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Home My WebLink About10/22/07 Common Council AgendaSOUTH BEND COMMON COUNCIL MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2007_ 1. INVOCATION 2. PLEDGE TO THE FLAG 3. ROLL CALL 4. REPORT FROM THE SUB - COMMITTEE ON MINUTES 5. SPECIAL BUSINESS 07 -127 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, PUBLICLY COMMENDING THE FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER OF ST. JOSEPH COUNTY FOR THE MANY SERVICES THEY PROVIDE TO OUR COMMUNITY 6. REPORTS OF CITY OFFICES 7. RESOLVE INTO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE TIME: 68 -07 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL TO VACATE THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY: THE FIRST NORTH -SOUTH ALLEY LYING WEST OF MIAMI STREET EXTENDING FROM EWING AVENUE NORTH TO THE FIRST EAST -WEST ALLEY LYING NORTH OF EWING AVENUE FOR 123.5 FEET MORE OR LESS AND A WIDTH OF 14 FEET. BEING A PART OF OAK PARK FOURTH ADDITION 69 -07 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL TO VACATE THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY: THE ALLEY TO BE VACATED IS THE FIRST EAST -WEST ALLEY NORTH OF WASHINGTON STREET, EXTENDING FROM THE FIRST NORTH -SOUTH ALLEY EAST OF HUEY STREET, EAST TO THE NOW VACATED O'BRIEN STREET FOR A DISTANCE OF 107 FEET MORE OR LESS AND A WIDTH OF 12 FEET. BEING A PART OF OAK GROVE ADDITION, PORTAGE TOWNSHIP, CITY OF SOUTH BEND, ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, INDIANA 65 -07 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, APPROPRIATING $3,500 FROM THE MORRIS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER AND PALAIS ROYALE MARKETING FUND ( FUND NUMBER 2 7 3 ) FOR PURCHASE AND PRINTING OF MORRIS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER TICKET ENVELOPES 67 -07 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, APPROPRIATING $1,000,000 FROM THE MOTOR VEHICLE HIGHWAY FUND ( FUND NUMBER 2 02 ) FOR THE EXPANSION OF DOUGLAS ROAD FROM STATE ROAD 23 TO THE MISHAWAKA CITY LIMITS 66 -07 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL ESTABLISHING THE URBAN HOMESTEADING PROGRAM (DOLLAR HOUSE PROGRAM) AND OTHER RELATED MATTERS 8. BILLS, THIRD READING TIME: R T T,T, NCB _ 68 -07 THIRD READING ON A BILL TO VACATE THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY: THE FIRST NORTH -SOUTH ALLEY LYING WEST OF MIAMI STREET EXTENDING FROM EWING AVENUE NORTH TO THE FIRST EAST -WEST ALLEY LYING NORTH OF EWING AVENUE FOR 123.5 FEET MORE OR LESS AND A WIDTH OF 14 FEET. BEING A PART OF OAK PARK FOURTH ADDITION 69 -07 THIRD READING ON A BILL TO VACATE THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY: THE ALLEY TO BE VACATED IS THE FIRST EAST -WEST ALLEY NORTH OF WASHINGTON STREET, EXTENDING FROM THE FIRST NORTH -SOUTH ALLEY EAST OF HUEY STREET, EAST TO THE NOW VACATED O'BRIEN STREET FOR A DISTANCE OF 107 FEET MORE OR LESS AND A WIDTH OF 12 FEET. BEING A PART OF OAK GROVE ADDITION, PORTAGE TOWNSHIP, CITY OF SOUTH BEND, ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, INDIANA 65 -07 THIRD READING ON A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, APPROPRIATING $3,500 FROM THE MORRIS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER AND PALAIS ROYALE MARKETING FUND ( FUND NUMBER 2 7 3 ) FOR PURCHASE AND PRINTING OF MORRIS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER TICKET ENVELOPES 67 -07 THIRD READING ON A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, APPROPRIATING $1,000,000 FROM THE MOTOR VEHICLE HIGHWAY FUND ( FUND NUMBER 2 02 ) FOR THE EXPANSION OF DOUGLAS ROAD FROM STATE ROAD 23 TO THE MISHAWAKA CITY LIMITS 66 -07 THIRD READING ON A BILL ESTABLISHING THE URBAN HOMESTEADING PROGRAM (DOLLAR HOUSE PROGRAM) AND OTHER RELATED MATTERS 9. RESOLUTIONS RTT,T, NCB _ 07 -126 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, APPROVING A PETITION OF THE SOUTH BEND BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED BETWEEN 228 NOTRE DAME AVENUE AND THE FIRST EAST -WEST ALLEY NORTH OF WAYNE STREET 07 -128 A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE ADOPTION OF A DECLARATORY RESOLUTION DESIGNATING CERTAIN AREAS WITHIN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, COMMONLY KNOWN AS 101 SOUTH IOWA STREET AS A RESIDENTIALLY DISTRESSED AREA FOR PURPOSES OF A (5) FIVE -YEAR RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT FOR JONATHAN BURKHOLDER 07 -122 A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE ADOPTION OF A DECLARATORY RESOLUTION DESIGNATING CERTAIN AREAS WITHIN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, COMMONLY KNOWN AS VACANT