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PV REGULAR MEETING April 9, 2018 Councilmember Karen White made a motion to suspend the rules to hear Bill No. 05-18 after Bill Nos. 19-18, 20-18 and 21-18. Councilmember Jo M. Broden seconded this motion which carried unanimously by a voice vote of nine(9) ayes. BILL NO. 19-18 PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE TO VACATE THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTIES: FIRST NORTH/SOUTH ALLEY EAST OF ARTHUR STREET, RUNNING FROM CAMPEAU STREET ON THE SOUTH TO THE FIRST EAST-WEST ALLEY ON THE NORTH COVERING A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 156 FEET, ALL IN SOUTH BEND, INDIANA Councilmember John Voorde, Chair of the Public Works and Property Vacation Committee, reported that they met this afternoon and send this bill forward with a favorable recommendation. Mike Danch, Danch, Hamer & Associates with offices located at 1643 Commerce Drive, South Bend, IN, served as the presenter for this bill. Mr. Danch stated, As I mentioned to Council in the Committee meeting, we are asking to vacate a north-south alley. It is approximately one hundred and sixty-six (166) feet in length. All we are trying to do is make sure we have safety for the two (2) houses at 1221 and 1225 E. Campeau. 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. 19-18 to the full Council with a favorable recommendation. Councilmember Jo M. Broden seconded this motion which carried unanimously by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. 20-18 PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, ADDING SECTION 20-4 OF CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE 1 OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH PARKING RESTRICTIONS ON SOUTH BEND CITY STREETS. Councilmember Oliver Davis made a motion to accept the Substitute to Bill No. 20-18. Councilmember Karen White seconded this motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. Councilmember Jo M. Broden, Chair of the Health and Public Safety Committee, reported that they met this afternoon and send this bill forward with a favorable recommendation. Councilmember Tim Scott, 711 Forest Avenue, South Bend, IN, served as presenter of this bill. Councilmember Tim Scott stated,What you have before you here is just a quick Ordinance change. I will first address the amendment.Number one(1) on page one(1) states, `...on a sidewalk, curb, tree, lawn and parkway.' Before, it was just sidewalk and parkway. That addition is spelled out. This is simply just some clarification on some parking rules within the City of South Bend. We have had issues, especially with shared driveways over on Diamond Avenue and other places. There has been a lack of understanding of where or how close you can park to a driveway. This puts it concretely at four(4) feet. Also,we noticed that there wasn't any clarification to how close someone can park to crosswalks, intersections, and pedestrian signs. What we did is there are seventeen(17)distinct clarifications to the Ordinance amending that.The driveways were the main focus to this but it is a simple text change. This being the time heretofore set for the Public Hearing on the above bill, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. 2