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U xs 1865 OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK K_\REEMAH FOWLER, CITY CLERK COMMUNITY RELATIONS FEBRUARY 25, 2019 4:03 P.M. (ORGANIZATIONAL) Committee Members Present: Regina Williams-Preston, Gavin Ferlic, John Voorde, Jo M. Broden, Eli Cantu (citizen member) Committee Members Absent: None Other Council Present: Jake Teshka, Karen White, Sharon L. McBride, Tim Scott Other Council Absent: Oliver Davis Others Present: Kareemah Fowler, Graham Sparks, Bob Palmer Agenda: Organizational Meeting Committee Chair Regina Williams-Preston called to order the Organizational Meeting of the Community Relations Committee at 4:03 p.m. She introduced members of the Committee and proceeded with the meeting. Organizational Meeting Committee Chair Williams-Preston stated, The Community Relations Committee oversees the activities of engagement, economic empowerment, neighborhood development, community resource teams within City departments, and facilitates partnerships and communications with other public and private entities. Some of that is new. Committee Chair Williams-Preston then opened the floor to Committee Members. Committeemember Eli Cantu stated, I am a Rum Village resident and am the Vice President of the Rum Village Association. I am also the President of RPTR at Jackson. So, those are two (2) non- profits I have experience with. Besides that, I've been working with the neighborhood for the past eight (8) or nine (9) years,just helping out the youth. That is kind of my background. Why I'm interested in this Committee is because this is kind of my core. Working with education and the neighborhoods, that is my passion. I'm very honored to be a part of this Committee. Committee Chair Williams-Preston stated, Just, just backing up, part of the new definition or summary description of the Community Relations Committee includes working with the new division of Community Investment called Engagement and Economic Empowerment. Really, that whole division has come out of the advocacy work the Community Relations Committee had been doing. We had several housing forums, if you remember, out in the community to talk about the different issues. Out of that kind of came addressing issues of assisting homeowners with home INTEGRITY' SERVICE'ACCESSIBILITY JENNIFER M.COFFMAN BIANCA L.TIRADO JOSEPH R.MOLNAR CHIEF DEPUTY/DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS DEPUTY/DIRECTOR OF POLICY ORDINANCE VIOLATION CLERK EXCELLENCE I ACCOUNTABILITY I INNOVATION I INCLUSION I EMPOWERMENT 455 County-City Building 1227 W.Jefferson Blvd.I South Bend,Indiana 46601 I p 574.235.9221 I f 574.235.9173 I www.southbendin.gov