02-27-84 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 27, 1984 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, February 27, 1984, at 7:00 p.m. The meeting was called to order and the Pledge to the Flag was given. ROLL CALL Present: Council Members Serge, Braboy, Puzzello, Taylor, Zakrzewski, Crone, Paszak, Voorde and Beck Absent: None REPORT FROM THE SUB - COMMITTEE ON MINUTES To the Common Council of the City of South Bend: Your sub - committee on the inspection and supervision of the minutes would res- pectfully report that it has inspected the minutes of the February 13,1984, meeting of the Council and found them correct. The sub - committee, therefore, recommends that the same be approved. /s/ Beverlie J. Beck /s/ Beverly D. Crone Council Member Serge made a motion that the minutes of the February 13, 1984, meeting of the Council be accepted and placed on file, seconded by Council Member Taylor. The motion carried. SPECIAL BUSINESS Peter Mullen was appointed to the Urban Enterprise Association. Council President Beck indicated there will be a Council meeting Friday, at 12:30 p.m., March 2. REPORTS Council Member Taylor indicated that the Public Safety Committee had met on Bill No. 6 -84 and recommended it favorable, as amended. Council Member Taylor made a motion to resolve into the Committee of the Whole, seconded by Council Member Crone. 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 February 27, 1984, at 7:05 p.m., with nine members present. Chairman Serge presiding. BILL NO. 6 -84 A BILL AMENDING CHAPTER 6 OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE, ENTITLED BUILDINGS, AND DELETING CHAPTER 8, ARTICLE 1 THROUGH 6 OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE. This being the time heretofore set for public hearing on the above bill, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. Katherine Barnard, Director of Code Enforcement, made the presentation for the bill. Council Member Voorde made a motion to accept the substitute bill on file with the City Clerk, seconded by Council Member Puzzello. The motion carried. Mrs. Barnard indicated that this bill had been approved by the State Administrative Building Council. She gave a review of the bill. Council Member Crone made a motion to amend the bill on page 2, Section 6 -4 -.3 (a) in the fourth sentence by striking the words "or in a closely related field ", seconded by Council Member Voorde. The motion carried. Council Member Taylor made a motion to recommend this bill to the Council favorable, as amended, seconded by Council Member Zakrzewski. The motion carried. Council Member Taylor made a motion to combine public hearing on th next three bills, seconded by Council Member Beck. The motion carried. BILL NO. 10 -84 A BILL SETTING THE ANNUAL SALARY FOR THE MAYOR FOR CALENDAR YEARS 1985, 1986, 1987, AND 1988. BILL NO. 11 -84 A BILL SETTING THE ANNUAL SALARY OF THE CITY CLERK FOR CALENDAR YEARS 1985, 1986, 1987 AND 1988. BILL NO. 12 -84 A BILL SETTING THE ANNUAL SALARY FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL FOR THE CALENDAR YEARS 1985, 1986, 1987 and 1988. This being the time heretofore set for public hearing on the above bill, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. Council President Beck made the presentation for the bills. She indicated his bill proposed a realistic mayoral