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REGULAR MEETING
<br />APRIL 26, 1993
<br />Be it remembered that the Council of the City of South Bend met in the Council
<br />Chambers of the County -City Building on Monday, April 26, 1993, at 7:00 p.m. The
<br />meeting was called to order and the Pledge to the Flag was given.
<br />ROLL CALL
<br />Present: Council Members Luecke, Washington,
<br />Kelly, Puzzello, Slavinskas, Zakrzewski,
<br />Coleman, Duda, and Ladewski
<br />Absent: None
<br />REPORTS OF CITY OFFICES
<br />Kevin Horton, City Controller, said there would be regularly scheduled reports from
<br />City office. He gave a report of his office.
<br />Council Member Coleman made a motion to resolve into the Committee of the Whole,
<br />seconded by Council Member Puzzello. The motion carried.
<br />COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
<br />Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of
<br />Committee of the Whole on April 26, 1993, at 7:15 p.m.,
<br />Chairman Zakrzewski presiding.
<br />BILL NO. 8 -93 A BILL AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE
<br />NORTH SIDE OF THE T- INTERSECTION OF
<br />AND PATTY LANE, PORTAGE TOWNSHIP, IN
<br />INDIANA.
<br />South Bend met in the
<br />with nine members present.
<br />FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT
<br />3OPE AVENUE, BENTLEY AVENUE
<br />THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND,
<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 made
<br />a motion to accept the substitute bill on file with the City Clerk, seconded by
<br />Council Member Coleman. The motion carried. Council Member Slavinskas reported
<br />that the Zoning and Vacation Committee had met on this bill and recommended it to
<br />the Council favorable. John Byorni, Area Plan, gave the Commission report, which
<br />was favorable. He indicated there was only one letter in opposition to this
<br />apartment building. Richard Morgan, attorney for Madison Center, made the
<br />presentation for the bill. He indicated Madison Center was planning to construct a
<br />21 unit apartment building, which would house 20 chronically ill patients and one
<br />apartment for the manager. He indicated this property was previously zoned for a
<br />sixty unit apartment complex with 65 parking spaces, and would be much less intense
<br />than a 21 unit complex. He described the surrounding property which is
<br />multi - family, as well as single family homes. Jack Roberts, Director of Madison
<br />Center, indicated that over the past ten years they have provided service to 70,000
<br />people, and they have an outstanding record. He indicated this project would help
<br />improve the quality of life to everyone living in this community. Marzy Bauer,
<br />Associate Director of Madison Center, indicated these apartments will be subsidized
<br />through HUD, and will bring 1.5 million in rent subsidies in to the community. She
<br />indicated 3,300 people in our community have mental illness. She indicated their
<br />clients come from residential neighborhoods and deserve to live in a residential
<br />neighborhood setting, since they are not dangerous or prone to violence. Dan
<br />Fitzpatrick, President of the Madison Center Board, indicated they have a waiting
<br />list of over 200 for residential living. He indicated these were not people who
<br />should be locked up somewhere, they are members of our community who are ill. He
<br />indicated the Board was unanimously in support of this project. Dr. Elaine Wehren,
<br />Project Director for Sustaining Services, indicated the people who will live in this
<br />facility do not need 24 hour care. Kim Eby, 437 N. Niles, indicated she was an
<br />apartment manager and the people living there do not need daily assistance. Tom
<br />Broden, 201 W. North Shore, a representative of the local task force for housing of
<br />the disabled or disadvantaged, spoke in favor of this zoning. Mark McInery, a
<br />patient of Madison Center, spoke in favor of this zoning. Ruth Tulchinsky, 3022
<br />Essex; Virginia Nawrocki, 3031 Boynton; Pat Bryan, president if the Michiana Chapter
<br />of the National Association of Physically Handicapped; Howard Uhrig, 61570
<br />Elderberry, Ernest Dixon 2706 Walls, Judy Amico, 233 S. Hawthorne, spoke in favor of
<br />the zoning. Audry Colburn, 617 S. Phillipa, read a letter from Rev. John M. Darcy
<br />in support of this project. Diane Priest, executive director of the Mental Health
<br />Association, read a letter from the Association in favor of this zoning. Michael
<br />Elliott, Caldwell Bankers, indicated he worked with Madison Center to find a site
<br />for this project, and he was in favor of the zoning. Richard Tiszker, 51138 Lily
<br />Rd., indicated he was against the zoning because of the proximity to Edison School.
<br />Debra Pilipow, 1118 Victory Lane, indicated she had presented a petition signed by
<br />171 people in the immediate area of this zoning. She indicated this facility should
<br />not be built because of the school. Elaine York, 1202 Victory, Carla Powell, 1016
<br />Victory, Ed Pilipow, 1118 Victory; Ralph Hall, 3426 Oxford; Esther Passman, 1210
<br />Victory; and Kelly Katona, 2534 Benedict, spoke against this zoning. Council Member
<br />Slavinskas made a motion to recommend this bill to the Council favorable, as
<br />amended, seconded by Council Member Ladewski. The motion carried.
<br />Council Member Coleman made a motion to recess, seconded by Council Member
<br />Ladewski. The motion carried and the meeting was recessed at 9:15 and reconvened at
<br />9:20 p.m.
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