09-22-97 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 22,1997 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, September 22, 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, Varner, Ujdak, Coleman, Hosinski and Sniadecki Absent: Broden 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 September 8, meetings of the Council and found them correct. Therefore, we recommend the same be approved. Is/ Roland Kelly /s/ David Varner Council Member Coleman made a motion that the minutes of the September 8, 1997, meeting be accepted and placed on file, seconded by Council Member Hosinski. The motion carried. REPORTS OF CITY OFFICES Bert Prawat, Chief of Fire Prevention, indicated this was the beginning of Fire Prevention Week, which gives us the opportunity to remind people of the dangers of fire. We reported that the majority of people who die in fires die in home fires and they die from toxic gasses. Council Member Coleman made a motion to resolve into the Committee of the Whole, seconded by Council Member Varner. 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 7:09 p.m. with nine members present. Chairman Coleman presiding. BILL NO. 71 -97 A BILL TO VACATE THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY: THE STREET TO BE VACATED IS KING STREET FROM THE EAST RIGHT -OF -WAY OF MEDORA STREET EAST TO THE WEST LINE OF THE FIRST NORTH -SOUTH ALLEY EAST OF MEDORA STREET FOR A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 116.43 FEET AND A WIDTH OF 60 FEET. PART LOCATED IN AUST,.IN PARK ADDITION, PORTAGE TOWNSHIP, CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA Council Member Varner made a motion to continue this bill indefinitely, at the request of the petitioner, seconded by Council Member Aranowski. The motion carried. BILL NO. 88 -97 A BILL LEVYING TAXES AND FIXING THE RATE OF TAXATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF RAISING REVENUE TO MEET THE NECESSARY EXPENSES OF THE CIVIL CITY OF SOUTH BEND FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 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 Coleman reported that the Personnel and Finance Committee had met on this bill and recommended it to the