12-08-03 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 8, 2003 Mr. Danch advised that the reason for this rezoning is to allow for a photography studio. Presently on the site, which is on the south side of Douglas Road, is an existing home that sits off the road approximately four hundred (400) feet. The Petitioners propose an addition onto that home which will be turned into a photography office. The studio will occupy an additional sixty four hundred (6,400) square feet. As part of this rezoning, this piece of property is already connected to a municipal water line which is from the City of Mishawaka. They would also be connecting to a sanitary sewer line. Mr. Danch stated that he has spoken to the contingent purchaser and they will be connecting to the municipal sewer line along Douglas Road. The Petitioner will meet all the standards for the City of South Bend for the driveway entrance as well as for parking and drainage. To the south of this property is the water shed area and the flood plain location for Judy Creek. However, they are well out of that particular location. This site sits higher up so they are outside that flood elevation. Any of the drainage area will be in the sandy soil which will again be outside the one hundred (100) year flood plain. 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 Aranowski made a motion for favorable recommendation to full Council concerning this bill. Council President White 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 postpone this bill until the January 12, 2004 meeting of the Council at the request of the Petitioner. Councilmember Kuspa seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. BILL NO. 91 -03 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA APPROPRIATING $126,081 RECEIVED FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT'S EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANT PROGRAM Councilmember King, Chairperson, Community and Economic Development Committee, reported that this committee held a Public Hearing on this bill this afternoon and voted to send it to the full Council with a favorable recommendation. Ms. Beth Leonard, Department of Community & Economic Development, 12th Floor, County -City Building, South Bend, Indiana, residing at 1820 Portage Avenue, South Bend, Indiana, made the presentation for this bill. Ms. Leonard advised that this bill will appropriate monies for the Emergency Shelter Grant Program for 2004. The program will give money to agencies that run emergency shelters within the -16- 1 1 1