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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-13-06 Community & Economic DevelopmentG®n~aiai aid a~~ eve as ~ ea f}L)(i South Berm t:ot~tat~ut3 Co[ttlcs3 'The I~ebruary l ~, 20Q6, meeting of the Cofz~n~unity and ~cor~on~ie Development C~o~~~naittee~ was called to order by its Chairperson, Council Merrtber Roland Kelly at 3:?Q p.n~. in the C®ut~cii Infor~r~al Meeting Roo1n. l~erss~ns ire attendance included Cot€ncil iVle~~cbers Kelly, I'uzzella~, white, Dieter, Pfeifer, Var~~er, I~uspa, Kirsits a~~cl Reuse; Martha Le~~ris, Bc~l~ Marhha, Ilarrell Chalstro~n, [vlr. & :Nirs. Donaie~ ~Sni.ego~vski, City Clerk :lohn Voorde, Martin lolfson, Mrs. Kopola, Ja~-nie I~oo cif the ~oulh 13c~r~c~ ~ri~,~.~t~~ ar~d Kathleen. Cekanski-F'arrard, Council Attoxr~ey. Council Me~1~L~er I~~lly introduced new citi~et'~ €nernber Martin ~Iolfson to tl~e Con~~r~ittee >l;iti l`~u. flf-12:_ ~~ t~eside~ttiat `~'~~ ~bateYnet Re oast fog 61~0~ I13rict eto~- .tJa~ Council Me~x~ber ICelty called far a reviev~~ of the ~d~nir~istratic~!~ Report on Bill I~o.Q6-12 which is a requc;st to designate 61 Q3 T3ridgiton Lane as a residentially distressed area for purposes of a 5-year residential real. property tax abatei.~~ent for 13ar~•ell and I4~lari~r~~~~e Chalgtron~. Bob Mathis, assistant Director of Calnrnunity and F-cano~t~ic De~lelop~~ent reviewed his report dated ,iart€~ar~r 25, ?QQ6 ~col~y attached). The report: conclu.dc;d tl~.at the project meets the qualifications fora 5-year residential tax abate~rtcnt under Section 2-77.1 of the ~~c3ula 13c}~~c~ ,l~fis~~~c~pczl Code and all pertinent state taw provisions. Qne of tl~e petitioners, i~arrell Chalstroz~ currently living in ~3i~arsaiv, Indiana made tl~e presentation. He stated that they purchased the g~roperty on l~io~ren~ber i , 2Q~~ and thought That it had tax abatement at that tine. Since the t~t~n~l~er was i~~correct they were required to go tl~.rou~h this process i~o~v. 1I€; is being transfcn-ed to tl.~.e South Bend. area ley leis en~aployer. lie and his wife wo~.tl€1 like to i~uild a he~~ne on the ~7~,(IOQ lot they purchased. The total price tivill ~~se ~243,~t~(1 for the ~,(3Q6 square fv~t hcsuse with the lot price. l~lo one ti•oE~ the ptthlic spok~;n favor or in opposition tc~ the bill. In response to a q~estic~n fron7 Dr. darner, Mr. Matlaia stated that $?, l &2 would. be abai:c;d with. taxes bet ~g ~4,22~? per year. Council Me~nl~er Ptei.lo made a rntstion, secc~nde.cl. try Council Member I~i.rsits that Bill No. 06-1? be reco~n~nended favorably to Council. The tr~otion passed. Milt l~r~. OG 13: 5~ ear Rcsi[i~t~kiat T~.x ~t~~tee~en3~ ~te~e~ost fur 9~7 P+T fit. F~ter_~t Council Mernl~er Kelly called far a review of the Ada~-~inistration. Repo~~t on Bill l~€~.Q~-13 which is a request to desig~~ate 9l7 ~. Vii. Deter Street as a residentially distressed area for purposes of a -year residential re~il property tax abate4~nent fc}r Barbara. Virginia Sniegc~~usl~i Re~~ocable Trust. F'~k~ruan° I :~_ 2(.)~:}C. ~'a33~ununitY ~tttcf Ecr.:rxtmic fJc~~eEu~iatc~ra f.otnntift~c'vieeting i~iinut~s -Pae~ i of 2- Bob IVlathia, Assistant Director of C€~rrlonr~nity arld Bcoraoi~ic t7ev~;lc~prnent reviewed. his report dated Tant-ary 2~, 2©~~ (copy attached). The report caalaclt~ded that the project beets tl~e ~ualificatior~s f©r a 5-year residential tax abatonrent ~.