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Community/Campus Advisory Coalition (CCAC) April 9, 2008 Meeting Minutes Page 5 Working together to promote neighborhood, resident and student safety Several excellent suggestions were made to promote positive interaction between students and neighborhood residents. • Have students become involved in Neighborhood Watch programs. • Student Watch programs that would notify students of criminal activity in their neighborhoods and offer safety tips. This could be done electronically using off-campus student lists by neighborhoods and could be made available to neighborhood residents as well. South Bend and Notre Dame Police Departments would coordinate the information. • "Block Directories" for students and neighborhood residents could be posted electronically. This would be a voluntary program with participants posting as much or as little information as they like. Access would be limited to the residents of their particular block. Refrigerator magnets could be distributed listing handy phone numbers and websites. Phone numbers that might be included could be for trash pickups, to report problems with cab drivers, City offices, etc. Neighborhood surveillance cameras could be installed in neighborhoods with public safety issues. If people are aware of the cameras, it could be a deterrent to crime. Comments Council Member Kirsits reminded the Coalition members that the CCAC report to the South Bend Common Council is due by June 1, 2008 as required by §14-60 of the South Bend Municipal Code. Audience member, Bill Stenz, Northeast Neighborhood Council, thanked the Coalition for its efforts to correct the problem of illegal housing use. He is continuing to document violations in his neighborhood. Saint Mary's Director of Residence Life and Judicial Affairs Slandah Dieujuste requested that the Saint Mary's logo be included in the letterhead used for the minutes and that "Saint" not be abbreviated to "St."