02-24-97 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 24, 1997 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 24, 1997, 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 10, meetings of the Council and found them correct. Therefore, we recommend the same be approved. /s/ Roland Kelly /s/ David Varner Council Member Coleman made a motion that the minutes of the February 10, 1997, meeting be accepted and placed on file, seconded by Council Member Hosinski. The motion carried. SPECIAL BUSINESS RESOLUTION NO. 2439 -97 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 Common Council acknowledges that the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law by former President George Bush at a White House ceremony on July 26, 1990; and Whereas, the federal law establishes civil rights protections and specifically provides for . a clear and comprehensive national mandate for the elimination of discrimination against individuals with disabilities;" and Whereas, the federal law has fostered awareness in four (4) major areas, namely: Employment under Title I, Public Services and Transportation under Title II, Public Accommodations under Title III, and Telecommunications under Title IV; and Whereas, in announcing new federal ADA initiatives which were made available on a new World Wide Web site, attorney General Janet Reno noted that "Like the Olympics, the ADA has been bringing out the best America has to offer. It is a common sense law that is making it possible for the 49 million Americans with disabilities to get off the sidelines and into the mainstream of society "; and Whereas, in addition to the ADA, state and local disability discrimination laws have been enacted which cover public and private facilities with recipients of federal assistance showing compliance with all governing laws of this nature; and Whereas, some examples of positive inroads which have been made throughout the country and locally include hearing impaired individuals now routinely serving on juries; schools, day care centers, museums, stadiums, libraries, restaurants, restrooms, sidewalks and telephones being more accessible and accommodating;