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REGULAR MEETING September 24, 2018
<br /> long run, let's take some of those savings and let's take care of our maintenance issues so that
<br /> things are safe because, otherwise, it could be a big lawsuit.
<br /> This being the time heretofore set for the Rebuttal on the above bill, the presenter was given an
<br /> opportunity to rebut.
<br /> Mr. Woods replied, We certainly don't want any lawsuits and I appreciate Mr. Davis pointing that
<br /> out to us. We will make sure Amy Hill, our interim General Manager, is made aware of that. As
<br /> to Mr. Brown and the particular stop issue, I know there have been a lot of conversations to make
<br /> sure the stops around the new Martins were favorable and accessible to the folks that would use
<br /> those stops. If there are ongoing concerns those should be addressed to Ms. Hill as well.
<br /> TRANSPO is subject to a State Board of Accounts audit. TRANSPO actually hosted the audit.
<br /> The budget has been relatively flat-lined. Thank you.
<br /> Councilmember John Voorde made a motion to send Bill No. 41-18 to the full Council with a
<br /> favorable recommendation. Councilmember Karen White seconded this motion which carried by
<br /> a voice vote of nine (9) ayes.
<br /> 42-18 PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE OF
<br /> THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
<br /> SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, APPROPRIATING
<br /> ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR CERTAIN
<br /> DEPARTMENTAL AND CITY SERVICES
<br /> OPERATIONS IN 2018 OF $672,857 FROM
<br /> ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STATE GRANT
<br /> (#210), $1,000,000 FROM DCI GRANT FUND
<br /> (#212), $5,000 FROM
<br /> GIFT/DONATION/BEQUEST FUND (#217),
<br /> $699,700 FROM LIABILITY INSURANCE
<br /> PREMIUM RESERVE (#226), ($960,000) FROM
<br /> LOIT 2016 SPECIAL DISTRIBUTION (#257),
<br /> ($337,632) FROM LOCAL ROAD &BRIDGE
<br /> GRANT (#265), $28,100 FROM ECONOMIC
<br /> REVENUE BOND (#281), ($55,000) FROM
<br /> COVELESKI STADIUM CAPITAL (#401),
<br /> ($124,050) FROM UDAG (#410), $28,100 FROM
<br /> REDEVELOPMENT GENERAL (#433), AND
<br /> $650 FROM SMART STREETS DEBT SERVICE
<br /> (#756).
<br /> Councilmember Karen White, chair of the Personnel and Finance Committee, reported that they
<br /> met this afternoon and send this bill forward with a favorable recommendation.
<br /> Jen Hockenhull, City Controller for the City of South Bend with offices located on the 12th floor
<br /> of the County-City Building, South Bend, IN, served as presenter of this bill. Ms. Hockenhull
<br /> stated, As we discussed earlier today, I will hit on the larger dollar items. The first (lst) one (1) of
<br /> $672,000 for the Economic Development State Grant is a new lead grant we've received so we are
<br /> just asking to appropriate those funds from the State. The $1 million of the DCI Grant Fund, and
<br /> you'll see a lot of these for the Grant Funds, we receive the money in at the very end of the year
<br /> so we are just trying to appropriate that. We received more than we anticipated and so we are just
<br /> trying to budget for the funds we've received in prior years. There is $500,000 we are requesting
<br /> from our Worker's Comp and Liability Insurance Fund. We got hit pretty hard last. And the
<br /> very end of last ye there were several very large dollar items and the cost of those are trickling
<br /> in throughout the year. This is requesting to increase that fund. Fingers crossed we are hoping this
<br /> covers us through the rest of the year. We don't make the decisions on any of that stuff as there is
<br /> a third (3rd) party that does that, we just fund it. The $199,000 for the Liability Insurance Fund is
<br /> due to us setting up separate divisions and one (1) is called Catastrophic Events and we are just
<br /> requesting to appropriate funds to cover some of the flood-related expenditures that hit the City.
<br /> We are requesting $200,000 here and we are getting reimbursed by the insurance company so the
<br /> money will come back into the Fund as we get it. The other large items are reductions in budgets
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