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Iwo <br /> '•��865_� <br /> CITY OF SOUTH BEND STEPHEN J.LUECKE,MAYOR <br /> DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE <br /> GREGG D.ZIENTARA <br /> CONTROLLER <br /> July 6, 2011 <br /> Mr. Derek Dieter <br /> President, South Bend Common Council <br /> 4th Floor, County-City Building <br /> South Bend, IN 46601 <br /> re: Infrastructure Spending Bill for Appropriation by the Common Council <br /> Dear President Dieter: <br /> City Administration has been actively pursuing several projects pertaining to economic development, <br /> community development, and structural improvement of interest and benefit to the City of South Bend. As <br /> such, City Administration herewith submits for Council consideration, the attached bill, which includes the <br /> request of funding for projects as follows: <br /> Bill 27-11 was originally filed with the Common Council including several projects of economic <br /> development, community development and structural improvement benefit to the City of South Bend. Bill <br /> 27-11 was amended a with 15= Substitute version, introduced by Mayor Luecke at the Personal and <br /> Finance Committee meeting of June 13, 2011.. The substitute version removed certain of the line item <br /> projects included in the original Bill 27-11 filing. <br /> A line item entry originally included in Bill 27-11 and removed in the substitute version, was $1.950 million <br /> for additional street paving projects in fiscal 2011 and $0.150 million for the installation of a traffic signal <br /> at the intersection of Western Avenue and Laurel Street, for a total investment of$2.1 million. <br /> The substitute version of Bill 27-11 was introduced to separate the bill into compartmentalized discussion <br /> elements to provide Common Council increased time to review and consider the various projects <br /> submitted by City Administration. Mayor Luecke, informed Council at that tune, that City Administration <br /> would return to Council and would file new bills as required for line item projects included in the original <br /> bill however removed from the substitute bill. <br /> Therefore, City Administration now returns to the Common Council and hereby files the enclosed new <br /> spending bill ordinance, requesting Council to approve and appropriate monies to allow for additional <br /> infrastructure improvements benefiting the City of South Bend as follows: <br /> Street Paving — request for infrastructure investment of $0.850 million to allow additional street paving <br /> projects to be affected in fiscal 2011 required to improve deficient'city streets encompassing certain main <br /> commercial arteries within the city. This appropriation will augment the 2011 budget Council approved <br /> street paving investment of$2.0 million, for a total street paving investment in fiscal 2011 of$2.85 million. <br /> County-City Building 227 West Jefferson Boulevard South Bend,Indiana 46601-1830 <br /> Phone.574/235-9216 Fax; 574/235-9928 TDD: 574/235-5567 <br />