04/23/07 Community Relation Committee Meeting Minutes

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_~. Community Relations Committee Meeting 2007 South Bend Common Council The April 23, 2007 meeting of the Community Relations Committee of the South Bend Common Council was called to order by its Chairperson, Council Member Roland Kelly at 4:16 p.m. in the Council's Informal Meeting Room. Persons in attendance included Council Members Kelly, Pfeifer, Kirsits, Varner, White, Dieter, Kuspa and Puzzello; Police Chief Thomas Fautz, Building Commissioner Don 1=ozo, Martha Lewis, Mrs. Kopola, Jamie Loo of the South Bend Tribune and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand, Council Attorney. Counci! Member Kelly noted that this was the first meeting of this committee this year. The committee members include Council Members White, Varner, Puzzello and himself, and that James Burns serves as the Citizen Member. Bill Na 20-07: Bill Amending Various Sections of Chapter 2, Article 'l, Division 'I of the South Bend Municipal Code Addressing the "Youth Advisory Council": Council Member Kelly called upon Council Member White, the sponsor of Bill No. 20-07 for a formal presentation. Council Member Karen L. White stated that she is happy to be bringing back to the Council amendments which would improve the overall operations of the Youth Advisory Council. She noted that on April 14, 2003, the Common Council passed Ordinance No. 9414-03 which created a 19-member Youth Advisory Council for the City of South Bend. She noted that it required the city to work closely with the South Bend Community School Corporation in the selection process and ongoing operations. Council Member White noted that she has had several conversations, has had extensive research done, and has worked closely with the Council Attorney in developing proposed amendments to re-invigorate and improve the Council's Youth Advisory Council. These amendments include: • Reducing the number of participants from nineteen (19) to eleven (11) Permitting each District Council Member to select one (1) youth member with the At Large Council Members selecting five (5) youth members