11-27-00 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 27.2000 BILL NO. 124 -00 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, APPROPRIATING $300,000 FROM THE WATER LEAK INSURANCE FUND ( #644) FOR THE PURPOSE OF - FUNDING UNANTICIPATED PRIVATE WATER LEAK REPAIRS Councilmember Al "Buddy" Kirsits reported that the Utilities Committee met on this bill and sends it to the Council with a favorable recommendation. Mr. Gary Gilot, Director, Department of Public Works, 1300 County -City Building, South Bend, Indiana, made the presentation for this bill. Mr. Gilot stated that this bill requests an appropriation in the amount of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00) so they can pay the bills they have incurred during this record setting year for leak insurance claims on service lines. This being the time heretofore set for the Public Hearing on the above bill, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. There being no one present wishing to speak to the Council either in favor of or in opposition to this bill, Councilmember Kirsits made a motion for favorable recommendation to full Council concerning this bill. Councilmember Coleman seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of eight (8) ayes. BILL NO. 125 -00 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA TO EXTEND AND PROVIDE UTILITY SERVICES AND TO ALLOCATE COSTS TO AN AREA RECENTLY ANNEXED WITHIN THE MUNICIPAL CITY LIMITS AND TO AN AREA OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS, BOTH LOCATED BETWEEN U.S. 31 SOUTH AND MAIN STREET IN CENTRE TOWNSHIP, ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, INDIANA Councilmember Al `Buddy" Kirsits reported that the Utilities Committee met on this bill and sends the second substitute version of this bill to the Council with a favorable recommendation. Councilmember Coleman made motion to hear the second substitute version of this bill. Councilmember Varner seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of eight (8) ayes. Mr. Gary Gilot, Director, Department of Public Works, 1300 County -City Building, South Bend, Indiana, made the presentation for this bill. Mr. Gilot stated that this ordinance is to provide water and sewer service to an annexation area south of South Bend and will also make service available to some properties that are currently outside the corporate limits. They have planned these utilities to meet full development on the south side and so the cost associated with additional depth and additional sizing of these utilities will be born by all of the rate payers in the interest of good planning for future development. The cost per linear foot was based on the average of the Reasor Street and Huey and Hamilton water and sewer extension s that the council recently approved. In those instances, the unit price was negotiated downward so that they are only paying the equivalent cost of an eight (8) inch line at a reasonable depth for a residential subdivision. In addition to only having to pay the portion of reimbursement of the cost of extension of these utilities there is no requirement that they immediately hook up and make use of this service. They only have to pay at such time in the future when they choose to hook up. There is a ten per cent (10 %) discount for a lump sum payment and there is the opportunity of a sixty (60) month time payment plan with zero per cent (0 %) interest rate. There are differential rates for inside the City limits versus outside the City limits to reflect the ownership position of shareholders of the