03-22-76 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING MARCH 22, 1976 Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend met in the Council Chambers of the County -City Building on Monday, March 22, 1976, at 7:00 p.m., Council President Roger 0. Parent presiding. The meeting was called to order and the Pledge to the Flag was given. ROLL CALL PRESENT: Council Members Serge, Szymkowiak, Miller, Taylor, Kopczynski, Adams, Dombrowski, Horvath and Parent ABSENT: None Mr. Robert Swanson was sworn in to the Human Rights Commission by City Clerk Irene Gammon. Council Member Taylor made a motion to resolve into the Committee of the Whole, seconded by Council Member Serge. The motion carried. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend met in the Committee of the Whole on Monday, March 22, 1976, at 7:05 p.m., with nine members present. Chairman Frank Horva presided ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $112,500.00 FROM THE LOCAL ROAD AND STREET FUND AND - $12,500.00 FROM LINE ITEM 260.0 OF THE CUMULATIVE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND TO PROJECT R &S 48, PHASE III, IRONWOOD ROAD FROM APPROXIMATELY 500' SOUTH ON INWOOD ROAD NORTH TO NORTH OF RIDGEDALE ROAD. This being the time heretofore set for public hearing on the above ordinance,.proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. Mr. Rollin Farrand, Director of the Depart- ment of Public Works, made the presentation for the ordinance. He said this appropriation was to provide money for the purchase of right -of -way. He said traffic had increased to the point where the city needed to give attention to provisions to handle the traffic. He said this pro- ject includes storm water retention near the intersection of Ironwood and Ridgedale Roads. Mrs. Irene Magyar, 2517 S. Ironwood, said she felt the people that lived on Ironwood were a better judge of the traffic, and she did not think there was any problem getting in and out of their driveways. She said the shopping center serves mostly the people in the south part of town, and when the second shopping center is built in Mishawaka there will be a decrease in traffic on Ironwood. She said she felt the $125,000 spent acquiring property is a waste of taxpayers money. Mr. Ray Magyar, 18706 Douglas, asked if the city had made any provisions for handling the >pro - blem of the grade crossing on Ironwood, near Lincolnway. Mr. Farrand, indicated, the grade separation was a county responsibility. He said the county had appropriated money for a study of the grade separation.at this location. He said, however, that the state will not make any commitments until the city widens Ironwood. Council Member Kopczynski questioned Mr. Farrand in regard to the grade separation on Ironwood, as well as the grade separation on Sample. Council Member Dombrowski asked if the $125,000 could be used for Sample instead of Ironwood. Mr. Farrand indicated that the Sample Street project was moving as fast as possible, and said they had all the money they need for Sample Street. Council Member Dombrowski said he would like this to go to Council unfavorably, there was no second. Council Member Taylor said it was'his understanding that this project was going to be built in phases, and this particular phase will go to just past Ridgedale. He said there was need for improvement on Ironwood. He said they were not doing any construction, and this project was not to appropriate funds for construction. Council Member Taylor made a motion that the ordi- nance be recommended favorably to the Council, seconded by Council Member Serge. Council President Parent said that since the subject of Sample Street had come up, he thought Mr. Farrand should prepare in letter form the steps county and city officials should take to get this project completed. Mr. Farrand indicated that MACOG was handling some phases of this pro- ject, and that $1,400,000 had been appropriated for the overpass. This motion carried, with Council Member Dombrowski opposing.