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REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 10, 2008 BILL NO. 64-08 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF $73,382.00 FROM EMERGENCY SERVICE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND NO. 288 FOR THE PURCHASE OF COMPUTERS PURSUANT TO A U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT Councilmember White, Chairperson, Health and Public Safety Committee, reported that this committee held a Public Hearing on the bill this afternoon and voted to send it to the full Council with a favorable recommendation. Councilmember Al “Buddy” Kirsits disclosed that he is a member of the South Bend Fire Department. He advised that after discussion with Council Attorney Kathleen Cekanski- Farrand it was determined that there is no conflict of interest. Mark Nowicki, Assistant Fire Chief, SBFD, 1222 S. Michigan Street, South Bend, Indiana, made the presentation for this bill. Chief Nowicki advised that this bill is requesting an appropriation for $73,382.00 within the Emergency Medical Services Capital Improvement Fund #288. He noted that the purpose of this request is to appropriate funds from a U.S. Department Homeland Security Assistance to Firefighters grant which was awarded to the City’s Fire Department. This grant was awarded for a South Bend Fire Department firefighter computer based training program which will provide computers for all eleven fire stations along with other hardware and software which will allow firefighters to train on a computer at their station at any time. He stated that the grant’s approved project costs total is $73,382.00 The federal share is 80 percent $56,706.00 of the approved amount and the City of South Bend Fire Department’s share of the cost is 20 percent or $14,676.00. He asked the Council for their favorable consideration. This being the time heretofore set for the Public Hearing on the above bill, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. There being no one present wishing to speak to the Council either in favor of or in opposition to this bill, Councilmember Rouse made a motion for favorable recommendation to full Council concerning this bill. Councilmember White seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of eight (8) ayes. BILL NO. 65-08 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND APPROPRIATING $2,261,981 FROM THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND (FUND 212) FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING THE EXPENSES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AND DESIGNATED SUBGRANTEE AGENCIES FOR THE PROGRAM YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2009, TO BE ADMINISTERED THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 3