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Board of Z oning 1App als -- Janu ary 1 , 20 <br />one of our buildings. -We're down to tern people and. we lave been basically full <br />� physical damage to � �� Lai tl <br />ever <br />nigh and we see the nee in the cornmunity to continue, to grove, vie e found � <br />Road is a very �' <br />ca pable or ganization. ation. The know the population that n eds they services. They have a very <br />•` �e believe it i the, best opt for o col - nmu alt In order t serve th ese people <br />appr o pr f cl for <br />really I believelic Tetyssuc�fcre is rsl ofpcole d�zg` we <br />�� cep them safe, W l <br />don't provide places for thorn on these cold rights so we're very much in favor of this. <br />sa y it gas due to damn e to your building. D o you plan on repairing. that an�age? <br />1 �{ you L <br />BI .vB N; Not that building, That's our huitding at 532 S. Michigan Street, There's some <br />internal da in the are as s w re thcy slept and for a number of reasons that building is not in a state where <br />we Want to repair that part of the building, <br />MR. OBAN- Is there anyone else that wishes to speak in favor? <br />MR, STEVE SRI: The executive director at the Center; for the Homeless, 813 S Michigan Street . <br />and allowing Our Lad of the Road to fill it's space with people that are in <br />And spca� in favor � re ' . <br />great need in our c <br />1 sp eak at the director of the largest provider to our homeless population in our <br />community. 1 spec <br />l to it e :a s receive would image with Michael and David present, receive even mor <br />� our city officials. Not just in the winter but In the summer � an th <br />ells than they �cc�vc from - <br />' <br />center to provide housing for those that arc found in downtown and that are quote and unquote "disruptive" to <br />� nit who visit. And so they call me asking what arc can do. And yet we have a <br />memb of o� cony . <br />challenge out there and we have restrictions when there are those Who are g Iving an caring and <br />it hard to believe that this proposal will be rejected. That would just be for tl�e <br />compa , ��� so 1 ���d <br />summer, Now we ent the wig ter 32 degrees. The Health I epailm nt says 26 degrees and the social service <br />provi ders we agreed let ' s make it 32 deg rees , that's freezing. And quite honestly it should be much higher as <br />Mlle sld, 33 degrees, de W <br />4 do hat's the differenco? We have sent all of our elected officials a letter <br />force asking thcn i what will we do when it's between 3 degrees and negative 20 <br />f�o� this Continuum task foz� g - � • , <br />' - when we meet our c and fop Ministries meet their capacity, an <br />That's degree r �n which, <br />the YWCA n th ca . <br />r pac�ty an d Life Treatnient Center meets their capacity, that's 65 additional people i <br />�� Community who are found homeless. What Will tle pe�sot o hetvc degrees and negative `? <br />Eight people died toads t he end of 2 008 in Chicago because of the extreme v ather conditions. I don't <br />in this great community. I don't thins this community will let that happen. We <br />think � Want that to happe , <br />wo love to talc more than the people vi <br />additiona peo le that e tape, There are certain restrictions and hazards <br />Health c ai -ti -ncnt has deems, -d on us, So Svc can't go beyond the that we do. <br />th the ���c Ipal�tn����t and <br />That's s about 0 additional men and additional 2 women and 2 to 3 families. A for the past 72 days, 69 of <br />' �atl�.ezy a�x�r�st and Just about eve��o��c oftl�se eve��ings ve'vc lead that <br />tho e 7 days v e been , <br />We've been interviewed so ap t cs the newspaper and the media <br />number, 20 to additional F <br />asking whal g oing to do becau c it's been so cold and on top of that this economy which has cost so <br />r e g <br />' unity to strugg <br />In our community, not this mythical bus that brings people into our <br />a� foils i�� our cn�. g <br />� co rr pit eo le that evrew up it South Bcnd, that live i1 youth Bend. Eighty seven <br />Community, i��. o��� ov��. s p p <br />per cent of the, pop ulation vie service i from fit. Joseph County. So there's . deperatc ne for this services. <br />for Weather amnesty but I hope that I cal. work with C�athoiic Worker to have the t <br />I l�� this � el�.�st is �' p � � ��ctir ��� Mar or <br />loop at doing this beyond 'test the winter months because we'll learn a e do thaw out soy <br />g <br />1 g to extend into the summer because the fact i the econo .�y Don't C h ange . W e're <br />App tha the recd � s g oing <br />6 <br />