05-20-57 Council Special Meeting Minutes

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ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 80, 81 and 82 OF CHAPTER 29 OF GENERAL ORDINANCE NO. 3709 The Ordinance was given first reading by title and second reading in full. Councilman Glass made a motion that the Ordinance be set for public hearing on June 10, 1957. There was no second to the motion. Motion lost. Councilman Kroll made a motion that the Council call a special meeting for June 3, 1957, at which time public hearing be had on the Ordinance. Councilman Muszynski seconded the motion. Motion carried. T?V(ZnT iTTTOM RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND WHEREAS, due to the reconstruction work being done on Sample Street in the City of South Bend, Indiana, and WHEREAS, trucks are large users of said street, and WHEREAS, it has been necessary for said trucks to use other routes, and WHEREAS, many streets in the City of South Bend are incapable of withstanding the constant use of said trucks, and WHEREAS, many of the streets of the City of South Bend are not on the designated truck routes set up by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, and WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Common Council to see that traffic is expedited and that traffic is re -rout with due regard for the welfare of pedestrians, and r WHEREAS, the condition so exists that the re- routing must be effected immediately, and WHEREAS, the Common Council through its statutory power has the right to pass all ordinances, orders and resolutions to regulate the use of streets and alleys by vehicles, and to designate the kind of vehicles that may not be used on said streets and alleys; and WHEREAS, the Common Council with respect to streets and highways under their jurisdiction may by ordinance or resolution prohibit the operation of vehicles upon streets and highways or impose restrictions as to the use of such streets and highways by certain vehicles; and WHEREAS, the Common Council by ordinance or resolution may prohibit the operation of trucks on designated streets or highways. IT IS, THEREFORE, RESOLVED: That the following route for inter -city trucks during the time Sample Street in the City of South Bend is under construction shall be as follows: All east -bound trucks formerly using West Sample Street between Mayflower Road and Olive Street to approach their terminals, shall now enter the City of South Bend at the intersections of South Olive Street and West Ewing Street. All west - bound trucks formerly using West Sample Street between Mayflower Road and Olive Street to leave"Ithe City of'South Bend, shall now depart from the City at the intersections of South Olive Street and West Ewing Street. IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED: That the route hereinabove set out shall not prevent these trucks from using scheduled inter -city truck routes as presently exist, which shall include Chapin Street from Western Avenue to Prairie Avenue in the City. of South Bend. IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED: That either of said routes as set out above be alternative routes due to the re- routing caused by the construction work being done on Sample Street. IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED: That from and after the passage, enrollment, attestation and signature by the Clerk and presiding officer and approval by the Mayor this resolution shall become effective. /s/ Chester E. Muszynski Member of the Common Council Councilman Muszynski made a motion for adoption of the Resolution. Councilman Kroll seconded the motion. Councilman Glass objected to adoption of the resolution without hearing from persons interested who were present in the Council Chambers. After some discussion, Councilman Kroll made a motion that Mr. Robert Miller, attorney for the Truckers Association, be given an opportunity to speak. Councilman Glass seconded the motion. Motion carried. Proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to speak. Among the speakers were the following: Mr. Robert Miller, Attorney for the Truckers Association. Mr. F. R. Henrekin, Executive Director of the Committee of 100, who filed the following statement in writing: "I would like to make a statement to go into the record of these proceedings. "Our job is to attract new industry to this community. We always have enjoyed the maximum of cooperation from city government in trying to accomplish this task. I believe that all of you share with me an anxiety to bring new industry and business to provide more jobs for our people. "I do not think, gentlemen, you realize what you are doing to this cause. The trucking industry is one of our largest employers. The truckers provide approximately 10,532 jobs in St. Joseph County, with an annual payroll of more than forty -four (44) million dollars. Aside from the wages they pay, they pay tremendous taxes; they support our charities and our civic causes; they are good citizens. "In the past few weeks, we have seen the incredible situation wherein one of our leading industries has had to sue the city government for the right to do business in our community. We do not keep industry by harassing it or by making it economically impossible for it to operate. "What is even more important, our industries on the west side of South Bend are served by these truck freight