02-09-98 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING Be it remembered that the Common Bend met in the Council Chambers Monday, February 9, 1998, at 7:00 order and the Pledge to the Flag FEBRUARY 9, 1998 Council of the City of South of the County -City Building on p.m. The meeting was called to was given. ROLL CALL Present: Council Members Aranowski, Pfeifer, Kelly, Broden, Varner, Ujdak, Coleman, Hosinski Absent: Council Member Sniadecki 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 9, 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 January 26, 1998, meeting be accepted and placed on file, seconded by Council Member Kelly. The motion carried. SPECIAL BUSINESS Council President Coleman announced the Council has a joint appointment with the Mayor to the Economic Development Commission and Carolyn Anderson has indicated she would like to be reappointed to this Commission. Council Member Pfeifer announced there were six positions on the Commission for African - American Males, and any one interested should submit a bio detailing their background and their interest in serving on this commission by February 23. Council Member Hosinski made a motion to resolve into the Committee of the Whole, seconded by Council Member Aranowski. 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 7:04 p.m. with eight members present. Chairman Broden presiding. BILL NO. 12 -98 A BILL TO VACATE THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY: THE ALLEY TO BE VACATED IS DESCRIBED AS THE FIRST NORTH -SOUTH ALLEY WEST OF FELLOWS STREET FROM THE SOUTH RIGHT -OF -WAY OF EAST SOUTH STREET TO THE NORTH RIGHT -OF- WAY OF THE FIRST EAST -WEST ALLEY SOUTH OF EAST SOUTH STREET FOR A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 99 FEET AND A WIDTH OF 10 FEET, PART LOCATED IN JODON'S SUB., 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 recommended it to the Council favorable. Mark Troyer, 416 E. South St., made the presentation for the bill. He advised they were requesting this alley be closed because it separates our property, as they own both sides of the alley. He expressed that there was also a safety issue involved. Hany Adbelshed, 418