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Personnel and Finance Committee 2006 South Bend Common Council The December 11, 2006 meeting of the Personnel and Finance Committee of the South Bend Common Council was called to order by its Chairperson, Council Member Charlotte D. Pfeifer at 3:05 p.m. in the Council's Informal Meeting Room. Persons in attendance included Council Members Pfeifer, Kelly, Varner, Kuspa, Rouse, White, Dieter and Puzzello; Citizen Member Edward Talley, Citizen Member Martha Lewis, City Clerk John Vaorde, Community and Economic Development Director Sharon Kendall, Mrs. Kopola, City Controller M. Catherine Fanello, Public Works Director Gary Gilot, Direc#or of Financial Services Rahman Johnson, Richard Nussbaum, Rick Walls, Steve Hatchell, Jamie Loo of the South Bend Tribune and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand, Council Attorney. Bill No, 65-06 Appropriation from Fund # 377 Collects Football Hall of Fame Council Member Pfeifer called upon Mayor Luecke. Mayor Luecke introduced Steven J. Hatchel, the new President of the National Football Foundation, currently located at 22 Maple Avenue, Morris Tawn, New Jersey 07960- 5215. He noted that there have been a number of very productive committee meetings. It is his continuing hope to bring dawn the monies for operations of the Hall; to continue to build on the partnership with the NFF; and to bring about other resources for funding. The Mayor noted that "what is past is past" and a good working partnership is moving forward. Mr, Hatchel stated that he appreciated the opportunity to visit and values the Hall of Fame being located in South Bend. He noted that Chairperson Ron Johnson is unable to be here today but hopeful that there will be opportunities to meet. An introduction of those present then took place. Mr. Hatchel stated that on January 5, 2005 he was brought an the Board and had lived in Dallas. He was the former Commissioner of the Southwest Conference. The NFF will be sixty (60) years old next year and it needs to be "boarder to boarder and coast to coast". Moving from the northeast to Dallas in January of 2007 will bring the headquarters closer to the west coast the southeast and the Midwest. He noted that there are 120 chapter located in 47 states. There are currently only #wo (2) chapters located in Texas. He believes that they "must be more relevant". In response to a question from Council Member Puzzello, Mr. Hatchel stated that there are "no intentions to move the Hal! from South Bend".