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REGULAR MEETING February 12, 2018 YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2018 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2018 TO CORRECT A SCRIVENER'S ERROR 12-18 PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 14 OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH A NEW FUND: PARK BOND DEBT SERVICE FUND (312) Councilmember Karen White, Chair of the Personnel and Finance Committee, reported that they met this afternoon and send both these bills forward with a favorable recommendation. Jen Hockenhull, City Controller with offices on 12th floor of the County-City Building, South Bend, IN, served as presenter for these bills. Ms. Hockenhull stated, The bills before you are to simply correct a recording error for the Parks Bond levy. Originally when we prepared the budget, we had prepared the Parks Bond and the Hall of Fame Bond as one(1)levy debt-service payment. Now we are just breaking it into two (2) separate Funds. This new Fund will be Fund#312. These are net dollars, the same money, and no new money is being requested for or spent here. Councilmember Dr. David Varner asked, This will not affect any rates? Ms. Hockenhull replied,No, it will not. This being the time heretofore set for the Public Hearing on the above bill, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. None from the public wished to speak in favor of or opposition to this bill. Councilmember Karen White made a motion to send Bill No. 11-18 to the full Council with a favorable recommendation. Councilmember Dr.David Varner seconded this motion which carried unanimously by a voice vote of seven (7) ayes. Councilmember Tim Scott made a motion to send Bill No. 12-18 to the full Council with a favorable recommendation. Councilmember John Voorde seconded this motion which carried unanimously by a voice vote of seven(7)ayes. RISE AND REPORT Councilmember Karen White made a motion to rise and report to full Council. Councilmember John Voorde seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of seven(7) ayes. REGULAR MEETING RECONVENED Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend reconvened in the Council Chambers on the fourth floor of the County-City building at 8:43 p.m. Council President Tim Scott presided with seven(7)members present BILLS—THIRD READING BILL NO. 89-17 THIRD READING ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING CHAPTER 21 OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE, ARTICLE 3 13