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<br /> RESOLUTION NO. Q erl J )
<br /> A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND,INDIANA PUBLICLY
<br /> THANKING HENRY DAVIS,JR. FOR TWO
<br /> 4-YEAR TERMS OF PUBLIC SERVICE AS THE 2ND DISTRICT COUNCIL MEMBER
<br /> G following his graduation from LaSalle High School, Henry Davis, Jr., this LaSalle Lion went on
<br /> to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree from Earlham College, where he majored in fine arts and the classics. After
<br /> marrying, Henry and his wife, Viressa, chose to raise their family in South Bend; and
<br /> eliiatts, in 2007, South Bend-born Henry Davis, Jr., defeated the 12-year incumbent 2"d District Council
<br /> Member in the City Primary where he focused on "encouraging citizen participation [and] demanding
<br /> transparency in our local government", as well as "...empowering the economically disadvantaged". He ran
<br /> unopposed in the General Election that year; won a contested City Primary and was re-elected without opposition
<br /> in the Fall of 2011 for his 2nd 4-year term as the 2"d District Council Member; and
<br /> Gj during his years in the city legislative branch, Council Member Davis was very vocal in stressing
<br /> the"need to work more aggressively to recruit employers and remain in communication with national companies
<br /> that have operations in South Bend"; he voiced the need "to grow for-profit businesses, especially in the 2nd
<br /> District with the availability of good jobs helping to solve other problems such as crime and vacant housing"; and
<br /> Gam, some of the legislative initiatives which Council Member Davis sponsored or co-sponsored over
<br /> the years addressed improving zoning regulations addressing used car operations; adding requirements on vacant
<br /> & abandoned buildings, downspouts; MBE/WBE; proposing urban chicken regulations, CNG regulations,
<br /> riverfront development district liquor licensing, whistleblower protection for City workers; resolutions calling
<br /> for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day to be a City holiday, urging the South Bend Community School Corporation
<br /> Board of Trustees not to lower standards of student-athletes who wish to participate in interscholastic athletics;
<br /> urging a public/private partnership for the Potawatomi Zoo; supporting the Violence Against Women's Act,
<br /> supporting the MDA Muscle Walk, supporting raising fair minimum wages, honored Bobbie Magley, Seabe
<br /> Gavin, Angel Hernandez, Heroes Camp, Mamas Against Violence, South Bend Senior League Girls' Softball
<br /> team, declared Child Abuse Prevention Month; as well as countless 2"d District Special Proclamations; & many
<br /> news releases addressing concerns such as Beck's Lake Site being added to the National Superfund Priorities
<br /> List, lobbied for new park equipment at Kennedy Park&honorary street name changes for Pastor Dave Davis &
<br /> Al Carothers, founded"Hair Kutz 4 Kids', &participated on several City negotiating teams—just to name a few.
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<br /> Section I. The Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, thanks Henry Davis, Jr. for his eight (8)
<br /> years of public service as the 2nd District Council Member representing the residents and businesses of that District
<br /> from 2008 through 2015, where he also became known for"ruffling a few feathers while doing his job".
<br /> Section II. The Common Council sincerely wishes Henry, his wife Viressa, and their son, HD III, all the best in
<br /> the years ahead, as they continue to live and enjoy the many venues which South Bend has to offer.
<br /> ection III. T Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Common Council
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<br /> Valerie Schey, 3`d District Derek D. %)i !J ,�It�����C.(x z
<br /> Dr. Fred Ferlic, 4t District Gay' Ferlic,At Lar e
<br /> i. David Varner, 5d'District Karen White,At Large
<br /> Kathleen Cekanski Farrand, Attorney
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<br /> John Voorde, City Clerk Pete : . _'-
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