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REGULAR MEETING April 8, 2019
<br /> Councilmember Oliver Davis interjected, Ms. O'Sullivan, is there any light you can share with us
<br /> regarding where we are because I've been getting questions on that.
<br /> Laura O'Sullivan, Chief of Staff to the Mayor of the City of South Bend with offices located on
<br /> the 14th floor of the County-City Building, South Bend, IN, replied, I do not have an update on
<br /> that.The latest update can be provided by the minutes of the meeting with Pam Meyer in the Health
<br /> and Public Safety Committee.
<br /> Councilmember Oliver Davis interjected, Is there any way you can provide us a fresh update
<br /> regarding what has gone on? Given the comments from the media, the comments and everything
<br /> else, where we are today, what has been done so people can make a public statement on that?
<br /> Basically, it's been said it was closed, they created Tent City, and the City wiped all that out, it
<br /> has created this whole turn around and rumble as you are probably aware of. So, what can we do
<br /> to be proactive? I know in our whole conversation on weather amnesty we had before, we were
<br /> getting everything done prior to the June or July date.
<br /> Ms. O'Sullivan replied, We can get an update on that.
<br /> Councilmember Oliver Davis interjected, I appreciate that. How soon can we expect that?
<br /> Ms. O'Sullivan replied, Maybe two (2) days?
<br /> Councilmember Oliver Davis stated, Thanks, I appreciate it. I'm at peace.
<br /> Councilmember Jo M. Broden stated, I would like to just bring the public up to date with a climate
<br /> resolution. Councilmember Teshka, the chair of the Utilities Committee, and myself as chair of
<br /> Health and Public Safety, will be bringing forward to the Council on Monday, April 22nd at the
<br /> 7:00 p.m. meeting, relative to some early steps we would like Council and leadership to look at.
<br /> To that,we had a presentation in Committee today from Therese Dorau,the Director of the Office
<br /> of Sustainability, and she provided a PowerPoint presentation. We hope to have that live and
<br /> available under the Council Initiatives portion of our website webpage and also individuals can
<br /> get ahold of it by contacting any one(1)of their Council Members as well. If I might,just quickly
<br /> solicit, we are looking for input on what was presented today within the context of the Committee
<br /> meeting. Basically, it was an outline of what Council is considering and we are entertaining input
<br /> from the community on that. So, you can contact any one (1) of the chairs of the Committees as
<br /> well as your own Council Member. That document will hopefully be online tomorrow as well as
<br /> the two (2) additional handouts given to Council. One (1) is from our Urban Sustainability
<br /> Directors Network. It is Appendix A,USDN GHG Reduction High Impact Practices. So,basically,
<br /> greenhouse gas reduction high-impact practices are something that could inform the discussions
<br /> going forward, both at the Council and community level. And then a second (2nd) document
<br /> handout,the United States Conference of Mayors and the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions,
<br /> the Alliance for a Sustainable Future. There is a quick four (4) or five (5) page document, again,
<br /> that could also inform our discussions leading into the April 22nd request from Council to pass a
<br /> resolution relative to climate change impact. The entire public record will be rounded out,
<br /> including the minutes from the February 18th meeting and the February 27th meeting. I would like
<br /> to expressly thank, on behalf of my Committee, Graham Sparks and the Clerk's Office for all of
<br /> their work. And, the Sustainability Office and, particularly, Therese Dorau and Eric Horvath for
<br /> all of your support and leadership on this issue here to date. I look forward to our April 22nd
<br /> meeting and our consideration as Council on this.
<br /> NEW BUSINESS
<br /> There was no new business.
<br /> PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR
<br /> Rod Goodchild, 837 South 24th Street, South Bend, IN, stated, I'm right next to Potawatomi Park.
<br /> He handed out documents to the Council Members which are available in the City Clerk's Office.
<br /> Mr. Goodchild stated, I come today to thank everyone on this panel, these Council Members. I
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