09-13-82 Council Meeting Minutes

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343 REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 13,1982 Be its remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend met in the Council Chambers of the County -City Building on Monday, September 13, 1982, 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, Szymkowiak Beck, Taylor, Zielinski, Crone, Harris, Voorde and McGann 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 August 23, and 25, 1982, meetings of the Council and found them correct. The sub - committee, therefore, recommends that the same be approved. /s/ Lewis A. McGann /s/ Beverly D. Crone Council Member Serge made a motion that the minutes of the August 23, and 25, 1982, meeting of the Council be accepted and placed on file, seconded by Council Member Beck. The motion carried. REPORTS Council Member Voorde indicated that the Human Rsources Committe had met to discuss Bill No. 88 -82, and made no recommendation. Council Member Beck indicated that the Residential Neighborhood Committee had met regarding the closing of streets and alleys around St. Joseph Hospital, and gave a favorable recommendation. She indicated they had met on the closing of an alley for the Penny Saver and gave an unfavorable recommendation. Council Member Zielinski indicated that the Utilities and Committee and Personnel & Finance Committee had met to review the rates presently being charged for sewage and water. Council Member Crone indicated that the Personnel & Finance Committee had met on bill nos. 97 and 98 -82, regarding salary increases for the City Engineer and City Attorney, both bills received an unfavorable recommendtion. 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 City of South Bend met in the Committee of the Whole on September 13, 1982, at 7:11 p.m., with nine members present. Chair - man- Voorde presiding. BILL- "90.' 95 -82 -A BILL TO VACATE THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY:1. THE EAST -WEST STREET KNOWN AS MADISON IN THE BLOCKS BOUNDED BY ST. LOUIS AND NOTRE DAME; 2. THE NORTH -SOUTH STREET KNOWN AS ST. PETER IN THE HALF BLOCK BOUNDED BY MADISON AND THE EAST -WEST ALLEY APPROXIMATELY HALFWAY BETWEEN MADISON AND LASALLE; 3. THE EAST -WEST ALLEY IN THE HALF BLOCK BOUNDED BY ST. LOUIS AND THE NORTH - SOUTH ALLEY APPROXIMATELY HALFWAY BETWEEN ST. LOUIS AND ST. PETER, ALL LOCATED IN SAMUEL COTTRELL'S FIRST ADDITION TO LOWELL, NOW A PART OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND. Now is the time heretofore set for public hearing on the above bill, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. Don Larrimore, Sr. Vice President of St. Joseph Medical Center, made the presentation for the bill. He indicated the vacation of the alleys and streets were necessary in order that the hospital could complete their 26 million dollar expansion program now in process. John Ford, attorney for the medical center, indicated that in order for the hospital to expand it must have the approval of this vacation. He presented a petition with 22 sigatures of immediate property owners in favor of this expansion. He indicated they have granted a permanent easement for the property owners on LaSalle and for the turning radius for the north -south alley which will be recorded in proper form. He indicated the hospital agreed to pay for signalization, if necessary, at LaSalle and St. Peter, not to exceed $50,000. James Nafe, attorney, representing Western and Southern Insurance Company, indicated they were against closing of the streets because of the inconvenience it will cause them and their customers. Doris Purucker, 2001 Portage, spoke, against the unnecessary hospital expansion. She indicated that the competition befwe`eh the two hospitals was driving up the cost of hospital care. Council Member Beck made a motion to recommend this bill to the Council favorable, seconded by Council Member Taylor. The motion carried.