02-06-19 Health and Public Safety

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CITY OF SOUTH BEND I OFFICE OF THE CLERK they won't have issues and they will get it and it is pretty simple. We are looking at ways of doing this down the road and those doing the right job have an easier time than those not doing the right job. The other thing is there are times,and I'm a big critic of Code at times,but we give everybody the second(2nd) chance. We are going to be at a Code hearing tomorrow for someone that has two (2)years to clean up their act and it still isn't done. One(1)other thing for landlords to think about is some of this stuff like lead with the house, that is a federal law. That is on the books and people should be notified if they are moving into a house with lead. How many are doing that? That is a question you need to ponder.This is bringing some of this to the forefront. We are looking at long- term ways of taking care of that and this is one (1) of the steps. I appreciate all the feedback and we take all of that into consideration. Committee Chair Broden stated, I have a few announcements from Health and Public Safety. The Council passed a Hate Crime and Biased Crime Resolution on behalf of the City of South Bend. There is information about the statewide campaign on that. In addition to the information here, there will be a folder on the Clerk/Council website that contains the relevant information such as letters of support and fact sheets.The third(3`d)piece is we are looking for involvement for a local event to get general awareness out about that issue. We are looking at that for no other date than Valentine's Day, so, February 14th. There will be more information out about that. Up and coming items, I know we are looking at a rewrite of the South Bend Animal Care and Control Ordinance, if staff could share a little bit about that before you leave, I would appreciate that. Ms. Skibins stated, Currently, we are going through the proposed ordinance with the Animal Care and Control Commission. So,that is where we are at right now. Committee Chair Broden followed up,And people can connect up to that most easily by attending those monthly meetings. Ms. Skibins stated, The next one is at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow on the thirteenth (13th) floor of the County-City Building. Committee Chair Broden followed up, I would also like to cue to another ongoing effort. Councilmember White, could you do a little bit of announcement on Not In Our Community? Councilmember White stated, About two (2) years ago, community leaders along with our Mayor in January 2017 experienced three (3) young males while they were coming out of a program. They were on the ground and foaming at the mouth. They had to call emergency assistance for these young individuals. It was in regard to what our community had and continues to experience which is the sale of synthetic drugs. For two (2) years, a group of community leaders have come together under Not In Our Community. We have addressed this issue on different levels in terms of working with our religious communities,our schools,and throughout the community to educate and share with the community that we will not tolerate the sales of these drugs in our community. We've been working with a number of the local businesses as well as continuing to work with our State representatives. There is information on our website along with three (3) or four (4) videos that really illustrate the impact of synthetic drugs on our youth. But also, we have received statistical data from Beacon Health Systems that shows the number of different individuals who have been in the emergency room, all ages and race, due to taking synthetic drugs. Our position paper is on our website along with other supporting data. EXCELLENCE ACCOUNTABILITY I INNOVATION I INCLUSION I EMPOWERMENT 455 County-City Building 227 W.Jefferson Bvld South Bend,Indiana 46601 p 574.235.9221 f574.235.9173 110574.235.5567 www.southbendin.gov 21