~~~ader 5~~tion ?-7~.~ of thy; .~c~LCt1~ 1~~Jnc1 ~1~anrc;i~u1 Code and all pe~-tinej~t state law previsions. Donald Sniegc~wski of 1.004 fit. ~iincent street made the presentatic)n. ire stated that he anal. leis wife have hued in the rteigl~borhood for about ~5 years. 'They would like to build none-story home at the subject propert}, ~vhicl~ would have 2,U00 square feet with a total. cost of X250,0013. They ~~~al.~ld like to begin. construction as soon. as possible. No on.e from. the pl~blic, spoke in favor car €n oplaasitio>~ to the Bill.. Council. Mcrnber Kuspa made a t~notic~n, seconded lay Ctiur>'cil Meaxlber I?uzzello that Bill ~~. 06-~3 lie recc~m~~~end.ed favorably to Council. The motion passed. There laeing no further business t~ co~~e before the Council, the Meeting was adjourned. by Council Member Kelly at x:30 p.rn. Respectfully submitted, u i 1'~ei~ per Round l~el y, C - rpersotr Con7munit~f and [:cono~~~ic; Devel©pn~ent Committee KCF:krnf Attac:h~~nents hehniart 13~ 20[3 (.On11~iClflltl' at~d Economic I)evelopmettt C:untn~ai'tce AAeating lviin~ttcs I'tge. 2 of 2- 0~~ 00 i~OO~O 0 i00 2C~`k~i So~Fih ~en~ `~~.rE~itwn C-txxi~cil The I'ebruar}71a, ?[~€~~ rneetirr~ of the ~€a~~in5 and Annexatira~3 C.ozaataaitt~:e ~~~as stalled to ruder 17~;. its Chairperson, Council I~~enalaer Ervin. l~rrspa at ~: i f) p.na. ire the Crs~aneil l~alcsr~aaal Meeting Roo~aa. Persons in attendance included Courrci( Me~aabers l'~s~~eilo, ICuspa, ~Nhite; ~Tarrter, t'feiFer, Kelly, Dieter, l~irsits anti. Rouse; t~!frs. kopola, City Clerl~ .tc~Iar~ Vaorde; Nlartlaa Lewis, l~uildin~ Coraanaissioner Don i'sr~s3, Dr. Lloyd Deresar€~, lLev. Terrell !~. las;kson, .9araaie Loo taf flee ~<r~e~/z 13e~ac.d 1`t~rl~u>rre and l~.atlalcen Cekanski-Farrand; Council Attorne~~. Cossncil Me~aat7er l~:raspa rioted that flee C,o~nmittee s;onsists ol` Council. ~ler~taers t~irsits, Dieter, white ansl. hi~aaself: 1-1e further noted that thc~ C®~n~aaittee acts ire an adv€sory capacity, with the Common Council. leaving flee 1'ir€al auilaoraty. i^le asked that persons w-ishin~ to testif=Y hef'orc the Cona~aaittee hive. their nayaae a~ad address ter the record ~il~ l~ca. flf-~j€i} fS~eeiial E~~~~ati€oea ~~c~ur~c-ii [~c~aataer ~uspa called l~~r a report fro~~a Buiidin~ ~o~aan~issioner Drsra F'o~o on Biit X10. 0~-t0 ~vhisrh weal€ld appr€~vs: a petition of the Board of`doning Appeals for a special exception f€~~• tl.~e propert~l located at ? i [~~ Nlianai `street. Don l:'oz~o; t3uilding Cona~aaissioner reported that the Board of Lonirag Appeals held a ptrli~ie hearing on .lanuary I9, 2006 for the request to laav~; of~#=site parkcing at ZD02 ~lIia~aai Street tvlaicla is approxi~aaately 30th' away. Such a request is pernaissi.lal.e sa l©ng as it is at least 500' i~oiaa flee sulajeet property. Tlae 13~A gave a favorably rec€~mmenstation to the C;ou~cil rarr.Ihis req~sest. Dr. 1,loyd Deresaro of Living, Worst ~`o~aarnttnity Church lc~cate.d at 2105 Mia~aai Street ~aaade the presentation. He noted that they are ertrre~a.tl~v in the process of purclaasin~ the lauilding and. will. need flee additional oCi•=site parkin; spaces. lr~ response to a question fro~xr Dr. ~Iarner, Dr, Deresaro stated. that tl.