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October 18 , 2022
Filed in Cler k ·s Office
OCT 1. 8 2022
DAWN M. JONES South Bend Common Council
4 th Floor, County-City Building
South Bend , IN 46601
CITY CLERK , ~OUTH BEN D, IN 1
Re: A SPECIAL RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA CONGRATULATING
BLAKE WESLEY, ONE OF SOUTH BEND'S NATIONAL
BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION'S 2022 FIRST ROUND DRAFT
SELECTIONS
Dear Council Members :
Recently , two members of the South Bend community, Jaden Ivey and Blake
Wesley, were selected in the first round of the NBA draft. Without conducting
in depth research , I daresay this is an exceedingly rare ev ent for any city . I am
therefore submitting special resolutions congratulating both young men.
Please file this special resolution and include it on the agenda for the Council
meeting on October 24 , 2022 , under "Special Business".
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely yours ,
Sharon McBride, President,
South Bend Common Council
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BILL NO. 22-49
SPECIAL RESOLUTION NO. 4983-22 L
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A SPECIAL RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA CONGRATULATING BLAKE WESLEY, ONE OF SOUTH
BEND'S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION'S 2022 FIRST ROUND DRAFT SELECTIONS
~ Blake Carrington Wesley was born in South Bend, Indiana on March 16 , 2003 ; and
~ Blake's parents, Derrick and Leslie Wesley, grew up in the South Bend area, and are products of
the South Bend Community School Corporation; and
~ sports are in Blake's blood, his father was an outstanding basketball player at Riley High School,
going on to play for Ball State University and his mother played basketball , ran track and was a cheerleader for
LaSalle High School; and
~ Blake is also a product of the South Bend School Corporation, having also graduated from James
Whitcomb Riley High School in 2021 ; and
~ Blake's career with the Wildcats included 1,496 points, an average of27. l points a game; and
~ after an outstanding high school career where he was named to the Indiana All-Star team as a
senior while leading the Wildcats to the 4A sectional title, Blake chose to stay in his hometown and play college
basketball for the University of Notre Dame; and
~ in his year playing for the Irish, Blake led the team in scoring, averaging 14.4 points a game
while also averaging 3.7 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.3 steals; and
~ Blake's career with the Irish included the game winning basket over perennial powerhouse
Kentucky; and
~ Blake elected to take his talents to the National Basketball Association where, on June 23 , 2022 ,
Blake became the first player from the South Bend public school system to be selected in the first round of the
NBA draft; and
~ the South Bend Common Council , along with all other South Bend basketball fans , wish to send
Blake off to San Antonio with best wishes for a long and storied career in the NBA .
Section I. The South Bend Common Council thanks Derrick and Leslie Wesley for choosing to return to
South Bend to raise their family.
Section II. The Common Council congratulates Blake for being one of the two first round selections
from South Bend during the 2022 NBA draft.
Section III. The Common Council wishes Blake all the best during his NBA career and all other future
endeavors.
Section IV. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Common
Council and approval by the Mayor.
Approved this 24th day of October 2022
Sharon McBride, President
South Bend Common Council
Sheila Niezgodski, 6th District Council
Member
Canneth Lee, 1st District Council Member
Karen L. White, At Large Council Member
Henry Davis, Jr., 2nd District Council Member
Lori K. Hamann, At Large Council Member
Troy Warner, 4th District Council Member
Rachel Tomas Morgan, At Large Council
Member
Eli Wax, 5th District Council Member