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OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK KAREEMAH FOWLER, CITY CLERK RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS AUGUST 25, 2016 5:00 P.M. Committee Members Present: Karen White, Regina Williams- Preston, Jo M. Broden Committee Members Absent: John Voorde Other Council Present: Others Present: Kareemah Fowler, Joseph Molnar, Henry Davis Jr. Agenda: Neighborhood Walking Tour, 2nd District Committee Chair Karen White called the Residential Neighborhoods meeting to order. The meeting began on a bus outside of Charles Black Center with approximately thirty -five (35) people in attendance. Committee Chair White explained the purpose of the meeting was to travel through the LaSalle Park Neighborhood and field questions from residents. The Neighborhood Walking Tours started four (4) years ago and focus on what are the needs of the individual districts and are they reflected in the budget. Committeemember Regina Williams- Preston stated that as a community we will have unity through strength. The residents need to hold the City accountable for the distribution of service and application of the law. She stated she has a number of issues she will be looking for during this tour and looks forward to conversing with residents. The bus left the Charles Black Center at 5:08 p.m. and toured a large area around LaSalle Park. Some of the concerns raised by residents are as followed: • In the district there were overgrown lots everywhere, both City owned and owned by private individuals. • Western Avenue has heavy traffic backup at 5:30 p.m. • Residents recommended that a Code Enforcement officer needs to be on the tour as well. There has been a high turnover in Code Enforcement personnel and it is evident. • Eviction items sit on the curbs for long periods of time. • Residents expressed concerns about the Smart Streets program. • At Ford and Bendix the grass around the sidewalks was very overgrown. 455 County -City Building • 227 W. Jefferson Boulevard • South Bend, Indiana 46601 Phone 574- 235 -9221 • Far 574- 235 -9173 • TDD 574- 235 -5567 • www.SouthBendIN.gov JENNIFER M. COFFMAN ALKEYNA M. ALDRIDGE JOSEPH MOLNAR CHIEF DEPUTY/ CHIEF OF STAFF DEPUTY/ DIRECTOR OF POLICY ORDINANCE VIOLATION CLERK