01/22/07 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 22, 2007 This being the time heretofore set for the Public Hearing on the above bill, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. There being no one present wishing to speak to the Council either in favor of or in opposition to this bill, Councilmember Dieter made a motion for favorable recommendation to full Council concerning this bill. Councilmember Varner seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. BILL NO. 89-06 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR OPERATING EXPENDITURES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2007 INCLUDING $69,014,696 FROM THE GENERAL FUND, $787,982 FROM THE CUMULATIVE CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT FUND, $588,720 CUMULATIVE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND, $7,165,818 FIRE PENSION FUND, $7,201,189 POLICE PENSION FUND, $3,248,485 MOTOR VEHICLE FUND, $10,703,074 FROM THE PARKS AND RECREATION FUND, AND $1,406,400 FROM THE HALL OF FAME DEBT SERVICE Councilmember Pfeifer, Chairperson, Personnel & Finance Committee, reported that this Committee held a Public Hearing this afternoon and voted to send it to the full Council with a favorable recommendation. Ms. Catherine Fanello, CPA, City Controller, 14~` Floor County-City Building, 227 W. Jefferson Blvd., South Bend, Indiana, made the presentation for this bill. Ms. Fanello advised that this bill would allow for the appropriating of additional dollars into the Parks Fund for 2007 to operate the Greenhouse. Upon routine review of budget forms for the ensuing year, the Department of Local Government Finance (DLGF) recently noticed that the second advertisement was later than the September 11, 2006 public hearing. The advertisement should have been before the public hearing. The DLGF requests that the Council ratify a 2007 appropriation for property tax funds only. Ms. Fanello advised that there are no other steps that need to be taken according to the DLGF. This being the time heretofore set for the Public Hearing on the above bill, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. There being no one present wishing to speak to the Council either in favor of or in opposition to this bill, Councilmember Dieter made a motion for favorable recommendation to full Council concerning this bill. Councilmember Varner seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. BILL NO. 90-06 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, APPROPRIATING $128,723 FROM THE PARKS AND RECREATION FUND #201 FOR OPERATING EXPENDITURES OF THE GREENHOUSE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2007 Councilmember Puzzello, Chairperson, PARC 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. 21