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CITY OF SOUTH BEND I OFFICE OF THE CLERK Ms. Hockenhull replied, I am not aware of it in this budget but I will follow up with you. James Mueller, Executive Director of the Department of Community Investment with offices located on the 14th floor of the County-City Building, stated, That is a correct assumption that it would likely be within the Neighborhood Development team under the direction of Pam Meyer. We do not have it budgeted for at this time because we are still working on specific job duties with the consortium and also funding sources. Councilmember Broden followed up, So in terms of a placeholder, that is not even within this budget, correct? Dr. Mueller replied, That is correct. Councilmember Tim Scott asked, So you're referring to a position that we would, probably next year, do an allocation for if you needed it to be funded? Dr. Mueller replied, That is correct, if we figure out the funding sources and the partnerships. Councilmember Scott followed up, So the idea is that this wouldn't be totally City-paid, correct? Dr. Mueller replied, That is correct. Councilmember Scott then asked, Do you have an idea of what percentage? Dr. Mueller replied, We are at preliminary level discussions and that is why we didn't include it in this budget because we don't have that idea right now. Councilmember Broden asked, I don't want to give up on it in terms of a placeholder. I guess I want to get a feel from other Council Members and who was reached out to with that job description. I'm looking at it with the philosophy we've seen and that is put it in the budget and then if we don't need it then we don't need it. Councilmember Jake Teshka arrived at the meeting at 3:45 p.m. Councilmember Broden continued,Or at least we should put in our portion of whatever that salary range could or might be.My understanding is that it could be anywhere from$75,000 to$100,000. I guess I'm just trying to follow up on the Mayor's Task Force report and understanding that a lot has happened but a leadership component and the collaboration of the existing organizations, I think it is paramount. And I guess I'm trying to move the needle a little bit faster by scaling up this transition to housing within the neighborhoods and really, actually, not pivot away from but the whole concept of the intake center is great but I guess I'm looking for some capacity building.And if we go back to the Mayor's Report,that was 2017. I know we've moved in terms of congregate housing with the FUSE Project but I guess to my estimation, we are still fifty (50) some housing units off from where we really should be relative to that report. Committeemember Regina Williams-Preston arrived at the meeting at 3:47 p.m. EXCELLENCE I ACCOUNTABILITY I INNOVATION I INCLUSION I EMPOWERMENT 455 County-City Building 1227 W.Jefferson Bvld I South Bend,Indiana 466011 p 574.235.92211f 574.235.9173 1 TTD 574.235.5567 1www.southbendin.gov 5