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<br />Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend met in the
<br />Council Chambers of the County -City Building on Monday, December 10, 1990, at 7:00
<br />p.m. The meeting was called to order and the Pledge to the Flag was given.
<br />ROLL CALL Present: Council Members Luecke, Niezgodski, Soderberg,
<br />Puzzello, Slavinskas, Zakrzewski, Coleman,
<br />Duda and Voorde
<br />Absent: None
<br />REPORT FROM THE SUB- COMMITTEE ON MINUTES
<br />To the Common Council of the City of South Bend:
<br />The sub - committee has inspected the minutes of the November 26, 1990 meeting of the
<br />Council and found them correct.
<br />Therefore, we recommend the same be approved.
<br />/s /Thomas Zakrzewski
<br />/s /Ann Puzzello
<br />Council Member Coleman made a motion that the minutes of the November 26, 1990,
<br />meeting of the Council be accepted and placed on file, seconded by Council Member
<br />Voorde. The motion carried.
<br />SPECIAL BUSINESS
<br />Council President Zakrzewski stated that Sandy Combs and Roman Piasecki have been
<br />reappointed to the Redevelopment Commission.
<br />Council Member Puzzello stated that Ed Baer has been reappointed to the Human
<br />Rights Commission.
<br />Council President Zakrzewski stated that the next Council Meeting will be January
<br />14, 1990.
<br />COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
<br />Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend met in the
<br />Committee of the Whole on December 10, 1990, at 7:10 p.m., with nine members
<br />present. Chairman Coleman presiding.
<br />BILL NO. 68 -90
<br />A BILL AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 321
<br />SOUTH TUXEDO DRIVE, 2325 EAST JEFFERSON BLVD. AND 2329 EAST
<br />JEFFERSON BLVD., IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA.
<br />This being the time heretofore set for public hearing on the above bill, proponents
<br />and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. Council Member Slavinskas
<br />stated that the Zoning & Vacation Committee met on this bill and send it to Council
<br />with no recommendation. John Byorni, Planner Area Plan Commission gave the staff
<br />report. Richard Morgan, Attorney, Barnes & Thornburg, 600 1st Source Bank Bldg.
<br />made the presentation for the petitioners Drs. McGregor, Strefling & Assoc. He
<br />read into the record a letter addressed to Mr. Richard Doolittle, Cressy Everett
<br />Commercial Company, Mishawaka, IN 46545; Re: Properties located at East
<br />Jefferson Blvd. and Tuxedo Drive, South Bend, Indiana; Dear Mr. Doolittle: Per
<br />your request of October 12, 1990, I inspected the properties located at East
<br />Jefferson Blvd. and Tuxedo Drive, South Bend, Indiana.
<br />The purpose of the inspection was to determine the potential affect, if any, of a
<br />professional office development proposed for the subject site, on the surrounding
<br />real property.
<br />The surrounding properties include the following uses:
<br />1.) To the south across Jefferson Blvd, is the St. Anthony Catholic Church and
<br />school complex, and the Blackwood Apartments.
<br />2.) To the west is Cole & Associates Professional Architects and Engineers.
<br />3.) To the east across Tuxedo is the Michiana Community Hospital Complex.
<br />4.) To the north are single family houses.
<br />It has been my experience that a low profile professional building, such as the one
<br />proposed, has no measurable affect on residential properties, and can in fact
<br />compliment an area, with proper design. This would appear to be the case in this
<br />situation. Furthermore, St. Joseph County has successfully utilized and "O" Office
<br />type zoning, similar to the proposed subject use, to buffer residential areas from
<br />more intense uses.
<br />It is my opinion that the highest and best use for the subject site is the proposed
<br />professional office use. It will compliment the area, offer a buffer to the
<br />residential area to the north, and conform well to existing uses along Jefferson
<br />Blvd.
<br />Respectfully, Bernard F. Diedrich, CRS, CCIM
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