11-28-16 Public Works and Property Vacation

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OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK KAREEMAH FOWLER, CITY CLERK PUBLIC WORKS & PROPERTY VACATION NOVEMBER 28, 2016 3:25 P.M. Committee Members Present: Other Council Present: Others Present: Agenda: Jo Broden, Randy Kelly, John Voorde Tim Scott, Karen White, Dr. David Varner, Oliver Davis Kareemah Fowler, Joseph Molnar, Michael Passavoir, Kathleen Cekanski - Farrand, Adriana Rodriguez Bill No. 60 -16 – Alley Vacation at Portage & Bulla Bill No. 68 -16 – Alley Vacation at St. Louis Street Committee Chair Jo Broden called the meeting to order with two (2) items on the agenda. Bill No. 60 -16 – Alley Vacation at Portage & Bulla Committee Chair Broden stated that Committeemembers Randy Kelly and Gavin Ferlic were both absent, and therefore there was no quorum. She further stated that the petitioner would be heard and a recommendation would therefrom be given. Bernard Feeney, 715 South Michigan Street, South Bend, IN, stated that he was present on behalf of the petitioner, Transformation Ministries. He explained that Transformation Ministries owns this particular piece of property as well as the entire parking lot on the other side of the alley to be vacated. He stated, At this particular point, we are working with a negative recommendation from the Board of Public Works and, at this point, I would also ask the Committee to pass this on to the Council with no recommendation for tonight's meeting, so that we can wait and see if any of the property owners of the east side of the alley —those property owners that the Board was considering when they made their recommendation —show up for the meeting. If none show up, it's obvious that none are worried about their rights to the alley and the rear of their building. If any are, we may table this for a short period of time to allow the owner an opportunity to address these concerns. This has come before the City Council once before, and that was approximately twenty (20) years ago, maybe longer. At that time, one remonstrator showed up. They were from the tavern to the south, Joe Serge. Based on the remonstrance at the meeting, the petition was rejected. So, the owners are back —new owners, of course; new petition for alley vacation —but it is merely to get rid of the alley so the owners can consolidate all of that property and make better use of it. 455 County-City Building - 227 W. Jefferson Boulevard • South Bend, Indiana 46601 Phone 574- 235 -9221 • Fax 574 - 235 -9173 • TDD 574- 235 -5567 - www.SouthBendIN.gov JENNIFER M. COFFMAN ALKEYNA M. ALDRIDGE JOSEPH R. MOLNAR CHIEF DEPUTY/ CHIEROF STAFF DEPUTY/ DIRECTOR OF POLICY ORDINANCE VIOLATION CLERK