03-23-98 Council Meeting minutes

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REGULAR MEETING MARCH 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, March 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 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 March 12, meeting of the Council and found them correct. Therefore, we recommend the same be approved. /s/ Sean Coleman /s/ David Varner Council Member Broden made a motion that the minutes of the March 12, 1998, meeting be accepted and placed on file, seconded by Council Member Kelly. The motion carried. SPECIAL BUSINESS RESOLUTION NO. 2577 -98 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, COMMEMORATING THE LIFE OF SENIOR U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE ROBERT ALLEN GRANT Whereas, the Common Council or the City of South Bend, Indiana, notes that Robert A. Grant was born on July 31, 1905, and moved to South Bend in 1922, graduating from the South Bend High School in 1923; and Whereas, Robert A. Grant graduated from the university of Notre Dame cum laude in 1928 and from the Notre Dame Law School cum laude in 1930; and Whereas, on September 17, 1933, Robert A. Grant married Margaret A. McClaren and during their more than 64 years of marriage raised two children Margaret A. "Peggy" Soderberg of South Bend, and Robert A. Grant, Jr., of Idyllwild, California; and Whereas, Judge Grant's distinguished legal career began in 1930 with the Pyle & Voor law firm, and included service as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney and serving the citizens of the 32rd District of Indiana from 1939 through 1949 as a member of the United States Congress; and Whereas, on August 26, 1957, Robert A. Grant was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to the United States District Court Northern District of Indiana, where he served as Chief Judge from 1961 to 1972; and Senior Judge from 1972 until his passing on March 2, 1998 at the age of ninety -two (92) years young; and Whereas, the Council proudly notes that on September 25, 1992, the Federal Court House was rededicated as the Robert A. Grant Federal Building and United States Courthouse. Section I. On behalf of all the citizens of the City of South Bend, Indiana, the Common Council publicly commemorates the