11-05-84 Council Meeting Minutes

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I >f REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 5, 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, November 5, 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 i J 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 October 22, meeting of the Council and found them correct. The sub - committee, therefore, recommends that the same be approved. /s/ Beverlie J. Beck /s/ Ann Puzzello /s/ Thomas Zakrzewski Council Member Serge made a motion that the minutes of the October 22, meeting of the Council be accepted and placed on file, seconded by Council Member Taylor. The motion carried. SPECIAL;BUSINESS Council Member Taylor made a motion to set Bill No. 87 -84 for public hearing and second reading on November 19, seconded by Council Member Zakrzewski. The motion carried. REPORTS =! Council Member Puzzello announced there would be Personnel & Finance Committee meetings Wednesday and Thursday at 4:00 p.m., on the budgets of the Enterprise Funds. Council Member Braboy indicated the Human Resources Committee had met on Resolutions A,B, & C, arid` recommended them favorable. Council Member Serge indicated the Parks Committee had met on bill nos. 117 and 118, and recommended them favorable. Council Member Taylor indicated that the Public Safety Committee had met on Bill No. 119 -84 and recommended it favorable. Council Member Puzzello made a motion to resolve into the Committee of the Whole, seconded by Council Member Taylor. 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 November 5, at 7:07 p.m., with nine members present. Chairman Serge presiding. BILL NO. 117 -84 A BILL APPROPRIATING FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $30,000.00 FROM THE GENE PARK FUND TO THE PARK MAINTENANCE FUND .O1 TO BE USED TO SUPPLEMENT THE 1984 PARK MAINTENANCE BUDGET. This being tine time heretofore set for public hearing on the above bill, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. James Seitz, Superintendent of Parks, made the presentation for the bill. He indicated he was requesting this appropriation in order to supplement labor and electric accounts which are running low due to the operation',af':'Vthe East Race Way. Council Member Voorde made a motion to recommend this bill to. the Council favorable, seconded by Council Member Zakrzewski. The motion carried. BILL NO. 118 -84 A BILL APPROPRIATING $45,000 WITHIN THE CITY CEMETERY TRUST FUND TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE BUREAU OF CEMETERIES OF THE PARK DEPARTMENT. This being the time heretofore set for public hearing on the above bill, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. Robert Niezgodski, Sexton, made the presentation for the bill. He indicated they were requesting this appropriation in order to build a concrete block storage building to replace the wooden buildings that are substandard and unsecure. He indicated that vandalism in the past few years has been insurmountable and storage of equipment has hindred operation of the cemeteries. R. E. Stevenson, 501 S. Jackson, indicated something should be done about the vandalism. Council Member Voorde made a motion to recommend this bill to the Council favorable, seconded by Council Member Paszek. The motion carired.