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eommtttn lithutrt ZONING AND VACATION COMMITTEE d!o the Mu nn= Ulouncil of tilt (its of South Mind: The March 23, 1992 meeting of the Zoning and Vacation Committee was called to order by its Chairperson Council Member Lee Slavinskas at 4:35 p.m. in the Council Informal Meeting Room. Persons in attendance included Council Members Luecke, Coleman, Puzzello, Washington, Kelly, Slavinskas, Zakrzewski, Duda and Ladewski; Ken Fedder, Richard Nussbaum, John Byorni, James Caldwell,Don Porter, and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand. Council Member Slavinskas noted that the purpose of the meeting was to discuss Substitute Bill No. 18-92 which is a request to vacate an alley near Notre Dame Avenue. Mr. Fedder, the attorney for Mahmoud A. Hussein and "Club 23" gave the presentation. He noted that the Substitute Bill was to incorporate a new legal description. He stated that over the past several months there have been numerous problems related to the area such as parking, lights from headlights, littering, etc. He and the owner have met with the neighbors and with the District Council Person Ann Puzzello. The owner has invested approximately $30,000 in having the parking lot paved and it will be landscaped. He then referred to letters in support of the project (see copy attached). He stated that the total program should be to upgrade the neighborhood and that his clients overall investment is approximately $150,000. He also noted that the fence would be installed whether the vacation is granted or not. Council Member Puzzello noted that she had received a fax from a women in Los Angles who is an owner in the area who is against the proposed vacation. She also noted that Mrs. Robertson is against the proposed vacation as was Joe Doran. It was noted that the alley is used a lot to go to the neighborhood center. She also noted that unfavorable reports were received from the Fire Department and the Neighborhood Code Enforcement. Following further discussion, Council Member Puzzello made a motion, seconded by Council Member Coleman, that Substitute Bill No. 18-92 be recommended unfavorably to the Common Council. The motion passed with Council Member Washington abstaining. There being no further business to come before the the Committee the meeting was adjourned at 4:50 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Council Member Lee Slavinskas, Chairperson Zoning and Vacation Committee att.