~e s;hurcla services would tae between l t) a.~a~ to noon on Sundays. Co€~r€.ci.l President l~QUSe stated tl7.at he lcno~~~s that Dr. Deresaro is a dyna~-nic preacher arad knaa~~7s that ~lae church will ~rovE~, and therefore leave a definite need fez' flee additional parkin; sgaaces. No o~ae fro~aa flee public spoke i~a l-avor err in opposition to the regr€est. Fcalis3~~%i~~g discussion, Council i1~s;naber l~irisits naadc: a ~aaotion, seconded lay Council l~e~aal~er Dieter fleet Bill No. 0~-1 C~ be recona~-~ended favorably to Council. Th.e to®tion passed. iP;;l~ liTo fD6-1 ~ ~ecla~ .Exc~~~6n~ ltebnart~ i ~, 2f)(3Ci F,nntray, ~~'~ci ~m~e~at€c~~i Ccsri~~g~'~ittEe i~1'. the 2!:i15 saute L3e~?~ci €;c~t~~~:~on Cotuia3j -fare L c~.f ?- Cu~incil ~e~~~l~er l~uspa cared for a r~:pcart from ~;~ildirtg Cot~nt~~ssic~~aer ~or~ ~'c~zo c7s? ~i~~ moo. ~6-~ 1 ~vhicl~ ~vartld approve a petiliora €~~ tl~e Board ol.° ~cani~^<g appeals fc7r a special exception ~~~~~ the property lacated at 3g1 South. l~ent-nore Street. Don ~~oz€~, '~tailcling Cca~-n2zaissiotaer reported that tla~; address sl~tc~aild he ~ 1 ~ Bootle Kea~~nore Street. The hoard of ~onir~g ~'~ppea~s I~el~. a put~~~c ~earir~b c~t~ tianua~-y 1 ~~, 2()~b for the request to :have a special exceptio~~ tcar €~ft-site par~ir~g tot for 1~,ayg~en ~l~ape ~I~~E church, a~~tc~. gave a favc~ra~~le reccan~gr~enda.tion. Rev. Terrell ~. ~lacks€an of Lay~nea~ Chapel C~:l~ Cl~atrch ~~ade tlae preser€tai:ic~n. 1-~e noted. that the request is l~ei~3g Heads in light of safety co~~eerns anal that the parEziz~g lc7t is rn~ithin the ~E~~'3' ~-equiret-nent, No ores £rorn the ptt~li.e spca~e i~t tavcar car i.~a ol~positiota to the request. CQUncil Ivleanher F`feiFer noted that l.ayn~e~~. Chapel Cl~ Cl~t~rch is lc~ca.t~:cl ~~litl~in the Zd l~istriet and that there. was a ~~eiglaborh~aod ~~ceting held tta expiai.n the request. She sand the neigl~h€a~rl~€~t~d gror~p as°e ia~ l~avo~~ oftf~e speei~~l exce~pti+~n. ~c~llos~rin<~ d.iseussic~~~, C:oa~~~cil M.e~~l~er Dieter ~n.acle a ~~ation, seconded ~y Council l~!le~~l~ea~ l~:irsits that 13ii1 I~c~. Oda-11 he. recoa~a7~tet~ded favoral.~ly to Council. The a~rotian passed. 1's~der ata.iseellaneo~.fl.s l_~ausiness, Council lvlemt~er l~n.spa aaote;d that the Cocaa~cil has received a lever dat~;d January 24, ZOOS from l~~lichael ~. ranch on bill No. fad-(15 rec~uestinz~ that the dill be; continued indetinitely- C`oatn~il Mea~~°ser White rr3ade a motion, seconded by Council l~'Ce~r~her ~~ieter that 13i111~10. ~~-[~S be reca~ntnended to he co~atia~ued indefinitely, at the request of the petiticaner. The ~~otic~n passed. ~~ryouncil iA/Me~n~er I~uspa then aci,~c~urned the Conia-nittee ~~cetiaag at ~:Z(l p.ra~ i~~spectfaally st~hn~itted, Council l~leiraber Ervin ~.uspa, Chaarpe~-st~ta caning and ~nnexatica~a C"oinn-~ittee RCh:l47~ f t~ttach~~eaats i~ehnar~f I?, ?[?