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REGULAR MEETING MARCH 24, 2014 <br />of 12 -17 come on with a plan, short -term goals, long -term goals solutions for violence. The <br />winning team of 6 gets free concert tickets and a limo ride for this particular event charity, and <br />second place gets a free dinner for 6, and we will be able to use some the information to help <br />with our senior local address up north. And to help produce a positive outcome for the city that <br />they live in. That's one thing that is going on right now, put it in your mind so you will have <br />more information on what is going on and what it looks like. And if you have some the youth <br />that would be interested in doing that and putting a team together of 6, give it to them. The <br />winners will be announced on the 14th and the submission is April 1 Ith and the winners will be <br />announced April 14th. There was a question about jobs that were coming in I don't know how <br />we are going to qualify those needs, positions given to the folks of South Bend. Although, a <br />certain company may bring in 500 jobs does not mean 500 jobs for South Bend, Indiana, and so <br />the last man that was here, God blessed them in their investment but based upon his presentation <br />sounds like they have already taken applications, more so probably in the Elkhart area before <br />jobs even come open in the Elkhart area, naturally those folks that are already applied for those <br />jobs that are on the waiting list from the Elkhart area will already be getting first dibs for the jobs <br />that happen wherever and this time it will probably be in South Bend. So my question is how <br />does that look, for the folks in South Bend and is there a preference that is given to people if you <br />live in South Bend, given the fact that South Bend is subsidizing some of the cost to move to <br />South Bend if that makes sense. Say we do, we got 500 jobs in South Bend and we are growing, <br />well not necessarily if the people of South Bend are not employed with those jobs. So it doesn't <br />have the economic multiplier that we are looking for, so this is a point of reference and a concern <br />as we are doing tax abatement. <br />Council President Oliver Davis- We will be having the next discussion this year on tax <br />abatements. So we look forward to that. <br />I would like thank those who came yesterday who celebrated the birthday of Scott Colfax. I like <br />to thank Deputy Mayor and Mark for being there and Ms. Kelly for being there and our <br />communications person thank you all who took the time to plan and the council for making that <br />an annual event for every year. <br />Dr. Ferlic- Just one more comment about that lake or industry, I believe the reason they came <br />here, I talk to some people about it that one we had the buildings available and two there is a <br />labor shortage in our economy in the Goshen, Elkhart area. And we have a labor surplus, so <br />that's one of the reasons there. <br />Councilmember Henry Davis- I'm concerned with policy, I'm not concerned with why they <br />came. <br />Councilmember Tim Scott thanked Councilmember's Dieter, Oliver Davis, and White for their <br />attendance at the NNRO Meeting. <br />PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR <br />Resident of 57112 Peachstone- Good Evening, first I would like to commend the council <br />especially Ms. Schey for the presentation by the young woman by the Jewish Federation and by <br />the invitation provided by our rabbi in the 18 months that I've been attending regularly the <br />council meetings this is the first time I can remember a non - Christian invocation. I would like to <br />encourage the council to do more of those as we certainly have more than just Christians in our <br />community. The second item unrelated to that, I would like to point out while we have Liber <br />Industries that are taking applications in Goshen, I would like to suggest that if the job is here in <br />South Bend that might turn those Goshen residence in to South Bend residence. Thank you. <br />Resident of 2617 W Frederickson St. - Ladies and gentleman of the council, I have some <br />information that I would like to present but I would need some additional time, I would like to <br />ask for 6 minutes to be granted. <br />Councilmember Henry Davis made a motion to grant an additional 3 minutes, seconded by <br />President Davis. Motion passed by voice vote of (8) Ayes. <br />Ladies and Gentleman of the council as well as citizens of South Bend, last year I came before <br />you asking that you would get an investigation started on the legitimacy of our former Chief of <br />32 <br />