07-12-04 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING JULY 12, 2004 Approved and signed by me on the day of , 2 , at o'clock . m. Mayor, City of South Bend, Indiana Councilmember Kuspa, Chairperson, Zoning&Annexation Committee, reported that this Committee met this afternoon and it was the consensus of the Committee to send this bill to the full Council with a favorable recommendation. Mr. Larry Magliozzi, Assistant Director, Community Development, 1200 County-City Building, 227 W. Jefferson Blvd., South Bend, Indiana, made the presentation for this bill. Mr. Magliozzi stated that this bill is a companion to Bill No. 36-04, which proposes to annex contiguous territory in German Township to the City of South Bend. Mr. Magliozzi indicated that the approval of this bill will allow for the written fiscal plan and policy concerning the provision of services,both capital and non-capital in nature, to the territory to be annexed. Mr. Magliozzi stated that the owner J. Douglas Daugherty is voluntarily annexing the property. The parcel is 0.41 acre and is located on the north side of Brick Road at the intersection of Cleveland Road. A Public Hearing was held on the Resolution at this time. There being no one present wishing to speak to the Council either in favor of or in opposition to this Resolution, Councilmember Coleman made a motion to adopt this Resolution. Councilmember Kuspa seconded the motion which carried and the Resolution was adopted by a roll call vote of nine (9) ayes. RESOLVE INTO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE At 7:16 p.m., Councilmember Coleman made a motion to resolve into the Committee of the Whole. Councilmember Varner seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. Councilmember Coleman, Chairperson, Committee of the Whole, presiding. Councilmember Coleman, noted that this is the portion of the meeting in which members of the council meet as the Committee of the Whole in order to hear presentations and public comment on bills that are presented for ordinance consideration. Each bill that will be heard tonight will have a Public Hearing and after the hearing on each bill, the committee will vote on the disposition of the bill,which typically is sent to the full Council with either a favorable or an unfavorable recommendation. He noted that the South Bend Municipal code requires that the Chairperson describes the procedure for the hearings. The Committee operates in accord with the Council Rules and Procedures and Roberts Rules of Order and Council Attorney Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand who serves as the Parliamentarian. The procedure for the Public Hearing for each bill is conducted as follows: 1. The title of the bill is read by the City Clerk. 2. Reports are presented from the pertinent Common Council Committee and/or the Area Plan Commission. 3. A formal presentation in favor of the bill which is not subject to a time limit is heard. 4