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i-Oitt teat/ > import toning an4 ittmxation omatt/& i lie reo1 nary i i, zuu4 meeting ui tilt Lulling and Annexation Committee was called to order by its Chairperson, Council Member i✓rvin Kuspa at 4:00 p.m. p.m. in the Council lniorrnal Meeting 0Oili. Persons in attendance included Council Members Kelly, Dieter, ruzze o, Visits, -Varner, and Kuspa; Area Han r.xecutive Director Robert Sante, Area Han Assistant Director John Byoriu, Lode r l orceinent Director cainerme isrucker, building commissioner lion rozo, Assistant City Attorney Ann-Carol Nash, and Kathleen Cekansiu-i'aiiand, Council Attorney. Council Member i uspa stated that the committee is composed of himself as Chairperson, Council Member Ann i'uzzello as V ice-Chairperson, and Council Members Kelly and Coleman. Council iviember is.' noted that this meeting is a continuation o1 the discussion U1 the 2nCI Substitute bill No. Si-US, which is the proposed new Coiling ordinance. He noted that he has a handout consisting of seven (i) pages winch he would like to go through (copy attached). He suited that he would like to ilrnsh the review of the entire drait 13111 -today, and have the Committee make a recommendation on it today, ii at all possible. lie noted that the proposed Bill is very important. i he Committee then reviewed the handout page by page. it was noted that several of the deiirntions which are in the current ordinance but which are not included in the new ordinance were discussed by the Committee at the last meeting. he list of definitions has been reviewed by the legal consultant in Indianapolis and that he has recommended that several of the de nnilons be re- inserted into the Bill. (Copy attached). Those definitions recommended to be included are: abandoned, associated sphere of iniiuence, business, club, gambling game, gun and gunsmith shops, historic landmIlark, historic preservation, historic preservation commission, neighborhood development committee,occupancy,nc_y,and pool half cir biiiiard hail". Mr. Sante suggested that the definition for"gun and gunsmith shops"include gun repair operations also; and as a result 01 that recommendation "or repaired" was suggested to be added to tills definition alter the word"soil". Mr. ozo also spoke in favor of the amendment. 'There appeared to be a consensus to include each of the above- listed deiimtions including the amendment into the Dill. The Council Attorney noted that on page tine the footnote reierence was recommended in light of the proposed chapter being inserted into the entire South Bend Municipal Code. The footnote would clarify why certain ternis appeal-in italics. She noted that this amendment was discussed in a video cornerence last fall with the consultant and the Area f=lan stall. No one objected to the amendment. 'f'lle following definittions were lecommended, noting that they would be new, namely: .. Preliminary Site Plan, South Bend's Neighborhood based Organizations, and Swimming pools(s), pinvateipubfic swimming pools". it was also noted that the Common Council has NO contracts in pierce which are mentioned in the definition for"Neighborhood Partnership Center". it was lecommended that "Common Council" be deleted from that definition and that "City- be inserted instead. Council Member Kelly suggested that the definition for South Bend's Neighborhood Based tAgamzations" be written in the plural. There-lore Groups-would replace"A group"and