10-26-87 Council Meeting Minutes

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1' REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 26, 1987 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 26„ at 7:00 p.m. The meeting was called to order and the Pledge to the Flag was given. ROLL CALL Present: Council Members Braboy, Beck, Puzzello, Taylor, Zakrzewski, Barcome, Paszek, Voorde and Serge Absent: None 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 October 12 meeting of the Council and found them correct. Therefore, we recommend the same be approved. /s/ Al Paszek /s/ Joseph Serge Council Member Puzzello made a motion that the minutes of the October 12, meeting of the Council be accepted and placed on file, seconded by Council Member Taylor. The motion carried. SPECIAL BUSINESS Council Member Voorde indicated Macog wanted to establish a St. Joseph River Basin Commission, asked that a letter be written to every State representative and senator urging their support. Council Member Taylor made a motion to endorse the letter, seconded by Council Member Barcome. The motion carried. Council Member Serge made a motion to endorse the letter, seconded by Council Member Barcome. The motion carried. Council Member Beck made a motion to reappoint Joyce Boaler to the Animal Control Commission, Aaron Lowery to the Mayor's Traffic Commission, and Ann Puzzello to the Energy Commission, seconded by Council Member Taylor. The motion carried. REPORTS Council Member Voorde indicated the Zoning and Vacation Committee had met on Bill No. 104 -87 and recommended it favorably to the Council. He indicated Bill No. 100 -87 will be continued at the request of the petitioner until the first meeting in December. Council Member Beck indicated the Personnel and Finance Committee had met on Bill No. 91 -87 and recommended it favorably to the Council. Council Member Braboy indicated that the Human Resources Committee had met on Resolutions 87 -81, and 87, and Bill Nos. 102 and 103 -87, and recommended them to the Council favorable. Council Member Beck made a motion to resolve into the Committee of the Whole, seconded by Council Member Zakrzewski. 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 on October 26, at 7:10 p.m., with nine members present. Chairman Puzzello presiding. BILL NO. 100 -87 A BILL ANNEXING TO AND BRINGING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, CERTAIN LAND LOCATED IN CENTRE TOWNSHIP, ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, INDIANA. Council Member Beck made a motion to continue public hearing on this bill until December 7, 1987, at the request of the petitioner, seconded by Council Member Barcome. The motion carried. BILL NO. 91 -87 A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA AMENDING CHAPTER FOUR, ARTICLE 11 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA ENTITLED LICENSING. This being the time heretofore set for public hearing on the above bill, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. Michael Vance, Controller, made the presentation for the bill. He indicated Chapter 4, Article 2, deals with the requirements pertaining to the licensing of Precious Metal Dealers and Second Hand Dealers. The changes proposed include increased identification and record keeping requirements which will enable the City through its Police Department to better enforce the ordinance and in fact make it more difficult to resell items that