09-28-70 Council Meeting Minutes

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(REGULAR MEETING - RECONVENED 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, September 28, 1970, at 8 :37 p.m. with 8 members present and 1 absent (Councilman Grounds). The meeting was called to order by Council President Robert O. Laven, who presided. REPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE ON MINUTES To the Common Council of the City of South Bend: Your Committee on the inspection and supervision of the minutes, would respectfully report that they have inspected the minutes of September 14, 1970 meeting of the Council and found them correct. They therefore recommend that the same be approved. /s/ Robert 0. Laven Isl Janet S. Allen s Albert E. Palmer There being no objections, the report was accepted as read and placed on file. (CITIZENS REQUESTS - MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS Mrs. Lee E. Swan, 2022 S. Swygart St., South Bend, supported the Walnut Street residents who have been trying to get the City to repair large chuckholes in the section from Prairie Avenue to" Ewing Avenue. She submitted a hand drawn map to each Councilman showing Walnut St. as an arterial that runs from Ewing to Lincoln Way West and said the residents should not be asked to pay a portion of these repairs on Walnut Street. Mrs. F. S. Wlodarski, 1869 Riverside Drive said she agreed with Mrs. Swan and stated that the city has surfaced many streets that don't need it. She also registered a complaint and asked that the Council investigate the disturbances on Sunday afternoons in the 1800 block of Riverside Drive. Her complaint charged indecent behavior, drinking, foul language and tire squealing by persons parking along the St. Joseph River. Council President Laven asked the Clerk to make a note of the complaint and requested a communication be forwarded to the Board of Works & Safety. Mrs. Fredrick Mutzl, 320 Parkovash, South Bend, commented on the action taken by Councilman Allen for getting together a committee to study South Bend's trash problem. Councilman Allen is chair- man'of the Public Improvements Committee. REPORT FROM THE CITY CONTROLLER The report from the City Controller James A. Bickel for the month of August, 1970 was deferred until the meeting of October 13, 1970. Mr. Bickel was out of town and unavailable for comments. REPORT FROM AREA PLAN COMMISSION Mr. Robert Laven, President September 25, 1970 South Bend Common Council ' County -City Building South Bend, Indiana 46601 Dear Mr. Laven; On August 18, 1970, the Area Plan Commission held a public hearing on the proposed ordinance initiated by the Common Council being: An Ordinance amending Section 23 (c) of Ordinance 4990 -68, being Section 40 -8 (c) of the Municipal Code, relating to action by the Common Council on unfavor- able reports from the Area Plan Commission. The Area Plan Commission, at its regular meeting on September 15, 1970, took the following action on the subject ordinance: Motion was made and seconded and unanimously passed that in view of the Commission's opinion that they do not have the power to act on this particular ordinance and in- stead of recommending the ordinance favorably or unfavorably, they provide the opinion that it should require a three - fourths vote on the part of the Common Council to override the Area Plan Commission on an unfavorable report and recommend that state legislation be enacted to require a three - fourths vote to override an unfavorable opinion from the Area Plan Commission. HB :eb There being no objections, the report directed the Clerk to send a letter to requesting that the ordinance referred committee and set for public hearing. Very truly yours, /s/ Howard Bellinger, Executive Director was accepted and placed on file. Council - President Laven Councilman Grounds, Chairman of the Ordinance Committee, to in the above Area Plan communication be brought out of