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REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 28, 2008 COMMENTS FROM MR. DAVE FRANK REGARDING THE ELECTION PROCESS Mr. Dave Frank, 50520 Burtonwood, South Bend, Indiana, advised that the election process and system is broken. He stated that this is a little off the beaten path, but last year he was diagnosed with prostrate cancer and about thirty (30) years ago his uncle was diagnosed with the same cancer. He uncle died shortly after he was diagnosed. Mr. Frank stated that he went to Indianapolis for surgery and after five incisions were made and a scope put into his stomach to remove his prostate and sent home the next day. He stated that technology saved his life. Mr. Frank stated that he gets a PSA test every couple of months and so far the reading has been .03 now scientifically what that means is that his cancer is undetectable. Mr. Frank stated that how this all ties together is that everything is math, and his goal in life is to give every person in St. Joseph County a voice. He stated that people in St. Joseph County feel that they don't have voice. He stated that he sat through the meeting tonight and listened to nine Councilmember's spend millions of tax payer dollars basically without asking the people. When you divide nine people into 100,000 it is .00003. He reiterated that his PSA is .03 and his cancer is undetectable. The people in St. Joseph County feel like they are undetectable, white people, black people; and the elderly all feel like they don't have a voice. The Presidential Candidates are talking about how the system is broken. Mr. Frank stated that he believes the system is broken here in St. Joseph County. Mr. Frank was shocked to see the Council applaud at a 60% graduation rate in the South Bend Community School Corporation. He noted that 60% is failure on most grading scales. He stated that the fastest growing company in St. Joseph County is Madison Center. That should tell everyone here tonight that something is very wrong. Mr. Frank made a presentation to the County Council asking for .38 cents per person to start building the technology to give everyone in St. Joseph County a voice. Councilmember Devon made the motion and could not get another Councilmember to second the motion. That same night the County Council spent 6 million dollars of taxpayer's money and the citizens did not have voice. Mr. Frank noted that this Country votes on nightly new channels, game shows, even the Miss American Pageant. He stated that the Council meeting tonight is not very well attended, but with the technology that he would like to introduce, every citizen in St. Joseph County would have a voice. Mr. Frank stated that he would like to work with the City Council on brining this technology to fruition. Mr. Frank reiterated that technology saved his life, it can save this community. He stated that he work like to reach out to the community with his organization called One Voice and by working together we can bring a voice back to St. Joseph County. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Council, President Rouse adjourned the meeting at 8:51 p.m. ATTEST: ATTEST: John Voorde, City Clerk Timothy A. Rouse, President 23