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REGULAR MEETING April 8, 2019
<br /> want to especially point out the PARC Committee, Sharon McBride, Chairperson, I can't thank
<br /> you enough. You've taken the baton. As a runner myself on two (2) US teams, 1980 and 1984,
<br /> Masters Gold, top runner at forty (40) and was trying my best to be at seventy (70) to break the
<br /> American record. But, when you write a book and people respect you, and you put your heart and
<br /> soul into it, it does continue to keep you on the path. If I tell anybody, if they can just get a ticket
<br /> to get on the plane, you can get to wherever you're going. But, you need a ticket. My ticket was
<br /> my father and what he left me, there is nothing more, the story, than coming from an Indian
<br /> reservation when your grandma Dory was one hundred(100)years old when I was five(5). It was
<br /> 1850 when she was born.To think that we have had now eleven(11) spirit animal carvings,thanks
<br /> to you Council Members. Gavin, you're the Vice Chair, your father totally supported it. Oliver,
<br /> you were there and spoke of my father. He was smiling. My sister, she at twenty (20) years with
<br /> Phil Sinclair,he wrote in your newspaper, employees from the City, the dedication to her and her
<br /> service. Sue Stevenson Goodchild, over twenty(20) years. With that, John Voorde, without him,
<br /> it would have never happened. I thank everyone. I know it chokes me up sometimes. Do you see
<br /> this plaque? It says Goodchild. When I was in grade school, that was the first (1St) time I saw my
<br /> name: Roderick Goodchild.That was from delivering papers.Three(3)areas I have to get the flag,
<br /> Aaron Perri got that. To get the fourteen (14) spirit animals, we have that done with the rock for
<br /> my dad.And for the eleven(11) stones that give the messages, as Mayor Pete said, you can't write
<br /> a book with blank pages, you can't understand what the eleven (11) carvings are without the
<br /> messages. As you've all seen,they are there. The Native Americans have all spoken.They all want
<br /> it done. I've heard now from Parks that it's going to be done. It will be done in time for the Best.
<br /> Week. Ever. coming up in June. Thank you so much, everyone, I can't thank you enough for all
<br /> of your support. It goes without saying, everyone had to be involved to have it succeed. Thank
<br /> you.
<br /> Bill Stranz, 1818 South Olive Street, South Bend, IN, stated, I'm from Bill's Auto Shop. I'm still
<br /> trying to get together with the City Engineers or somebody for the right-of-way where they are
<br /> putting in the street. They are making Olive Street a single lane each way with a center turn lane.
<br /> No parking on either side of the street and it's eliminating all the parking in front of my place of
<br /> business. We've been out there for fifty-five (55) years. They suggested I put a parking lot on the
<br /> side of my building. The storage lot goes back about one hundred (100) feet. I've got some
<br /> estimates on putting the fence back further and paving a lot and a few other things that would have
<br /> to be done. I still don't know what the City expects of a parking lot.That is my problem. I'm trying
<br /> to get together with the City Engineers. Hopefully they can do something. I've been talking to Mr.
<br /> Voorde and he's been helping me out as well as Councilmember Oliver Davis. I thank you very
<br /> much for your help so far. I have some proposals and prices.
<br /> Randall Norris, 802 South 31st Street, South Bend, IN, stated, I'm here on behalf of my employers.
<br /> They are investors in this area. They have several properties in the Coquillard Park area and
<br /> throughout South Bend. I'm mainly talking about Coquillard Park right now. I've done a lot of
<br /> work in that area. I've been there for about three (3) years now. And, in three (3) years, I've
<br /> witnessed four (4) instances of gun fire in that park. Not around that park, in that park. Three (3)
<br /> of those four(4) times, there were small children playing in that park. How lucky are we that no
<br /> one has been hit yet? They want solutions to that problem. No one feels safe in that neighborhood
<br /> anymore. Just last night we had an incident at about 8:45 p.m., there were thirty(30)to forty(40)
<br /> shots fired, with children, in that park. One (1) of the bullets actually went through into one(1) of
<br /> our houses, went in through the wall, through the living room, through the bedroom and it lodged
<br /> in a headboard. So, you're not even safe in your own home in that area anymore. A bullet can get
<br /> you. The people I work for, Amanda Shutz, she would love to have conversation. She wants to be
<br /> involved in the solution. We are just looking for something, common sense, that works and will
<br /> solve this problem. She would like to speak with you personally, Mr. Ferlic. If I can get your
<br /> contact information at the end of the meeting, I would like that. I just want everyone to be aware
<br /> of what it is going on there. Our luck is going to run out and something needs to be done. Thank
<br /> you.
<br /> ADJOURNMENT
<br /> There being no further business to come before the Council, President Tim Scott adjourned the
<br /> meeting at 8:46 p.m.
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