07-11-77 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING- JULY 11, 1977 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING CONTINUED). This being the time heretofore set for public hearing on the above bill, proponents and opponen were given an opportunity to be heard. Mr. Jon Hunt, Deputy Director of Community Development, made the presentation for the bill. He said this money would be used to fund curb and sidewalk replacement activities within the Community Development impact areas. He said it is proposed that this program will fund on a fifty per cent basis the improvements requested by property owners in compliance with the guidelines established by the Board of Public Works. Council President Parent asked if the Council would be given an input as to the spending of these funds Mr. Hunt indicated they had conducted a survey of possible curb projects and he would be glad to send him a list. Council President Parent indicated he did not feel the fifty -fifty basis would work, because people in the target areas could not afford it. He indicated he did not approve of this policy. Council Member Szymkowiak made a motion to recommend this bill to the Council favorable, seconded by Council Member Adams. The motion carried. BILL NO. 95 -77 A BILL AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 4, SECTION 2 -27, OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS PARTICIPATION IN STATE AND FEDERAL PROGRAMS BY REQUIRING APPROVAL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL FOR ALL PARTICI- PATION IN SUCH PROGRAMS. Council Member Adams asked that this bill be continued until the next meeting. She made a motion to continue this bill until July 18, 1977, seconded by Council Member Dombrowski. The motion carried. BILL NO. 96 -77 A BILL DESIGNATING THE BUREAU OF HOUSING OF THE DIVISION OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND TO BE THE AGENCY OF THE CITY TO ADMINISTER A LOCAL URBAN HOME- STEADING PROGRAM. This being the time heretofore set for public hearing on the above bill, proponents and opponen were given an opportunity to be heard. Mr. Thomas Brunner, City Attorney, made the presentatio for the bill. He said the City is preparing to undertake its own Urban Homesteading Program and the State statute requires the City by ordinance to designate the agency which will adminis ter this program. He said the Bureau of Housing of the Division of Community Development is an existing agency of the City and is qualified under the statute to administer such a program. Council Member Adams made a motion to recommend this bill to the Council favorable, seconded by Council Member Serge. The motion carried. There being no further business to come before the Committee of the Whole, Council President Parent made a motion to rise and report to the Council, and recess, seconded by Council Member Dombrowski. The motion carried and the meeting was recessed at 6:50 p.m. ATTEST: ATTEST: 4,-., I City Clerk Chairman, pro tem REGULAR MEETING RECONVENED Be it remembered that the regular meeting of the Common Council of the City of South Bend re- convened in the Council Chambers on the fourth floor of the County -City Building at 7:17 p.m., Council President Parent presiding and eight members present BILLS, SECOND READING ORDINANCE NO. 6171 -77 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE FORM AND TERMS OF LEASE, MORTGAGE, AND TRUST INDENTURE AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOP- MENT REVENUE BONDS, AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION THEREOF PERTAINING TO FRANK E. SUVERKRUP BUILDING IN THE SOUTH BEND INDUSTRIAL PARK. This ordinance had second reading. Council Member Dombrowski made a motion to amend the lease as amended in the Committee of the Whole, seconded by Council Member Serge. The motion carried Council Member Adams made a motion to pass the ordinance, as amended, seconded by Council Membe: Dombrowski. The ordinance passed by a roll call vote of eight ayes. ORDINANCE NO. 6172 -77 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE FORM AND TERMS OF LEASE AND TRUST INDENTURE AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT REVENUE BONDS, AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION THEREOF PERTAINING TO GRIFFIN'S OUTBOARD MARINE, INC. This ordinance had second reading. Council Member Adams made a motion to amend the ordinance, as amended in the Committee of the Whole, seconded by Council Member Dombrowski. The motion carried. Council Member Adams made a motion to pass the ordinance, as amended, seconded by Council Member Dombrowski. The ordinance passed by a roll call vote of eight ayes. ORDINANCE NO. 6173 -77 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 4990 -68, AS AMENDED, COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA (CHAPTER 21, MUNICIPAL CODE). (A 2.6 ACRE PARCEL OF GROUND LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE INTERSECTION OF MONROE STREET AND LINCOLN WAY EAST). This ordinance had second reading. Council Member Adams made a motion to pass the ordinance, seconded by Council Member Taylor. The ordinance passed by a roll call vote of eight ayes.