02-10-75 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 10, 1975 REGULAR MEETING - RECONVENED (CONTINUED) this could be done. He stated that he would contact the councilmen. Council President Parent felt the Council was trying to do its job objectively. He wondered if there was an outside evaluation of the program. Mr. Crighton indicated that the E -7 Advisory Committee evaluated the program. He stated that the members on the committee were from the neighborhood, local banks, architects, etc. The resolution was adopted by a roll call vote of eight ayes (Councilmen Serge, Szymkowiak, Miller, Taylor, Kopczynski, Nemeth, Newburn and Parent) with Councilman Horvath absen ORDINANCES, FIRST READING ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 4990 -68, AS AMENDED, COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA (Chapter 21, Municipal Code) - northeast corner of Linden Avenue and Clemens Street. This ordinance had first reading. Councilman Nemeth made a motion to refer the ordinance, along with the petition, to the Area Plan Commission, seconded by Councilman Taylor. The motion carri ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 4990 -68, AS AMENDED, COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA (Chapter 40, Municipal Code) - 407 E. Howard Street. This ordinance had first reading. Councilman Nemeth made a motion to refer the ordinance, along with the petition, to the Area Plan Commission, seconded by Councilman Taylor. The motion carri ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $90,000.00 FROM THE FEDERAL ASSISTANCE GRANT COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS GENERAL REVENUE SHARING, FOR VARIOUS PUBLIC SAFETY PROGRAMS, TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. This ordinance had first reading. Councilman Miller made a motion to set the ordinance for public hearing and second reading on February 24, 1975, seconded by Councilman Kopczynski, and also to refer the ordinance to the Public Safety Committee. The motion carried. ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF $6,000.00 FROM THE CUMULATIVE SEWER BUILDING AND SINKING FUND TO THE GENERAL IMPROVEMENT FUND (Crest Manor sanitary sewers). This ordinance had first reading. Councilman Miller made a motion to set the ordinance for public hearing and second reading on February 24, 1975, and the motion was seconded by Councilman Taylor, The motion carried. PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR Councilman Kopczynski indicated that he wished to address himself to Mr. Gene Evans, Executive Secretary of the Civic Planning Association. He briefly talked about the amount of time needed the Council for federal programs. Mr. Evans did not comment. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Councilman Miller wondered if the claims for January had been approved by the Council.:- Council President Parent wondered if perhaps three councilmen could meet when necessary regarding the claims. He asked if consideration had been given to that idea. Councilman Kopczynski, Chairman of the Finance Committee, indicated that hopefully the same procedure could be utilized this year as in the past. He hoped that three groups could be selected from the Council membership and thel rotate the meeting dates for the committees. He stated that he hoped this could be started on February 25. Mr. Walter Lantz, Chief Deputy Controller, indicated that a printout of all claims was received on each pay period. He stated that the committee could then pull claims if it could not meet for approval at a later date. Councilman Kopczynski indicated that this matter would be resolved soon and a procedure would be established. NEW BUSINESS Council President Parent indicated that the Mayor had written a letter to the Council in which he indicated that he wished to choose the County Election Board as the Fair Campaign Practices Commission. He stated that the Council must also approve of the selection. Councilman Nemeth asked about the members of the County Election Board. Councilman Miller indicated that the Count: Clerk is an ex officio member and the County Chairmen each choose one member, for a total of thre( Councilman Nemeth wondered about the possibility of appointing citizen members to the - commission. He stated that he would question the membership of the County Clerk on that commission since the County Clerk had already declared he would be supporting the Mayor in the upcoming election. Council President Parent wondered when the appointments to the Fair Campaign Practices Commission had to be made. Councilman Nemeth indicated that he thought the appointments had to be made 30 to 40 days prior to the election. Council President Parent felt the commission should be bi- partisan and he agreed with the selection of the County Election Board. He indicated that he would also consider citizen appointments to the commission. He asked if there were any citizens in the audience who would be willing to serve on the commission. There was no response. Councilman Miller wondered if the Civic Planning Association would be interested in having a member on the commission, and Mr. Gene Evans, Executive Secretary of the Civic Planning Association, felt there was a small amount of confusion regarding the selection of the commission He stated that he would be inclined to say "thanks, but no thanks ". Councilman Taylor felt personalities would be played on every campaign if careful consideration was not given to the