South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg joined Tricia Sloma on 16 Morning News Monday to talk about delays in the city's leaf pickup program and weather amnesty.

Mayor Buttigieg said Monday morning's snowfall is going to set the city back on leaf pickup, because the same vehicles and crews are used for snow removal.

"Unfortunately, we just don't control the relationship between when the leaves fall and when the snow falls," Mayor Buttigieg said. "If you're like me and still got some leaves to take care of, there's still time for that."

Buttigieg also talked about weather amnesty in the city. Buttigieg said the amnesty program has been underway at the Center for the Homeless since Nov. 1.

The city has partnered with organizations such as Hope Ministries to open a secondary site in the past two years, Buttigieg said. He said this year's site should be sometime in early December.

The former Cutting Tools, Inc. building at 121 E. Tutt St., was supposed to be opened as a shelter for the homeless on Nov. 1. The date was pushed back to Dec. 1, because the city is waiting on a fire inspection permit.