(!6 l:onizig aE~d Arv~eta4[nn Committee of the ?D[76 4i~~~ih 13enai ~onunt>a~ C~xmcil -1'~~ae 2 nf'2_ ~~i~~ ~~e~~~n~ ~ ~h~ ~'e~°s~~~t~l ~ 'a~~~~~ ~"~~~~~~~ end tl~~ >~i.1~'1~$~ Oi°~~ t~lAd ~I'~~~'~'~y ~r~~~~~~ ~d)i1~i~I~~"~°°2iX7C; Sa~z~l~ F34ndC."cnf~n~on Crnu2c~l Tl~e February 13, 200 joint zi~eeting of tl~e Personnel. and Finance Con~nrittee and the Public Works and Property Vacation ~`oznznittee was called to order by Personnel and Finance ~ornmittee Chairperson, Council Member Charlotte I). Pfeifer at x:00 p.irz. in the Council lnforzna[ Meeti.zrg Room.. Persons in attendance included. C~suncil Meanbers l~'uzzello, Kuspa, Rouse, garner, Pfeifc;r, Kelly, White, l~irsits and Dieter; City Controller M. Catherine Fanelko, City Clerk John Vcrorde, Martha. Lewis, Mr. Kopola, Citizen Merr~ber Stephet3 M. Hayes, l~Iartin Wolfson, Ma~ror Stephen L,ueeke, Przblic 1~'orks ~Jirector Cary Gilot, Carol Littrell, Jaznie l:,oo of the ~~oazriz L3enc~ It•~Iitrr~e, and Kathleen. Ceka.nski-Farrand, Co~zncil ,attorney. Council Member Pfeifer Hated. that n~ez~nbers of the :Personnel az~d Finanee C'oz~zznittee include Council Mezrzbers White, Kuspa, Varner anal herself along ~~~ith citizen n7eznber Nikki Hutchirzsorr; and that zneznhers of the Public Works and Property Vacation Coznza~ittee include Council Merrzbers l~uspa, Przzzello, Varner and herself, along with citizen zneznber kart Youngs. Council Mez~rber Pfeifer tlzez-z called for a presentation on Srzbstitute 13111 No. 06-14 which would urge tl~e Indiana General l~ssen~bly to permit all P~Tdiana told road con~n~unities to participate in eeonoinic development opportunities which znay result [prom ~nez~rbership in a regioz~sal development azzthority. Co~zneil President Rouse noted that he was the spoyrsor oi' the Bill. He noted drat St. Joseph County has been iei`t out of the l-louse versiE~~~ addressing regional der~eic7pr~nent authorities. He stated that he 1~elieves that all Indiana toll road coutrties should have an equal chance to participate in RL~f~ if tyre ~ez7eral Assez~zlaly passes legislation iz~ this area. Mayor I.az~ecke spoke in support of tl~e substitute bill and thanked President r~.ou.se for introducing; it. :l=le noted tl'Zat he believes that it is a matter o lairrzess for all trill road Bounties if the Major Moves legislation is ena.ctede Dr. `Tarz~er ~zofed drat often "poiiti.cs gets in the ~vaE{ 01~ co~nn~on s~:nse". Those located along the toll. road should share equally, and that the " 34~'/~ arrrount ~~ray be a little light'". lie appreciated the non-partisan structure of~ Substitute Bill I~lo. 06-1~ a.nd the fact that Council President Rouse asked for his input. crn the measure. lie passed or:zt a `?-page handoczt on rlajor Moves (copy attached}, noting that the State Representative's overall inte~t.t vas to lave St. ;loseph County included. l"~le stated: drat he would lie supportirz~, the substitute bill. Dr. Varner then z~aade a motion, seconded b~,~ Co~zncil Me~rtber White ghat Sribstitute Bill l~lcr. 06-14 i3e r~;co~l~rne~rded Iav-orably to Couzrcil. Tl~e ~~rotioz~ passed. Council Merrzber Kuspa noted that az~ Sl-year old South Bend resident called l~irrz and stated that she does not use tyre tc~l1 road anal questioned lrnw leasing the toll. road would benefit he.r as a tax payer. 3~~i.r~t Ca~rrmittee IVa:eeti€~g cif ~ebnaary !3, 2~1ob -Page i ©f 2- Jaiw~~ ~c~i~ ~° the ~~~c~~~~~1 a~,d ~`~~~r~~~ ~~~i~~~~ ~n ~~ I~~xM~ll~ `~~i"~~ ~~1~ ~~°~3~3~i'~ ~~d~l~~ ~~'t7~IlYl~~~~~~^2fi[16 sotitt113es~d C'uzrzm~nrz ~'ounci( council Me~a~ber ~Nhite noted that Saa~th rend a~aust cantinas tc~ ~ra~~a develap and l~ecanae better while laein~? an area far _jrabs. These ~vo~tld lie sa~~e of fine indirect l~aene~ats if the state le~~€slatican is passed. ~ ou~acil. Mea~alaer belly stated. that there are ec°cancan~ic benefits tc~ tl~e entire area along the hall raad which has been around far of least 5~ years. ~.ouncil Meax~ber Pulaell.ra ~~.oted that she wauld nat %e pa}fin.