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<br />SPECIAL MEETING DECEMBER 28, 1981
<br />ROLL CALL Present: Council Members Serge, Szymkowiak, Beck,
<br />Zielinski, Crone, Dombrowski, Voorde and McGann
<br />Absent: Council Member Taylor
<br />Council Member Zielinski made a motion to resolve into the Committee of the Whole,
<br />seconded by Council Member Dombrowski. The motion carried.
<br />Council Vice President Serge chaired this portion of the meeting.
<br />BILL NO. 130 -81 A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND,
<br />INDIANA, AMENDING CHAPTER 1, SECTION 1 -4 OF THE MUNICIPAL
<br />CODE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS COUN-
<br />CILMANIC DISTRICTS.
<br />This being the time heretofore set for public hearing on the above
<br />bill, proponents and oppoents were given an opportunity to be heard.
<br />Council Members McGann and Voorde made the presentation for the bill.
<br />Council Member McGann indicated this proposed bill would redistrict
<br />the city of South Bend as required by State statute based on the 1980
<br />census figures. He indicated that there are three districts out of
<br />population balance, Districts 3, 5, and 6. He indicated that several
<br />plans were formulated to correct this situation. He indicated that
<br />the plan the committee had decided upon would bring the six districts
<br />into balance, with a minimum of precinct changes. He said this plan
<br />would only involve five precincts. He indicated that in view of the
<br />input received from the Southeast Neighborhood Association, and the
<br />fact that the Council can only move entire precincts, the committee
<br />feels that somewhere in the neighborhood of eighty percent of the
<br />population designated as the Southeast Neighborhood, is now included
<br />in one district, the Sixth District. Council Member Voorde indicated
<br />this plan only moves five precincts, causing a minimal amount of dis-
<br />ruption. Council Member McGann made a motion to amend the bill be
<br />adding the legal description on file with the City Clerk, seconded by
<br />Council Member Zielinski. The motion carried. Myra Thomas, 19444
<br />Detroit, representing the League of Women Voters, indicated.that vot-
<br />ing on this redistricting should be postponed for two or three weeks,
<br />due to the holidays. Conrad Damian, 718 E. Broadway, indicated this
<br />should be postponed. He indicated there had not been enough public-
<br />ity, there were no maps or population figures available. He indicated
<br />that eighty percent of the population, in the Southeast Neighborhood
<br />Association, in one district was not sufficient. Glendarae Hernandez,
<br />702 E. South, indicated she was disappointed in the entire process.
<br />She indicated there should be a postponement. Council Member McGann
<br />indicated that the County Commissioners were not interested in chang-
<br />ing precinct boundaries. Council Member Beck made a motion to amend
<br />the bill by subs;tti.tutin'9 pr;ecd act 5, -6; wi_tjb_: the moving of 5 -15 in the
<br />Third District, seconded by Council Member Voorde. The motion failed.
<br />Council Member Voorde made a motion to continue this bill until J_anu_
<br />ary 11, 1982, seconded by Council Member Beck. The motion failed.
<br />Council Member McGann made a motion to recommend this bill to the
<br />Council favorable, as amended, seconded by Counci Member Zielinski.
<br />The motion carried.
<br />Council Member Beck left the meeting, due to illness.
<br />BILL NO. 131 -81 A BILL ADOPTING I.C. 36 -10 -4 AS THE APPLICABLE STATUTORY
<br />BASIS FOR THE OPERATION OF THE SOUTH BEND PARK DEPARTMENT.
<br />This being the time heretofore set for public hearing on the above bill, proponents
<br />and opponents were given and opportunity to be heard. Richard Hill, City Attorney,
<br />made the presentation for the bill. He indicated that the last State legislation
<br />session recodified the statutory provisions the Park Department has been operating
<br />under since 1929, under Title 36 and Title 36 -10 -4, and it was ncessary for an ordi-
<br />nance to be passed adopting these statutory provisions. Kathleen Cekanski- Farrand,
<br />Council Attorney, indicated she had reviewed this bill and it reflected what was in
<br />old Title 19, with very few changes. Council Member McGann made a motion to recom-
<br />mend this bill to the Council favorable, seconded by Council Member Serge. The mo-
<br />tion carried.
<br />BILLS, SECOND READING
<br />ORDINANCE NO. 7010 -81 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH
<br />BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING CHAPTER 1, SECTION 1 -4 OF THE MUNIC-
<br />IPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS
<br />COUNCILMANIC DISTRICTS.
<br />This bill had second reading. Council Member Serge made a motion to amend this bill, as
<br />as amended in the Committee of the Whole, seconded by Council Member Szymkowiak. The
<br />motion carried. Council Member Serge made a motion to pass this bill, as amended,
<br />seconded by Council Member Szymkowiak. The bill passed by a roll call vote of seven
<br />ayes.
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