10-26-70 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, October 26, 1970 at 10 :19 p.m., all members present. The meeting was called to order by Council President Robert O. Laven, who presided. REPORT FROM 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 the October 13, 1970 meeting of the Council and found them correct. They therefore recommend that the same be approved. /s/ Robert O. Laven 7sl Janet S. Allen s Albert E. Palmer There being no objections, the report was accepted and placed on file. CITIZENS REQUESTS - MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS Mrs. Lee Swan, 2022 Swygart St., South Bend spoke in behalf of the Walnut Street residents who are demanding the paving of their street, Council President Laven said the Council is powerless to intercede in the issue .since decisions on street paving are administrative decisions. City Engineer stated the City will give one coat of slurry seal and fill the chuckholes to the area from Ewing to Prairie at no expense to residents. Mr. Matthew Horvath, Jr., President of the Rum Village Businessmen's Association, spoke in behalf of the Walnut Street Residents. COMMUNICATION Courtesy Cab Association 124 South Main Street South Bend, Indiana October 19, 1970 0 Mr. Robert 0. Laven, Jr. Councilman South Bend, Indiana Dear Sir: Approximately five years ago the South Bend City Council passed an ordinance whereby all taxicabs were required to carry public liability insurance with limits of $100,000/$300,000. Even though the independent cab companies felt this was unreasonable and without just cause, we were able to get reliable insurance companies to go along with the excessive limits. This, of course, at tremendous additional expanse to us. e situation has now changed. Even with no liability claims, these same insurance carriers are w cancelling our policies because they do not want to carry these high liability limits. We ask that you present to the South Bend City Council a recommendation to amend the ordinance and lower our public liability insurance limits. We believe our request is justifiable because of the following facts: Indianapolis requires only $25,000/$50,000 limits. Mishawaka City Cabs carry only $20,000/$40,000 and are traveling daily on South Bend city streets. We hope the City Council will favorably consider this petition, otherwise, I am afraid that the fifteen small independent businessmen comprising the Courtesy Cab Association will be unable to find insurance coverage and therefore will be out of business within a very short time. Very truly yours, COURTESY CAB ASSOCIATION /s/ Richard C. Ellis President It was unanimously carried that the Clerk refer this letter to the Transportation Committee, Councilmen Szymkowiak, Chairman, Grounds, Zielinski, Allen and Craven, for furtherstudy.