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REGULAR MEETINGOCTOBER 12, 2009 PUBLIC HEARINGS BILL NO. 27-09 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING VARIOUS PARTS OF SECTION 6-26 OF CHAPTER 6, ARTICLE 6, OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO LOW VOLTAGE CONTRACTORS Councilmember Varner made a motion to strike this bill from consideration. Councilmember Dieter seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of eight (8) ayes. BILL NO. 79-09 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 14, ARTICLE 9 OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE BY INCLUDING REGULATIONS FOR LIMITED PARKING WHERE A FEE IS CHARGED ON NON-RESIDENTIAL AREAS Councilmember Dieter made a motion to continue this bill indefinitely. Councilmember Oliver Davis seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of eight (8) ayes. BILL NO. 77-09 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND APPROPRIATING $1,148,607 FROM THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND (FUND 212) FOR THE HOMELESS PREVENTION AND RAPID RE-HOUSING PROGRAM (HPRP) FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING THE EXPENSES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AND DESIGNATED SUB GRANTEE AGENCIES FOR THE PROGRAM YEAR BEGINNING, AUGUST 19, 2009, TO BE ADMINISTERED THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Councilmember Rouse, Chairperson, Community and Economic Development Committee, reported that this committee held a Public Hearing on this bill this afternoon and voted to send it to the full Council with a favorable recommendation. th Ms. Pam Meyer, Director, Community & Economic Development, 12 Floor County- City Building, 227 W. Jefferson Blvd., South Bend, Indiana, made the presentation for this bill. Ms. Meyer advised that this bill would appropriate $1,148,607 in Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-housing (HPRP) funds. This action allocates new funds in accordance with the 2008 Action Plan and Amendment of the Housing and Community Development Plan submitted to the Department of Housing and Urban Development on May 20, 2009, and further amended and resubmitted on July 7, 2009. The funds being made available are part of the American recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) and represent a one-time formula allocation to South Bend as an entitlement community. She stated that a memo was provided to the Council on April 30, 2009, that the HPRP 2