09-25-06 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 25, 2006 BILL NO. 55-06 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND APPROPRIATING MONIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING THE EXPENSES OF THE DESIGNATED ENTERPRISE FUNDS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2007 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2007, INCLUDING ALL OUTSTANDING CLAIMS AND OBLIGATIONS, AND FIXING A TIME WHEN THE SAME SHALL TAKE EFFECT Councilmember Pfeifer, Chairperson, Personnel & Finance Committee, reported that this committee met this afternoon and voted to send this bill to the full Council with a favorable recommendation. Councilmember Varner made a motion for favorable recommendation to full Council concerning this bill. Councilmember Dieter seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. BILL NO. 56-06 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL APPROPRIATING MONIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING THE EXPENSES OF SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS OF THE CIVIL CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2007, AND ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2007, INCLUDING ALL OUTSTANDING CLAIMS AND OBLIGATIONS, AND FIXING A TIME WHEN THE SAME SHALL TAKE EFFECT Councilmember Pfeifer, Chairperson, Personnel & Finance Committee reported that this committee met on this amended bill and voted to send this bill to the full Council with a favorable recommendation as amended. Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand, Council Attorney, read into the record the various amendments that were made. She stated that in Section II. of the bill at the request of the City Administration, the fund entitled Redevelopment Bond Fund Studebaker would be struck from that section. Upon a motion from the Personnel & Finance Committee the detail for what is listed as the County Economic Development Income Tax Fund #408, the detail would be amended under the expenditure line item Project Future, so that in the 2007 budget it would read $110,000. With the total expenditures the new amount being reduced to $3,182,916.00 and the revenue over expenditures now being $456,236.00. On the third page of that detail, under Project Future the amount would be amended to read $110,000.00 with the other services line item and well as the bottom line item on that amount now reading $3,182,916.00 to reflect that adjustment. All other motions that were made at the Personnel & Finance were to recommend favorably as proposed. Councilmember Puzzello made a motion to amend this bill. Councilmember Dieter seconded the motion, which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. Councilmember Varner advised that there was discussion held in the Council Committee portion regarding funding the College Football Hall of Fame. That funding proposes the expenditure of funds from Fund #377 which is a combination of Hotel-Motel Tax 1% and the Professional Sports Development Fund. He pointed out that there is no absolute need at this point and time to adopt this, for the simple reason, that this money can be st addressed and this issue can be addressed up until the 31 of December. He stated that the reason that this can be done is that because it doesn’t require any sort of a Public Tax Levy. There is a new agreement, which is an agreement between the Mayor and the 6