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Filed in Clerk's Office <br /> PEACE <br /> >: 1865 DEC 31 2018 <br /> Gavin Ferlic I :REE viA i FOWLER <br /> At Large Council Member CITY CI_r4K SOUTH BEND,IN <br /> Chairperson, Committee of the Whole <br /> To: South Bend Common Council <br /> Office of the City Clerk <br /> From: Council Member Gavin Ferlic, Community Investment Committee Chairperson <br /> Date: December 31, 2018 <br /> 2018 Annual Report of the Community Investment Committee <br /> Dear Common Councilmembers: <br /> Pursuant to the requirements of§2 -10(i) of the South Bend Municipal Code, I am filing this <br /> Annual Report as the Chairperson of the Council's Community Investment Committee. <br /> Duties: The Community Investment Committee "oversees the various activities of the <br /> Department of Community Investment. It reviews all real, personal and residential tax <br /> abatement requests." <br /> Members: There were four(4) Council Members and one(1) Citizen Member this year <br /> serving on the Committee, namely: <br /> 1. Councilmember Gavin Ferlic, Chairperson <br /> 2. Councilmember Regina Williams-Preston,Vice-Chairperson <br /> 3. Councilmember Oliver Davis, Member <br /> 4. Councilmember Sharon L. McBride,Member <br /> 5.Thomas Villing, Citizen Member <br /> Meetings: Sixteen(14) public meetings were held this year. All Committee minutes and <br /> notices have been posted on the Common Council's website. <br /> The City of South Bend provides several opportunities and resources for residents and businesses <br /> to relocate or expand within the City limits. The Business Toolkit depicted above provides a <br /> summary of such programs and services. The majority of the committee meetings were <br /> scheduled for the purpose of holding public hearings on special land use exceptions, tax <br /> abatement petition requests, and to provide an advisory recommendation back to the South Bend <br /> Common Council. The following list indicates some of the locations of new developments, <br /> expansions of existing properties, and the variety of developments that are taking place in South <br /> Bend this year: <br /> 227 W.Jefferson Blvd.Rm.441 Office: (574)235-9321 FAX: (574)235-5575 <br /> County-City Building South Bend,IN Voicemail: (574)235-5979 TDD: (574)235-5567 <br /> 46601-1830 Email:GFERLIC@SOUTHBENDIN.GOV <br />