07-24-17 Public Works and Property Vacation

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SOU T$ fr U C W PEACF, yt-+ 1865 OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK KAREEMAH FOWLER,CITY CLERK PUBLIC WORKS & PROPERTY VACATION JULY 24, 2017 3:31 P.M. Committee Members Present: John Voorde, Randy Kelly, Jo M. Broden, Gavin Ferlic Committee Members Absent: None Other Council Present: Karen White, Tim Scott (late), Regina Williams-Preston (late) Other Council Absent: Dr. David Varner, Oliver Davis Others Present: Kareemah Fowler, Jennifer Coffman, Graham Sparks, Bob Palmer Presenters: Paul Crowley Agenda: Bill No. 41-17-Frank Linerello Alley Vacation Committee Chair John Voorde called to order the Public Works and Property Vacation Committee meeting at 3:31 p.m. He introduced members of the committee and proceeded to give the floor to the presenters of the legislation. Bill No. 41-17- Frank Linerello Alley Vacation Paul Crowley, 1428 E Colfax, stated, I am representing Frank Linerello in the petition to vacate the alley. Mr. Crowley asked the Committee and Councilmembers if they had received copies of the exhibits (available in the Office of the City Clerk),to which the Committee and Councilmembers confirmed they had. Mr. Crowley continued, Frank's Place is across the street from Welsheimer Funeral Home. This is the alley that runs east of his building from Marion Street all the way to Navarre Street. We are here to petition the vacation of that alley. We received an unfavorable recommendation from the Board of Public Works and I am here to show you that the issues raised in that letter have been either addressed or based on misunderstandings. We filed the petition to vacate the alley in January and the original petition was initially for just the south half of the alley. The Board of Public Works required a petition for the entire alley. We did that but then they came back with the unfavorable recommendation. So at this point,there were three (3) issues brought forth in their letter from March 14`I', 2017 found in the Common Council Packet(available in the Office of the City Clerk). In that,they speak of Welsheimer's property becoming land-locked due to 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 MOLNAR CHIEF DEPUTY/DIRECTOR OF DEPUTY/DIRECTOR OF POLICY ORDINANCE VIOLATION CLERK OPERATIONS