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®CITY OF SOUTH BEND I OFFICE OF THE CLERK <br /> Committeemember Broden asked, Does that give a schedule of replacements? <br /> City Clerk Fowler replied, It is pretty detailed. Don't quote me on this but the second page is an <br /> index page of what the items are, what is on file, the depreciation and I think there is a schedule <br /> there as well. <br /> Committee Chair Voorde then shared his experience with City fleets and their subsequent <br /> replacement policies. <br /> Councilmember Jake Teshka asked,Wasn't some of that vehicle replacement stuff captured in our <br /> Capital Improvement Plan? <br /> Committee Chair Voorde replied, Yeah, I think so. <br /> Councilmember Teshka followed up, What you don't get with that though, too, is we are talking <br /> about just replacement. When we talk about these vehicles, especially these types of vehicles, the <br /> maintenance costs are also important to take into account. <br /> Committee Chair Voorde replied, Yes, a cost-benefit analysis should be applied to all of that <br /> maintenance. <br /> Committeemember Broden stated, Maybe others can track this better than I can but I would like <br /> to know the status of major projects and their associated bonds. So I'm thinking about the Parks <br /> Bond and the CSO would be a great example too. That is very hard to track individual projects and <br /> when they hit the budget. We are accountable to the folks in our districts. <br /> Committee Chair Voorde replied, I can try to get that from Eric. <br /> Councilmember Karen White stated, I know City Controller Hockenhull is going to come before <br /> Council as part of the budget process. We are trying to identify a date to deal with all of the bond <br /> commitments as well as TIF. We will have a separate meeting on that. There have been a lot of <br /> questions and there are a lot of perceptions out there. I recommend starting out the budget process <br /> next ye looking at the debt, TIF and the then go into the departments. We will have a special <br /> meeting about that. <br /> Councilmember Regina Williams-Preston stated, There has been quite a bit of investigation by <br /> some constituents on abatements. I think it would be really interesting to have some sort of report <br /> out on that. I want to talk to Community Investment and have them assess what we spend on <br /> abatements and then what we are getting for that. It needs to be laid out very clearly so not only <br /> we know but then we can lay that out to our constituents as well. It's easy to get worried when we <br /> see that big number. <br /> Councilmember White stated, Citizens have requested a schedule of the street cleaning. Also, <br /> neighbors want to be notified about that as well as when their alleys will be clean. <br /> Committeemember Broden stated, Two (2) things. First, (1St) alley vacations. I think there is-a <br /> movement in other areas and cities where people are reclaiming that alley space. In terms of this <br /> EXCELLENCE I ACCOUNTABILITY I INNOVATION I INCLUSION I EMPOWERMENT <br /> 455 County-City Building 1227 W.Jefferson Bvld I South Bend,Indiana 466011 p 574.235.9221 If 574.235.9173 1 TM574.235.5567 lwww.southbendin.gov <br /> 2 <br />