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REGULAR MEETING <br />February 8t", 2016 <br />Committee to forty -five (45) days. There is no rush on this, take your time and make a proper <br />judgment. <br />Sharon Banicki, 3822 Ford St, thanked the Council for putting the brakes on the sale. More <br />public input should be sought not just the five (5) hand chosen ones. Elbel is too valuable of an <br />asset to let it go to solve a short term money problem. <br />Paul Blaschko, 322 E. Colfax Ave Apt. 209, asked everyone who was with Elbel for Everyone to <br />stand up. The group is grateful for their chance to address the PARC Committee earlier today. <br />Elbel for Everyone, or at least a large majority of their members, are in favor of this resolution. It <br />is a good first step in this process in making sure a wise outcome comes out of all of this. The <br />residents of South Bend are ready and willing to cooperate with the proposed committee. <br />Jen Betz, 511 S. St. Joseph St, expressed her appreciation for thexesolution. She asked how the <br />public participate in robust ways if all the members are government officials. Forty -five (45) <br />days is too short to have a ecological assessment, which takes a year to do, and we really need <br />that assessment to evaluate what to do with this property. The non - binding portion of the <br />committee is also troubling as the Park Board are not elected officials and do not have the same <br />public pressure as public officials. <br />Chris Cobb, 215 E Pokagon St 46617, thanked the Council for developing this resolution. When <br />the decision about the sale of Elbel came up the full Council was going to take that sale until <br />their was public outcry. This committee's non - binding resolution, with two non - elected <br />members, needs to be taken seriously and not simply pushed aside afterwards. More time is <br />needed than forty -five (45) days. <br />Margaret Pfeil, 511 S. St. Joseph St., added her thanks for the proposal of this resolution. She <br />also expressed the opinion more time is needed and a yearlong commission should be established <br />as well. She has great respect for the process and understand why this is a non - binding resolution <br />but suggest everyone is also bound by higher law and that our consciences are at stake here. <br />Benito Salazar, 23818 Grant Rd, totally agrees with the resolution. This is going to be a fantastic <br />first step. He stressed that we should not forget about the other parks that desperately need <br />funding. LaSalle Park needs funding, there are no restrooms and no water there. He believes in <br />what the Council is doing but hopes they do not forget about the other parks. <br />Mathew Insley, 511 S. St. Joseph St., wondered what the official name of the park is. As far as <br />he knew the official name is Elbel Park that happens to have a golf course on the property. He <br />reminded the Council they represent the people and they have been clear a stop button needs to <br />be pushed for at least a year. Yes the Mayor is popular and the Mayor is certainly a friend to <br />many of you and many of us and he has done a great job leading this city but he made a mistake <br />on this one. The Mayor has made this question seem urgent and that they have to make a <br />decision right now but that's not true. The City should push stop on this and not just pause. <br />Bishop Eddy Miller, 909 N. Bendix Dr., appreciated the efforts of the Council with concern <br />towards the sale of Elbel Park. He cautioned the Council and reminded them that we do have <br />about seventy (70) other Parks that are in desperate need for public services and money. A lot of <br />the basketball and tennis courts need to be refurbished. He did not speak against Elbel but asked <br />the Council to please be mindful of those other parks as well when deliberating on this issue. <br />Aaron Perri, 321 Walter St. and Director of Parks in South Bend, thanked the Council for their <br />leadership on this topic. He looked forward to working with this proposed committee and the <br />public going forward regarding Elbel. He noted that although this is a non- binding resolution, he <br />intends to act as a department head dutifully on the recommendation of this committee. There <br />will be a special Parks Board meeting specifically on Elbel on February 11, 2016. <br />Kathryn Osborne, 517 River Ave. South Bend, echoed the thanks of the previous speakers. She <br />was pleased to see earlier that the City is in great shape financially and that we have good <br />stewards who are taking care of the City's finances. This should hearten everyone to see we are <br />not in a financial emergency and we can take the time to analyze what should happen with Elbel. <br />She stated she thinks this committee will find ways to make Elbel more accessible to everyone <br />N <br />
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