02-10-03 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 10, 2003 This being the time heretofore set for the Public Hearing on the above bills, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. Ms. Karen Hammond -Nash, Director, Historic Preservation Commission, Offices at 125 South Lafayette Boulevard, South Bend, Indiana, informed the Council that she is speaking in favor of Bill No. 89 -02. The question has been asked of her specifically whether she thinks that this bill will have an impact on the historic structure at 130 Park Lane known as the Junior League House. It is her opinion and the opinion of the Historic Preservation Commission that particularly given the setback that Memorial Hospital has agreed to, that this proposed ordinance would not detract from the historic property at 130 Park Lane and therefore they have no obj ection to the proposed rezoning. Mr. Kohn Hodgson, 807 Ashland, South Bend, Indiana, advised that he is a member of the Park Avenue Neighborhood Association Board. He thanked the Council and especially Mr. Aranowski for consideration of this petition for rezoning. As a neighborhood over the last several years their relationship with the hospital has been hot and cold. He noted that for the last two (2) years, as a liaison of the neighborhood and the neighborhood association, he has been meeting with representatives of Memorial Hospital on a regular basis. Parts of the proposed ordinance were discussed in those meeting. He expressed his gratitude to the Memorial Hospital staff for involving the neighborhood in this process and requested that the Council find in favor of these petitions. There was no one else present wishing to speak in favor of these bills and there was no one present wishing to speak in opposition to these bills. Therefore, Councilmember Coleman made a motion for favorable recommendation to full Council concerning Bill No. 89 -02 as substituted. Councilmember Kuspa seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of eight (8) ayes. Councilmember Pfeifer made a motion for favorable recommendation to full Council concerning Bill No. 90 -02 as substituted. Councilmember Coleman seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of eight (8) ayes. Councilmember Aranowski made a motion for favorable recommendation to full Council concerning Bill No. 91 -02 as substituted. Councilmember Coleman seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of eight (8) ayes. BILL NO. 103 -02 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3511 LINCOLN WAY WEST, IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA Councilmember King advised that the Council has received a request from the Petitioner to withdraw this bill from consideration. Therefore, Councilmember Coleman made a motion to strike this bill. Councilmember White seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of eight (8) ayes. BILL NO. 7 -03 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL AMENDING THE ■