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ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> Memo No. 24-19 <br /> DATE: October 7, 2024 <br /> TO: Honorable Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe and City Council <br /> FROM: Tim Gleason, City Manager <br /> Cordaryl Patrick, Director of Economic and Community Development <br /> Richelle Dunbar, Asst. Dir. of Economic and Community Development <br /> SUBJECT: Resolution Designating Honorary Street name in honor of Jerry Pelz <br /> RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the attached resolution designating the <br /> corner of E. King St. between N. Water St and MLK Jr. Dr. in honor of Jerry Pelz. <br /> BACKGROUND: Mr. Jim Taylor from Northeast Community Fund applied to have Mr. Jerry Pelz <br /> honored with an honorary street designation at the corner of E. King St. between N. Water St& <br /> Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. <br /> In July 1969, Jerry Pelz started the Northeast Community Fund with one food basket. He started <br /> working for Northeast as a poverty worker in the Prince of Peace Volunteer program. Today that <br /> organization houses a food bank, clothing room, services small repairs for homes, especially seniors <br /> who need assistance, a microfinance program for individuals who have an immediate financial need <br /> and partners with Hope Academy to provide training and education for patents and students. <br /> Mr. Pelz has served on various boards and committees with the Mental Health Association, <br /> Cooperative Extension, the Decatur Senior Center, United Way, Decatur Mental Health Cener, <br /> Macon County Health Department, while on the founding boards of the Good Samaritan Inn and the <br /> Central Illinois Foodbank. He is currently on the Human Relations Commission for the City of <br /> Decatur. <br /> A committee comprised of one member from the Decatur City Council, city staff, the Decatur Police <br /> Department, a neighborhood organization and the community at large, recommended approval of the <br /> designation. <br /> STAFF REFERENCE: Additional questions can be forwarded to Richelle Dunbar at(217) 424- <br /> 2864 or e-mail: rdunbar(&decaturil.gov. <br /> BUDGET & TIME IMPLICATIONS: None <br />