08-10-70 Council Meeting Minutes

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__ COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING AUGUST 10, 1970 ORDINANCE Cont'd. - Edison Rd. & South Bend Avenue, Notre Dame the revised legal description, with the striking out of the original legal description submitted. Councilman Reinke seconded the motion. Motion carried. The amended legal description is as follows: "A tract of land located in the Northwest 1/4 of Section 6, Township 37 North, Range 3 East and also in the Northeast 1/4 of Section 6, Town- ship 37 North, Range 3 East, City of South Bend, Indiana, more partic- ularly described as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the centerline of Ivy Road with the Northerly line of Indiana Highway #23; thence South 53 degrees 16 minutes 30 seconds West along said Northerly line of Indiana Highway #23, 238.53 feet, more or less to the West line of said Northeast 1/4 of Section 6; thence continuing Southwesterly along said Northerly line of Indiana Highway #23, 68.45 feet thence North 36 degrees 43 minutes 30 seconds West 115.25 feet to the point of curvature of a curve with a deflection angle of 36 degrees 43 minutes 30 seconds to the right and a radius of 411.90 feet; thence Northwesterly along said curve an arc distance of 60.21 feet to the City of South Bend City Limits; thence North 53 degrees 16 minutes 30 seconds East along said City Limits line, 194.81 feet to the West line of said Northeast 1/4 of Section 6; thence continuing Northeasterly along said City Limits line 238 feet, more or less to the centerline of Ivy Road; thence Southerly along said centerline of Ivy Road, 217 feet more or less to the place of beginning, containing 1.4939 acres more," Councilman Allen made a motion that the ordinance be sent to the Area Plan Commission for approval of the amendment. Councilman Wise seconded the motion. Motion carried. Councilman Reinke made a motion the ordinance go to the Council favorable as amended. Councilman Wise seconded the motion. Motion carried. There being no further business to be considered before the Committee of the Whole, Chairman Grounds entertained a motion to rise and report to the Council. Councilman Reinke so moved, seconded by Councilman Allen. Motion carried. Time: 8:35 p.m. ATTEST: REGULAR MEETING - RECONVENED APPROVED: CHAI Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, reconvened in the Council Chambers in the County -City Building on Monday, August 10, 1970, at 8:37 p.m. all members present. The meeting was called to order by Council - President Robert 0. Laven, who presided. REPORT FROM COMMITTEE ON MINUTES The report from the Committee on Minutes will be reviewed at the meeting of August 24, 1970. CITIZENS REQUESTS - MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS Miss Virginia Guthrie, executive secretary of the Civic Planning Association asked members of the Council to continue their serious study of the proposed civil city budget between now and the public hearings on August 31, 1970. Councilman Laven announced that under the chairmanship of Councilman Craven, the Council finance committee will meet with the Civic Planning Associa- tion for an informal budget study, on Monday, August 17, 1970. He said the Council is making every effort to be reasonable in the review of the budget. Mr. Aaron Rainwater of Crown Point, Indiana, and field representative for the Northern Indiana Service Station Association, asked the Council to take immediate steps to see that the City Sign Ordinance (Ord. #4303 -60) is enforced and to amend the ordinance to provide for fines when signs do not comply with the ordinance. He presented a petition to the Clerk asking for immediate, action on enforcing the sign ordinance. He said his group wants to eliminate "junk cars" from the areas around filling stations and is conducting an effort to do away with "stamps, games, and gimmicks" in gasoline merchandise and he also promised to be in attendance at the next meeting to see what action the Council has taken on the problem. Several residents from the 900 and 1000 block of Evergreen Lane asked that the Council help in obtaining repairs to their street. They said they had not been given any results from the Street or Engineering Departments. The matter was referred to the City's engineering department for a determination if the street is classed as an "improved street" and eligible for city maintenance. Council- President Robert 0. Laven appointed Councilman Zielinski, in whose district the street is located, to work with the engineering and street departments and the residents in an effort to resolve the problem. Mr. Wells, of the City's Engineering department, spoke on behalf of City Engineer Lloyd Taylor, assuring the Councilmen that the matter would be investigat