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REGULAR MEETING December 10, 2018 This being the time heretofore set for the Public Hearing on the above bill, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. Scott Ruszkowski,Police Chief for the City of South Bend with offices located at 701 West Sample Street, South Bend, IN, stated, There were a couple of things I jotted down as Jitin was speaking. First(1St)of all, I think every Council Member except maybe one(1)or two (2)have been pushing and asking to get this special events policy done. I know the Mayor has as well.The Mayor's exact words were, and he won't even be mad at me, were 'Get it done.' Five (5) years is what this has taken. I look around this room and close to half have been involved with this policy. There is so much appreciation from our end and not just from the Administrative component but the physical and psychological component.When we are told there is an event Saturday on Thursday afternoon, you can use your imagination to what the response to that is. With that being said, one (1) thing Jitin didn't mention is that we will actually have a say in the route control. It is for safety reasons, first (1St) and foremost. We know what things to look for and we do this twenty-four seven(24/7) three hundred sixty-five (365) days of the year. Also, for traffic flow. When people have to wait in their cars, it's not very easy to stop a 4,000 pound car who wants to get through driven by somebody who wants to get through. We can look at both of those components and will be able to plan that out in advance. I ask the Council to pass this and thank you to all for their hard work to finally get this done. Councilmember Tim Scott made a motion to send Substitute Bill No. 55-18 to the full Council with a favorable recommendation. Councilmember Karen White seconded this motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. 61-18 PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING CHAPTER 17 OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADD A NEW ARTICLE 14 ESTABLISHING INTERIM STORM WATER UTILITY RATES AND AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 14 TO CREATE A NEW FUND FOR THESE REVENUES TO BE KNOWN AS THE STORM SEWER FUND (#667) Councilmember Jake Teshka made a motion to continue Bill No. 61-18, per request of the petitioner, until January 14th, 2019. Councilmember John Voorde seconded this motion which carried by a voice vote of nine(9) ayes. 62-18 PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, FOR BUDGET TRANSFERS FOR VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA FOR THE YEAR 2018 Councilmember Karen White, chair of the Personnel and Finance Committee, reported that they met this afternoon and send this bill forward with a favorable recommendation. She stated, I would like to personally thank Deputy Controller Dougherty and his staff for all the hard work they have done on the five(5) bills we are about to discuss. I would like to say that he met with some of the Council Members prior to this particular meeting and a number of questions and answers of clarity were given. Each Council Member should have received copies of those questions as well as the responses. Also, today during the Committee meeting, all the department heads were present, and we sincerely appreciate them being here to address any questions that we might have had on these five(5)bills. That meeting went all the way until about 6:20 p.m. We are very appreciative, great work and hopefully we will have Council support as we move through these five(5)bills. Benjamin Dougherty, Deputy City Controller for the City of South Bend with offices located on the 12th floor of the County-City Building, South Bend, IN, served as the presenter for this bill. Mr.Dougherty stated,Good evening,Council. If I may begin,I would like to match your gratitude, Councilmember White. For my first time through the process of weeding through budget transfers 9