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REGULAR MEETING MARCH 26, 2012 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />another.” Men with men working that which is unseemly and receiving in themselves <br />that recompense of their heir which was meat. This is not man’s opinion it is Gods word <br />and his authority. This is a most serious matter which is being discussed tonight and he <br />trusts each member of the Common Council will seek the Lord God and search his word <br />so that you can make the right decision and thereby honor the Lord Jesus Christ whereby <br />brining blessings upon community. Bottom line is this you and I will stand before a holy <br />and righteous God one day and we will give an account of what we have done, our <br />thoughts, our actions, our words and in your case your votes. God is a loving God and he <br />desires that all men, women and children turn that sin whatever that sin is and come to <br />know him as personal savior and Lord. He is a just God and he will judge sin. For each <br />of us to have a respectful and reverent reader the Lord Jesus Christ is a wonderful thing. <br />God’s word says in Proverbs 1.7 the fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge but <br />fools despise wisdom and instruction.” He stated that as Councilmember’s may you <br />humbly acknowledge your dependence upon God for wisdom and as a result may we in <br />the community experience the blessing of God based upon adherence to his word and not <br />man’s opinions. <br /> <br />Gary King, 730 N. Hill Street, South Bend, Indiana, stated that back in the fall when they <br />were campaigning for office in the fall, something he wishes would have allowed him to <br />be on that side of the table. The main issues that were discussed during the debates and <br />forums were things like jobs and how to take care of the vacant houses and the <br />dilapidated buildings and the Westside. There were a lot of things that were said that we <br />were going to work together to make the City of South Bend better. He stated that he did <br />not remember any serious discussions about this particular type of ordinance. He stated <br />that here we are not even three months after you have been sworn in to represent the City <br />and already have this on the table again. How did that happen? Is it so much more <br />important than taking care of the vacant and abandoned homes and serious business <br />facing the city? He stated that he did some research to figure out what exactly would <br />bring a business to South Bend. He stated that he heard early in the presentations that we <br />want to be a progressive looking city, we want to be inclusive, we want to be perceived <br />st <br />as being a 21 Century City with all kinds of opportunities for every kind of person and <br />that is a good thing. Except for there is no correlation between the Forbes list and it is all <br />printed out here and if you don’t remember how it goes were are like 117th on the list of <br />the cities and they give you the criteria for how they figure out a place to do business, job <br />growth, costs, business and living income growth, educational obtainment, projected <br />economic growth and goes on for several more. He stated that he then looked at how <br />many employers or businesses would want to locate in a City that was GLBT friendly <br />ordinance. It was really hard to find, but he did find a ranking of the 15 highest ranked <br />cities and there is no correlation none, zero, he tried to match them up whatever way he <br />could and it just drove him nuts. He finally figure out that Atlanta is ranked #15 in the <br />GLBT preferred, there were 33 or 37 or some number down there. He is going there next <br />week to visit his son and stop at their City Council and find out what makes them so <br />popular. Are they attracting businesses, there is no correlation, so why does the Council <br />want to put this in. Mr. Gates advised what is going to happen to businesses when <br />someone applies for the job and you turn them down because they don’t think that they <br />are a good fit. What about the ones where you turn somebody down because they <br />thought that someone was just better qualified, you really hit it off in the interview and <br />that person comes back and says they must have though I was gay, in fact I am gay, but I <br />am just as qualified as the other person. Now, that business has to go and defend itself in <br />front of the Human Rights Commission. He stated that he would be afraid to locate a <br />business in a City where he was wondering, now it this is a state wide thing, if <br />Indianapolis’ law is really good and the whole state says that it’s the same for everybody, <br />but now were are going to pick and choose and say maybe I don’t want to locate in South <br />Bend or Mishawka because I am going to get them into trouble, maybe I better locate <br />some place else. He stated that as a Committee of the Whole voting on this and the best <br />thing that can be done is table this motion. Give it some more time to investigate the full <br />impact, get the facts, tweak it, and make it so that it really works if you are going to do it <br />at all. Or, let the State settle it, so that we are not forcing businesses to disregard South <br />Bend as the great City as it is, because now there is one more hoop that they have to jump <br />through in order to make sure that they satisfy all our requirements. <br /> <br /> 25 <br /> <br />
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