10-13-03 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 13, 2003 Councilmember Varner, Chairperson, Public Works and Property Vacation Committee, reported that this committee held a Public Hearing on this bill this afternoon and sends it to the Council with a favorable recommendation. Ms. Martha Lewis, 308 South Frances Street, South Bend, Indiana, made the presentation for this bill. Ms. Lewis advised that she and her neighbor, Mr. Roy Prince, own the property on either side of this alley which has not been maintained by the City for over fifteen (15) years. She noted that a vehicle cannot get into the alley without driving across private property. She further noted that all utilities are run off of an east /west alleyway that parallels Wayne Street and/or Frances Street and emergency vehicles access through the east /west alleyway parallel to Wayne Street, Frances Street, and Quimby Street. This being the time heretofore set for the Public Hearing on the above bill, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. There being no one present wishing to speak to the Council either in favor of or in opposition to this bill, Councilmember Coleman made a motion for favorable recommendation to full Council. Councilmember Varner seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. BILL NO. 62 -03 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, TO ISSUE ITS "ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REVENUE BONDS OF 2003 (KITE CAPITAL, LLC /ERSKINE VILLAGE PROJECT)" IN AN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED SIX MILLION AND 00 /100 DOLLARS ($6,000,000.00) AND APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING OTHER ACTIONS IN RESPECT THERETO Councilmember Coleman made a motion to continue this bill until the October 27, 2003 meeting of the Council at the request of the Petitioner. Council President White seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. BILL NO. 68 -03 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, SETTING THE ANNUAL SALARIES FOR THE MAYOR AND FOR THE CITY CLERK FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2004 Councilmember Aranowski, Chairperson, Personnel & Finance Committee, reported that this committee held a Public Hearing on this bill this afternoon and sends it to the Council with a favorable recommendation. Mr. Rick 011ett, City Controller, 14th Floor, County -City Building, South Bend, Indiana, made the presentation for this bill. Mr. 011ett stated that this bill is the fifth of five (5) bills relating to the 2004 budget and pursuant to Indiana Code 36 -4 -7 -2 the City's legislative body is required to fix the annual compensation of all elected officials and in this particular case the Mayor and the City Clerk. He advised that the annual compensation shown in this bill reflects the same per cent increase as that for the non- -7-