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REGULAR MEETING MARCH 24, 2014 <br />Disclaimer: Undergoing technology updates experienced some loss of video & audio recording for dictation. <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 24, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. The <br />meeting was called to order by Council President Oliver Davis and the Invocation and Pledge to <br />the Flag were given. <br />ROLL CALL <br />COUNCILMEMBERS: <br />Present: Tim Scott <br />Henry Davis, Jr. <br />Valerie Schey <br />Dr. Fred Ferlic <br />Dr. David Varner <br />Oliver J. Davis <br />Derek Dieter <br />Gavin Ferlic <br />Karen L. White <br />OTHERS PRESENT: <br />1st District <br />2nd District <br />3' District, (Chairperson Committee of the Whole) <br />4 1 h District <br />5s` District <br />6s` District, President <br />At- Large, (Vice President) <br />At -Large <br />At- Large, <br />Kathleen Cekanski- Fairand Council Attorney <br />John Voorde City Clerk <br />Janice I. Talboom Deputy <br />Kareemah Fowler Chief Deputy <br />REPORT FROM THE SUB- COMMITTEE ON MINUTES <br />Councilmember Scott made a motion that the minutes of the March 10, 2014, meeting of the <br />Council be accepted and placed on file. Councilmember Schey seconded the motion which <br />carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. <br />SPECIAL BUSINESS <br />PRESENTATION FROM MS. REUT OZ FROM THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF ST. <br />JOSEPH VALLEY <br />Ms. Rem Oz from the Jewish Federation of St. Joseph Valley: I'm a little bit nervous. It is a <br />pleasure to be here, thank you councilwoman Valerie Schey for the invitation and thank you to <br />the council for hosting me. I also want to acknowledge that with us tonight is Executive Director <br />for the Federation, so I would like to acknowledge that for him and also my supervisor the <br />Community Relations Director. Thank you. My name is Rent Oz, I came from Israel 7 months <br />ago to work in the Jewish Federation of St. Joseph Valley in South Bend. Here is a little <br />background about the Jewish Federation. The cultural members of the Jewish life in Indiana, <br />reaching more than 2,000 Jewish people in St. Joseph, Elkhart, and southwest lower Michigan. <br />The federation continues to serve the Jewish people locally and throughout the world <br />coordinated fund- raising, community wide programming, services, and education technology by <br />the way our events are open to the entire community and I encourage you to attend our upcoming <br />Michiana Jewish Film Festival it will be held May 12" at Notre Dame. My work is mainly with <br />the children and youth of the community. We have a youth group called Sababa, we meet twice <br />month. Recently we volunteered for the center of the homeless for South Bend. In addition, each <br />week, in the evening at the synagogue, we teach about Israel and my lively experiences. One of <br />the things that I appreciate the most in the federation work is that they do work for the elderly <br />community. We host two lunches each month, and we have an educational part. I'm always <br />amazed that the federation also offers transportation to the elders who can get to the luncheons <br />