10-13-80 Council Meeting Minutes

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1 REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 13, 1980 REGULAR MEETING RECONVENED (CONTINUED 6. That it is hereby found and determined that the consolidated Urban Renewal Plan and said revisions and plan changes for the Project Area given due consideration to the provisions of adequate park and recreational areas and facilities as may be desirable for neighborhood improvements, with special consideration for the health, safety and welfare of children residing in the general vicinity of the Project Area. 7. That it is hereby found and determined that the program for the proper relocation of individuals and families displaced in carrying out the Project is decent, safe and sanitary dwellings in conformity with acceptable standards is feasible and can be reasonably and timely effected to permit the.proper prosecution and completion of the Project, and such dwellings or dwelling units.available or to be made available to such displaced individuals and families are at least equal in number to the individuals and families, are not generally less desirable in regard to public utilities andpublic and commercial facilities than the dwellings of the displaced individuals and families in the Project Area, are available at rents or prices within the financial means of the individuals and families, and are rea- sonably accessible to their places of employment. 8. That in order to implement and facilitate the effectuation of the consolidated Urban Renewal Plan and said revisions and plan changes hereby approved, it is found and determined that certain official action has been and must be taken by this Governing Body with reference, among other things, to changes in zoning, the vacating and removal of streets, alleys and other public ways, the establishment of new street patterns, the loca- tion and relocation of sewer and water mains and other public facilities, and other public action, and accordingly, this Body hereby (a) pledges its cooperation in helping to carry out such consolidated Urban Renewal Plan; (b) requests the various officials, departments, boards, and agencies of the City having administrative responsibilities in the premises likewise to cooperate to such end and to exercise their respective functions and powers in a manner consistent with said consolidated Urban Renewal Plan, and by those certain pages presented at this meeting; and (c) stands upon proposals and measures designed to effectuate said consolidated Urban Renewal Plan and by those certain pages presented at this meeting. 9. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. /s /Lewis A. McGann Member of the Common Council A public hearing was held on the resolution at this time. Ann Kolata, Deputy Director of Redevelopment, indicated this resolution was to provide for certain land use changes in the R -66 Area. Council Member Kopczynski made a motion to adopt this resolution, seconded by Council Member Serge. The resolution was adopted by a roll call vote of nine ayes. RESOLUTION NO. 828 -80 A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND AUTHORIZING THE JOINING IN A PETITION AND APPEAL TO THE STATE BOARD OF TAX COMMISSIONERS OF THE STATE OF INDIANA FOR RELIEF FROM LEVY LIMITATIONS FOR THE 1980 PAYABLE 1981 TAX LEVIES FOR THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA. WHEREAS, pursuant to IndianaCode 6- 3.5 -1 -12 et seq., the maximum tax levy for 1980, payable in 1981, for the City of South Bend has been frozen at 104.56% of their 1979 payable in 1980 level; and, WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of Indiana Code 6- 3.5 -1 -12 et seq., an appeal for re- lief from such frozen levy may be pursued by a municipal corporation so as to fund certain governmental functions specified therein; and, WHEREAS, the Mayor and the South Bend Common Council have joined in the adoption of an appeal from such frozen levy for the purpose of funding certain expenses which are a part of the operation of the municipal government of the City of South Bend, Indiana, which requirements have been caused, required or mandated by the designated provisions of the Indiana Code or the expansion of services to areas incorporated into the municipal boundaries of the City of South Bend, Indiana; and, WHEREAS, such an appeal seeks an increase in the maximum levy in the total amount of $756,987.76; and, WHEREAS, it is the opinion of the Mayor and the Common Council of the City of South Bend that such an appeal is necessary and in the best interests of the citizens of the City of South Bend, Indiana, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Mayor and the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana do hereby petition and appeal to the State Board of Tax Commissioners of the State of Indiana for relief from levy limitations pursuant to Indiana Code 6- 3.5 -1 -12 et seq., as applied to the 1980 payable 1981 tax levies for the City of South Bend, Indiana;) such appeal shall be for the purpose of funding certain expenses which are a part of the operations of the municipal government of the City of South Bend, Indiana, which require- ments have been caused, required or mandated by the designated provisions of the Indiana Code or the expansion of services to areas incorporated into the municipal boundaries of the City of South Bend, Indiana: A. Emergency Medical Services $309,096.00 I.C. 16- 3.5 -1 -12 et seq. B. Unemployment Compensation $ 24,126.74 I.C. 6- 3.5 -1 -12 et seq. C. Annexation $423,765.02 I.C. 18- 5 -10 -19 and shall seek total relief from the frozen levy in the amount of $756,987.76 for the tax year 1980 payable 1981.