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CITY OFSOUTH BEND OFFICE OF THE CLERK develop those next steps and those priorities that we will see those in the upcoming budget, 2020, 2021, and 2022. Councilmember Broden stated, So, in the public comment,there actually were a couple things that came up in our past work in the budget process and one(1)was the livestream. So, I'm wondering if there's an opportunity for us to implement that through the Clerk's Office. And then the 5:30 p.m., I actually would support that as well. And I think the check book question was asked in previous years. I would like a direct response to that question, pros or cons of that, why it was changed and why it no longer appears. And then we did discuss previously a financial analysis. Committee Chair White replied, I think Council Members did receive information and were asked to provide feedback regarding that. So, you should look through that and you give your feedback as quickly as possible with regards to what you think that should look like. I would need to be able to meet with the department heads because we publicize the 5:00 p.m. and I'll look into that. Councilmember Voorde stated, Just one(1) question. We often hear that there are certain areas of the City that are underserved and that need additional investment.But I've never seen any numbers. How could we quantify that? What are we basing that on? Committee Chair White replied, I can tell you, and I'm so pleased with Community Investment, we asked them, which was part of that meeting on Monday, and it was a wonderful meeting, we asked them to identify those areas but also to put dollar amounts to those. And they developed two (2) major charts. And they will be in the process of continuing updating that. I did ask for us to have the copies in our areas so that Council Members and the public can see that. Also, what was part of the discussion was, we're moving past the talking stage. And I, clearly and others, really supported that. We know what the issues are. We identified five (5) areas that consistently individuals, leaders, residents themselves, are focusing on. If Council Members can go back and look at all the information, you see that there was a template that individual neighborhood associations and residents were asked to work through. From that,we're looking at coming up with action items but also align that with our budget. So that's a good question but the chart was very well done. I appreciate Community Investment for that. You can look at the dollar amount and you can also look at the categories in terms of where those monies are really, we're targeting. With no further business,Committee Chair White adjourned the Personnel and Finance Committee meeting at 6:58 p.m. Respect 11 Submitted, Karen ite, Committee Chair EXCELLENCE ACCOUNTABILITY INNOVATION INCLUSION EMPOWERMENT 455 County-City Building 227 W.Jefferson Bvld South Bend,Indiana 46601 p 574.235.9221 f 574.235.9173 TTD574.235.5567 wvwv.southbendin.gov 19