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fund a staffperson at the Chamber who will reach out to local businesses to facilitate growth and <br />reinvestment in South Bend. This person will guide business owners and managers to the right <br />resources and. follow uP to make sure that nothing falls through the cracks. Reports will come to <br />Economic Development as well as the Chamber. R7e believe that early and ongoing contact with <br />local business will allow us to address issues early on and encourage new jobs for the city. It is <br />critical that the City have goad communication with business leaders. We feel this innovative <br />approach will leverage key ties that the Chamber already has and will foster a strong sense of <br />cooperation and partnership. <br />Technology is also transforming the way we do business. Earlier we saw how the Police <br />Department is using GiS to map hot spots in the city. Othex deparhnents are taking advantage of <br />this remarkable tool as well, whether for economic development planning or for coordination of <br />public works projects so that we sequence our utility and street work properly. In 2005, our GIS <br />Bureau was presented the Indiana Geographic Information Council's Award far Achievement. <br />Further recognition was received far a project to map CSOs and catalogue the conditions around <br />them along the length of the river in South Bend. This work by Environmental Services is <br />currently featured on the Indiana Geographic Information Council web site. I'm proud of the <br />work that has been done and look forward to our staff developing new and creative ways to use <br />l W ~ ~ ~ <br />_- r.-~, . ~ ~ - <br />~Fi~ , .+ <br />- ,: <br />~~,..: <br />~` .~. ~~ <br />=~ - -~:. - <br />L ' <br />~1~ <br />this powerful tool. Plotting information on a map <br />can have a strong impact an the way that you see <br />things. The way that you see the City of South <br />Bend may change when you visit our new web site <br />www.SouthBendlN.gov. IT staff has done an <br />excellent job working with the Council and <br />Departments to create a site that is attractive, <br />informative and user friendly, as easy as 1-2-3. <br />Users should be able to get to their destination on <br />the site in three clicks or less. Forms will be <br />available online and the site will support nuranerous <br />transactions. The number and types of things that can be done online will grow as we become <br />more familiar with the capabilities of the software and as our customers want mare services <br />available 24/7. Departments are also becoming mare familiar with customer contact software <br />A,-44 <br />