06-26-06 Community & Economic Development

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Health and Public Safety Committee 2006 South Bend Common Council The June 26, 2006 joint meeting of the Heaith and Public Safety Committee of the South Bend Common Council was called to order by its Chairperson, Council Member Karen L, White, at 5:00 p.m. in the Council's Informal Meeting Raom. Persons in attendance included Council Members Pfeifer, Varner, Kuspa, Kirsits, Rouse and White; Mayor Stephen J. Luecke, Public Works Director Gary Gilot, City Attorney Charles Leone, Dan Inks, Community and Economic Development Executive Director Sharon Kendall, Deputy City Attorney Jeff Jankowski, City Clerk John Voarde, Mrs. Kapola, City Controller M. Catherine Fanello, Jamie Loa of the 5oufh Bend Tribune, and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand, Council Attorney. Council Member White noted that members of the Committee who were present included Council Members Kuspa, Varner and herself. Bill No. 35-06: Council Member White called for a presentation on Bill No. 35-06 which would transfer $2,400 from the Council's Personnel Services Fund to the Council's Promotional Expenditure Fund and then appropriate the monies. Council President Rouse made the formal presentation. He Hated that he sponsored the proposed ordinance so that the monies could be used to sponsor ten {10) youth positions at $30 each far an 8-week Summer Camp being held at the Martin Luther King Center. He noted that this project would be consistent with the top goal identified by the Council at their retreat of making South Bend a safer city. If the proposed ordinance is passed, the monies would be sent to Ark Angels consistent with the city's accounting procedures. Council Member White inquired haw many youth are attending the Summer Retreat since the article appeared in the South Bend Tribune. Council President Rouse stated that he did Hat know, however he was aware that both St. Joe and Memorial Hospitals were sponsoring youth for the camp. He added that a representative from Ark Angels would be here this evening who could answer that question. He noted that the camp began an June 12tH Dr. Varner noted that if the Council can help out, that that would be a good thin, however normally such funding would come from the Department of Community and Economic Development grant programs. Dr. Varner made a motion, seconded by Council Member Kuspa that Bill No. 35- 06 be recommended favorably to Council. The motion passed.