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REGULAR MEETING JUNE 26, 2017
<br /> Park. So, congratulations. Also, congratulations on your retirement. I don't see you as a person
<br /> who is really going to retire. It sounds great, but congratulations on a job well-done.
<br /> Councilmember Jo M. Broden stated, So, this is a thirty-plus (30-plus) year reunion. Judy was
<br /> the Art Director for LaSalle High School—my high school. A number of my peers went through
<br /> your program, but what you may not know is that one of my favorite hallways at LaSalle High
<br /> School, during my tenure,was the Art Department hallway. Fabulous artwork behind which she
<br /> was instrumental. As I said, she inspired many artists of my generation and going forward, and
<br /> certainly enriched my life and the life of other citizens in the City of South Bend. We are
<br /> indebted to you for your efforts. The word"tireless"was woven throughout this, but I am also
<br /> certain none of these were paid positions. Again, we are indebted to you for the time and your
<br /> talent, but also doing that with such generosity, whether it was the Art Fair, whether it was
<br /> bringing along students within our schools, you are a model of someone who works within our
<br /> school system, and the rest of us are like "Who knew?", because you're doing and you're
<br /> touching things throughout the community that will have lasting impact. So, I want to thank you
<br /> for that commitment you gave and have given throughout your tenure here in South Bend, and I
<br /> wish you the best of luck in your retirement years.
<br /> Councilmember Tim Scott stated, I live on Forest Avenue,just up from Leeper Park. We have
<br /> been here for twenty-four (24) years. I have a degree in Photography, Photojournalism, from the
<br /> University of Missouri and studied Fine Art Photography as well, and these types of events really
<br /> bring a sense of humanity. This is part of that quality-of-life that we have within our city that you
<br /> wouldn't get out in the middle of nowhere. I appreciate all the dedication to that. I remember the
<br /> very first year that I lived here, we walked down to Leeper Park Art Fair, and it was just amazing
<br /> to have this so close that you're not traveling; that it's something walkable within your city.
<br /> Because the arts are getting squashed in our public schools—all of our schools, wherever—from
<br /> spoken word to dance, music, to glass-blowing to sculptures to painting—we need help to
<br /> promote that wherever we can and however we can,whether it's individuals, it's parents,
<br /> teachers, however. This just accentuates that whole goal that needs to be out there, and we
<br /> cannot forget about it, and it's beautiful. Art is emotion. It evokes good emotions, bad
<br /> emotions—it evokes emotion. That is the key to our community that makes our lives better. So, I
<br /> want to thank you so much for that.
<br /> Councilmember Oliver Davis stated, MaryAnn Kohl says, "Art is as natural as sunshine and as
<br /> vital as nourishment." You have really helped to give a picture to this whole community. I had a
<br /> chance to talk with you at a wedding last year, and I really appreciated your tenacity to not give
<br /> up. You are the kind of a person who will find a way when there is no way; you will keep on
<br /> when other folk have quit, and you will move forward when others have given up. I left that
<br /> wedding that day and sat there and I thought about that. As we were given this resolution I was
<br /> thinking about the time we sat and met. You leave an impression on people that helps to change
<br /> them in a positive way. So, I want to thank you. I am glad that I had a chance to meet you that
<br /> day. Only problem I had with doing the resolutions together: the first one (1) 1 was going to vote
<br /> for; the second one (1) 1 wasn't, because I didn't want her to retire.
<br /> Ms. Ladd stated, You are right: I will be retired, but I won't be totally retired. I will find
<br /> something. I never give up. There's always a way. If you are fighting for the arts,you have to
<br /> continue to fight, because the best thing we have is creativity in our lives, and we need to nurture
<br /> that not only for ourselves but our children. Thank you so much.
<br /> Councilmember Dr. David Varner made a motion for the separate approvals of Bills No.17-35
<br /> and 17-38 by acclamation. Councilmember Karen White seconded the motion which carried by a
<br /> voice vote of seven(7) ayes.
<br /> REPORTS OF CITY OFFICES
<br /> Representing the City Administration: Angela Kouters, Interim Chief of Staff
<br /> Suzanna Fritzberg, Deputy Chief of Staff
<br /> RESOLVE INTO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
<br /> At 7:30 p.m. Councilmember Karen White made a motion to resolve into the Committee of the
<br /> Whole. Councilmember Oliver Davis seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of
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