10-22-12 Common Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 22, 2012 sophomore at St. Joseph High School, who she has helped raise since Annie’s infancy, who she affectionately calls “The Village Child”. Section III. The South Bend Common Council is humbled to publicly salute and honor a special 71-year old Sister of the Holy Cross, SISTER SUSAN KINTZELE, and hopes that her life’s journey continues to be filled with her addressing social and community challenges in her special caring and compassionate way. Section IV. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Council and approval by the Mayor. s/Tim Scott, First District s/Oliver J. Davis, Sixth District s/Henry Davis, Jr., Second District s/Derek D. Dieter, At-Large s/Valerie Schey, Third District s/Gavin Ferlic, At-Large s/Dr. Fred Ferlic, Fourth District s/Karen L. White, At-Large s/Dr. David Varner, Fifth District s/Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand, Council Attorney s/John Voorde, City Clerk s/Pete Buttigieg, Mayor Councilmember Oliver J. Davis, 1801 S. Nash Street, South Bend, Indiana, made the presentation for this Resolution by first offering his comments and then reading the Resolution in its entirety and presenting it to Sister Sue. A Public Hearing was held on the Resolution at this time. There was no one present wishing to speak to the Council either in favor of or in opposition to this Resolution. Councilmember Schey made a motion to adopt this Resolution by acclamation. Councilmember Henry Davis seconded the motion which carried. Sister Sue thanked the Council for this honor. She thanked her parents and sister for all their love and support. She stated that she is not doing extra-ordinary things, just things that needed to be done. She stated that she believes there is good in everyone, you just need to help them find it. RESOLUTION NO. 4210-12 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, DECLARING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER AS DIGNITY & RESPECT MONTH Whereas, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is a complex organization with over 55,000 employees, who introduced in November 2008, a campaign to promote a broader sense of accountability in order to help unify a shared belief that everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and respect; and Whereas, prior to this campaign, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s inclusion efforts included one person in charge of diversity training, and posting Martin Luther King Jr. Day posters; and Whereas, the Dignity & Respect Campaign has grown into a national campaign where communities throughout the nation declare the month of October as “Dignity & Respect Month” which is recognized as a time to remind persons to take the Dignity & Respect Pledge and promote the “30 Tips of Dignity & Respect” developed by UPMC where persons work to make 4