02-12-90 Council Meeting Minutes

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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 12, 1990, at 7:00 p.m. The meeting was called to order and the Pledge to the Flag was given. ROLL CALL Present: Council Members Luecke, Niezgodski, Puzzello, Slavinskas, Zakrzewski, Coleman, Duda and Voorde Absent: Soderberg 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 January 22, 1990 meeting of the Council and found them correct. Therefore, we recommend the same be approved. /s/ Tom Zakrzewski /s/ Ann Puzzello Council Member Coleman made a motion that the minutes of the January 22, 1990, meeting of the Council be accepted and placed on file, seconded by Council Member Voorde. The motion carried. SPECIAL BUSINESS Council President Zakrzewski stated that the council has two appointment to the Century Center Board of Managers Committee. He stated that anyone interested may send a resume to the South Bend Common Council. STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS - MAYOR JOSEPH E. KERNAN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend met in the Committee of the Whole on February 12, 1990, at 8:01 p.m., with nine members present. Chairman Coleman presiding. BILL NO. 120 -89 A BILL AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT: PARCEL ONE BEING APPROXIMATELY 390 FEET + EAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF EWING AVENUE AND PRAIRIE AVENUE (STATE ROAD #23) ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF EWING AVENUE, IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, IN. 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 Zakrzewski made a motion to amend this bill, seconded by Council Member Voorde. The motion carried. Kevin Joyce, Area Plan Commission gave the staff report. Bernard Feeney, Lang, Feeney & Associates, Inc. 715 S. Michigan St., South Bend, made the presentation on the bill. He indicated that the petitioner is requesting a zone change in parcel one from "A" Residential to "B" Residential and parcel two from Residential & Commercial to Commercial, "A" Height & Area. He stated that the change in parcel one would allow for the construction of two - family dwellings to be constructed in a single - family residential area. He also indicated that the change in parcel two would be to allow for the construction of a small shopping area. Brian McLaughlin, 23886 S.R. 23, South Bend spoke opposed to the bill. He stated that the traffic at the intersection of Prairie & St. Rd. 23 is very heavy. He indicated that there are traffic accidents at that location frequently. He stated that the project would create more traffic. Council Member Niezgodski made a motion to recommend this bill to the Council favorable, seconded by Council Member Voorde. The motion carried. BILL NO. 119 -89 A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 6, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS TAX ABATEMENT PROCEDURES. This being the time heretofore set for public hearing on the above bill, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. Steve Luecke stated that the Human Resources and Economic Development Committee met on this bill and recommends it to the Council favorable. Steve Luecke, 1st Disctrict Council Member made the presentation on the bill. Council Member Zakrzewski made a motion to amend this bill, seconded by Council Member Puzzello. The motion carried. Council Member Luecke made a motion to recommend this bill to the Council favorable, seconded by Council Member Slavinskas. The motion carried. BILL NO. 1 -90 A BILL APPROPRIATING $254,385.00 FROM THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND TO DEFRAY FIRE DEPARTMENT EXPENSES.