09-13-76 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 13,'1976 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING (CONTINUED Council President Parent indicated that the number of complaints he receives has remained about the same, and in certain areas have increased, and he was wondering how the situation could be resolved. Mr. Gilkey indicated he was working with Mr. Brunner, City Attorney, and Mr. Farrand, Director of Public Works to come up with a vehicle that would exp edite the processing of charging the individuals and making them pay. Council Member Szymkowiak indicated it takes too long to get results on these problems. He indicated they should be given forty -eight hours to get the yards cleaned up and the City should get tough. Mr. Gilkey indicated they were attempting a public relations approach and have found that it is more effective. Council Member Adams made a motion that this ordinance be recommender favorably to the Council, seconded by Council Member Szymkowiak. The motion carried. ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $935,000 FROM THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND, FOR CON- TINUATION OF REDEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES, TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF REDEVELOPMENT. 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. William Gilkey, Director of Human Resources and Economic Development, made the presentation for the ordinance. He said they were asking for this appropriation to close out work on the R57 Project, which is LaSalle Park, and the R66 Pro- ject, which is Downtown Development. Council Member Adams questioned the need for a legal intern at $5,000 per year, when they have other legal expenses of $8,000. Mr. Wayne Brownell, ExecutivE Director of Redevelopment, indicated that the intern was used to.:work on real estate only. Count Member Adams indicated she thought a deputy city attorney could be assigned to handle this work. She indicated they were paying $40 an hour for legal expense and in other areas of the City we are not paying anywhere near that amount. Council Member Parent indicated there should be some conformity in the City regarding legal fees. Council Member Szymkowiak made a motion that this ordinance be recommended favorably to the Council, seconded by Council Member Dombrowski. The motion carried. ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $282,952 FROM THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND, FOR HOUSING ADMINISTRATION COSTS, TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES. 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. William Gilkey, Director of Human Resources and Economic Development, made the presentation for the ordinance. He said they were asking for this appropriation for administration and operating costs for ten neighborhood preservation pro- jects. He said the budget represented minimum costs for the operation and administration of the Bureau's programs. Council President Parent made a motion that this ordinance be recommended favorably to the Counc seconded by Council Member Dombrowski. The motion carried. ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING TO AND BRINGING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, CERTAIN LAND.(18141.IRELAND ROAD) . Thisi, being the time heretofore set for public hearing on the above ordinance, proponents and op- ponents were given an opportunity to be heard. Mr. Rick Morgan, attorney for the petitioner, mac the presentation for the ordinance. He indicated this property was located on Ireland Road and was surrounded by land already annexed into the City. Therefore, the owners were requesting annexation, and they were going to petition for the property to be rezoned commercial. Council Member Horvath asked Mr. Farrand, City Engineer, to read his report on this annexation, as fol- lows: "The petition for voluntary annexation for a parcel of land 700.37 feet West of the inter- section of Ireland and Ironwood Roads was referred to this office for review. A sketch map showing the location of this tract is attached for your information. This property is currently included in a larger, overall area that has been annexed by the City of South Bend and is now being appealed through the Courts. The area immediately East of the proposed annexation area is part of an older voluntary annexation by Noel Lueneburg. The area immediately west is part of a more recent voluntary annexation for which a report was made to the Council by letter dated June 10, 1976. This Department sees no problems with this annexation. City sanitary sewer and City water are available to the site. A large storm retention basin exists in the immediate area which would provide storm water storage capacity for any developments on this site. If you have any further questions regarding this site, please contact me at your convenience." Council Member Adams indicated that this annexation does not mean it will automatically be re- zoned. She indicated the Council was only voting on the annexation at this meeting. Council Member Adams made a motion that this ordinance be recommended favorably to the Council, seconded by Council Member Szymkowiak. The motion carried. ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $162,750 FROM THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANT FUND FOR VARIOUS PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS. 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.