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<br />HEALTH AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
<br />APRIL 27, 2010
<br />Chairperson Karen L. White, called the Health and Public Safety Committee meeting to
<br />order at 6:00 p.m. at Kennedy Academy, 609 N. Olive Street, South Bend, Indiana
<br />Committee Members Present: Ann Puzzello, Henry Davis, Timothy Rouse
<br />Other Councilmember's Present: Derek Dieter
<br />Other's Present: Shannon Lanning, Jaime Anderson, Patty Trinca, Tony Trinca, Mary
<br />Ann Grabowski, Gina Oliver, Thom Biller, Paul Smith, Abbie D. Smith, Jeff Gibney,
<br />Steve Luecke, Linda Myers, Devon Smith, Mary Porter, Jerry Niezgodski, Beck Tom,
<br />Debra Law Diana Hess, Anne Newsome, Morns Newsome, Mikki Dobski, Linda Geyer,
<br />Karen Ackoff, Brad Braydon, Laurie Echterling, Mike Danch, Tom Farney, Valerie
<br />Schey, Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand, Catherine Toppel, Gary Libbey, Dan Warner, Karla
<br />Lawson, Ava Moorehead, Laurie Harris, Bill Sykes
<br />Agenda: Presentation and Discussion regarding South Bend Animal Care &
<br />Control Shelter
<br />Having set the stage Chairperson White reminded everyone attending, neighborhood
<br />resident, animal care advocates, Councilmembers, City Officials and other interested
<br />parties that there would be an opportunity to ask questions after the formal presentation.
<br />First speaker, Mike Danch, a surveyor, described the site plan, the necessity for rezoning
<br />and the rezoning process set to culminate with Council action on May 10, 2010. Gary
<br />Libbey, Administrative Services Director, was next. His power point presentation (see
<br />attached power point) covered the recent history of animal control in the City. The most
<br />significant date being in 1996 when the city stopped contracting for services with the St.
<br />Joseph County Humane Society and began services in-house. Today in a woefully
<br />inadequate 100 year old former fire station, the city threats over 4,000 animals yearly
<br />form over 7,000 annual service calls.
<br />Catherine Toppel, Director of Code Enforcement, whose duties include animal control,
<br />continued the power point to talk about the proposed $1.5 million dollar proposal on the
<br />drawing board. Design architect Tom Farney detailed the specifics of the facility.
<br />Finally, Valerie Schey, founder of C.A.R.E. (see attached news letter) described the
<br />desperate need for a new facility designed to be a huge benefit for both animal care and
<br />the city as well.
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