02-23-98 Council Meeting minutes

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REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 23, 1998 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 23, 1998 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, Broden, 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 9, meeting of the Council and found them correct. Therefore, we recommend the same be approved. /s/ Sean Coleman /s/ David Varner Council Member Kelly made a motion that the minutes of the February 9, 1998, meeting be accepted and placed on file, seconded by Council Member Broden. The motion carried. SPECIAL BUSINESS Council Member Borden reported that the Solid Waste District voted for a curb recycling program to take place approximately August 1. Council President Coleman asked for a moment of silent prayer for former Council Member Zielinski who recently died. RESOLUTION NO. 2558 -98 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, DECLARING THE MONTH OF MARCH AS DISABILITY AWARENESS MONTH IN SOUTH BEND, INDIANA WHEREAS, the South Bend Council notes that the Americans with Disabilities Act became law on July 26, 1990 and was designed to "provide a clear and comprehensive national mandate for the elimination of discrimination against individuals with disabilities:; and WHEREAS, Congress has found that more than 47 million Americans with disabilities have encountered various forms of discrimination resulting in billions of dollars being spent on unnecessary expenses resulting from dependency and nonproductivity; and WHEREAS, Congress has further found that individuals who bring employment discrimination cases under the ADA act not only "to vindicate his or her personal interests in being made whole, but also act as a private attorney general to enforce the paramount public interest in eradicating invidious discrimination in America against individual with disabilities; and WHEREAS, the Common Council commits itself to the underlying purposes of the Americans with Disabilities Act which are to combat the continuing existence of unfair and unnecessary discrimination which denies people with disabilities the opportunities to compete on an equal basis; and to eradicate the prejudice, stereotypes or unfounded fear which so many persons have with regard to individuals with disabilities; and