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1 <br />REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 28, 1978 <br />it A <br />REGULAR MEETING (CONTINUED) <br />REPORT FROM THE SUB - COMMITTEE ON MINUTES <br />To the Common Council of the City of South Bend: <br />Your sub - committee on the inspection and supervision of the minutes would respectfully <br />report that it has inspected the minutes of the August 14, 1978 meeting of the Council and <br />found them correct. <br />The sub - committee, therefore, recommends that the same be approved. <br />/s /Mary Christine Adams <br />Council Member Serge made a motion that the minutes of the August 14, 1978, meeting be placed <br />on file, seconded by Council Member Taylor. The motion carried. <br />Council Member Dombrowski made a motion to resolve into the Committee of the Whole, seconded by <br />Council Member Taylor. The motion carried. <br />COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE <br />Be it remembered that the Common Council of the CIty of South Bend met in the Committee of the <br />Whole on Monday, August 28, 1978, at 4:04 p.m., with nine members present. Chairman Frank <br />Horvath presiding. <br />BILL NO. 142 -78 A BILL APPROPRIATING $338,900.00 FROM THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT <br />BLOCK GRANT FUND FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION COSTS <br />TO BE ADMINISTERED THROUGH ITS DIVISION OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. <br />This being the time heretofore set for public hearing on. the above bill, proponents and opponent: <br />were given an opportunity to be heard. Mr. Carl Ellison, Director of Community Development, madE <br />the presentation for the bill. He indicated this bill seeked the appropriation for the fourth <br />year Community Development Administration. He indicated this budget represented minimum costs <br />necessary to preserve the high wquality of the Community Development Program. Council Member <br />Adams made a motion to cut this budget by $6,500 in order to delete the acquisition of motor <br />equipment, seconded by Council Member Kopczynski. The motion carried. Council Member Adams madE <br />a motion to recommended this bill to the Council favorable, as amended, seconded by Council MembE <br />Kopczynski. The motion carried. <br />BILL NO. 143 -78 A BILL APPROPRIATING $330,000.00 FROM THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT <br />BLOCK GRANT FUND, FOR HOUSING PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION TO BE <br />ADMINISTERED BY THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND THROUGH ITS DIVISION OF <br />COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND THE BUREAU OF HOUSING. <br />This bing the time heretofore set for public hearing on the above bill, proponents and opponents <br />were given an opportunity to be heard. Mr. Carl Ellison, Director of Community Development, madE <br />the presentation for the bill. He indicated this appropriation would be used for administrative <br />expenditures for the Bureau of Housing. Council Member Miller made a motion to recommend this <br />bill to the Council favorable, seconded by Council Member Taylor. The motion carried. <br />BILL NO. 144 -78 A BILL APPROPRIATING $45,000 FROM THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK <br />GRANT FUND FOR ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL COSTS, TO BE AD- <br />MINISTERED BY THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND THROUGH ITS DIVISION OF <br />COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND THE BUREAU OF SUBSTANDARD BUILDINGS. <br />This being the time heretofore set for public hearing on the above bill, proponents and opponent: <br />were given an opportunity to be heard. Mr. Carl Ellison, Director of Community Development, madE <br />the presentation for the bill He indicated this appropriation was for the administration of <br />substandard building activities which are to be undertaken as part of the Community Development <br />Program. Council Member Serge made a motion to recommend this bill to the Council favorable, <br />seconded by Council Member Szymkowiak. The motion carried. <br />BILL NO. 145 -78 A BILL APPROPRIATING $50,000.00 FROM THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT <br />BLOCK GRANT FUND FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING A DEMOLITION <br />PROGRAM FOR UNSAFE AND DILAPIDATED STRUCTURES TO BE ADMINISTERED <br />BY THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND THROUGH ITS DIVISION OF COMMUNITY <br />DEVELOPMENT AND BUREAU OF SUBSTANDARD BUILDINGS. <br />This being the time heretofore set for public hearing on the above bill, proponents and opponent: <br />were given an opportunity to be heard. Mr. Jon Hunt, Deputy Director of Community Development, <br />indicated this bill was for the appropriation of monies to be used for the continuation of the <br />demolition and clearance activity. Council Member Szymkowiak made a motion to recommend this <br />bill to the Council favorable, seconded by Council Member Adams. The motion carried. <br />BILL NO. 146 -78 A BILL APPROPRIATING $12,220 FROM THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT <br />BLOCK GRANT FUND, FOR GENERAL PARK IMPROVEMENTS FOR MUESSEL <br />PARK, TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE DIVISION OF COMMUNITY DEVELOP- <br />MENT AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC PARKS. <br />This being the time heretofore set for public hearing on the above bill, proponents and opponent: <br />were given an opportunity to be heard. Mr. Jon Hunt, Deputy Director of Community Development, <br />made the presentation for the bill. He indicated this appropriation would be used for paving of <br />a basketball court, bleachers, playground equipment, installation of a drinking fountain, <br />picnic tables and charcoal grills. Council Member Serge made a motion to recommend this bill <br />to the Council favorable, seconded by Council Member Szymkowiak. The motion carried. <br />