10-09-00 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 9, 2000 Councilmember White seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. Councilmember White 'reported that the Zoning & Annexation Committee met on this bill and sends it to the Council without recommendation. Mr. Donald F. Fozo, Building Commissioner, Building Department, 205 West Jefferson Boulevard, Suite 100, South Bend, Indiana, informed the Council that the Board of Zoning Appeals heard this petition at their September 21, 2000 and September 26, 2000 meetings and sends it to the Council with a favorable recommendation with the condition that the helicopter be used only for medical purposes. President Pfeifer asked Council Attorney Kathleen Cekanski- Farrand to give the report from the Area Plan Commission. Attorney Farrand stated that pursuant to Section 21 -112 of the South Bend Municipal Code in regards to exceptions in all districts, the Area Plan staff is required to review the plan under the exception. For the record, the Area Plan Commission staff received the documentation on September 6, 2000 and reviewed it on September 11, 2000. This information is on file with the City Clerk. Also, for the record, the City of South Bend has received a letter dated October 3, 2000, from the President of the University of Notre Dame which City Clerk Loretta Duda read into the record as follows: Office of the President Karl King 1515 E. Washington South Bend, Indiana 46617 Dear Karl: Phone 219/631 -6755 Fax 219/631 -7428 UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME NOTRE DAME, INDIANA 46556 -5602 October 3, 2000 I have followed with interest discussions surrounding the possibility that air ambulance service might be provided for this community and beyond by Memorial Hospital of South Bend. After looking into this issue, I am convinced that this service will offer lifesaving possibilities for the people who live in or travel through our region. This is an important enhancement for the already high quality of medical care available in this community which, through this service, will be available to so many others as well. The inauguration of this service, in conjunction with Trauma II medical facilities which will be available at Memorial Hospital, will enable persons in Northern Indiana and Southern Michigan, who are involved in serious accidents or are victims of illnesses not easily treated in their local health facilities, to be transported as quickly as possible in ways that may well be lifesaving for them. I understand and appreciate the efforts Memorial Hospital of South Bend has expended to assemble the resources needed to offer this advanced care, and I applaud their decision to provide additional resources to make air ambulance service available.