2012 Annual Report - Community Relations Committee

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@M rte"" _�s 4 .i' Community Relations Committee 2012 Annual Report Date: December 10, 2012 To: South Bend City Council The Office of the City Clerk From: Councilmember Valerie Schey, Chairperson Community Relations Committee Note: I am pleased to submit the following Annual Report of the activities of the Council's Community Relations Committee which is a requirement of§2-10 (i) of the South Bend Municipal Code. Background information Duties: The Community Relations Committee oversees the various activities of the Office of Community Affairs and is charged with facilitating partnerships ongoing communications with other public and private entities operating within the City. Members:Valerie Schey- Chairperson, Henry Davis Jr. -Vice Chairperson, Dr David Varner- Member Oliver Davis- Member and One Citizen Member, Mr.James Burns Meetings and Topics Discussed Meetings: The Community Relations Committee held two meetings this year. Topics Discussed: On June 12, 2012, the Community Relations Committee hosted a meeting with Dr. Carole Schmidt as our guest speaker. Dr. Schmidt is the Superintendant of the South Bend School Corporation. As part of the Community Relations charge to develop and maintain partnerships both public and private entities operating within the City, Dr. Schmidt updated our Committee on the efforts of the South Bend School Corporation to provide our City's children the best education possible. Currently, Dr. Schmidt is working on a collaborative initiative with the Ministerial Alliance, the NAACP and T.A.P. (Transforming Action through Power) to establish support networks for at risk children in our community. 1