02-12-01 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARYI2, 2001 Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, met in the Council Chambers of the County -City Building on Monday, February 12, 2001, at 7:00 p.m. The meeting was called to order by Council President Charlotte Pfeifer and the Invocation and Pledge to the Flag were given. ROLL CALL Present: James Aranowski 1st District Vice - President Charlotte Pfeifer 2nd District President Roland Kelly 3rd District Karl King 4th District David Varner Stn District Andrew Ujdak 6th District Chairperson, Committee of the Whole Sean Coleman At -Large Al "Buddy" Kirsits At -Large Absent: Karen L. White At -Large REPORT FROM THE SUB- COMMITTEE ON MINUTES Deputy City Clerk Janice Talboom advised the Council that the minutes of the January 22, 2001 meeting of the Council were not available at this time. SPECIAL BUSINESS EXCELLENCE IN SAFETY MANAGEMENT AWARD Mayor Steve Luecke informed the Council that the Gibson Insurance Group does an analysis of a number of organizations by looking at their safety record and practices and this year the City of South Bend is being awarded the safety award. Ms. Kate Incandela of the Gibson Insurance Group joined the Mayor and advised that the City of South Bend is being presented with the Excellence in Safety Management Award. She noted that South Bend was chosen out of a field of several hundred recipients as it had the fewest accidents or losses during the last seven (7) years. Mayor Luecke stated that he was proud of this award and wanted to give special recognition to Mr. Keegan Rauen, Safety and Risk Specialist, who is doing a remarkable job working with all of the City departments to make safety a part of their daily work habits. RESOLVE INTO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE At 7:10 p.m. Councilmember Coleman made a motion to resolve into the Committee of the Whole. Councilmember Kelly seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of eight (8) ayes. Chairman Ujdak presiding. BILL NO. 10 -00 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE, AND ESTABLISHING AN HISTORIC LANDMARK FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3016 PORTAGE AVENUE, IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA Councilmember Ujdak noted that this bill has been continued in Committee. Therefore, Councilmember Coleman made a motion that this bill be continued until the February 26, 2001 meeting of the Council. Councilmember Varner seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of eight (8) ayes.