06-13-88 Council Meeting Minutes

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y JUNE 13, 1988 REGULAR MEETING ESTABLISHING AN ENHANCED EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEM FEE WHEREAS, Indiana Code 36 -8 -16 authorizes the fiscal body of a county to adopt an ordinance to impose an Enhanced Emergency Telephone System Fee to provide the funding for a countywide Enhanced Emergency Telephone System utilizing the three digit number 9 -1 -1 to send automatic number identification and automatic location identification for reporting police, fire, medical, or other emergency situations; and WHEREAS, the city of South Bend, the city of Mishawaka, and St. Joseph County presently have functioning Enhanced Emergency Telephone Systems that serve and benefit all of the citizens of St. Joseph County; WHEREAS, it would be desirable for the St. Joseph County Council to adopt an ordinance establishing a uniform fee for all service users in this county pursuant to State law; and WHEREAS, the system should include all necessary Enhanced Emergency Telephone equipment such as computer hardware, software, and data base provisioning, as well as secondary public safety answering points for the South Bend Fire and Police Departments and the St. Joseph County Fire Dispatch; and WHEREAS, the system should include all telephone service suppliers in St. Joseph County; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IS RESOLVED BY THE Common Council of the city of South Bend, Indiana, as follows: SECTION I. The City of South Bend through its Common Council hereby petitions the St. Joseph County Commissioners and the St. Joseph County Council to enact an ordinance for a countywide emergency telephone system fund that will process fees of service users. SECTION II. The Common Council acknowledges that the fees would be used to pay for the lease, purchase, and maintenance of all Enhanced Emergency Telephone equipment necessary to provide a quality Enhanced Emergency Telephone System on a countywide basis, including all of the provisions currently under contract by the city of South Bend, the city of Mishawaka, and St. Joseph County, as well as the anticipated additional services. SECTION III. Upon adoption of this Resolution, the Common Council directs the City Clerk to send copies to the County Commissioners and to the President of the County Council of St. Joseph County. SECTION IV. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. /s/ John Voorde Member of the Common Council A public hearing was held on the resolution at this time. Council Member Voorde made the presentation for the resolution. He indicated this resolution would petition the Commissioners and Council Council to adopt an ordinance establishing an enhanced Emergency Telephone System Fee. He indicated pursuant to State law the fiscal body of the county may adopt an ordinance imposing a monthly fee, and if the county does not adopt such an ordinance the legislative body of a city within the county may petition the county to adopt such an ordinance. He indicated the attached resolution would formally petition the county to adopt such an ordinance. Joseph Guentert, 3510 Corby, questioned the amount of the fee. Council Member Voorde indicated it would be 22 cents per customer. Council Member Coleman made a motion to adopt this resolution, seconded by Council Member Slavinskas. The resolution was adopted by a roll call vote of nine ayes. BILLS, FIRST READING BILL NO. 39-88 LANDLMARK AMENDING ROPERTY LOCATED AT 929 E.DMILTON, INI THE ACITYSOFRIC SOUTH BEND, INDIANA. This bill had first reading. Council Member Puzzello made a motion to refer this bill to Area Plan, seconded by Council Member Luecke. The motion carried. BILL NO. 40 -88 LLND ANNEXING CITY LIMITS OF SE BENDIANA,CERTAN LAND LOCATED IN PENN TOWNSHIP, ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, INDIANA. This bill had first reading. Council Member Puzzello made a motion to set this bill for second reading and public hearing June 27, and refer it to the Zoning and Vacation Committee, seconded by Council Member Coleman. The motion carried. BILL NO. 41 -88 SOUTHEASTORNER OF JACKSON AND IRONWOOD ROADS, INLOCATED CIITYTOFHE SOUTH BEND, INDIANA.