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<br />delighted that the Administration has embraced our recommendations and launched this bold <br />initiative to transform the abandoned property problem in South Bend. <br /> <br />Preventing homes and neighborhoods from falling into complete disrepair is a key element to the <br />Report. As a continuation of this Report, the City will develop regular progress reports about its <br />efforts to prevent, reclaim, and renew vacant and abandoned properties and make this <br />information freely available to the public. <br /> <br />Action Items <br /> <br />In addition to the release of the Report, Mayor Buttigieg announced the following action items to <br />jump start the work recommended by the Task Force: <br /> <br /> <br />Mayor Buttigieg appointed Shubhada Kambli as the new Director of Code Enforcement <br />for the City of South Bend. As part of her leadership duties, she will oversee the <br />implementation of the recommendations from the Task Forces Report. <br /> <br />Prior to working with the City, she worked on energy issues at the state, local, and federal <br />levels of government. During this time, Kambli built multiple environmental initiatives, <br />including an ENERGY STAR program for the US Environmental Protection Agency that <br />improved the efficiency of local facilities in more than 150 cities and towns in New <br />England. <br /> <br />As a consultant and deputy project manager for the Cadmus Group, Kambli co-led a $1 <br />million effort to gather and analyze energy building data for the State of Arkansas. A <br />former AmeriCorps volunteer, Kambli also worked with local academic institutions and <br />private sector organizations to create an energy education program for underserved <br />students in Boston. <br /> <br />She is a graduate of Tufts University, with a joint Master of Science degree in Civil and <br />Environmental Engineering (Environmental Health) and Urban Planning. Kambli also <br />earned a master's degree from Harvard University in urbanism, landscape, and ecology. <br /> <br /> <br />Mayor Buttigieg announced the City is preparing a bid to demolish 50 houses. The <br />submission will be sent one week from Wednesday (March 6, 2013). <br /> <br /> <br />Mayor Buttigieg announced new online tools at www.southbendin.gov for residents to <br />report code violations. The full Report is also available to download by visiting the City <br />of South Bends website. <br /> <br /> <br />Mayor Buttigieg and Task Force Members Andrew Kostielney, President, St. Joseph <br />County Board of Commissioners, and Rafael Morton, President, St. Joseph County <br />Council, agreed to work on the recommendations in the Report that call for better <br />cooperation and partnership between county and municipal government. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />