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REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 9, 2017 was disconnected. He asked that Council look into this matter. He also wanted to know why the public cannot find out how many citations have been issued for gun fire in the City. Sharon Banicki, 3822 Ford Street, South Bend, IN, stated that the Council had asked for a one percent (1 %) raise last year, and now they are asking the public to pay for more than one percent (1 %) in various utilities. She stated that they needed to be careful, because they are taking more than they are giving, and people cannot afford that. Charles Smith, 2023 South Taylor Street, South Bend, IN, stated that though the public has heard many good things about the SBACC, they have not heard about issues of poor transparency. He stated that an issue that upset the community was the request of absence by Valerie Schey, along with the financial resources to give injured dogs a second chance at the SBACC — costing them, so far, $14,000 in transferred funds to Kryder Veterinary Clinic. He stated that after a ninety (90) day period, a dog would not be saved. He asked that this stipulation be reversed. Mr. Smith also took issue with the hiring practices of the director of the SBACC. He stated that the Commission has also violated the constitutional right of due process by knowingly delivering a notice to a location where no one lived at the time of the notice. He concluded by addressing the fact that the Chapter Five (5) revision needed to be continued by the same professional from the original writing of Chapter Five (5). He stated that he had brought this issue to Councilmember Scott and that Councilmember Scott had responded inappropriately. Brenda Bailey, 3621 Cooper Court, South Bend, IN, asked the Council to consider replacement of the current SBACC director. She stated that the ninety (90) day excommunication was very unprofessional and served no purpose, and that it was causing a huge fallout. She stated that the current director is unprofessional and is backed by others who have together created a witch hunt against many local pet advocates and lost- and -found groups. She stated, Let us get back to the harmony we had before. Kelly Hogart, Huey Street, South Bend, IN, stated that the ambition of all of the City's plans is predicated on good things happening. He stated that with a Trump administration and a Republican- majority Congress, and the shaping of an oligarchy in the cabinet, he felt that the City was one economic disaster away from all of their plans going bust. He stated, I hope you people bear that in mind and prepare some sort of contingency that you could very well have a whole bunch of vacant real estate. Samuel Brown, 222 East Navarre Street, South Bend, IN, asked why the Privilege of the Floor form had been discontinued. He also asked that the Council President to get back with him regarding the parking issue on St. Joseph Street. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Council, President Tim Scott adjourned the meeting at 8:25 p.m. 12