10-28-13 Common Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING OCTOBERT 28, 2013 voice vote of nine (9) ayes. Additionally, Councilmember Varner made a motion to pass this bill as amended. Councilmember Oliver Davis seconded the motion which carried. The bill passed by a roll call vote of nine (9) ayes. ORDINANCE NO. 10263-13 AN ORDINANCE TO VACATE THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY: 1. THE FIRST NORTH/SOUTH ALLEY EAST OF GEORGIANA STREET, WEST OF BURNS STREET RUNNING NORTH FROM THE FIRST EAST-WEST ALLEY SOUTH OF NAPOLEON STREET FOR A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 54.5 FEET TO ITS TERMINATION POINT. 2. THE FIRST NORTH/SOUTH ALLEY EAST OF BURNS STREET, WEST OF DUEY AVENUE RUNNING NORTH FROM THE FIRST EAST/WEST ALLEY SOUTH OF NAPOLEON STREET FOR A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 56 FEET TO IT’S TERMINATION POINT This bill had third reading. Councilmember Oliver Davis made a motion to pass this bill. Councilmember White seconded the motion which carried. The bill passed by a roll call vote of nine (9) ayes. RESOLUTIONS RESOLUTION NO. 4291-13 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE NEAR NORTHWEST NEIGHBORHOOD QUALITY OF LIFE PLAN WHEREAS, in 2006, City Plan, a comprehensive plan for South Bend was adopted by the Area Plan Commission of St. Joseph County and the Common Council of the City of South Bend, which recommends that area-specific plans be developed for portions of the City to provide strategic directi0n in the future growth and development of that area; and WHEREAS, the Near Northwest Neighborhood, Inc. has undertaken the responsibility to prepare a Quality of Life Plan for the Near Northwest Neighborhood of South Bend; and WHEREAS, the Near Northwest Neighborhood Quality of Life Plan contains goals and action steps identified by the Near Northwest Neighborhood, Inc., Near Northwest neighbors and stakeholders in order to improve the quality of life within the neighborhood; and WHEREAS, the City of South Bend wishes to encourage residents to develop and implement plans that will have a positive impact on their neighborhood and the broader community; and WHEREAS, this Resolution supports the goals and aspirations expressed by the Near Northwest Neighborhood in its Quality of Life Plan, but any funding or staff support of specific terms or programs within the Quality of Life Plan will require separate review and budget appropriation consistent with South Bend’s overall needs and funding availability; and WHEREAS, the Near Northwest Neighborhood is comprised of those properties that lie within the following boundaries: St. Joseph River to the east & north, the railroad tracks to the north & west, and Lincoln Way West & LaSalle to the south; and WHEREAS, the Near Northwest Neighborhood Quality of Life Plan, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, contains elements necessary to strategically improve the quality 25