06-12-15 News Release - Karen L. White, Henry Davis Jr & Oliver J. Davis - Street Renaming Committee

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ii Common 1 South Bend NEWS RELEASE Date: Friday, June 12, 2015, 9:00 a.m. From: I" District Council Member Tim Scott Contact 538-1936 Council President Council Member at Large Karen L. White Contact: 229-3100 City Council Committee of the Whole Chairperson Volunteers Needed for Advisory Street Re-Naming Committee On May 11, 2015, the South Bend Common Council unanimously adopted Resolution No. 4443-15, which was sponsored by Council Members Karen L.White,Henry Davis,Jr., and Oliver J.Davis. It recommended that a 7-member Advisory Street Re-Naming Committee be established to consider an additional street location to honor the late Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. The Resolution was approved by Mayor Buttigieg and is now of record in the Office of the City Clerk. The Council has four (4) appointments, the Mayor has three (3) appointments, with the Mayor and the Board of Public Works making the final decision on any street recommended to be re-named. The City Council has the opportunity to select four(4)residents of the City of South Bend to be a member of this Advisory Committee. Applications are available on line at the Council's website available at www.southbendin.gov or in person from the Office of the City Clerk, 4a' Floor County-City Building, in Downtown South Bend. Applicants must be residents of the City of South Bend and must complete and file a completed application no later than noon on Monday, July 13'. Interviews of qualifying candidates will take place beginning soon thereafter by the Committee of the Whole, with appointments being made on July 27,2015. The Advisory Street Re-Naming Committee has the following duties and responsibilities in overseeing a process which invites residents and business owners in the City of South Bend to recommend a current street for consideration to be renamed to honor the late Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. by the Board of Public Works,by: 1. Encouraging public participation for submission of streets to be considered over a thirty(30) day period. 2. Establishing a 1-page form for all recommendations which would be sent to the Office of the City Clerk. 3. Tallying up all recommendations in an order of those receiving the most amount of recommendations, with the originals of all forms being maintained in the Office of the City Clerk. 4. Forwarding the tally of the public response to the Board of Public Works, the South Bend Common Council, and the Mayor within ten (10) days after the ending of the thirty(30) day response period. The public is encouraged to participate in this important community project, so that your voices and opinions are heard. Thank you.