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REGULAR MEETING JUNE 22, 2009 UNFINISHED BUSINESS There was no unfinished business to come before the Council at this time. NEW BUSINESS Councilmember Henry Davis announced that the bus pick-up and drop-off at Washington High School has been relocated to the back side of the school. He stated that this will alleviate the traffic congestion in the morning when students are being dropped off and in the afternoon when students are being picked up and to keep buses and cars separate. Councilmember Henry Davis gave a report on his trip to Atlanta, Georgia, to attend the Young Elected Official Conference. He stated that the trip was a great opportunity to meet with other young elected officials from around the country and to exchange ideas. He stated that this nation is moving forward and the youth are becoming involved in their communities and running for elected office. He stated that he met three Councilmember’s from St. Louis all under the age of thirty years old, who told him that they have elected three State Senators from the State of Missouri all under the age of thirty. He stated that this conference helped him stay focused on the issues in his District and the City of South Bend. He stated that he plans on attending next years Young Elected Officials Conference and to keep connected with the friendships that he made this year. Councilmember Davis noted that he will be working with the local Latino Community to help Sonia Sotomayor get nominated to the Supreme Court. PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR Jerry Niezgodski, 2930 Bonds Avenue, South Bend, Indiana, spoke regarding the budget process. He questioned whether the Council will be budgeting for outcomes. He asked if the Council will be looking at some of the services that the various City Departments offer and question those Department Heads to see if maybe that particular service would be cheaper for the City to hire out or consolidate with another department. Mr. Niezgodski mentioned for instance the City’s Print Shop and Maintenance Garage. He questioned whether the City has looked at outsourcing the print shop. He also questioned the maintenance garage and their basic service and repairs on city owned vehicles, if it would be cheaper to do them in-house or contract out. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the President Derek D. Dieter adjourned the meeting at 7:50 p.m. ATTEST: ATTEST: ____________________________ ____________________________ John Voorde, City Clerk Derek D. Dieter, President 12