LAND IN THE AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT AREA AS AN ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AREA FOR PURPOSES OF A SEVEN - YEAR REAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT FOR OLIVE CLEVELAND PARTNERS LLC 07 -80 A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE ADOPTION OF A DECLARATORY RESOLUTION DESIGNATING CERTAIN AREAS WITHIN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, COMMONLY KNOWN AS 202 SOUTH MICHIGAN STREET FLOORS 1, 2, 4, 5, 9 AND 11 TO 14 AS AN ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AREA FOR PURPOSES OF A NINE -YEAR REAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT FOR KEY SB, LLC, THE HINMAN COMPANY 07 -129 A RESOLUTION WAIVING CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE ADOPTION OF A DECLARATORY RESOLUTION DESIGNATING CERTAIN AREAS WITHIN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA COMMONLY KNOWN AS 6819 STEWART DRIVE, SOUTH BEND, INDIANA TO BE AN ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AREA FOR PURPOSES OF A FIVE (5) YEAR REAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT FOR KEN DALL WE I S S , L.L.P. 07 -130 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND DESIGNATING CERTAIN AREAS WITHIN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, COMMONLY KNOWN AS 6842, 6838, 6834, 6830, 6826, 6822, 6818, 6819, 6823, 6827, 6831, 6835, 6839 AND 6843 STEWART DRIVE; 6919, 6909, 6817, 6805, 6755 (OR 938 VAWTER CIRCLE) , 6731 (OR 939 VAWTER CIRCLE) , 6723, 6712, 6722, 6732, 6742, 6804, 6812 AND 6820 LUTZ DRIVE; AND 932, 926, 920, 914, 908, 902, 903, 909, 915, 921, 927 AND 933 VAWTER CIRCLE ALL IN LAFAYETTE FALLS AS RESIDENTIALLY DISTRESSED AREAS FOR PURPOSES OF A (5) FIVE -YEAR RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT FOR KENDALL- WEISS, LLP 07 -131 A RESOLUTION RECONFIRMING THE ADOPTION OF A DECLARATORY RESOLUTION DESIGNATING CERTAIN AREAS WITHIN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE VILLAS AT LAKE BLACKTHORN, LOCATED ON APPROXIMATELY 56 ACRES NORTH OF BRICK ROAD, AND WEST OF AND ADJACENT TO THE U.S. 31 BYPASS AS RESIDENTIALLY DISTRESSED AREAS FOR PURPOSES OF A FIVE (5) YEAR RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT FOR THE SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION FOR THE BENEFIT OF: COOREMAN REAL ESTATE GROUP, INC. 10. BILLS, FIRST READING R T T,T, Nn _ 70 -07 FIRST READING ON A BILL AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 623 S. ST. JOSEPH STREET, COUNCILMANIC DISTRICT 2, IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA 71 -07 FIRST READING ON A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING CHAPTER 4, ARTICLE IV, SECTION 4- 30, TITLED HOTELS AND MOTELS, OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE 72 -07 FIRST READING ON A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA APPROPRIATING $118,321 WITHIN FUND 212 RECEIVED FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT'S EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANT PROGRAM 73 -07 FIRST READING ON A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA FUNDING $30,000.00 FROM CDBG 2006 EXCESS PROGRAM INCOME TO VARIOUS ACCOUNTS WITHIN FUND 212 "'COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT" IN THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 74 -07 FIRST READING ON A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND APPROPRIATING $2,432,573 FROM THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND ( FUND 212 ) FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING THE EXPENSES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AND DESIGNATED SUBGRANTEE AGENCIES FOR THE PROGRAM YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2008 TO BE ADMINISTERED THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 75 -07 FIRST READING ON A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA TRANSFERRING $360,083 AMONG VARIOUS ACCOUNTS WITHIN FUND 212 "COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT'% IN THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 11. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 1. REPORT FROM AREA PLAN COMMISSION A. BILL NO. 53 -07 - REZONING - 3030 NORTHSIDE BLVD. 12. NEW BUSINESS A. UPDATES FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS SERVING AS REPRESENTATIVES ON OTHER COMMITTEES WHO HAVE MET WITHIN THE LAST TWO WEEKS B. MISCELLANEOUS 13. PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR A. PUBLIC PORTION B. UPDATE FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO WERE ASSIGNED A TOPIC FROM THE PRIOR COUNCIL MEETING 14. ADJOURNMENT TIME: