10-13-97 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 13,1997 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, October 13, 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, and Sniadecki Absent: Council Member Hosinski 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 22, and 29, 1997, 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 September 22 and 29, 1997, meeting be accepted and placed on file, seconded by Council Member Sniadecki. The motion carried. 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 7:02 p.m. with eight members present. Chairman Coleman presiding. BILL NO. 93 -97 A BILL TO VACATE THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY: THE ALLEY TO BE VACATED IS DESCRIBED AS THE FIRST EAST -WEST ALLEY NORTH OF DEMAUDE AVENUE FROM THE EAST RIGHT -OF -WAY OF PORTAGE AVENUE TO THE WEST RIGHT -OF -WAY OF THE FIRST NORTH -SOUTH ALLEY EAST OF PORTAGE AVENUE FOR A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 132 FEET IN LENGTH AND WIDTH OF 14 FEET. PART LOCATED IN SHETTERLEY PLACE 3RD PLAT, SOUTH BEND, ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, INDIANA This being the time heretofore set for public hearing, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. Council Member Aranowski made a motion to strike the period in the last sentence of Section 5 and make it a comma, and add "subject to the easement conditions recommended by the Board of Public Works at its October 13, meeting. ", seconded by Council Member Varner. 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. Tod Zeiger, executive director for the Near Northwest Neighborhood, Association, made the presentation for the bill. He reported that this alley has presented many problems over the years, therefore, the Association was in favor of closing the alley. He asked that the Council pass this bill. Council Member Aranowski made a motion to recommend this bill to the Council favorable, as amended, seconded by Council Member Pfeifer. The motion carried. BILL NO. 70 -97 A BILL AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 22530 BRICK ROAD IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA This being the time heretofore set for public hearing, proponents