06-12-00 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING JUNE 12, 2000 There being no one present wishing to speak to the Council either in favor of or in opposition to this bill, Councilmember Varner made a motion for favorable recommendation to full Council concerning this bill as substituted. Councilmember King seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of seven (7) ayes. BILL NO. 27-00 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE, AND ESTABLISHING AN HISTORIC LANDMARK FOR THE STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 501 WEST COLFAX, COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE REMEDY BUILDING, IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA Councilmember Varner made a motion that this bill be continued until the June 26, 2000 meeting of the Council. Councilmember Aranowski seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of seven (7) ayes. BILL NO. 45-00 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE, AND ESTABLISHING AN HISTORIC LANDMARK FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3020 BUCKINGHAM, IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA Councilmember Kelly made a motion that this bill be continued until the July 24, 2000 meeting of the Council at the request of the petitioner. Councilmember Aranowski seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of seven (7) ayes. BILL NO. 44-00 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL TO VACATE THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY: THE ALLEY TO BE VACATED IS DESCRIBED AS THE FIRST NORTH/SOUTH ALLEY EAST OF WARREN STREET FROM THE SOUTH RIGHT -OF -WAY OF WESTERN AVENUE TO THE NORTH LINE OF THE FIRST EAST/WEST ALLEY SOUTH OF WESTERN AVENUE FOR A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 132 FEET AND A WIDTH OF 14 FEET. PART LOCATED IN SOUTH BEND INDUSTRIAL PARK ADDITION, CITY OF SOUTH BEND, ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, INDIANA Councilmember Varner reported that the Public Works and Property Vacation Committee met on this bill and sends it to the Council with a favorable recommendation subject to contingencies regarding easement and access for waste trucks. At this time Council Attorney Kathleen Cekanski- Farrand offered an amendment to the bill based on the contingencies referred to by Councilmember Varner. The amendment offered is as follows: Section V. shall read in its entirety as follows: Section V. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Common Council, approval by the Mayor, and subject to the conditions set forth in the June 12, 2000 letter of the Board of Public Works which is on file in the office of the City Clerk. Councilmember Aranowski made a motion to accept the amendment as offered. Councilmember Varner seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of seven (7) ayes. Ms. Karen Paredes, 2012 West Western Avenue, South Bend, Indiana, made the presentation for this petition. Ms. Paredes informed the Council that she would like to vacate the alley to get the parking lot right next to her building to be adjoining without the alley dividing it.