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•CITY OF SOUTH BEND I OFFICE OF THE CLERK <br /> all of them a job. I literally offered them a referral form and even gave bus passes to have them <br /> come down to Goodwill, get a job, training and all that type of stuff. I even asked them about <br /> whether they had substance abuse problems. I guaranteed that I could get them in a substance <br /> abuse treatment right now. I got two (2)people. While I was down there, there were selling drugs <br /> to them. Drunk girls,under age seventeen (17),prostituting. So the things that are going on, when <br /> you see them hang out in that area, it is a common nuisance. I am for helping the homeless. When <br /> we are saying not in our community we are not saying not in our community we are saying not <br /> just in our community. They need to be in all of our communities. When we talk about social <br /> services, I work in social services. We say a proximity to social services, that is always a good <br /> idea. But there is more than one (1) way to skin a horse. Bus tokens, I will give bus tokens to <br /> people to be able to get to a job. I've talked to four (4) or five (5) different social services today <br /> who said that they would donate bus token services. So having a proximity is not the problem. <br /> When I'm sitting on my porch and I got people throwing bottles and cutting through my yard and <br /> I'm looking at it for two (2) weeks, you cannot tell me there is not a problem. There are so many <br /> problems. And now when we talk about the gateway to the City of South Bend, and this is the first <br /> thing they see? They need help. They need job training, they need substance abuse treatment and <br /> they need housing. Let's think outside of the box to solve this issue while we also help the <br /> residents. Because if they move it over in our'area, I promise you, I'm selling my house and I'm <br /> moving because we have enough there. We can't have it all in one(1)neighborhood. Let's spread <br /> the wealth around. Any time I say let's put it by Notre Dame people get hesitant. But why not? <br /> They have plenty of resources. <br /> Council President Tim Scott interjected, I would cut it off. <br /> Committee Chair Broden replied,No why is that? Why are we crammed for time? <br /> Council President Scott replied, Because we have interviews and other items of business to get to. <br /> Committeemember Davis interjected, We have three (3) people here that we said we are going to <br /> hear from. This is my district and the people need to be heard. Mr. President,if they were from the <br /> first(ls) district, I wouldn't cut them off. <br /> Council President Scott interjected, It isn't about district. We are up against our time, Oliver. <br /> Commiteemember Davis interjected, Well then we can delay our other meetings. Let's do that <br /> please. Thank you. We said we were going to have the people here to speak, we need to have the <br /> people here to speak. <br /> Council President Scott replied, We are not making a decision on anything. <br /> Committeemember Davis interjected, Well because of the fact that with all of the things, you <br /> would not do that to other Committee Chairs but you do it to Councilmember Broden. I think that <br /> is wrong and let's continue to have it here. <br /> Council President Scott stated,No because we are. <br /> Commmitteemember Davis interrupted,No, no, no. <br /> EXCELLENCE I ACCOUNTABILITY INNOVATION I INCLUSION I EMPOWERMENT <br /> 455 County-City Building'227W.Jefferson Bvld I South Bend,Indiana 466011 p 574.235.9221 If 574.235.9173 TTD574.235.55671www.southbendin.gov <br /> 7 <br />