10-25-99 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 25, 1999 Mr. Byorni noted that the property is currently vacant and access to the site is from Cushing Street. The total site to be rezoned is five thousand one hundred twenty (5,120) square feet. Of that, the parking and drives will occupy eighty per cent (80 %) of the site and twenty per cent (20 %) of the site will remain as open space. Mr. Byorni further noted that the City Engineer has required that the north/south alley be paved as far as the parking lot entrance. Based on information available prior to the Area Plan Commission Public Hearing, the staff recommended that this petition be sent to the Council with a favorable recommendation subject to a final site plan. This rezoning is being done in conjunction with a replat that will make this lot part of the lot to the south. Approval of this petition will bring the lot into conformance with the remainder of the South Bend Heritage property to allow the unified development of the entire property. Additionally, at its Public Hearing held on September 21, 1999, the Area Plan Commission sends this bill to the Council with a favorable recommendation. Ms. Dea Andrews, 223 North Scott Street, South Bend, Indiana, made the presentation for this petition on behalf of the South Bend Heritage Foundation, 914 Lincolnway West, South Bend, Indiana. Ms. Andrews informed the Council that the rezoning is requested in order that all the property owned by South Bend Heritage at this location will have the same zoning. Ms. Andrews asked for the Council's favorable recommendation on this rezoning. 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 Hosinski made a motion for favorable recommendation to full Council concerning this bill. Council President Coleman seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. BILL NO. 85 -99 A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND ESTABLISHING THREE POLICE GRANT FUNDS IN THE SOUTH BEND POLICE DEPARTMENT Councilmember Ujdak reported that the Health and Public Safety Committee met on this bill and sends it to the Council with a favorable recommendation. Police Department Assistant Division Chief Richard Kilgore made the presentation for this bill, on behalf of the South Bend Police Department, 701 West Sample Street, South Bend, Indiana. Chief Kilgore noted that the Police Department has several federal and state grant funds at this time and in order to be in compliance with federal audit guidelines they must avoid commingling of the funds. Therefore, the Department would like to establish three (3) new police grant funds which will enable the Department to identify the amount of interest on each fund as well as being able to better track the grants. 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, Council President Coleman made a motion for favorable recommendation to full Council concerning this bill. Councilmember Hosinski seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes.