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OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK KAREEMAH FOWLER, CITY CLERK PERSONNEL & FINANCE AUGUST 29 2016 5:00 P.M. Committee Members Present: Karen White, Regina Williams- Preston, John Voorde Committee Members Absent: Gavin Ferlic Other Council Present: Jo M. Broden, Dr. David Varner Others Present: Kareemah Fowler, Joseph Molnar, Kathleen Cekanski- Farrand, John Murphy Agenda: Budget Hearing #3 Public Works (Overflow Meeting) Department of Community Investment Committee Chair Karen White called the Personnel and Finance Committee to order at 5:00 p.m. with two (2) items on the agenda. She explained that the purpose of today's meeting is to continue budget discussions. At the last budget hearing Public Works did not get to finish so they will have the first hour and Community Investment will have the second hour. Public Works (Overflow Meeting) Eric Horvath, Director of Public Works with offices on the 13th Floor of the County -City Building, continued his budget presentation. The PowerPoint he used is on file with the City Clerk's Office. Last time the presentation went over Sustainability, Streets and Sewers, Engineering and Utilities. Today's presentation will update the Council on the Long Term Control plan followed by Solid Waste and Central Services. Mr. Horvath stated he won't go into a lot of detail here regarding the Long Term Control Plan as there is a Utilities Committee meeting coming up on September 26th and we will give a larger update there. This is our decades long plan to eliminate sewage overflows from the City's combined sewage system. About half of the City still has combined sewers which creates a number of issues for us not the least of which is overflow of sewage to the river and into basements during heavy rain. Obviously the most recent historic rainfall has brought this issue to the forefront. This plan is in response to the Clean Water Act and is federally mandated and overseen. We have had a good amount of dialogue with the Council over the last number of years in relation to their conversations with residents who are interested in keeping the cost of 455 County -City Building • 227 W. Jefferson Boulevard • South Bend, Indiana 46601 Phone 574 - 235 -9221 • Fax 574- 235 -9173 • TDD 574- 235 -5567 • www.SouthBendrN.gov JENNIFER M. COFFMAN ALKEYNA M. ALDRIDGE JOSEPH MOLNAR CHIEF DEPUTY/ CHIEF OF STAFF DEPUTY/ DIRECTOR OF POLICY ORDINANCE VIOLATION CLERK