07-25-88 Residential Neighborhoods

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&Cnmmttttt 'Wort RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE ain tie Munn n Qionnctl of tip Mtn of fitnntli Snit The July 25, 1988 meeting of the Residential Neighborhoods Committee was called to order by its Chairman Councilman Loretta Duda at 3:50 p.m. in the Council informal meeting room. Persons in attendance included Councilmen: Luecke, Niezgodski, Soderberg, Puzzello, Slavinskas, Zakrzewski, Coleman, Duda, Voorde; Max Moore, Jim Wensits, Timothy Hartzer, Dr. George Plain, James Caldwell, various members of the Leaf Burning Task Force, members of the news media, Mr. Al Watson, Dick Miller, Rebecca Schriver, Irene Gammon, and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand. Councilman Duda stated that she was taken back by the amount of dissent which has been brought to her attention with regard to the proposed leaf burning bill filed with the Council. She stated that she believed that the proposed ordinance met the committment made to the Lung Association- that there would be a no burn environment by January 1, 1991. She felt that it was important to have such a Bill in light of the extensive amount of work put into the measure by the Task Force and because it was an important public project. She stated that she believed the. Bill was "enforceable, flexible, and fair" with the underlying purpose being "the quality of air" and no other reason. She concluded by stating that Substitute Bill No. 47-88 Version A represents a "community ordinance" and hoped that it would receive the support of the Council. (copies were then made available to the Committee) Councilman Ann Puzzello then reviewed Substitute Bill No. 47-88 (Version No. 1) which was then passed out to the Committee. She stated that she has had problems with the permit system from the very beginning of when it was involved. She stated that her Bill incorporates changes in light of Dr. Plain's comments of the last meeting. These being found in Section 9-21 (b) . She also stated that the dates in Section 9-21 (a) are from October 22 through November 26 so that each side of South Bend, namely East and West, would have 18 days each. She noted that in Section 9- 22 (b) there would be an extension until 5:30 p.m. on weekdays with all fires to be extinguished by 6:30 p.m. Councilman Puzzello stated that she believed that the situation was one of "two ends against the middle" thus she prepared an alternative Bill. Councilman Luecke stated that he does not see Substitute Bill No. 47-88 (Version No. 1) moving toward a no burn environment. He further stated that the permit process