when we asked for a vote from this council, to have people's jobs <br />protected against discrimination on the basis of their sexual orientation. That is exactly what we <br />are seeing, when Mr. Jones comes here and wants to judge our Mayor on one characteristic that <br />he very openly shared with us which he struggled with that. I know all of you have <br />characteristics or personal traits that you would not want to be judged on but on the basis of how <br />you work with the community. I thank you for supporting that ordinance. I want our whole <br />community to know that I don't agree with the Mayor, but I'm not going to judge him on that <br />one trait. <br />Tony Trinca — 139 Camden Street, South Bend— Good meeting tonight, I felt like we had a <br />really good meeting tonight. I would just like to see that clock to be placed over here, to where I <br />don't have to turn around to see it. If that can be arranged, I wouldn't want you to turn around to <br />see it either, maybe we can just place it right over there. <br />Lawrence Ravleski— 331 W. Colfax, South Bend— I'll keep my remarks brief. First of all I am in <br />100% support of Mayor Pete. It doesn't matter his orientation or anything else. He has done <br />tremendous things for this city. I couldn't be more proud to live downtown and to see the <br />renaissance and see all your hard work too. He is not doing it alone, it is certainly a cooperative <br />effort. With that regard, there are some many organizations and programs for those people who <br />want to make a difference for themselves, they do not need to stand on street comers and beg for <br />money. It is clear that it has become an organized thing, a business for them and that is a tax <br />base that we are not getting the benefit from. I agree with some of the others, that it will make a <br />bad impression on investors, and those potentially looking to invest in this area. As folks come <br />in to town, you only get one chance to make a favorable impression. It all works together, has to <br />be a synergy just like you working with the Mayor. All these things have to come together. <br />45 <br />