05-09-11 Common Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING MAY 9, 2011 Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana met in the Council Chambers of the County-City Building on Monday, May 9, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. The meeting was called to order by Council President Dieter and the Invocation and Pledge to the Flag were given. ROLL CALL COUNCILMEMBERS: Present: Derek D. Dieter 1st District, President Thomas LaFountain 3rd District Henry Davis, Jr. 2nd District Ann Puzzello 4th District David Varner 5th District Oliver Davis 6th District, Vice-President Al “Buddy” Kirsits At-Large Timothy Rouse At-Large, Chairperson Committee of the Whole Karen L. White At-Large OTHERS PRESENT: Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand Council Attorney John Voorde City Clerk Janice I. Talboom Deputy City Clerk Mary Beth Wisniewski Chief Deputy REPORT FROM THE SUB-COMMITTEE ON MINUTES To the Common Council of the City of South Bend: The sub-committee has inspected the minutes of the April 25, 2011 Meeting of the Council and found them to be correct. Therefore, we recommend the same be approved. s/Derek D. Dieter s/David Varner Councilmember White made a motion that the minutes of the April 25, 2011 Meeting of the Council be accepted and placed on file. Councilmember Varner seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. SPECIAL BUSINESS RESOLUTION NO. 4098-11 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, HONORING ALL POLICE OFFICERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY AND DECLARING MAY 20, 2011 AS A DAY OF REMEMBRANCE AND DEDICATION TO ALL SOUTH BEND POLICE OFFICERS , Whereas in 2010, law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty spiked to 162, reflecting an increase of 40% from the previous calendar year, with 39 of the 50 states experiencing losses within their police departments; and 1