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Mishawaka Avenue Streetscape Beautification Plan – 2007/2008 Update City of South Bend Division of Community Development 10 Stakeholder Interviews Armed with public input, the committee and staff moved ahead towards a second set of meetings, this time with individuals representing groups, organizations, and entities who could provide their expertise and/or had a stake in the successful implementation of certain proposed plan elements. These individuals were considered “stakeholders” in the process. By serving as an additional filter in the planning process, stakeholders would lend to determining the feasibility of carrying out these elements within the context of a five year plan. Furthermore, the input from stakeholders was used to gauge their support of the process and their willingness to provide the crucial follow-up for some elements that would ensure long term viability and success. Please see the table below for details on the stakeholder meeting and topic schedule. Table 4: Stakeholder Meeting Schedule and Participants Meeting Topic Meeting Attendees / Title Organization Represented Meeting Date Bus Shelters William “Rick” Brown – General Manager Carl Littrell – City Engineer TRANSPO City of South Bend Public Works January 22, 2008 Pocket Park Betsy Harriman – Director of Administrative Services Matthew Moyer – Special Projects Manager Carl Littrell – City Engineer South Bend Parks and Recreation South Bend Parks and Recreation City of South Bend Public Works January 29, 2008 Enhanced / Landscaped Medians Betsy Harriman – Director of Administrative Services Matthew Moyer – Special Projects Manager Carl Littrell – City Engineer William O’Donnell – Vice Chancellor Karen White – Academic Affairs Pete Kaminski – Manager South Bend Parks and Recreation South Bend Parks and Recreation City of South Bend Public Works Indiana University South Bend Indiana University South Bend South Bend Bureau of Streets January 29, 2008 Mast Arm (Street Name) Signs Carl Littrell – City Engineer City of South Bend Public Works N/A* Gateway Signs Carl Littrell – City Engineer City of South Bend Public Works N/A* * Stakeholder input provided separately without meeting. Prior to each stakeholder meeting, invitees were provided a list of questions / discussion points to review that pertained to the scheduled meeting topic. These questions then served as the basis for the meeting discussion. These discussions proved very helpful to the committee, as the stakeholders could speak frankly when offering their advice, with the full understanding that these items were at the preliminary or conceptual stage. Many stakeholders expressed their appreciation for being consulted early in the process.