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REGULAR MEETING August 28, 2017 need to address the majority. There's some people that you'll never get to change their lifestyle, but there's many homeless people you can help through initiatives like this or mental heatlh or whatever else they need, to lessen the issue. Housing is a big issue. I don't think you want to see tent cities like there are in Seattle. It's a blight on Seattle, but it's the best they have. Addressing it now before it gets to that is really important. Chief Scott Ruszkowski, South Bend Police Department, 701 West Sample Street, South Bend, IN, stated, The Council asked for it and the Council is receiving it: commendation versus condemnation. You want to know about officers performing phenomenally? Here's an example. Last Thursday, 9:30, Stanley Clark—you read the newspaper, you saw it on the media. This is something that was a volatile situation. It could have been—it may have been a lot worse than what it was, but due to the resolve, the professionalism, the integrity of the officers that were involved—I was there, I saw it first hand—that could have been a heck of a lot worse than what it was. That came out in the best-case scenario. So, I think, with that being said, I put it back to the Council. You asked for it, through Health and Public Safety. Even just passing on the sidewalk you'd ask to be made aware. The Board of Public Safety: you also received a copy of all the commendations from the last month. I'm waiting on July, which you'll receive shortly. There you have it. Thank you, and the ball is your court. Sharon Banicki, 3822 Ford Street, South Bend, IN, stated, I don't know what can be done, but the panhandlers are everywhere, and there are a few that have taken up residence on Mayflower and Western, and they'll be out there at 9, 10, 11 o'clock at night standing in the median. It's not safe for them, it's not safe for the drivers. Something needs to be done before somebody gets hurt. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Council, President Tim Scott adjourned the meeting at 8:32 p.m. 15