04-27-76 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING APRIL 27, 1976 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING (CONTINUED) ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF $6,000 TO LINE ITEM 260.0, CONTRACTUAL SERVICES, WITHIN THE CUMULATIVE SEWER BUILDING AND SINKING FUND, TO BE ADMIN- ISTERED BY THE BUREAU OF STREETS IN THE REPAIR OF SEWER STRUCTURES AND RELATED RECONSTRUCTION. This being the time heretofore set for public hearing on the above ordinance, proponents and op- ponents were given an opportunity to be heard. Mr. Rollin Farrand, Director of the Department of Public Works, made the presentation for the ordinance. He said this appropriation will be used to defray expenses of street cuts necessitated by sewer failures and related problems, including the adjustment of castings. He said there was appropriated in the MVH Account approximately $2,800 for this purpose, but the amount was insufficient to provide for this type of repair. He said it was also anticipated that this money will provide for some repair to concrete streets, since we are experiencing extensive problems with them. He asked for favorable consideration of this appropriation. Mr. Gene Evans, Executive Secretary of the Civic Planning Association, ques- tioned the second to the last paragraph of Mr. Farrand's letter, as to whether this money would be spent for other than in connection with sewer repair work. Mr. Farrand indicated all work would be in connection with sewer repair work. Council Member Serge made a motion that this ordinance be recommended favorably to the Council, seconded by Council Member Szymkowiak. The motion carried. ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF $2,000,000 FROM THE CUMULATIVE SEWER SINKING AND BUILDING FUND TO PROJECT CS -2, MODEL CITIES SEWER SEPARATION, WITHIN SAID FUND. This being the time heretofore set for public hearing on the above ordinance, proponents and op- ponents were given an opportunity to be heard. Mr. Rollin Farrand, Director of the Board of Public Works, made the presentation for the ordinance. He said the previous Council passed a resolution authorizing the City to enter into a contract with the Department of Housing and Urban Development for federal funds in the amount of $540,000 for this construction project. He said design of this project is now complete, as well as acquisition of right -of -way. He said con- struction of this project will facilitate the storm drainage for the Orange- Colfax Street Project He said the Board opened bids on this project Monday, and an analysis of the low bids indicate they will be able to get this work done with approximately $1,950,000, so he recommended this be amended to that amount. Council President Parent made a motion the ordinance be amended to $1,950,000 wherever $2,000,000 appeared in the ordinance, seconded by Council Member Taylor. The motion carried. Council Member Horvath asked if this was matching funds with the federal government. Mr. Farrand indicated that it was, and this was taken into consideration when they recommended the $1,950,000. Council Member Szymkowiak asked about the buildings in that area being demolished. Mr. Farrand indicated that bids had been opened for demolishing these buildings. Council Member Kopczynski asked how much relocation money was involved. Mr. Farrand indicated $80,000. Council Member Kopczynski asked if any one knew the break -down since there was residential and businesses involve( Mr. Farrand indicated that there was one business and the rest were residents. Council Member Kopczynski asked the amount of money being paid to relocate that business. Mr. David Wells, Manag( of Administration and Design, said the man had not been relocated at this time. Council Member Kopczynski asked how much was involved. Mr. Wells indicated they were authorized $109,000 from H.U.D., and approximately $80,000 has been spent. Mr. Wells said he could furnish a break -down of this. Council Member Kopczynski asked for a copy. Council Member Adams asked if the $2,400,000 was the total cost of the project. Mr. Farrand indicated it was the total construction cost. Council Member Szymkowiak made a motion that this ordinance be recommended favorably to the_"Counci: as amended, seconded by Council President Parent. The motion carried. ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 5855 -75 FIXING MAXIMUM SALARIES AND WAGES OF AP- POINTED OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, FOR THE YEAR 1976. This being the time heretofore set for public hearing on the above ordinance, proponents and op- ponents were given an opportunity to be heard. Mr. Walter Lantz, Deputy Controller, made the presentation for the ordinance. He said this ordinance was to correct an inequity which was cause by a mistake in the process of developing the 1976 Salary Ordinance. He said the position of Crossing Guard III was erroneously left out of the Salary Ordinance, but did show in the budget. He said the other crossing guards and the police cadets had the salary increase adopted by the Common Council built on the wrong base, and consequently, some of them got a very small raise and some of them none at all. He said the only means of correcting this inequity was to add the posi- tions to this proposed amendment to the present Salary Ordinance. Mrs. Jane Swan, 2022 Swygart, questioned the police cadets coming in for the step by step increase Council Member Horvath said that perhaps Captain Terry could answer her questions. Captain Terry said he would like to support the effort being made by Walt Lantz in getting the inequity correcte( He said that in 1975 the cadets were being paid $3,701 for the year. He said to get this salary a cadet must work twenty -four hours at the Police Department a week, during the time he is normall, going to school in the regular semester. He said that during the summer the cadet is expected to work forty hours a week. He said this was about 1,500 a year. He said the education the cadets are receiving was supported through Law Enforcement Educational Assistance Funds. He said the Police Department publicly recruits cadets in the high schools, with the view in mind that they would undertake a °course of study of any kind that would better qualify them to carry out their intended goal of being a police officer in the city of South Bend. He said the 1976 ordinance indicated the cadets were scheduled to receive $3,661, which is a $40 cut in pay for the year.