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REGULAR MEETING June 11, 2018 Councilmember Karen White made a motion to send Bill No. 18-23 to the Zoning and Annexation Committee and set it for Second Reading and Public Hearing on June 25th, 2018. Councilmember John Voorde seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. 18-24 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, APPROVING A PETITION OF THE AREA BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 112 E INDIANA AVENUE Councilmember Gavin Ferlic made a motion to send Bill No. 18-24 to the Zoning and Annexation Committee and set it for Second Reading and Public Hearing on June 25th, 2018. Councilmember Oliver Davis seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. NEW BUSINESS Councilmember Oliver Davis stated, It is new but old in a sense. When will we be getting a report regarding the recommendations from the Ardmore situation? We had our hearing back in, what I believe was March, so we are there. Since the recommendations have been in for a couple months, can we get an update regarding where we stand? PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR Harry Marsh, 1520 S. Carroll Street, South Bend, IN, stated, I am here tones to speak on the trailer issue. I would like to throw an invitation out to the whole Council to come down and see those trailers to understand what we are talking about when we are talking about these trailers. Because without seeing them and realizing what we are talking about, I don't believe you get the full picture of what's going on. I would appreciate if the whole Council would come down rather than just listening to me. I will be back again next week. Jesse Davis, P.O. Box 10205, South Bend, IN, stated, I came here numerous times talking about what most people would call the monopolizing of business throughout the City. I filed a law suit against the City and fought for five(5)hard years. I just about ran myself broke.I had an experience about a week and a half ago. A drunk driver hit my son's girlfriend's car on Calvert Street. It totaled the young lady's car which was parked on the side of the road. The lady had no insurance, DUI and driving on a suspended license. I don't know what was done about that but I stood there while the tow company came out. I know there were people that came here and complained about how the tow companies got ousted out of South Bend. And again, we monopolized the towing to one(1) company, which, I understand wasn't done by the Council but through the Board of Public Works who did it with the Sewer Insurance program and that turned into a big nightmare. So anyhow, the tow company comes out, they flip the car back over that the one (1) woman was driving and then they proceed to hook up to my son's girlfriend's car. They towed it down Calvert Street to their yard which is a matter of a few miles. She receives a bill in the mail for over $1,400 for the tow and $25 a day for storage. I personally blew a motor in a truck in Lima, Ohio. I hired a local tow company from South Bend,Indiana to come to my home in Mishawaka,put a truck on the flatbed, bring it to me in Lima, Ohio and turn around to bring my Dodge Hemi back to Mishawaka. That bill cost me six hundred and fifty dollars ($650) which I still thought was high. But, compare the two (2). Again,we've taken several local companies that used to be on a rotating list and have thrown them to the curb by giving all the business to one (1) company. This guy is raping the citizens. Y'all need to research that. Apparently it was done by the Board of Public Works and you didn't have an opportunity to chime in on that, and then it had to go through the Police Department. I want you guys to look into it and if you don't, you know I will. I will get the State and the Feds to investigate it. It is crooked and wrong. 8