~ far tla.e ;ease aut of tam d<allars. Council Mei~aber Pfeifer Hated feat an ~l-~reaa' cald naav Hat see the benefits directly. <~~tncil President l~ousc stated that there ~~~ould be no loss t~ tnis tai l~aayer. In rest~aaase to a ciuestiort fraar~ Ccauncil Member White, the ~'auncil Attarrae)r noted that. if tl~e ~~ou~~ci i ~~~oazld adapt the Sulastitute ail? that it ~~auld be seat as soon. as possible to the Cavernog•, tca all C`.oananittee Claairpersans in the l^touse and Senate as well as tca €aur state senatars and state representatives representing tear area. and tlae LaPorte and St. ,ioseph County Corrz~nissianers. She noted. that slae attended last Friday's special tr€eetirtg of the F~caard of Ccaunty C.oa~arraissianers fir St. Joseph County; and that ~nucl3 ref Council President's prcape~sed resolution vas "borra~~~ed" by thG Ccarra~nissioners and ia~cludecl ia~ theirs. l~r. ~Iarra.er then. ~nad.e a t~atiars, seconded by Csa~ancil Me~nbea white that Substita~te bill. ~d_ ~~-l.~ lie recoi~n~aended favorably to Cou.racil. The naation passed. T'h~:re being; no further lau.siness tEa ecatrae i~efore the j€aint s;ar~aa~ittees, ~'t~unci4 Merraber ['l`eifer adjourned the aneeting a.t 4: l8~ p.t~. Respectfully° submitted - Council i~'leraaber Charlatt D, Pfeifer, C:laairpersara Persona€~el and. Finance Caa:na~rittee Br. David ~7ar~aer, C:hairpersran l'ulalic ~Ic?rks and. l'raperty Vacation C~azaaaa~it~ee KCI~ : ~taal` ~ttacla.~~aeaats .E c>int tc~~ram.ittee tVleeting afFebnaary~ I_}, ~'~}0~~ -~'a~e 2 of2- J~>€ e~t~n ~~ the ~~°~®~~~1 ~d F~~an~~ ~~?~~~~~ aid f~ $~b~E$; ~f~i"a,~ mild ~1"iDp~~"~y ~~l',`x~~If) ~~fIYT"$i$11~~~~°-2J€)G Snut,a I~~d ~'~~~i~non Coixncii The l~ebruar~r 13, ?~Dfi joint tt~eeting of the Personnel and iKinance Co~~~n7ittee and the Pul_~Iic works and 1'ropert3r Vacation Committee vas called to order by Parsannel anal Finance Ca~n~r~ittee Chairperson, Council ~/le~nber Cl~arlatte ~. Pfeifer at x:00 p.n~.. in the Council Infar~raal Meeting Roan. Persons in attendance included Council. Me~~hers Puzzella, Kuspa, louse, Varner, Pfeifer, Kelly, white, Kirsits ar~d deter; City Cantralle~- M. Catherine Fanella, City Clerk Jahn Voarde, .Martha Le«is, Mr. I~apola, Citizen. Me~r~ber Stephen M. Hayes, Martin Walfson, Ma}ror Stephen :l.,uecke, Public 1~7orks f3irector Gary Ghat, Carol Littrell, lan7ie -Loa of the ~nr~t~z F3~~~~c~ It•ibun~, and TCathleen Cek:a.nski-Farrand, Co~~ncil Attorney. Cou~~cil Me~~ber Pfeifer ~~oted that ~~.e~nbers of th.e Personnel and Finance Co~r~i~aittee include Council Nle3nbers ~Ihite, Kuspa., Varner aald herself slang with citizen nlen~laer Nil<iCi Hutchinson; and that ~ne~nbers of the Public '4Ni~rks and Property Vacation Co~x~tnittee include Cout~cll Members Kuspa, Pt€z_zello, Varner and l~erscif, along with citizen n~eaazber Kart Youngs. Council Me~r~ber Pfeifer then called for a presentation an Substitute Bill Na. ~6-14 whit;h would urge the Indiana General Asscax~l~ly to ~~ennit all. Indiana toll road con~nauaaities to participate in economic development opportunities which lay result fro3rt rnelnbersh~p i~~ a regional developrr~ent authority. Cc~~zncil President Rouse Hated that he vas the spoa~sor of the Bill. He Hated that St..loselah County has been left out of the House ~~ersion addressing T'e~ onal develc~p~~tent authorities. 