9673-06 Amend Chapter 4 - Theft of Aluminum, Copper, and Related Items

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Sou rx 8~ ~.. ~i; ~ C~~ty ®f Sout~i. ~e~d. ~~~~~d ~ \\ \EACE%/~~ Z ~ ~,+~ ~ --; a ~O~1111.011 C®iD.t1C11 w 1865 ~ 441 County-City Building • 227 W. Jefferson Blvd South Bend, Indiana 46601-1830 Timothy A. Rouse President Roland Kelly Vice-President Karen L. White Chairperson, Committee of the Whole Derek D. Dieter First District Charlotte D. Pfeifer Second District Roland Kelly Third District Ann Puzzello Fourth District David Varner Fifth District Ervin Kuspa Sixth District Apri120, 2006 Members of the South Bend Common Council 40i Floor County-City Building South Bend, Indiana 46601 Dear Council Members: (574) 235-9321 Fax (574) 235-9173 TDD (574) 235-5567 http://ww«.ci.south-bend.in.us Filed in Clerk's Office BONN V80RDE CITY CLERK, SQ 8END4,11! Re: Substitute Bill No.12-06 Scrap Yard Regulations As you are well aware, Bill No. 12-06 was initially filed with the Office of the City Clerk on February 22, 2006 which would amend current regulations set forth in Section 4-51 of the South Bend Municipal Code addressing scrap metal dealers, junk dealers and valuable metal dealers. One of the key objectives of the proposed regulations is to proposenew regulations which are aimed to help curtail the theft of aluminum, copper and related items. The Council's Health and Public Safety Committee has had public hearings on the proposed ordinance on: Al "Buddy' Kirsits March 22, 2006 March 27, 2006 April 10, 2006 At Large Timothy A. Rouse with the next Health and Public Safety Committee meeting scheduled for Monday, At Large Apri124, 2006 at 4:30 p.m., with the Common Council holding a public hearing on this proposed ordinance on Apri127, 2006. Karen L. White At Large . We are pleased to attach a copy of Substitute Bill No. 12-06 which incorporates many of the suggestions made to the original ordinance. In addition to the three (3) Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand committee public hearings, the Council has had the opportunity to talk with operators Council Attorney of such businesses, with concerned residents, and some Council Members have visited the businesses to see first-hand their operations. Ongoing discussions with Mark Roule of the St. Joseph County Prosecutor's Office, Catherine Toppel, Executive of the Department of Code Enforcement, City Attorney Charles Leone, Chief Assistant City Attorney Aladean DeRose and our Council Attorney have resulted in modifications, with highlights of the Substitute Bill being as follows: