01-12-81 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 12, 1981 Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend met in the Council Chambers of the County -City on Monday, January 12, 1981, at 7:00 p.m. The meeting was called to order and the Pledge to the Flag was given. ROLL CALL Present: Council Member Serge, Szymkowiak, Beck, Taylor, Kopczynski, Crone, Dombrowski, Voorde and McGann Absent. None To the Common Council of the City of South Bend: Your sub - committee on the inspection and supervision of the minutes would respect- fully report that it has inspected the minutes of the December 8, 1980, January 5 and January 12, 1981 meetings of the Council and found them correct. The sub - committee, therefore, recommends that the same be approved. December 8 /s /Lewis A. McGann /s /Beverly Crone January 5, 1981 /s /Lewis A. McGann /s /Beverly Crone January 8, 1981 /s /Lewis A. McGann /s /Beverlie J. Beck Council Member Serge made a motion that the minutes of the December 8, 1980, January 5 and January 8, 1981 meeting of the Council be accepted and placed on file, seconded by Council Member Dombrowski. The motion carried. REPORTS Council Member Voorde indicated that the Economic Development Committee had met with the Redevelopment Department in an attempt to establish criteria for urban development areas in the City. He indicated there would be additional meetings on this subject. Council Member Taylor indicated that the Public Safety Committee had met on Bill No. 146 -80, amending the requirements for smoke detectors, and recommended the bill favorable to the Council. Council Member Taylor made a motion to resolve into the Committee of the Whole, seconded by Council Member Beck. The motion carried. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Be it remembered that the Common ,Council of the Whole on Monday, January 12, 1981, at 7:06 p.m., with nine members present. Chairman Voorde presiding. BILL NO. 141 -80 A BILL APPROVING THE FORM AND TERMS OF LOAN AGREEMENT, INDENTURE OF TRUST, PROMISORY NOTE, MORTGAGE AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT REVENUE BONDS, AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION THEREOF, AND APPROVING RESOLUTION NO. 23 -80 OF THE SOUTH BEND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COM- MISSION RELATING TO CLAEYS REALTY, AN INDIANA PARTNERSHIP PROJECT. This being the time heretofore set.for public hearing on the above bill, proponents and op- ponents were given an opportunity to be heard. Mr. Charles Boynton, attorney for Claeys, made the presentation for the bill. He indicated this $450,000 bond issue would be used for expansion and remodeling of the facilities located at 525 S. Taylor. He indicated this will create five new jobs in the community. Council Member Kopczynski made a motion to recommend this bill to the Council favorable, seconded by Council Member Serge. The motion carried.