1•-1e stated that lie believes that all Indiana tall raad counties should have an equal. chance to participate in KI~A iftl~e General Assembly passes legislation in this area. M.ayar Luecise spoke in support of t1~e substitute bill and thanked President Rouse l:or introducing it. l to Hated that he belie~~es tl•Eat it is a wafter of fairness for alt toll road coL~nties if the Major Moves Legislation is enacted. D~r. Varner Hated that often "poiiti.cs gets in tl~~e ~va~~ of cotntttan sense". Those located along the tall road should share equally, and that tl~e "34~'~~ a~a~ount nay be a little light". 1-le appreciated floe Han-partisan stt-uctrtre of Substitute Bill 1'vo. ~6-l~ a~~d. the fact that Council President Rouse asl~ed for leis input. c~t~ the measure. l~le passecL cut a ?-page handoG~t an Major 147oves (co{~y attached'), noting that the State Representafive.'s overall intent was to have St. Joseph County included. lie stated that lie ~,vc~uld l,~e supporti.ng the substitute bill. fir. Varner then ~r~ade a ~~otic~n, seconded by Council Ivle~nber ~~Il~ite that St,~bstitute I3i1.1 Igo. [16-14 lie reec~~~~n~ended favorabl~• to Cou~~cil. The Motion passed. Council Member Kuspa noted that an ~ 1-year old S€~uth Bend resident called. l~in~ and stated that she does not use floe toll road aa~d tluestioE~ed low leasing the tall road ~~rould. benefit lser as a tax payer. J~i~st ~'o~ni~ittee i~lleeting o~f'aiana2~ry' li, 2C1€lb -l?a~e 4 of 2 ~af~ ~~tii~ cif t~~ ~~~~~n~~ ~r~c 'i~r~c~ ~c~mn~~~~~ ~~€f t~ ~r(gc ®~°~~ ~~~ ~~~c~~~~° ~T~~;~~~~~ C.€~rr~~~~~~-z{1065outi~i3eucirorm~souCbur:cil Cs~uncil ~Ilei~€ber ~Vhite noted that ouch bend ~~r~s# continue to giro«~, cle~~elop a.nca l~eeo~ne Netter while being an area. for jabs. ~~hese would be some of tl~e indirect benefits if the sta#e legistation is passed. ~= c~u~~.cil l~l:e~nber Kelly s#ated. that thcr~; are ec~anon7ic benefits tt~ the entire area alcang the tali road which leas been aroo~nd for at feast ~h gears.. ~`ouncil ~ernbcr l'u~relf® ~~o#ed that sloe ~rc~~€ld not be haying for the lease ou# cal'ta~. dollars. Council 1Vlenlber Pfeifer noted that a9~ ~l-year old z~~ay not see the l~enefi#s directly. Co~~s~eil president Rc~~se stated that there wt~r€ltl. be ~~o ]cuss tc~ this tai Mayer. ~n response #o a dues#ion from Council 1Vle~x-ber I~itc, the Cc~~ncil Attorney noted that il` fh.e €~t~t~r€cil w~scdld ado~# the 5c~bsti#u#e bill #l~at it would be seat as so©n as ~ossihle to the ~or~err:or, try all Cc~rn~~~ittee Chairpersons in the l-louse and. Sena#e as w~;ll as tr.