07-27-98 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING JULY 27, 1998 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. Dennis Brennan, attorney, made the presentation for the bill. He indicated he was appearing on behalf of Ralph and Rita Lane the petitioners requesting this vacation. He advised that this alley has basically been abandoned by the City for forty years. He reported there was a question of ingress for a neighbor's garage, but that has been resolved. Council Member Kelly made a motion to recommend this bill to the Council favorable, seconded by Council Member Sniadecki. The motion carried. BILL NO. 54 -98 A BILL TO VACATE THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY: VARIOUS STREETS AND ALLEYS BOUNDED AS FOLLOWS: HIGH STREET ON THE EAST, THE CONRAIL RAILROAD ON THE NORTH, RUSH STREET ON THE WEST, AND PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE ON THE SOUTH 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 made a motion to accept the substitute bill on file with the City Clerk, seconded by Council Member Coleman. The motion carried. Council Member Varner reported that the Public Works and Property Vacation Committee had met on this bill and recommended it to the Council favorable. Steve Rudisell, Abonmarche Consultants, made the presentation for the bill. He advised they were requesting the vacation of twelve alleys and three streets within the southeast neighborhood, to allow for a twelve acre park and thirty -three home sites. Council Member Coleman made a motion to recommend this bill to the Council favorable, as amended, seconded by Council Member Varner. The motion carried. BILL NO. 41 -98 A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR THE PROPERTIES LOCATED BETWEEN SAMPLE AND TUTT STREETS AND FROM MAIN STREET WEST TO THE FIRST NORTH -SOUTH ALLEY WEST OF MAIN STREET Council Member Hosinski made a motion to continue this bill indefinitely, seconded by Council Member Coleman. The motion carried. BILL NO. 55 -98 A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING CHAPTER 9 OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE, ENTITLED FIRE PREVENTION 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 Pfeifer reported that the Health and Public Safety Committee had met on this bill and recommended it to the Council favorable, as amended. Bert Prawat, chief of Fire Protection, made the presentation for the bill. He reported that this bill would adopt the 1998 Indiana Fire Code, as well as eliminate the Board of Fire Appeals. Kathleen Cekanski - Farrand, advised that this bill was to be amended in Section 9 -2, line 7, by deleting the word two (2) and replacing it with the word three (3), and in the 9th line add a comma after Department delete the word and, and add a comma after Enforcement in the 10th line, and add "and also in the City Clerk's Office, ". Council Member Coleman made a motion to accept the amendment, seconded by Council Member Aranowski. The motion carried. Council Member Aranowski made a motion to recommend this bill to the Council favorable, as amended, seconded by Council Member Coleman. The motion carried.