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REGULAR MEETING JULY 22, 2013
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<br />give the neighborhood association a copy of the same set of commitments that the Council sees
<br />before them this evening. We did discuss the same issues that the neighborhood association still
<br />has some concerns. One of our commitments was revised those to address one of the concerns
<br />that was brought up at this last neighborhood meeting there was a concern about possible litter or
<br />trash that may be present on the site. We added a commitment as well to this rezoning that
<br />would be taken care of on a daily basis. So that was part of everything that we have tried to do
<br />with the neighborhood association to at least alleviate their concerns on what we were
<br />requesting. I think Christa from the Area Plan Commission pretty well summed up where we are
<br />asking Council to do. We are asking for two particular items: one is to rezone the property to the
<br />LB District to allow us to have a gas dispensing facility which will be two gas pumps which
<br />would be located on the east side of the site and I think we have gone over the site plan we told
<br />Council all the improvements that we plan to make to the site. The petitioner is willing to invest
<br />500 to 600 hundred thousand dollars at this particular facility to make improvements and I think
<br />based on those improvements and on the commitments that we have come up with and hopefully
<br />we have tried to address with the concerns of the neighborhood that the Council would see fit to
<br />approve this rezoning. If you have any questions, I would be glad to answer them.
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<br />Councilmember Dieter: Could you allude to what 500-600 hundred thousand dollars is going to
<br />improve?
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<br />Mr. Danch, actually there is a number of things. There are some improvements on the inside of
<br />the facility for the food processing, a new freezer. On the exterior what we are mainly doing is
<br />the re-doing the exterior of the site. We are adding new parking areas; we are adding new
<br />screening areas for fencing, all new lighting which doesn’t exist right now. There will be a
<br />canopy that will be located on the east side of the site along with two gas pumps. There will be
<br />additionally landscaping along Kenmore Street and also along the front of the facility. Right
<br />now there is a used area; I will just call it a gravel rut area on the west side of the building, which
<br />is used for parking. That would be completely removed parking will be at the back end or north
<br />side of the site. New curbing, new sidewalks would be put in along Kenmore to match the
<br />sidewalks that were done along the front of the side and between those improvements on the
<br />outside along with gas pumps and with inside and painting of the building, that adds up to about
<br />500-600 hundred thousand dollars.
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<br />Councilmember Dieter just a quick follow-up, if this is approved, and those improvements are
<br />made, with all the inventory that sits in front of the window, paper and everything else, will that
<br />not be visible anymore or would that still be all stuffed up in there.
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<br />Mr. Danch, what we will end up doing is that will give him more room to remove some of those
<br />items as we had talked to Council before he has had trouble previously, he actually had plate
<br />glass windows there and now he has plexi-glass windows. But with the improvements we would
<br />be able to remove some of those items from in front of those windows to open that space up.
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<br />This being the time heretofore set for the Public Hearing on the above bill, proponents and
<br />opponents were given an opportunity to be heard.
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<br />The following individuals spoke in favor of the bill:
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<br />Barbara Dockery, 3527 W. Western Avenue, South Bend, Indiana
<br />Sharon Wells, 3409 S. (inaudible)
<br />Charles Clark, 437 Albert, South Bend, Indiana
<br />Robert Townsend, 214 N. Kenmore, South Bend, Indiana
<br />Mary Johnson, 215 N. Falcon, South Bend, Indiana
<br />Debra McLoughlin, 214 N. Kenmore, South Bend,
<br />Willie Spann, 217 Concord, South Bend, Indiana
<br />Henry Alfe, 254 N. Chicago, South Bend, Indiana
<br />James Carter, 322 Falcon, South Bend, Indiana
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<br />Herbert Miller, 442 Falcon, South Bend, Indiana
<br />Greg Brown, 1238 Diamond, South Bend, Indiana
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