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<br />BILL NO. 61 -88 A BILL ANNEXING TO AND BRINGING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF SOUTH
<br />BEND, INDIANA CERTAIN LAND LOCATED IN GERMAN TOWNSHIP, ST. JOSEPH
<br />COUNTY, INDIANA.
<br />Council Member Slavinskas made a motion to continue public hearing on this bill
<br />until August 22, seconded by Council Member Coleman. The motion carried.
<br />BILL NO. 32 -88 A BILL APPROPRIATING $53,000.00 RECEIVED FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT
<br />OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANT
<br />PROGRAM.
<br />Council Member Luecke made a motion to continue public hearing on this bill until
<br />August 8, seconded by Council Member Coleman. The motion carried.
<br />BILL NO. 38 -88 A BILL EXTENDING THE BOUNDARY OF THE TAX ABATEMENT IMPACT AREA
<br />WITHIN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND.
<br />Council Member Luecke made a motion to continue public hearing on this bill until
<br />August 8, seconded by Council Member Voorde. The motion carried.
<br />BILL NO. 47 -88 A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA,
<br />AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE ADDRESSING LEAF
<br />BURNING, FIRE PREVENTION, AND AIR POLLUTION CONTROL.
<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 Duda indicated
<br />the Residential Neighborhood Committee recommended that substititute bill 47 -88 be
<br />sent to the Council with a favorable recommendation. Council Member Duda made the
<br />presentation for the bill. She submitted a petition with approximately 500
<br />signatures for a total ban on burning. She indicated this bill incorporates the
<br />recommendations fo the majority report, as well as addresses the rights of the
<br />citizens of this City to breathe clean air free from smoke and other air pollution.
<br />She asked for a favorable approval on this bill. Council Member Voorde made a
<br />motion to accept substitute version A, seconded by Council Member Coleman the motion
<br />carried. Council Member Puzzello indicated it was impossible for her to go a long
<br />with a permit system to burn leaves. She indicated her proposed bill will allow the
<br />east side and west side of the City to burn on alternate days. Council Member
<br />Voorde made a motion to accept substitute version I, seconded by Council Member
<br />Niezgodski. The motion carried on a roll call vote of five ayes and four nays
<br />(Council Members Luecke, Soderberg, Slavinskas and Duda.) John Wojtan, 6216 Exeter
<br />Ct., Rebecca Goodrich, 415 Parry, a member of the Task Force; Brandon Brunette,
<br />Pamela Brunette, 1906 Magyar; spoke in favor of Council Member Duda's bill. Jim
<br />Caldwell, Administrative Assistant for Neighborhoods, indicated the administration
<br />supported a leaf burning ban. Dick Miller, 226 E. Navarre, a member of the
<br />Neighborhood Task Force, indicated he was for a total burning ban. Jim Husband,
<br />Chiropractor, spoke in favor of clean air. Dr. George Plain, Director of the Health
<br />Department, indicated the 1991 goal for a total ban on leaf burning is realistic.
<br />He spoke in favor of the permit system. Ralph Johnson, 734 N. Cushing; Beverly
<br />Lawson; and Max Moore, 602 Harrison, spoke in favor of Council Member Duda's bill.
<br />Irene Magyar, 2517 S. Ironwood, spoke against the ban on burning. She indicated the
<br />EPA does not consider leaf burning an important issue of pollution. Irene Mutzl,
<br />320 Parkovash, spoke in favor of Council Member Puzzello's bill. Joseph Guentert,
<br />3510 Corby, asked about the report that was to determine to expenses involved in
<br />passing this type of legislation. John Wojtan, 6216 Exeter Ct., Dick Miller, 226 E.
<br />Navarre, Pam Brunette, 1906 Magyar; Mary Guentert, 3510 Corby; Ralph Johnson, 734 N.
<br />Cushing, spoke against version I. Council Member Coleman made a motion to amend
<br />Version I, Section 9 -21 (a) to read: "Leaf burning shall be permitted within the
<br />City from October 29 through November 26th.11, seconded by Council Member
<br />Niezgodski. The motion carried. Council Member Voorde made a motion to recommend
<br />Version I to the Council favorably, as amended, seconded by Council Member
<br />Niezgodski. Council Member Luecke made a motion to amend Version I, by adding a new
<br />Section 9 -25, Sunset Provision, this ordinance shall be in effect until January 1,
<br />1991, at which time burning of leaves, rubbish and trash shall be banned within the
<br />City of South Bend, seconded by Council Member Slavinskas. Council Member Voorde
<br />withdrew his motion. Council Member Luecke's motion carried on a roll call vote of
<br />seven ayes and two nays (Council Members Soderberg and Zakrzewski.) Council Member
<br />Voorde made a motion that Version I be recommended to the Council favorably, as
<br />amended, seconded by Council Member Coleman. The motion carried on a roll call vote
<br />of five ayes and four nays (Council Member Luecke, Soderberg, Slavinskas, and
<br />Duda.) Council Member Voorde made a motion to recess, seconded by Council Member
<br />Coleman. The motion carried and the meeting was adjourned at 9:06 p.m., and
<br />reconvened at 9:20 p.m.
<br />BILL NO. 55 -88 A BILL FIXING THE ANNUAL PAY AND MONETARY FRINGE BENEFITS OF
<br />FIREFIGHTERS OF THE SOUTH BEND FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THE CALENDAR
<br />YEARS 1989 AND 1990.
<br />Council Member Voorde made a motion to continue this bill until July 28, at 4:30
<br />p.m., seconded by Council Member Coleman. The motion carried.
<br />BILL NO. 56 -88 A BILL TRANSFERRING MONIES FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ACCOUNT TO
<br />THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ACCOUNT.
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