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186 <br />REGULAR MEETING <br />APRIL 22, 1991 <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, April 22, 1991, 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, Duda, Coleman <br />and Ladewski <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 April 8, 1991 meeting of the <br />Council and found them correct. <br />Therefore, we recommend the same be approved. <br />/s/ Tom Zakrzewski <br />/s /Don Niezgodski <br />Council Member Coleman made a motion that the minutes of the April 8, 1991 meetings <br />of the Council be accepted and placed on file, seconded by Council Member Duda. The <br />motion carried. <br />SPECIAL BUSINESS <br />RESOLUTION NO. 1857 -91 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND <br />COMMENDING THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH ON THEIR 160TH <br />ANNIVERSARY <br />WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, acknowledges <br />that on April 14, 1991, First United Methodist Church celebrated its 160th <br />anniversary; and <br />WHEREAS, South Bend's oldest church began as a "little frame church" which <br />opened its doors at Main and LaSalle in 1831; and <br />WHEREAS, the early history of South Bend is interwoven with the early history of <br />First United Methodist Church. Epworth Memorial Hospital was founded by the Church <br />women; the first community library was also started in First Church, and the first <br />Court cases were heard in the Church before the building of South Bend's first Court <br />house. <br />WHEREAS, over the years, First United Methodist Church has been very active in <br />community outreach activities include providing day care services, a soup kitchen, <br />the upper room for recovering alcoholics and drug abusers, providing English as a <br />second language program, being a part of the Budget Corner which sells clothing with <br />the proceeds going to local and international mission work, and has begun an ecology <br />task force; and <br />WHEREAS, the outreach programs have been described as 'reflecting the soul of <br />the congregational and the depth of their caring." <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, <br />INDIANA, as follows: <br />SECTION I. The Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, hereby <br />commends and congratulates the past and present Clergy members and the congregation <br />of the First United Methodist Church as it celebrates 11160 years on Main Street." <br />SECTION II. The Council notes with pride the words of Rev. Allan Byrne that <br />"the Church as always been the center of the City's events. It has met the needs of <br />the City and at times has been the conscience of the City. It is truly a <br />metropolitan church." <br />SECTION III. This resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after it <br />adoption by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. <br />Stephen Luecke, First District <br />Donald Niezgodski, Second District <br />William Soderberg, Third District <br />Ann Puzzello, Fourth District <br />Linas Slavinskas, Fifth District <br />Thomas Zakrzewski, Sixth District <br />Sean Coleman, At -Large Loretta Duda, At -Large <br />