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Historic Preservation:John Dorbin is the Assistant City Attorney who supports the Historic <br /> Preservation Commission and its staff to ensure compliance with applicable laws. <br /> Neighborhood Health &Housing:Kylie Connell provides general support to the Neighborhood <br /> Health & Housing team, including general advice regarding interpretation of contractual terms and <br /> statutes,as well as contract drafting,review,and revisions. <br /> Neighborhood Services and Enforcement: Tom Panowicz is the Assistant City Attorney who <br /> assists NSE. He represents the City's interests in NSE Hearings. Further,he assisted NSE leadership <br /> with legal aspects of various projects, such as No Mow May, Dead Tree Removal, and 4`'' <br /> Amendment training to NSE inspectors and staff. Additionally, he counseled NSE leadership with <br /> application of the Property Maintenance Code and the Unsafe Building Law to many <br /> properties,including special assessments,liens,receivership and notice of public bids for demolitions. <br /> Tom meets bi-weekly with Neighborhoods and NSE Leadership to consult and provide guidance, as <br /> well as drafting of related documents,on NSE and RSVP matters,in addition to attending monthly <br /> Problem Property Team meetings with NSE Leadership. <br /> Planning and Zoning: Tom Panowicz also provides general legal support to the Planning and <br /> Zoning teams,including general advice regarding interpretation of laws,support in meetings with third <br /> parties, and contract drafting, review, and revisions. Additionally, he supports the Area Plan <br /> Commission in its public meetings,while Jenna Throw supports the Board of Zoning Appeals. <br /> South Bend Animal Resource Center::Jessica McLain provides general support and guidance to <br /> SBARC staff particularly regarding the interpretation of State and local laws. Also, a member of the <br /> Legal team (Tom Panowicz, Sandra Kennedy, or Jessica) represented and advocated for SBARC <br /> by preparing for and attending Animal Welfare Commission hearings.The Legal team additionally <br /> attended AWC meetings on SBARC's behalf. A separate attorney on the Legal team (Adam Taylor) <br /> provides support to the AWC. <br /> Sustainability.• Kylie Connell provided general legal support to the Sustainability team, including <br /> attending meetings with third parties, providing general guidance and advice regarding the <br /> interpretation of contractual terms and conditions,as well as contract drafting,review,and revisions. <br /> Department of Public Works <br /> Michael Schmidt is the Assistant City Attorney representing the Board of Public Works and assisting <br /> the Department of Public Works. He provided legal counsel for numerous contracts, including the <br /> negotiation of a four-year Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Teamsters Local 364 and the <br /> awarding of the bids for City Hall improvements.In addition to those large deals,he also oversaw <br /> the successful negotiation of various other real estate,environmental, and license agreements to <br /> the overall benefit of the City and its residents. <br /> Venues Parks & Arts <br /> Michael Schmidt also provides legal support to the Venues Parks & Arts department as well as the <br /> Board of Park Commissions at their public meetings. In addition to the support provided for the 20- <br /> year lease with the South Bend Cubs, he also provided counsel related to the extensions of the <br /> 4 :' <br />