~ o~zr s#a#e senators and state re;preset~ta#ives rc;presentir~g cat€r area a~~d th.e L~~.Pc~rte and St. ,lcsseph Co€cnty C'omissior~ers. 4he noted. #ha# she attended last. l~rida.y`s special meeting of the board of ~.:otan#y Co7ntnissioners #or St. :ioseph C.oun#y; and. that n1LECh of Corcncil. l'residen.t's pr®posed resc~l~lt:i.c~n. $vas "barro~~led" b~, the CE~m~r~issioners and inclctdecl in theirs„ l~r. Varner then. made a n~otioa~, seconded by Council Men~f~er White that substitute F3ill No.. Oh-1 ~ be reeo~~~~nended favorat~ly tc~ Council. ~'he ~notioa gassed. '#~l~ere being nr~ further business to coins before the .joint eon€rnittees, Council Nle~r-lser Pfeifer adjourned #l~e Knee#ir~g at 4: l ~ .gyn. F~es~ectfull.y submitted G Council ltller~~ber Cl-~arlott ~~ifer, Chair~ersc~~~ Personnel a~ad P'inaa~ee Ccr~~~nttee l~r. David Varner, Cl~ai_rperson public ~Iorks and Property Vacatio.r~ Co~~~a~.i.#tee K~:P:k~nf l~ttachn~ents Joint Committee Meeting, of Feb~t~ry 1.,, 2t)[~6 -3?~~e ~ of 2- ~n~or aeon and onnlo otn m no 2~)(k4 soi~tl~ ]3c~3ti Com~~~an C'otif~ci~ The. i ebruar}f 13, 2006 meeting o~ the Information and Technology Cc~~nrnittee was called tee ~~~-der by its Chairperson, Council Me~ril~er David. ~Iarr~er at 3:40 p.~n. ire the ~®uncil l~~lonnal. Meeting EZooin. Persons in attendance included Council Me~nl~ers Puzzello, Kuspa, Douse, l~ar~~er, Pfeifer, Kelly, Write, Kirsits and Dieter; City Cs~ntroller ~_ C°atherine Far~ello, City Clerk John Voorde, ~artl~a Lewis, Mr. ICopola, ~'itizen Me~riber 5t:ephen. M. Mayes, Martin ~olfso~~, .la~nie l;oo of the ~S`~~~rt7~ i~c~c~ Ti°r~i~~~c~. at~d Kathleen Cekanski-~arrand, Coul~cid Attoxr~ev. Dr, Varner n®ted that the C-omn~ittee 1vleEni_~ers i~~clude C'ot.~ncil Men~l~c:rs Pfeifer; Kirsits, Dieter and hi~nsel l` #3r. }larner then introduced new citizen n~ernber 5tephe~~ M. #=layer, noting that he brings much technology e~perierflce ar~d insights to the C`o~~n~~~ittee. Dr. ~Iarner provided. a handout to the Committee which consisted of a memo prepared Icy the Council Attorney' outlining the preliminary changes made to the Council's website which hacl l~ee~~ i-ecluested and completed, along with an attach~nen.t of a sample page from the wcl~site {cop_y attached}. Dr, }tanner noted, that the City's ~rel~site has ifl-r~proved aesthetically, anal that tune will tell whether ~~€~ore changes are needed eleetro:n.ieally axed mechanically. City Controller M. Catherine Fanello noted. that she net with. Brent Cu~n~nins, and that he worked with the Cottnc;il Attorney and the City Clerk's staff on the requested changes to the t.:c~utlcii's wet~site. She noted tkaat all. of the requested changes could not lie axaade lac#ore the new city ~~lehsite goes live this e~.~ening, and ?-hat it will not 17e "1 fl{)°/4 perfeet". Dr. Vara~er notr:d that lie voiced concern. ~,vit11 regaa°d to the five ~5~ lead stories ~~=hich the ~;ity weMite would l~iglalight, ar~d that a lead. story in the at-u could. lie gone by the pin. He noted that protocals on this topic will lie needed to ~~~hich the City Controller agreid. Council Mc;~~l~er White inquired wl~o was going tc~ maintain the; Council's wehsite and ~~=loo would lie n~on~toreng accountal~~l~ty- l~r, arrser noted that currently there are tevo (2} staff .~.a.~einl~ers in the Office of the ~'itv Clerk's ~ftice who have heGn trained, ansl that discussirar~s are, continuing. 1~,~1s. F~rnello stats;d that each departn~e~~at will he e~.pected. to iEpd.atc tl~eix o~vn site. Editors for the ~`©u~~cil should 13e For~~~ally set up evith Brent. ~:ouncil ~Iesnlier Puzzello noted that vre :have had ongoing discussions o#` tl~e Coui~eil and the Mayor worizing t©gether ern ~~~aki~~g South lend a world-class ? l st centtt~}~ city. In light of infa~~n~atia~i aa~c3 Teci~~u~k~gy ~'o€ninit~ee Nteeei~t~ of ~'ebr~aary 1 _,, ?