08-09-76 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 9 1976 REGULAR MEETING - RECONVENED (CONTINUED) RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, URGING THE INDIANA STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION TO RECOMMEND FOR APPROVAL, AND THE ST. JOSEPH COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AND COUNTY COUNCIL TO APPROVE, THE OLIVE - SAMPLE STREETS RAILROAD SEPARATION AND STREET INTER= CHANGE. A public hearing was held at this time on the resolution. Council Member Kopczynski said this p ject has been talked about for many years, and recently there have been meetings held and some ob jection voiced. He said we must consider what is best for the City. He said this was a very important project which will help the economic growth of theCity. Ms. Rita Kopczynski, 529 S. Phillipa, read a statement which indicated a negative attitude of th people in the neighborhood. She said approximately seventy homes would be demolished. She in- dicated that five hundred and thirty signatures have been collected on a petition against this project. Alex Niespondziany, 746 S. Meade, asked if this Council could vote on this resolution, since thi was a county project. Council President Parent indicated that the resolution was for Council's support to improve the traffic situation in the area. Council Member Horvath indicated that ten years ago he would have been in favor of spending mone for this project. He said it was not such a big problem anymore due to the fact that rail traff has declined. He said he would recommend the ordinance go into some committee until such time a the County Council and Commissioners, and the State come up with a workable program that would b beneficial to the neighborhood. Council Member Horvath made a motion that this resolution go in the Committee of the Whole, seconded by Council Member Serge. Council Member Adams indicated sh would like to speak against that motion. She said that at the present time there is a problem at that intersection. She said she looked upon this resolution as just urging the County and Sta to get busy and do something. She said that therefore she would ask for a no -vote to the motion of sending this to committee. Council Member Szymkowiak indicated that it was about time something was done about this railroa He said that enough money has been spent in surveys, engineering and plans that probably would pa for half the bridge. Council Member Dombrowski said there was a need for something to be done. He indicated that the Council did not have jurisdiction on this, but he thought the Council should send the County and the State a letter urging some type of project that fits the needs of the neighborhood. Council Member Kopczynski said it is unfortunate that the design they are considering is such a monster, but he thought the County Commissioners, as well as County Council needed an urging to get things done, so he urged the Council to act on this resoltuion. Mr. Conrad Damian, 718 E. Broadway, indicated that this resolution urged the Indiana State Highwz Commission, as well as the County Commissioners and County Council to recommend favorably this project, and this project calls for the demolition of these homes. Council Member Adams said tha this is mainly an intent of the City Council to urge something be done. Mr. Damian indicated thZ as a Council you will be lending weight and support to this project. Council Member Adams asked if it would be better for everyone if Section I was changed to urge the Indiana State Highway Commission to recommend favorably a project. Council Member Serge asked where these people would go if they had to be relocated. Council Member Kopczynski indicated he felt the Council should look at the entire needs of the City. Mr. James Dembinski, 2506 W. Dunham, indicated that everyone on his block was against this and if it is approved they will hire a lawyer to fight it. Council Member Parent indicated that if the County Commissioners and County Council did not know the sentiment of the City Council on this project by now, they have not heard anything for the last five years. He said the greatest prob] we have in the City is that our neighborhoods are not being protected. He indicated he did not think the Council should take a position on this resoltuion this evening. Council Member Szymkowiak indicated the citizens are getting tired of living on promises. He said all this resolution does is speak to the County of the needs of the City. A roll call vote was taken on the motion to send this resolution to committee. The motion pass on a vote of five ayes (Council Members Serge, Taylor, Dombrowski, Horvath and Parent) and four nays (Council Members Szymkowiak, Miller, Adams, and Kopczynski). RESOLUTION NO. 529 -76 A RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING $1,000.00 FROM ACCOUNT 425.0 MATERIALS, DRIVES & WALKS TO ACCOUNT 430.0, MATERIALS, REPAIR PARTS. BOTH ACCOUNTS ARE IN THE GENERAL PARK FUND. WHEREAS, certain extraordinary conditions have developed since the adoption of the existing ann budget so that it is now necessary to transfer money from one account to another in the annual budget for various functions of the Department of Public Parks to meet such extraordinary emerg and WHEREAS, it has been ascertained that a certain account in the General Park Fund has more money than it needed at this time. NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED, by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana: Section I. That the following account be reduced in the amount set opposite said account to -wit: ;ies,