03-10-03 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING MARCH 10, 2003 ground cloths and self supporting tanks as well as pneumatic bags for aircraft lifting. All products are manufactured in accordance with U.S. military specifications and the company has a record of one hundred per cent (100 %) on time delivery and a zero per cent (0% ) rejection rate. GTA currently has contracts from the U.S. military for several million dollars for collapsible containers and has recently been awarded additional government contracts for substantial additional sums running through the year 2006. These contracts require GTA to produce up to twelve (12) different sizes of tanks simultaneously, depending on the U.S. Army's requirements. GTA therefore needs to expand its current manufacturing capabilities to accommodate the additional work and is seeking to build a new twenty -four thousand (24,000) square foot building. The new project will cost six hundred thousand dollars ( $600,000) for the construction of the new building by Fox Trot Realty and GTA Containers will purchase two hundred fifty thousand dollars ( $250,000) of new production equipment. There are currently seventeen (17) full time employees at GTA and they plan to increase their workforce by four (4) to six ( 6) additional positions. A Public Hearing was held on the Resolutions at this time. There was no one present wishing to speak to the Council either in favor of or in opposition to these Resolutions. Councilmember Coleman made a motion for passage of amended Bill No. 03 -27. Councilmember Kelly seconded the motion which carried by a roll call vote of eight (8) ayes. Additionally, Councilmember Pfeifer made a motion to adopt Bill No. 03 -28. Councilmember Coleman seconded the motion which carried by a roll call vote of eight (8) ayes. RESOLUTION NO. 3171 -03 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF SCRAP METAL /JUNK DEALERS /TRANSFER STATION LICENSES FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 2003 WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of South Bend recognizes the contributions that operations such as junk/scrap and recycling dealers make to the community; and the Council further realizes that such operations must be reasonably regulated in order to minimize any environmental or aesthetic nuisances which may be created by the operations of scrap /junk/and recycling dealers within the City; and WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of South Bend has enacted reasonable rules and regulations with regard to the issuance of licenses and the operations of the scrap /junk/and recycling dealers; WHEREAS, in accordance with these rules and regulations, inspections of the below listed scrap /junk/and recycling operation have been completed by the Department of Code Enforcement and the Fire Department Prevention Bureau, and it has been found that such premises is fit and proper for the maintenance and operation of such businesses; and WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works, at its meeting held on February 24, 2003,