(~06 -t'~ge 1 of ~- these discussions and that the Mayor's picture appears on the Cc~u~~cil"s ~~~eb pages, a# night appear to thr: public that "the IVlayc~r is the boss of all'", incl~.idin~; the Cottncii. Dr. Varner ~~oted tll.at he has been. advised t:l~at rerr~cving the I~Eayor's picture is cort.sidered a progra~n~ning change. if can be ds~ne however the Adn•ainistration is gafl~eria~g ail pro~~-a~n~~ai:ng changes so that they caa~ be addressed at one tune. C€~€~neil Member Pf~:irer stated. that she would like the District ~~aps includ€:d and the capacity to zoom i~-a and zoom oot tin such maps. Ills. Faneilo stated tha# this should be possi&~le. Dr. Varner noted. that thc. ~~C~C~ websi#.e as sL~ specialized that ~{ou ca~~ pull Ltp an aerial pictaa~re of individual houses. C~~€.~~cil T'residet~t laause re~uesi.cd oi~ tl~e Controller that aa~y casts i~avolved f:or pr€~gran~n~in,g changes be forwarded to l)r. Varner. l~r. ~Iar~~er n.ated that policies. anal. protocols will Dave to be established. [vls. l`anello stated that orl-line payrrYents shczuld be ope.rab3e this wcel~. Cou.nel 1'reside~.~t >!~c~r~se it~clL€ired of City Cferk Joln~ Voorde whether the re~Juested assistance from leis sta:fl` for the Council's websi#e is res~~lting in are increase in pez°sonnel, to which l~l.r. Voorde stated. no. 1~1Ir_ Voorde noted. that timing re~„arding tickets anal their issua.azce. ~~~ay be a» issue; however pa.rkir~<,~ tickets cats be paid wi#l~in ozae ~ l ~ business dad-. Ile further Sao#ed that tl~e Ordinance ~~~iolations Bureau can accept any ticket up to ~1#JO.~U, hc~~vever there is legislation pending to increase this amount to ~6(~C~.~~. i'~s. l~anel[o stated that .~r~i~r~al Control. ar~d Code L;nforcen~et~t and other tickets will all be run through the s)rsterrt. Dr. Varner then asked IvT~•. Mayes to tell tl~e Co~r~~-ni.##ee abc~at hinlsclf. Citizen ~nenlber ~tephe.r~ Ild. Hayes not~:d that he, h.as lived ire Say.€th 13e~~d since: l~?4, a~~d i~~ tl~c li.iver Park neighborhood for 2~ years. Ne has worked at the main lilarary at the Hniversity of l~lotre Dais€; since l~"~~ with the majority of that #i~~~e in gflvei-~~~~er~# information services, l~r~wee~er the last l.t~ years he bas been working i~~ business information services. I~~ response to a cona~~er~t from Council 1!!Ie~nber ~~hite, Dr. Varner su~;~;ested tl2at the Cou~~cil's completed ~uestionnair-e on 1°T ser~,lice needs be sent #o fir. Mayes. Cite Clerk John Vc~arde noted that now° #hat all citizen znen~bers Dave teen appointed to the s,°arious star~dang cor~anittees, that his office v~~il:l snake sure: that each cif€zen n~en~ber gets a copy ofthe meeting agenda and the Bills which They will be reviewinb. f~lfbrn~ation a~ad Technolc~~.;v C;.a~nt~~itlee iv~.e~ti~~w o#'~'~#~~~i.Eaiy 1 3, ?i'3Qf3 -#'~~e ~ ~~f 3 ~~. ~T~r~er ~gair~ t~~;lc~~~~e~ i~r. I-~~yes ~n~i tl~~ adjc~r€r~~e tie: ~~a~etir~~ ~t 4:C)U ~.~xt. ~e~pectf~~ily stt ~ttecl, ~__ _; ~~;~tt3~i}-.--er~1~e~-~'i~vic~ Varner, ~<~i~~~rse~n Infartr~ati€~rs and Te~.hnc~~o~~}f ~c~~~~x~i.ttee ~~~':k~nf ~ttaci~tn~~-~t lrtfa~€nation end i echnolag_y Committee Meeting of Feb:t~ary l~, 2fl0€~ -t'age ; of 3-