02-22-99 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 22.1999 Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend met in the Council Chambers of the County -City Building on Monday, February 22, 1999, at 7:00 p.m. The meeting was called to order and the Pledge to the Flag was given. ROLL CALL Present: Council Members Aranowski, Pfeifer, Kelly, King, Varner, Ujdak, Coleman, Hosinski and Sniadecki Absent: None REPORT FROM THE SUB- COMMITTEE ON MINUTES To the Common Council of the City of South Bend: The sub - committee has inspected the minutes of the February 8, 1999, meeting of the Council and found them correct. Therefore, we recommend the same be approved. /s/ Sean Coleman /s/ David Varner Council Member Hosinski made a motion that the minutes of the February 8, 1999, meeting be accepted and placed on file, seconded by Council Member Sniadecki. The motion carried. SPECIAL BUSINESS Council Member Kelly made a motion to reappoint Jerry Wiener to the Historic Preservation Commission, seconded by Council Member Pfeifer. The motion carried. Council Member Hosinski made a motion to resolve into the Committee of the Whole, seconded by Council Member Sniadecki. The motion carried. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend met in the Committee of the Whole at 7:03 p.m. with nine members present. Chairman Pfeifer presiding. BILL NO. 8 -99 A BILL TO VACATE THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY: THE 1 ST NORTHWEST ALLEY NORTHEAST OF LINCOLNWAY EAST FROM THE NORTH/EAST RIGHT - OF -WAY OF BRONSON STREET TO THE SOUTHEAST RIGHT -OF -WAY OF THE 1ST NORTHEAST ALLEY NORTHWEST OF BRONSON STREET FOR A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 116.2 FEET AND A WIDTH OF APPROXIMATELY 14 FEET. ALL LOCATED IN FRANTZ'S ADD., CITY OF SOUTH BEND, ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, INDIANA This being the time heretofore set for public hearing on the above bill, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. Council Member Varner reported that the Public Works and Property Vacation Committee had met on this bill and sends it to the Council with no recommendation, due to a lack of a quorum. Larry Sehl, 733 E. Bronson, made the presentation for the bill. He advised they wanted to vacate the alley along his property line, in order to use the space for parking. He reported that Bronson is only one -way parking, and they presently use this portion of the alley for parking. Council Member Aranowski made a motion to recommend this bill to the Council favorable, seconded by Council Member Kelly. The motion carried. c