11-15-79 Council Meeting Minutes

Home Browse Search

REGULAR MEETING - NOVEMBER 15, 1979 Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend met in the Council Chambers of the County -City Building on Thursday, November 15, 1979, at 4:00 p.m. The meeting was called to order and the Pledge to the Flag was given. ROLL CALL PRESENT: Council Members Serge, Szymkowiak, Miller, Taylor, Kopczynski, Adams, Dombrowski, Horvath and Parent ABSENT: None REPORT FROM THE SUB - COMMITTEE ON MINUTES To the Common Council of the City of South Bend: Your sub - committee on the inspection and supervision of the minutes would respectfully report that it has inspected the minutes of the November 15, 1979 meeting of the Council and found them correct. The sub- committee, therefore, recommends that the same be approved. /s /Roger 0. Parent Council Member Serge made a motion that the minutes of the October 22, 1979 meeting of the Council be accepted and placed on file, seconded by Council Member Dombrowski. The motion carried. Council Member Adams made a motion to resolve into the Committee of the Whole, seconded by Council Member Taylor. The motion carried. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Be it remembered Whole on Monday, presiding. BILL NO. 146 -79 that the Common Council of the City of South Bend met in the Committee of the November 15, 1979, at 4:01 p.m., with nine members present. Chairman Horvath A BILL APPROVING THE FORM AND TERMS OF THE LOAN AGREEMENT, INDENTURE OF TRUST, AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT REVENUE BONDS, AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION THEREOF, AND APPROVING RESOLUTION NO. 29 -79 OF THE SOUTH BEND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RELATING TO THE DIVERSIFIED GROUP PROJECT. This being the time heretofore set for public hearing on the above bill, proponents and opponent, were given an opportunity to be heard. Mr. Kenneth Fedder, attorney for the Economic Developmen Commission, made the presentation for the bill. He said this $350,000 bond issue would be used for the construction of a facility to be located in Phase IV of the Industrial Park. He said it was anticipated that approximately five new jobs will be created. Council Member Kopczyski made a motion to recommend this bill to the Council favorable, seconded by Council Member Adams. The motion carried. BILL NO. 97 -79 A BILL AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 4990 -68, AS AMENDED, COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA (CHAPTER 21, MUNICIPAL CODE) (107 S. GREENLAWN.) This being the time heretofore set for public hearing on the above bill, proponents and opponent, were given an opportunity to be heard. Mr. John Phair, 1612 E. Washington, a presentative of the Holladay Corporation, made the presentation for the bill. He indicated that this rezoning was only a change in the site plan. He said there were no significant changes or additions to the present building being proposed. He said they planned to renovate the present structure into eighty quality apartments. He said the services would include meals, linens, housekeeping and maid service, nursing, as well as limousine service. He said the cost to purchase this property and renovate it will exceed $3,000,000. Council President Parent indicated that he had received a request for this public hearing to be continued. He made a motion to continue the public hearing on this bill until the next Council meeting, seconded by Council Member Kopczynski. Mr. Charles Sweeney, a local attorney representing the Bendix Estate Neighbors, indicated that they had changed their mind and did not want a continuance of this bill. Council President Parent withdrew his motion. Mr. Sweeney, indicated that this rezoning was entirely different than the last one, since that was for condominiums and this is for a retirement home. He said this was a low density neighborhood with a light traffic flow. He said with this rezoning traffic will increase, as well as parking problems. He said the site development plan was incomplete. He said they had asked for information as to what Holladay Corporation was going to do with the property immediately south of the existing structure, and had not received a satisfactory answer. He said the petitioners were asking the Area Board of Zoning Appeals to reduce the parking spaces from eighty to twenty -five, which was insufficient. Mr. Charles Hayes, 1634 E. Jefferson, spoke on the quality of the neighborhood. He said that Historic Preservation gave a rating of twelve out of thirteen points to the building. He said East Jefferson should be preserved. Mr. Sweeney indicated that if this hearing had been held at 7:00 p.m., there would be more remonstrators in the Chambers. Council Member Szymkowiak asked why they wanted to reduce the number of parking spaces. Mr. Gaylen Allsop, attorney for the petitioners, indicated they felt it was not necessary to have eighty spaces since this was a retirement, home with limousine service. He indicated that the Area Board of Zoning Appeals had tabled this matter, since they felt that twenty -five spaces was not sufficient. Mr. John Phair indicated that this site plan does show forty -nine parking spaces. He said they had asked if they could place a bond with the City, that they would add parking spaces as required. Council Member Adams made a motion to recommend this bill to the Council unfavorable, seconded by Council Member Kopczynski. Council President Parent indicated that this proposal was more in line with the first zoning. He urged the Council to vote against the motion. He indicated that the Council felt there should be at least seventy parking spaces in this project. Council Member Dombrowski spoke in favor of Council Member Adams' motion. The motion failed on a vote of four ayes and five nays (Council Members Serge, Szymkowiak, Miller, Horvath and Parent.)