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REGULAR MEETING October 8, 2018 RUNNING BETWEEN N TAYLOR AND N. WILLIAMS STREETS. Councilmember John Voorde made a motion to send Bill No. 54-18 to the Public Works and Property Vacation Committee for their October 22nd,2018 meeting for Second Reading and Public Hearing. Councilmember Karen White seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. 55-18 FIRST READING ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMMENDING CHAPTER 14 OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE BY THE INCLUSION OF NEW ARTICLE 14 ENTITLED SPECIAL EVENT ON PUBLIC PROPERTY REGULATIONS Councilmember Gavin Ferlic made a motion to send Bill No. 55-18 to the Public Works and Property Vacation Committee for their October 22nd,2018 meeting for Second Reading and Public Hearing. Councilmember Jake Teshka seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Council President Tim Scott stated, I want to thank everybody for tonight. I want to thank everybody for the discussion. This probably was the best budget I've seen in seven(7) years being on Council. I want to thank everybody for the decorum in the discussion, looking at other people's points of view and positive feedback and willingness to make adjustments, collaborate and compromise. NEW BUSINESS Councilmember Jake Teshka announced, This coming Tuesday, October 16th I will be holding a meeting with some representatives from the South Bend Police Department including Chief Ruszkowski at Living Stones Church to address some neighborhood concerns. If you live in the fifth (5th) district, be sure to make it. Living Stones Church is located at 718 East Donmoyer Avenue and it is at 6:00 p.m. Councilmember Regina Williams-Preston announced, As a quick reminder, the Community Relations Committee meeting is tomorrow night at 6:00 p.m. at WUBS. The address is 702 Lincolnway West and that is to discuss development without displacement and what the City is doing to make sure we are developing the way we plan to as a City. Councilmember Karen White announced, This Friday, we will have the Red Ribbon March Against Violence. It will start at 9:30 a.m. at the Colfax Cultural Center. Then this upcoming Saturday we have Mama's Against Violence and that will be held at Navarre Middle School. Councilmember Tim Scott announced, I did an interview tonight on ABC57 about the shootings and some of the gun violence that has happened in the first(1St) district. One (1)thing that was not reported was at 5:03 a.m.on Saturday morning,on Forest Avenue less than a block from my house, ten (10) rounds of AK-47 went off and that woke everybody up. One (1) thing I did say is it's about free-will. It is about helping people manage their anger and try to redirect that. I offered up all the Council Members that if someone needs help, reach out to them. Reach out to whoever, clergy, relatives, or friends, we all have free will and we all make choices and we want to help those that feel gun violence is the right choice and consider that the wrong choice. Also, if you want to give up a gun, call me. We'll turn it in. There have been three (3) unrelated shootings by Frank's Place, and actually four (4) now with the one (1) on Saturday. We have to do something about that. More of that will come. Councilmember Oliver Davis asked, Does anybody have a date on the dog park? If you can get something to me by Wednesday that would be cool. 28