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REGULAR MEETING REGULAR MEETING - RECONVENED (Cont.) REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON MINUTES SEPTEMBER 13, 1971 Your Committee on the inspection and supervision of the minutes would respectfully report that they have inspected the minutes of August 23, 1971 regular meeting of the Council and found them correct. They therefore recommend that the same be approved. /s/ Robert O. Laven s Janet S. Allen Isl Albert E. Palmer There being no objections, the report was accepted as read and placed on file. CITIZENS REQUESTS - MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS Mr. Burnett Bauer, 1010 Hudson Avenue, South Bend, Indiana, referred to the storm sewer being installed at Monroe Street to service the downtown area and the Western Avenue housing project. Mr. Bauer related this water will be dumped directly into the St. Joseph River without purifi- cation or treatment and will offset the many anti - polution efforts made to purify the River. He said in the near future the State and /or Federal governments will impose controls on pollu- tion and it will be necessary to dig up this street again to install the safety system to purify the water. Certain statutes have been set up in Indiana for water purification and we have neighboring cities down stream who will suffer and make requests for us to clean up the water. He suggested the Council investigate to see if we can put in dry wells to catch the storm water and filter it through the ground before it is allowed to empty into the river or be used for human consumption. He stated that certain areas in the City have retention basins for storm water which hold the water until it is filtered through the ground. He requested that the Council check into the water quality and contact the Indiana State Pollution Board and get an OK from the County Board of Health on the standards for our water and see what can be done right now to end pollution of the River. Council President Laven stated he was sure Mr. Bauer was aware of the 8 million dollar bond issue to improve the present sewage treatment plant for sanitary sewage where, in some areas, storm water is also included. Mrs. Helen Heisler, 725 N. Ironwood, South Bend, Indiana, asked about the delay in forcing pro- perty owners on Ironwood, from Bader Avenue to Corby Boulevard, to install sidewalks. She re- lated that on June 28 the Board of Public Works sent a resolution to the Council asking it to mandate construction of sidewalks after residents had remonstrated against it. Mr. and Mrs. Heisler had petitioned for the sidewalks but the Barrett Law project was rejected by all other residents on Ironwood from Bader to Corby. Mrs. Heisler was concerned about the delay in this matter and said children are required to walk in the street which has heavy vehicle - 'traffic. Councilman Szymkowiak stated that similar lack of sidewalks on the City's west s' a also needs similar action by officials to force property owners to build the walks. City torney Shepard J. Crumpacker, a member of the board, apologized and said that the resolution never reached the Council as it was overlooked among the many other papers on his desk and the 60 -day period already had expired for the Council to take action. He said that the document for the Council had never been prepared. President Laven said this didn't seem quite -right and asked what re- course, if any, could be employed in this matter. Mr. Crumpacker said a new statutory proce- dure will be used to re- institute the project. Mr. Crumpacker assured Council and Mrs. Heisler that proper action would be taken in this matter. DT', TTMTnATC Petition to amend Zoning Ordinance We, the undersigned, do hereby respectfully make application and petition the Common Council of South Bend to amend the Zoning Ordinance of 3210 Mishawaka Avenue as hereinafter requested, and in support of this application, the following facts are shown 1. The property sought to be rezoned is located at 3210 Mishawaka Avenue, South Bend, Indiana 2. The property is owned by Gale E. & Margaret M. Collins 3. A legal description of the property is as follows: Lot numbered Fifty -One (51) as shown on the Recorded Plat of Fordham, now within and a part of the City of South Bend, recorded in Plat Book 7, page 41, in the Office of the Recorder of St. Joseph County, Indiana. 4. It is desired and requested that the foregoing property be rezoned: From "B" Residential Use and "A" Height and Area District To "C" Commercial Use and "A" Height and Area District. 5. It is proposed that the property will be put to the following use and the following build- ing will be constructed: For the use of a Retail Pet Shop operation 6. Number of off street parking spaces to be provided: Four (4) 7. Attached is a copy of a.) an existing plot plan showing my property and other surrounding properties; b.) names and addresses of all the individuals, firms or corporations owning property within 300 feet of the property sought to be rezoned; c.) site development plan. * (See following page) /s/ Gale E. Collins 7-s7-Margaret M. Collins 3210 Mishawaka Ave. So. Bend, Ind. Petition prepared by: Donald E. Wertheimer 316 First Bank Building South Bend, Indiana 46601