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