02-18-04 Council Special Meeting Minutes

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SPECIAL MEETING FEBRUARY 18, 2004 Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, met in the Council Chambers of the County-City Building on Wednesday, February 18, 2004 at 6:00 p.m. The meeting was called to order by Council President Karen L. White and the Invocation and Pledge to the Flag were given. ROLL CALL Present: Derek Dieter 1st District Charlotte Pfeifer 2nd District Roland Kelly 3rd District Vice-President Ann Puzzello 4th District David Varner 5th District Ervin Kuspa 6th District Sean Coleman At-Large Chairperson, Committee of the Whole Al "Buddy"Kirsits At-Large Karen L. White At-Large President Absent: None OTHERS PRESENT: Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand Council Attorney John Voorde City Clerk Mary Beth Wisniewski Chief Deputy City Clerk Janice I. Talboom Deputy City Clerk At 6:03 p.m. Councilmember Coleman made a motion to resolve into the Committee of the Whole. Councilmember Kelly seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. Councilmember Coleman, Chairperson, Committee of the Whole, presiding. BILL NO. 81-03 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA REPEALING AND REPLACING THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE, NAMELY CHAPTER 21, ARTICLES 1 THROUGH 11, EXCLUDING ARTICLES 6.5 AND 8, WITH THOSE ARTICLES NOT REPEALED BEING RENUMBERED, AND THE INCLUSION OF NEW ZONING MAPS, ALL OF WHICH SHALL BE ENTITLED "THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND ZONING ORDINANCE" Councilmember Kuspa, Chairperson, Zoning and Annexation Committee advised that state law requires a written statement of the reasons for the rejection or amendment of a legislative body when returning a replacement zoning ordinance to the Area Plan Commission. I am therefore providing those reasons in my capacity as Chairperson of this Committee. Mr. Kuspa further noted that the Zoning and Annexation Committee has met on several -1- 1