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1400 COUNTY -07Y BLuLDTNG <br />227 W. jEFFF.RsoN BOULEVARD <br />SouTH BEND, INDIANA 46601 -1830 <br />CHARLEs S. LEONE <br />QTY ArroRNE.Y <br />CITY of Soum BENT? STEPHEN J. LuRcKE, MAYOR <br />DEPARTMENT OF LAW <br />Mr. Derek Dieter <br />President, South Bend Common Council <br />4`h Floor, County -City Building <br />South Bend, IN 46601 <br />PHONE574/235 -924I <br />FAX 5741235 -7670 <br />ALADEAN M. DERosE <br />CHIFT ASSISTANT C=ATroRNEY <br />May 18, 2011 <br />Re: Ordinance Approving Block Party Fee and Withdrawal of Resolution 11 -31 <br />Dear President Dieter; <br />Please withdraw from Council consideration Bill No. 11 -31 which was a Resolution approving an <br />application fee of $25.00 for block parties and similar events requiring closure of the public right-of-way, and <br />also approving a Board of Works Resolution concerning this fee. <br />In the place of Bill 11 -3 I, the Board of Public Works is submitting a new Ordinance which does not <br />include a recommended dollar figure for the application fee, but which permits the Common Council to insert <br />whatever dollar amount, the Council as a body deems to be fair, reasonable, and appropriate for the cost of <br />such an application. <br />It appeared to be the consensus of the Council's Personnel & Finance Committee that $25.00 was <br />inadequate to cover costs and to discourage single person events which were not in the nature of a true <br />neighborhood gathering, The Board of Works will defer to the Council in setting an equitable fee, which is the <br />Council's prerogative as City fiscal body. <br />Public Works Director Gary Gilot and I will present this Ordinance to the Council at its Personnel and <br />Finance Committee meeting and at the regular meeting. I would appreciate it greatly if the Council's Personnel <br />and Finance Committee could schedule a meeting to discuss this Bill prior to June 13 when the Council would <br />normally hear this Bill in committee. <br />I also attach a copy of the Board of Works' itemization of City costs incurred to act on an application <br />to temporarily close a public right of way. As noted previously, that total cost is $165.12 per application. <br />Thank you for your consideration of this Bill. <br />Sincerely, <br />`'"Aladean M. DeRose <br />Chief Assistant City Attorney Cferi , 7 <br />AMDIcw <br />do 2Wr1 <br />yw ,. ;O1"kf . <br />TuomAs L. BODNAR CHERYL A. GREENE ANN -CAROL NAsH <br />ANDREA L. BFACHKOFSKY LAWRENCE j. METETVER ]EFFREY L. SANFORD .JOHN E. BRODEN <br />