07-11-11 Council Agenda & Packet

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gOITTg t '�5 865 CITY OF SOUTH BEND STEPHEN J.LvEcKE,MAYOR DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE GREGG D.ZEN'TARA CONTROLLER June 24,2011 - � L Mr. Derek Dieter President, South Band Common Council 4e1 Floor, County City Building South Bend, IN 46601 re: Bill 39-11 Parks Property Capital Investment for Appropriation by the Common Council Dear President Dieter. Bill 39-11 was originally filed with the Common Council on June 22, 2011, Subsequent to the first filing, City Administration, upon further internal discussion, believes it may be more appropriate to separate the two (2) expenditure requests into standalone bills to enable Council to give adequate consideration to each request on an individual basis. It is therefore the request of City Administration, for Council to accept City recommendation to separate the line items as contained in Bill 39-11. City Administration would therefore withdraw Bill 39-11, and introduce two (2) new Bills, one (1) each for the project funding requests as originally contained in Bill 39-11. Therefore, City Administration hereby files the enclosed two(2) new spending bill ordinances as follows: 1) Bill requesting Council to approve and appropriate monies to complete the renovation and rehabilitation of the Potawatomi Conservatory amounting to $1,200,000, whereby, securing the facility as a cultural asset of the City of South bend. Funds will be used to affect required repair and maintenance, and upgrade to the existing structure. Monies to be appropriated from the County Option Income Tax Fund#404 and, 2) Bill requesting Council to approve and appropriate monies for the planning, property acquisition and infrastructure improvement for city investment in the Miracle Paris project amounting to $1,000,000. Monies to be appropriated from the Economic Development Income Tax f=und#408, Upon Council agreement to accept the City's recommendation for withdrawal of Bill 39-11 and introduction of two(2) replacement Bills, the City requests Council consideration for first read at the June 27, 2011 Council meeting; assigned Council committee meeting, 2'd read, 3"tl read and Council vote on July 11, 2011. County-City Building 227 West Jefferson Boulevard South Bend,Indiana 4660 1-1 830 Phone: 574/235-9216 Fax: 5741235-9928 TDD- 574/?,15..55K7 K1.