08-11-97 Council Meeting Minutes

Home Browse Search

REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 11, 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, August 11, 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 July 28, meetings of the Council and found them correct. Therefore, we recommend the same be approved. /s/ Roland Kelly Is/ David Varner Council Member Coleman made a motion that the minutes of the July 28, 1997, meeting be accepted and placed on file, seconded by Council Member Sniadecki. The motion carried. SPECIAL BUSINESS Council President Kelly reported that the Council had reappoint Frank Linerallo to the TRANSPO Board of Directors. Council Member Coleman made a motion to resolve into the Committee of the Whole, seconded by Council Member Sniadecki. 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 7:03 p.m. with nine members present. Chairman Coleman presiding. BILL NO. 61 -97 A BILL TO VACATE THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY: THE FIRST EAST -WEST ALLEY NORTH OF WEST ANGELA BOULEVARD FROM THE EAST RIGHT -OF -WAY OF THE FIRST NORTH -SOUTH ALLEY WEST OF NORTH LAFAYETTE BOULEVARD TO THE WEST RIGHT -OF -WAY OF WEST ANGELA BOULEVARD FOR A LENGTH OF APPROXIMATELY 665.2 FEET AND A WIDTH OF 7 FEET. PART LOCATED IN PARKOVASH ADDITION TO NAVARRE PLACE, 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 Hosinski made a motion to accept the substitute bill on file with the City Clerk, seconded by Council Member Kelly. 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, as amended. Paul Costello, 303 W. Angela, made the presentation for the bill. He indicated this seven foot alley basically ended at his property line, and it would not be developed into a through alley, because it would exit at the curve on W. Angela. He reported the vacation was necessary, as he wanted to put an arbor on the back of this property and without this vacation he would be encroaching on public property. He noted this vacation was only for his two lots, it did not effect the rest of the alley. Anthony Coquillard, 507 W. Angela, spoke against the vacation. Council Member Broden made a motion to recommend this