02-10-75 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 10, 1975 d 11 TTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING (CONTINUED) it President Parent made a motion that the ordinance be recommended favorably to the Common il, seconded by Councilman Serge. The motion carried. t this time, Chairman Newburn indicated that the Committee of the Whole would go back to item 3B n the agenda being: INANCE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 40, SECTION 40 -14 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AS AMENDED (southwest corner of Ireland and Miami). There was still no one present to make a presentation of the ordinance. Mr. James Roemer, City Attorney, indicated that the property was adjoining the property at 1031 Widener Lane, which the Council had recommended favorably. He indicated that it had been recommended by the Area Plan Commission that a dedication be provided for right -of -way on Miami Street. He was hopeful that a deed for dedication for the right -of -way could be given. Councilman Kopczynski wondered if the property along Miami had the provision of the 40 -foot right -of -way. Councilman Nemeth indicated that the rezoning of 1031 Widener Lane should be handled in the same manner; however, he wondered about the legality of the city denying a rezoning because land was not dedicated. He stated that this would be conditional zoning, and he did not feel the Council should approve the rezoning subject to land dedication. Council President Parent made a motion to continue the public hearing on the ordinance to the February 24, 1975, meeting of the Council, seconded by Councilman Taylor. The motion carried (Councilman Miller opposed). Councilman Kopczynski felt both rezonings should be handled in the same manner. There being no further business to come before the Committee of the Whole, Councilman Kopczynski made a motion to rise and report to the Council, seconded by Coupqilman Taylor. The motion carrie( ATTEST: ATT CIT CLERK AIRMA REGULAR MEETING - RECONVENED Be it remembered that the regular meeting of the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, reconvened in the Council Chambers at 8:04 p.m., Council President Parent presiding and eight members present. (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 respectfully report that it has inspected the minutes of the January 27, 1975, regular meeting of the Council and found them correct. The sub - committee, therefore, recommends that the same be approved. s/ Roger 0. Parent ICouncilman Taylor made a motion that the report be accepted as read and placed on file and the minutes be approved, seconded by Councilman Kopczynski. The motion carried. REPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Councilman Kopczynski made a motion to waive the reading of the report of the Committee of the Whole, seconded by Councilman Newburn. The motion carried by a roll call vote of eight ayes (Councilmen Serge, Szymkowiak, Miller, Taylor, Kopczynski, Nemeth, Newburn and Parent) with Councilman Horvath absent. IREPORT FROM THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC PARKS Mr. James Seitz, Director of the Department of Public Parks, made his quarterly report to the Council. He indicated that he had recently submitted to the Council the Park Department's Annual Report for 1974, and he stated that he intended to briefly outline the accomplishments of the department for the year. He stated that some of the major improvements included the lighting of three softball fields with the newest type of ball field-;lighting available; the construction of the nature center in Rum Village Park; the installation of a new filtration plant at Potawatomi Pool; the lighting of basketball courts and the resurfacing of basketball courts at the LaSalle Park Recreation Center; the lighting of Boland and Marshall tennis courts; the commencement of work on the Bicentennial Park; the removal of many dead trees throughout the park system and the continual planting of new trees and shrubs. He indicated that the.miscellaneous receipts such as golf courses were at an all -time high. He thanked the Mayor for budgeting revenue sharing funds and the Council for appropriating the funds for park use. Because of the mild winter and the major budget cuts in park personnel, no attempt was made to ice the natural rinks in the city. He felt sure the citizens would realize that, because of large budget reductions, some park and recreation programs would have to be discontinued. Councilman Kopczynski wondered how much money would be required to put the Park Department into operation to be responsive to the citizens' desires, and Mr. Seitz indicated that that was an impossible task. He mentioned a figure of $5 million. He stated that the department could not respond to every request made by the citizens. He also stated that the budget for 1975 was not comparable to last year. Councilman Kopczynski indicated that people requested certain services last year and the services were not provided. Compared to last year, he asked how much money it would take to keep the Park Department in operation. Mr. Seitz stated that the budget had been reduced $350,000 from last year. Councilman Serge commended the Park Department of the City of South Bend for a fine job done. Councilman Szymkowiak also complimented Mr. Seitz and his staff for their cooperation and assistance in the past in accommo- dating the citizens as best as possible. Councilman Miller talked about the downtown mall and the