02-12-01 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARYI2, 2001 SECTION X. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. s /Charlotte Pfeifer Member of the Common Council Councilmember Kelly advised that the Community and Economic Development Committee met this afternoon on this bill and sends it to the full Council with a favorable recommendation. Mr. Stan Foster, 6881 Fieldstone Drive, Burr Ridge, Illinois, made the presentation for this Resolution. Mr. Foster stated that this project consists of seventy (70) unit single family detached residential development using affordable housing tax credits. The units will be one thousand five hundred sixty -eight (1,568) square feet. There will be a homeowner association that will maintain the exterior and the development in the beginning with option to purchase at the end of the required holding period. The tenants will be eligible, and it will be suggested, that they purchase the units. A Public Hearing was held on the Resolution at this time. There being no one present wishing to speak to the Council either in favor of or in opposition to this Resolution, Councilmember Coleman made a motion to adopt this Resolution. Councilmember Kelly seconded the motion. Councilmember Varner stated that he wanted to make Mr. Foster aware that there already is a street in the City of South Bend named Angela. It is spelled differently but is pronounced Angela. He suggested that to discourage confusion he might want to consider a different name for Anjuylla. He stated that he believes the Council could adopt this Resolution in its present format and through the Board of Public Works he could find out about changing the name to eliminate confusion. Mr. Foster responded that that could be a possibility. The motion carried and the Resolution was adopted by a roll call vote of eight (8) ayes. BILLS - FIRST READING BILL NO. 9 -01 FIRST READING ON A BILL TO VACATE THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY: THE 10 FOOT WIDE ALLEY LYING NORTH OF, AND ADJACENT TO LOT 1, THE 10 FOOT WIDE ALLEY LYING SOUTH OF, AND ADJACENT TO LOT 47, THE 12 FOOT WIDE ALLEY LYING NORTH OF, AND ADJACENT TO LOTS 5 AND 46 AND THE 12 FOOT WIDE ALLEY LYING EAST OF, AND ADJACENT TO LOTS 1 THROUGH 5 INCLUSIVE ALL WITHIN AND A PART OF HARTMAN AND MILLER'S PLAT IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA This bill had first reading. Councilmember Varner made a motion to refer this bill to the Public Works and Property Vacation Committee and set it for Public Hearing and Third Reading on February 26, 2001. Councilmember Kelly seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of eight (8) ayes.