06-13-11 Common Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING JUNE 13, 2011 believes most of the parks within the African American Community are on the West Side, The Martin Luther King Center is on the West Side District 2 and the Charles Black Center is on the West Side of South Bend and don’t actually know of any on the East Side. He stated that he thinks there is a paradigm of where dollars are spent and has a tendency to use that way when you want to see it that way. He stated that he doesn’t think that City dollars are spent only on the East Side of South Bend and finds that quite offensive to be honest because he is an East sider. Be that as it may, he stated that he supports spending 1.2 million dollars as a partner with St. Joseph High School if the MOA’s and MOU’s become effective so that the South Bend School Corporation regardless of whether it is on the Eastside or the Westside has access to that facility. Councilmember Dieter made a motion to recommend the bill go to the full Council with a favorable recommendation. No second was made. Councilmember Puzzello asked that if the vote ties again what will the result be. Council Attorney Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand stated that any motion that goes 4-4 dies. In that situation, one Councilmember’s voice is absent this evening. Councilmember Puzzello asked if it would be smart to continue this bill one meeting. Council Attorney Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand stated that at this point we don’t know if that motion is going to die unless there is a formal motion on the table. She stated that the first thing that would have to be done is to amend Substitute Bill No. 27-11 Section I. to incorporate and she stated that she would be happy to read the language again that address the MOU that Councilmember Rouse talked about. Council President Dieter asked if they make a motion and it is tied 4-4 what is the next step. Council Attorney Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand stated that motion dies. The bill would still stay alive because it can not get off the Agenda and would automatically go to the next meeting. She stated that the bill is not defeated it is still a live bill if the motion to continue would die it’s still would have to be continue because you can’t dispose of it off the table. Councilmember Dieter made a motion to continue this bill until the June 27, 2011 meeting of the Council. Councilmember LaFountain seconded the motion. Councilmember Varner asked if that was subject to the agreements being put in place. Councilmember Dieter stated yes. Roll Call: Councilmember LaFountain, aye; Councilmember Puzzello, aye; Councilmember Varner, aye; Councilmember Oliver Davis, nay; Councilmember Rouse, aye; Councilmember White, nay; Councilmember Henry Davis, nay; Council President Dieter, aye.) The motion carried by a roll call vote of five (5) ayes and three (3) nayes. Council President Dieter made a motion for a five (5) minute recess. Councilmember Oliver Davis seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of eight (8) ayes. BILL NO. 17-11 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, APPROPRIATING $157,000 RECEIVED FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FOR THE WEED & SEED PROGRAM 24