07-28-03 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING JULY 28, 2003 Mr. Tom Debaets, 1927 New London Court, South Bend, Indiana, acting President of the New London Lake Condominium Association read a prepared statement from the Association He stated that after the Area Plan Commission meeting a line of communication between Martin's President Mr. Rob Bartels and the New London Lake Association was established. Within the past week Mr. Bartels and his representative Attorney Edward Hardig addressed their major concerns much to their satisfaction. Through communication, a lot of common sense and compromise, New London Lake and Martin's are committed to continue its good neighbor relationship. They look forward to the final site plans and are now working with Martin's to make the community an even better place to live. New London Lake no longer has an objection to the Martin's Dunn Road proposal and they support and encourage the Council and the City of South Bend to work as well with Martin's as they have during this past week. There was no one else present wishing to speak in favor of this bill and there was no one present wishing to speak in opposition to this bill. Councilmember Aranowski made a motion for favorable recommendation to full Council concerning this bill. Councilmember Varner seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of eight (8) ayes. BILL NO. 50 -03 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL TO VACATE THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY: THE PUBLIC INGRESS /EGRESS EASEMENT TO BE VACATED IS THE FIRST EAST /WEST EASEMENT SOUTH (APPROXIMATELY 177 FEET) OF WASHINGTON STREET FROM MICHIGAN STREET EAST TO ST. JOSEPH STREET FOR A DISTANCE OF 333.70 FEET, MORE OR LESS, AND WIDTH OF 30 FEET. SAID EASEMENT BEING PART OF HALL OF FAME REPLAT OF LOT 5, RIVER BEND ADDITION TO THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, INDIANA 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. Mr. Mike Danch, Danch, Hamer & Associates, Inc., 2422 Viridian Drive, Suite 201, South Bend, Indiana, made the presentation for this bill on behalf of the City of South Bend. Mr. Danch advised that this vacation requests the vacation of a thirty (30) foot wide public ingress /egress easement that is located just south of the College Hall of Fame property and runs from Michigan Street on the west to St. Joseph Street on the east. The reason for this request is that the Chocolate Cafe is in the process of doing an expansion project and they would like to build at the southwest corner of where the Hall of Fame property is and the current Chocolate Cafe. In order to accomplish this they are required to go through this vacation procedure to request a release of any public ingress /egress easements and utility easements. Also, as part of this project, they are subdividing it so there will be legal lots of record so the Chocolate Cafe can make this addition.