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REGULAR MEETING June 27, 2016 <br />Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana met in the <br />Council Chambers of the County -City Building on Monday, June 27th, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. The <br />meeting was called to order by Council President Tim Scott and the Invocation was given by <br />Dave Sutter from the Kern Road Mennonite Church and Pledge to the Flag was given. <br />ROLL CALL <br />COUNCIL MEMBERS: <br />PRESENT: <br />Tim Scott <br />Regina Williams- Preston <br />Josephine Broden <br />Dr. David Varner <br />Oliver J. Davis <br />John Voorde <br />Gavin Ferlic <br />Karen L. White <br />ABSENT: <br />Randy Kelly <br />OTHERS PRESENT: <br />Kareemah Fowler <br />Jennifer Coffman <br />Alkeyna Aldridge <br />Joseph Molnar <br />Kathleen Cekanski- Farrand <br />Adriana Rodriguez <br />1St District, President <br />2nd District <br />4th District <br />5th District <br />6th District, Vice President <br />At -Large <br />At- Large, Chairperson Committee of the Whole <br />At -Large <br />3rd District <br />City Clerk <br />Chief Deputy Clerk <br />Deputy Clerk <br />Clerk Executive Assistant <br />Council Attorney <br />Legal Research Assistant <br />REPORT FROM THE SUB - COMMITTEE ON MINUTES <br />Councilmember Gavin Ferlic made a motion that the minutes of the June 13th 2016 meeting of <br />the Council be accepted and placed on file. Councilmember Karen White seconded the motion <br />which carried by a voice vote of eight (8) ayes. <br />SPECIAL BUSINESS <br />REPORTS OF CITY OFFICES <br />STORM RECOVERY EFFORTS UPDATE- DEPT. OF PUBLIC WORKS <br />Eric Horvath, Director of Public Works with offices on the 13th Floor of the County -City <br />Building, gave an update on the storm recovery. Mr. Horvath invited Santiago Garces as well to <br />come and speak as he is the Chief Innovation Officer who has helped better track storm damage <br />and the calls from 311. We had a significant storm last Monday and the Public Works <br />Department has been working long hours to get it all cleaned up. Mr. Horvath thanked the Parks <br />Department as well as the Street and Code Departments who have done a fantastic job working <br />together and cleaning up the City. One of their staff members had said it was the best show in <br />teamwork he had seen in thirty -nine (39) years of working for the City between departments. <br />Over 3,000 hours have been logged on storm cleanup and about four hundred and twenty -nine <br />(429) loads of storm debris. We are still encouraging anyone who still has storm debris to call <br />1 <br />