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SPECIAL MEETING MARCH 6, 1978 <br />The within call for a_Special Council Meeting came to hand the 2nd day of March 1978 which. <br />I serve by reading the same to each Councilman upon the date designated. <br />/s /Joseph T. Serge <br />Joseph T. Serge <br />/s /Walter M. Szymkowiak <br />Walter M. Szymkowiak <br />/s /Terry S. Miller <br />Terry S. Miller <br />/s /Roger 0. Parent <br />Roger O..Parent <br />/s /Robert G. Taylor <br />Robert G. Taylor <br />/s /Walter T. Kopczynski <br />Walter T. Kopczynski <br />/s /Mary Christine Adams <br />Mary Christine'Adams <br />/s /Richard C. Dombrowski <br />Richard C. Dombrowski <br />/s /Frank Horvath <br />Frank Horvath <br />`5 <br />or by leaving a certified copy thereof at the last and usual place of residence of such members <br />as I was able to find, as follows: <br />/s /Lt. T. L. Gayis #151 <br />Council President Parent indicated that the purpose of this meeting was to have public hearing <br />on two resolutions, however, the resolution on the Off- street Parking Revenue Bonds would not <br />be heard. <br />RESOLUTION NO. 607 -78 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />SOUTH BEND, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SUBMIT TO THE <br />UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING <br />AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AN APPLICATION FOR PROGRAM <br />YEAR 1978 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUNDS UNDER TITLE I <br />OF THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF <br />1977. <br />WHEREAS, the Mayor of the City of South Bend is the Chief Executive Officer of the City <br />and is the Applicant for Community Development funds under Title I of the Housing and Community <br />Development Act of 1977. <br />NOW, THREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Common Council of the CIty of South Bend, Indiana; <br />SECTION I. That the Mayor of the City of South Bend is hereby authorized to submit an <br />application for Three Million Five Hundred and Eighteen Thousand Dollars ($3,518,000.00) plus <br />Three Hundred Thousand Dollars .(300,000) of reprogrammed unobligated funds from the 1976 <br />Community Development Program to the United States Government, Department of Housing and Urban <br />Development under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1977. <br />SECTION II. That the Common Council of the City of South Bend hereby requests that the <br />Mayor submit the 1978 Community Development Block Grant Application to the Common Council for <br />review and comment at least two (2) weeks prior to the date upon which the Community Develop- <br />ment Block Grant Application must be filed with the Department of Housing and Urban Development. <br />SECTION III. That for every category established under this resolution, the Mayor shall <br />submit to the Common Council a line item budget in Ordinance form prior to any expenditures of <br />any grant money received upon approval of this application. <br />SECTION IV. That this resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its <br />adoption by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. <br />/s /Mary Christine Adams <br />Member of the Common Council <br />The public hearing on this resolution was continued at this time. Mr. Carl Ellison, Director <br />of Community Development, gave a brief presentation of points covered in the Executive Summary. <br />Council Member Adams made.a motion to amend the Executive Summary by changing the terms on page <br />19 from Upward Transitional, Stable, Downward Transitional, and Blighted to Areas 4,3,2 and 1, <br />and on page 20 change Blighted to Area 1 and change the entire document in all areas to reflect <br />this; in addition to changing the names, on page 27 were we have the mix, Blighted would be <br />changed to Area 1 and that area would be eligible for all the programs, and wherever there is a <br />"no" under the designation of Area 1, it should be marked "yes," seconded by Council Member <br />Kopczynski. She explained the impact of her motion. The motion carried. Mr. Conrad Damian, <br />President of PAC, indicated that there should be more citizen participation in Community Develop- <br />ment. He said it was imperative that citizens be involved in all areas. Ms. Marzy Bauer, <br />Executive Director of Action, indicated she approved of the amendment the Council recommended. <br />She indicated there would always be low income areas and the City's obligation was to provide <br />services to all areas. She indicated that the Community Development plan did not provide <br />enough for social services. Mr. Ellison indicated that Community Development would prefer using <br />a D,C,B, A system rather than numbers. Council Member Adams made a motion to change her amend- <br />ment to reflect the D,C,B,A, with blighted being A, seconded by Council Member Taylor. The <br />motion carried. She indicated there were dollar amounts that she disagreed with, however -, when <br />they come back to Council for appropriations the Council could change $600,000 without going <br />back to Washington, D. C., for approval. <br />