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RESOLUTION
3047 -01
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana
October 22,
20 01
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana
October 23, 20 01
City Clerk
President of Common Council
Approved and signed by me
October 23,
20 01 .
City Clerk
RESOLUTION NO. 3 O `l 1—O
RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA,
AUTHORIZING
THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA,
TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR WEED AND SEED OFFICIAL RECOGNITION
TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
ON BEHALF OF THE WEED AND SEED STEERING COMMITTEE,
THE MAYOR OF SOUTH BEND, AND THE ST. JOSEPH COUNTY PROSECUTOR.
WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States of America, through Public Law 106 -553,
has established the Weed and Seed Program, administered by the U.S. Department of Justice
(DOJ), allowing communities to achieve "Official Recognition" as Weed and Seed areas, and
entitling those communities which are so recognized with certain benefits (as provided by law),
from time to time; and
WHEREAS, the vision of the Weed and Seed strategy is twofold, being, 1) that law
enforcement agencies and criminal justice officials cooperate to "weed out" criminals who are
violent or abuse drugs to prevent them from victimizing residents in the designated area; and 2)
that social services and economic revitalization are brought in to "seed" the area to ensure long-
term change and a higher quality of life for residents; and
WHEREAS, a community process has been set in motion which complies with the
requirements set forth by the DOJ, including the creation of a Weed and Seed Steering
Committee composed of persons representing the City of South Bend, the St. Joseph County
Prosecutor, the United States Attorney Northern District of Indiana, nonprofit and social service
organizations and community residents; and
WHEREAS, the Weed and Seed Steering Committee, with staff support from the City of
South Bend and the Prosecutor's office, has selected an area within South Bend which the
Steering Committee would like to see officially recognized by the DOJ as a designated Weed &
Seed Target Area; and
WHEREAS, the Weed and Seed Steering Committee, with staff support from the City of
South Bend and the Prosecutor's office, has developed general goals and objectives as part of a
community- based, five -year Implementation Plan; and
WHEREAS, the application to the DOJ for Official Recognition represents the
collaboration and commitment of many organizations from the public, private and nonprofit
sectors, to work together to improve the quality of life for the residents of the designated area in
particular, as well as the residents throughout the entire city; and
WHEREAS, the Weed and Seed Steering Committee has approved the Weed and Seed
application at a Steering Committee meeting held on October 22, 2001.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City
of South Bend, Indiana, as follows:
Section I: That the request for the Common Council of the City of South Bend to support
the application to the DOJ for Weed and Seed "Official Recognition" shall be and hereby is
approved and accepted.
Section IT That this Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by
the Common Council and approval by the Mayor.
Member of the Common Council
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pRESENTED to
NOT APPROVED
ADOPTED �O L E), Z -
OCT ? 2001
COMMITTEE REPORT
TO THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND:
Your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred:
BILL NO.
01 -89 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF SOUTH BEND,
INDIANA, AUTHORIZING THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA, TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR
WEED AND SEED OFFICIAL RECOGNITION TO THE UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ON BEHALF OF THE WEED AND SEED
STEERING COMMITTEE, THE MAYOR OF SOUTH BEND, AND THE ST.
JOSEPH COUNTY PROSECUTOR
Respectfully report that they have examined the matter and that in their opinion, this bill is being
recommended to the full Council with a favorable recommendation.
Andrew Udjak
Chairman