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®CITY OF SOUTH BEND I OFFICE OF THE CLERK run these groups. Other cities have conflict resolution centers that work with neighborhoods. We would be giving these people these skills to do this themselves. We hope we will be able to work with the Residential Neighborhood and Health and Public Safety Committees to look at that. The final issue we talked about was housing and neighborhood development. We had lots of meetings and initiatives that come forward. We are looking raise awareness about the housing conditions. The Administration put money in the budget to address that and we are very excited about that. We are moving forward with the community needs assessment to get people's input as to what their needs are. What I loved was that it was a nice collaboration between community wellness partners and the City of South Bend. They are currently recruiting folks, training them, and releasing them into their own neighborhoods this spring. Committee Chair Williams-Preston then opened the floor to comments from Council and Committee members. Councilmember Tim Scott stated, This is really good and you hit it on the head. We are touching a lot of other Committees as well. Just make sure there is good communication between them all. We will be working with a group to display more artwork between the Mayor's Office and the Clerk's Office. We want to focus on strengthening the relationship between the citizens and their government. Committeemember Karen White stated,We need to look at enhancing our communication between all sectors of the City. It is very important we have a strong relationship with our schools. I believe the School Board meets at the same time the Council meets, and that really hampers both entities to have a solid relationship.I don't know if we could have a conversation about that.I do remember maybe four(4)years ago,there was a letter sent to look at the scheduling of our meetings. Committeemember Gavin Ferlic stated, In the past, it hasn't worked with the School Board to change the date but as long as everyone is ok with it, we could look at changing those dates. With no further discussion, Committee Chair Williams-Preston adjourned the Community Relations Committee Organizational meeting at 4:58 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Regina illiams-Preston, Chairperson EXCELLENCE I ACCOUNTABILITY I INNOVATION I INCLUSION I EMPOWERMENT 455 County-City Building 1 227 W.Jefferson Bvld I South Bend,Indiana 466011 p 574.235.9221 If 574.235.9173 1 TTD574.235.5567 I www.southbendin.gov