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CITY OF SOUTH BEND ; OFFICE OF THE CLERK <br /> Committee Chair White turned the floor back to Committee and Council Members for closing <br /> comments. <br /> Committeemember Voorde stated, There is obviously more work to be done. <br /> Committeemember Williams-Preston stated, I'm looking forward to looking forward. Let's get <br /> some hammers swinging in this neighborhood this summer. <br /> Committeemember Broden stated, We really do lack a plan on housing that everyone is aware of <br /> and we need to be strategic about it. If we don't have a plan as a starting point,we don't have much <br /> as a City because from there comes everything else. We have to do a better job figuring that out <br /> collectively. The dollars will always be shorter than our dreams but how do we get there together? <br /> We need to have our priorities clear in our budget. I have a long list of follow-up and I really <br /> appreciate the opportunity to come tonight. <br /> Councilmember Scott stated, Thank you all for coming tonight and to the last Council meeting. It <br /> is follow-up and we will be sure to continue this. Thank you Alkeyna, Antonius and Ed for being <br /> here from the City. The Department of Economic Engagement and Empowerment is just starting <br /> and is a result of us pushing for it for a few years now. We have to continue the momentum. It is <br /> all interconnected and we will continue doing our part to advocate. We have five (5) Council <br /> Members here and you have a strong voice. <br /> Mr. Jones stated, Thank you for coming. <br /> Ms. Aldridge stated, Antonius and I pinch ourselves every day that we are in the positions we are <br /> in. Our passion comes from people like you so, please, continue to push us. I grew up in LaSalle <br /> Park, he grew up in the South East side where there are no parks at all and we are here. We are <br /> here because we care and we know the issue. You have advocates on the 14'h floor of the County- <br /> City Building that come with the same exact concerns and experiences you have. <br /> Committee Chair White stated, I ask the LaSalle Park Neighborhood Alliance members to please <br /> submit any questions or comments to your president and I ask Council Members to please submit <br /> theirs to the Clerk's Office and they will put all of this together and will come back to you and the <br /> full Council. We need a list of all the different initiatives and programs to see how they support <br /> each other. We talked about what information is needed and the need to be strategically focused. <br /> I am looking at those five (5) priorities and my goal is to come out of all of our meetings with a <br /> strategic plan. I also heard the issue of relationships. We are all in this together but what does that <br /> mean and what does that look like? We need to have some serious conversations about that as we <br /> move forward. I also heard you need to be at the table when they discuss the programming and the <br /> planning for the Charles Black Center. Those are some of the things I heard and we will put it all <br /> together and get it back to you. I appreciate the work you all have done and it certainly didn't <br /> happen over-night.We have an aging housing stock and it will take programs and dollars to address <br /> this issue. There is a level of commitment to Quality of Life on the Council. Feel free to call any <br /> of us and we will schedule another time for another meeting. I encourage you to meet again and <br /> ask yourselves what the measurable outcomes will be. <br /> A LaSalle Park Neighborhood Alliance member closed the meeting in prayer. <br /> EXCELLENCE I ACCOUNTABILITY I INNOVATION I INCLUSION I EMPOWERMENT <br /> 455 County-City Building I 227W.Jefferson Bvld South Bend,Indiana 46601Ip574.235.9221If574.235.9173!TfD574.235.5567iwww.southbendin.gov <br /> 12 <br />