04-28-99 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING APRIL 28, 1999 Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, met in the Council Chambers of the County -City Building on Wednesday, April 28, 1999, at 5:00 p.m. The meeting was called to order and the Invocation and the Pledge to the Flag were given. ROLL CALL Present: James Aranowski Charlotte Pfeifer Roland Kelly Karl King David Varner Andrew Uj dak Sean Coleman John Hosinski Rod 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 April 12, 1999 meeting of the Council and found them correct. Therefore, we recommend the same be approved. s /Sean Coleman s/David Varner Councilmember Hosinski made a motion that the minutes of the April 12, 1999 meeting of the Council be accepted and placed on file. Mr. Sniadecki seconded the motion which carried. SPECIAL BUSINESS Council President Coleman advised that as first notice to the public, the Council will be expected to make an appointment to the TRANSPO Board for a representative whose term will be expiring on July 1, 1999. This will be a Republication appointment and the current representative is Mr. Emil "Lucky" Reznik. Council President Coleman further advised that anyone wishing to be considered for this appointment should contact the Common Council office. REPORT FROM CITY OFFICE - WATER WORKS Council President Coleman advised that Mr. John Stancati, Director, Water Works, would give a presentation concerning the erection of a proposed water tower in the northwest part of the community. President Coleman noted that Council members will be in a position to ask questions but there will not be an opportunity for the public to address the issue unless so requested by a Councilperson. Mr. John Stancati, Director, Water Works, 209 North Main Street, South Bend, Indiana, addressed the Council concerning the acquisition of property for the erection of an elevated water tower in the northwest quadrant of the City's water system. Mr. Stancati turned the presentation over to Mr. Chris Michalos, 233 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois, who gave an overview of the project from its initial stages to date. He noted that it is expected that a 1.5 million gallon water tank will be needed by the year 2000 for water storage in the northwest pressure zone. Mr. Michalos answered questions from the Council concerning the various sites considered, FAA involvement and the logistics of the height and size of the proposed tank. Also discussed was the acquisition of land for the erection of this water tower. Mr. Stancati noted that an offer has been made but not accepted and it appears that the City will have to conduct condemnation proceedings to acquire the land.