02-22-71 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 22, 1971 RESOLUTION NO. 262 -71 (Cont'd.) NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, that: SECTION I. The Council strongly favors adoption by the Indiana Administrative Building Council of the Boca Basic Building Code as the standard state -wide building code to become effective March 15, 1971 SECTION II. That a copy of this Resolution be forwarded by the Clerk.to the Indiana Administrative Building Council in Indianapolis. /s/ Gerald C. Reinke Member of the Common Council A public hearing was held at this time on the above Resolution. City Engineer Lloyd Taylor said Building Commissioner Forrest West is attending the meeting of the Indiana Building Council being held in Indianapolis this week. Mr. West is presenting the above resolution to the Council, urging the Indiana Administrative Building Council to adopt the BOCA Basic Building Code as the standard state -wide building code to become effective March 15, 1971. He said the BOCA code has been in use for quite some time and it is one of three nation -wide codes the Administrative Building Council has under consideration for adoption. Councilman Reinke made a motion to amend the resolution as follows: Delete the period at the end of the last sentence of the resolution and add -the -following words: "and to the Governor of the State of Indiana." and that a copy of the resolution be forwarded to the Indiana Administrative Building Council and to the Governor of the State of Indiana, Governor Edgar D. Whitcomb. Councilman Craven seconded the motion. Motion carried. 9 ayes, 0 nays, 0 absent. Counciim n Allen made a motion, seconded by Councilman Reinke, for the adoption of the resolutiof�},�' agjIgg' carried. 9 ayes (Councilmen Laven, Allen, Craven, Reinke, Grounds, Szymkowiak, Wise, Palmer and Zielinski) 0 nays, 0 absent. RESOLUTION REFERRED TO COMMITTEE • RESOLUTION APPROVING A FOURTH AMENDMENT TO • CONTRACT BETWEEN THE SOUTH BEND CITY WATER WORKS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL PLANT AND CLAY UTILITIES, INC., FOR FURNISHING OF WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT TO THE CLAY TOWNSHIP AREA IN ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, INDIANA. WHEREAS, the Board of Water Works Commissioners and the Board of Sewage Commissioners deem it to be in the best interests of their respective facilities and to the City of South. Bend to amend an agreement to furnish water and sewage services in Clay Township to Clay Utilities, Inc., which Agreement was entered into on the 22nd day of March, 1965, and approved by Resolution No. 96 -65 of the Common Council of the City of South Bend on the 10th day of May, 1965. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, that the contract entered into between the South Bend City Water Works and the sewage disposal plant of the City of South Bend and Clay Utilities, inc., dated the 22nd day of March, 1965, for the furnishing of water and sewage treatment to Clay Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana, as four times amended, is hereby approved and confirmed; said fourth amendment being attached hereto as an exhibit and made a part of this Resolution. /s/ Janet S. Allen Member of the Common Council Councilman Reinke made a motion that the resolution be referred to the Sewers and Drains Committ for further study. Councilman Allen made a motion to amend Councilman Reinke's motion by adding "a public hearing to be held on March 8, 1971." The motion failed for lack of a second. Councilman Allen said something like this should not be left dangling and should be set for public hearing for the next meeting. Councilman Palmer, Chairman of the Sewers and Drains Committee stated that this resolution is as important as anything else and as soon as a full study has been made, it will be brought out of committee. Councilman Grounds seconded Council- man Reinke's motion. Motion carried. 8 ayes, 1 nay, 0 absent.