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REGULAR MEETING APRIL 25, 2016 typically seems to be young white and affluent. This leaves out the large scope of diversity in our city we talk so proudly about all the time. We wasted a lot of time today on that issue, yet we just had a report come out last week that violent crime is up thirty (30) percent this year. At what point do we say is it worth wasting an hour for a flag when people cannot walk around their neighborhoods? The only way we are really going to shed that dying city label is by providing good paying economic jobs that allow people to support their families and by a safe friendly and inviting city and we are failing on those fronts. Yes we are adding jobs but a lot of time they are low paying part time jobs. These are challenges as we move forward we have to turn that tide to make the city better for everybody. Mr. Banicki Critchlow asked as budget time begins soon we have to come up with a plan to address our infrastructure needs. Jan Maciulski, 1117 S. 31St South Bend IN, spoke against the proposed fire station being planned at Potawatomi Park. The demonstration given by the Fire Dept. tells people that there are no alternative sites and that presentation is not fair, there are other alternatives. We could renovate the historically landmarked old fire station which is only five (5) blocks different. A fire station in a park with change the entire dynamics of that park. The park should stay a park because once it's gone it's gone for good. There are still many questions concerning the noise and how that will affect the zoo and other concerns by the residents. Chuck Buder, 15893 Ashville Lane Granger IN, spoke about protecting the night's sky. He asked the Council to strive to protect the real stars themselves. He has shared information with the Mayor and would like to share it with the Council as well. As the City invests tax payer dollars into lighting schemes and in all future city projects, the City should insist on adhering to three (3) basic principles the first being all outdoor lighting should be full cut off or fully shielded. Second, lights should minimize glare and light trespass. Third, if LED lights are used they should be temperature rated under 3,OOOk. Supporting documents to his comments can be found at nightwise.org. Marvin Crayton, 305 S. Lake St. South Bend, spoke about his concerns with Code Enforcement. Two (2) of his neighbors got a ticket for having a mattress outside for one - hundred (100) dollars. Code Enforcement officers with no experience are always placed on the West Side where there are the most problems. People are building privacy fences on the right of way but where is Code Enforcement? The thing we need to write tickets on we don't but then target two (2) seniors to remove that one mattress is horrible. Huey Scoby has been working on making Martin Luther King Street for seven (7) years and the Council appointed him. He is concerned about the MLK Committee and how it is working. How can you make a street committee to overrule his street committee? He turned in to the City Clerk's Office more than seven - hundred (700) signatures of people protesting the proposed street route. Martin Luther King deserves better than what that Committee put together. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Council, President Tim Scott adjourned the meeting at 10:34 p.m. 21