HomeMy WebLinkAboutRequesting Kenney Park & Belleville Park become priorities for obtain ing more playground equipment and updated short and long-term capital plansRESOLUTION
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Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana
May 29, 12
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Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana
May 30, 12
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City Clerk
President of Common Council
Approved and signed by me 20� .
City Clerk
RESOLUTION q( d t"( 2--
Bill No. 12-
A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA,
REQUESTING THAT KENNEDY PARK AND BELLEVILLE PARK BECOME PRIORITIES
FOR OBTAINING MORE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AND UPDATED SHORT AND LONG -
TERM CAPITAL PLANS
6)ffwm&A Kennedy Park located on Olive Street at Westmoor Street contains 38.56 acres and
Belleville Park located on Evergreen Lane at Meadow Lane are dedicated to park and recreational
activities in the City of South Bend; and
6A Kennedy Park and Belleville Park are listed among the eighty (80) listed parks
and facilities on the South Bend Parks & Recreation official website; and
G ere, in 2000, the Kennedy Water Playground opened as a "low- depth, interactive water
playground which is geared for children between 18 months and 10 years of age; with some of the
features including a slide, tire swing, and multiple spray features being available for fees if 3 years
or older with the facilities being opened from June 71 to August 8th; and
6 on April 12, 2004, the South Bend Common Council passed Ordinance No. 9500-
04 which approved the transfer of 0.374 acres of the northern portion of Kennedy Park to the City
of South Bend in order to permit the City to straighten and make other improvements to Bendix
Drive; and
6A" in the interest of addressing the growing needs of the residents and visitors who
frequent Kennedy Park and Belleville Park this Resolution is being filed so that there will be
discussions with the Park Department and Board of Park Commissioners before the 2013 budget
process begins.
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follows:
Section I. The Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, believes that South
Bend provides great park and recreational opportunities throughout our city.
Section II. The Council believes that there continues to be a growing and sustained demand
for more playground equipment at Kennedy and Belleville Parks which should be addressed before
next year's budget process begins.
Section III. The Council further believes that positive discussions should take place so that
the needs in these two (2) popular parks may take place.
Section IV. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by
the Council and approval by the Mayor.
Kennedy and Belleville Park Resolution
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Oliv&V&Yis! M:�� ounccll Member
Henry Davis, Jr., 2"'DistrictTi!,euncil Member
Pete Buttigieg, yor
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TO THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND:
Your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred:
BILL NO.
12 -48 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, REQUESTING THAT
KENNEDY PARK AND BELLEVILLE PARK BECOME
PRIORITIES FOR OBTAINING MORE PLAYGROUND
EQUIPMENT AND UPDATED SHORT AND LONG TERM
CAPITAL PLANS
Respectfully report that they have examined the matter and that in their opinion,
this bill is being recommended to the full Council with a favorable
recommendation.
This bill was heard by the Community & Economic Development Committee.
Karen L. White
Chairperson, Committee of the Whole
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61 .\FACE /l Common Council
1865 441 County -City Building . 227W. Jefferson Blvd
South Bend, Indiana 46601 -1830
Derek D. Dieter
President
Oliver J. Davis
Vice - President
Karen L. White
Chairperson, Committee
of the Whole
Tim Scott
First District
Henry Davis, Jr.
Second District
Valerie Schey
Third District
Fred Ferlic
Fourth District
David Varner
Fifth District
Oliver J. Davis
Sixth District
Derek D. Dieter
At Large
Gavin Ferlic
At Large
Karen L. White
At Large
May 21, 2012
Members of the Common Council
4th Floor County -City Building
South Bend, Indiana 46601
Dear Council Members:
(574) 235 -9321
Fax (574) 235 -9173
http://www.southbenctin.gov
We are sponsoring the attached resolution in the interest of having the
opportunity to have discussion on the capital needs of two (2) of our most
popular parks — Kennedy and Belleville.
We are hopeful that such discussions can take place before the 2013 budget is
filed for Council consideration.
We look forward to discussing this with you next Tuesday.
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