03-10-75 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING MARCH 10, 1975 IIREGULAR 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 7:30 p.m., Council President Parent presiding and nine members present. Councilman Nemeth arrived at the meeting at this point. IREPORT 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 respect- fully report that it has inspected the minutes of the February 24, 1975, regular meeting of the Council and found them correct. The sub - committee, therefore, recommends that the same be approved. s/ Roger 0. Parent Councilman Newburn made a motion that the report be accepted as read and placed on file and the minutes be approved, seconded by Councilman Taylor. The motion carried. REPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Councilman Newburn made a motion to waive the reading of the report of the Committee of the Whole, seconded by Councilman Miller. The motion carried by a roll call vote of nine ayes (Councilmen Serge, Szymkowiak, Miller, Taylor, Kopczynski, Horvath, Nemeth, Newburn and Parent). REPORT FROM THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS Mr. Rollin Farrand, Director of the Department of Public Works, made his quarterly report to the Council. He explained that he was in the process of compiling the department's annual report, and he would very briefly touch upon some of the department's projects and accomplishments. He talked about the approval of the heating and ventilation of the Municipal Services Facility, and the pondi problems which have been resolved. He mentioned the various in -house projects accomplished by the Bureau of Design and Administration and talked about the sewers constructed under the Barrett Law procedure. During the last year, 70 programs were conducted at the Morris Civic Auditorium which accommodated 115,000 people and receipted $35,612. In the Bureau of Sanitation, the drag crews constructed 136,250 feet of sewers. Street center lines totalling 120 miles were painted and 5,000 gallons of paint were used for no- parking zones. Councilman Szymkowiak wondered about the vandalism done to the city cemetery. Mr. Farrand stated that, when a police report was made earlier in the spring, it was estimated there was approximately $550 in damage at that time. He indicated that the vandals since that time have been apprehended. Councilman Kopczynski commended Mr. Farrand and his staff for their assistance concerning the problems experienced in his district. He stated that the citizens and himself appreciated the services provided them. Council President Parent thanked Mr. Farrand for his presentation. (ORDINANCES, SECOND READING ORDINANCE NO. 5810 -75 AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF $350,000 FROM THE CUMULATIVE SEWER SINKING AND BUILDING FUND, TO PROJECT CS -7, OLIVE STREET SANITARY SEWER TRUNK RECONSTRUCTION, WITHIN SAID FUND. This ordinance had second reading. Councilman Taylor made a motion to amend the ordinance as amended in the Committee of the Whole, seconded by Councilman Newburn. The motion carried. Councilman Taylor made a motion to pass the ordinance, as amended, seconded by Councilman Newburn. The ordinance passed by a roll call vote of nine ayes (Councilmen Serge, Szymkowiak, Miller, Taylo: Kopczynski, Horvath, Nemeth, Newburn and Parent). ORDINANCE NO. 5811 -75 AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF $72,500.00 FROM THE SEWAGE WORKS IMPROVEMENT FUND FOR STEP ONE OF THE LABORATORY RENOVATION AND ENLARGEMENT. This ordinance had second reading. Councilman Taylor made a motion to pass the ordinance, second by Councilman Serge. The ordinance passed by a roll call vote of nine ayes (Councilmen Serge, Szymkowiak, Miller, Taylor, Kopczynski, Horvath, Nemeth, Newburn and Parent). ORDINANCE NO. 5812 -75 AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $12,600.00 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 second reading. Councilman Newburn made a motion to pass the ordinance, sec by Councilman Taylor. The ordinance passed by a roll call vote of nine ayes (Councilmen'Serge, Szymkowiak, Miller, Taylor, Kopczynski, Horvath, Nemeth, Newburn and Parent). ORDINANCES, FIRST READING ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE BUREAU OF WATER OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AND GATES CHEVROLET CORPORATION OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, FOR THE PURCHASE OF CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLES IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $9,725.00. This ordinance had first reading. Councilman Taylor made a motion to set the ordinance for public hearing and second reading on March 24, 1975, and also refer the ordinance to the Public Works Committee, seconded by Councilman Kopczynski. The motion carried.