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Home My WebLink About12-14-2020 Agenda Packet MEMORANDUM TO: MEMBERS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL FROM: DAWN M. JONES, CITY CLERK DATE: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2020 SUBJECT: COMMITTEE MEETING NOTICE The following Common Council Committee Meetings have been scheduled for Monday, December 14, 2020: Virtual Conference call via Microsoft Teams Join here: https://tinyurl.com/CC121420 4:00 P.M. RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS CHAIRPERSON, NIEZGODSKI 1. Neighborhood Planning 2021, Tim Corcoran, Director Planning & Community Resources 4:30 P.M. PUBLIC WORKS AND PROPERTY VACATION CHAIRPERSON, NIEZGODSKI 1.Bill No. 69-20- Edmund Court Alley Vacation 4:45 P.M. UTILITIES CHAIRPERSON, DAVIS JR. 1.Bill No. 62-20- Amending Chapter 17, Article 15 to Adjust the Low Income Customer Assistance Program Rate 2.Bill No. 63-20- Approving an Interfund Loan from Fund 641 to Fund 610 5:15 P.M. PERSONNEL AND FINANCE CHAIRPERSON, WHITE 1.Bill No. 64-20- Budget Transfers for Various Departments2.Bill No. 65-20- Appropriating Additional Funds for Certain Departmental and City Service Operations 3.Bill No. 66-20- Amending Municiple Code to Address Timing and Details of Various Reports4.Bill No. 67-20- Amending Chapter 2, Article 5, for PreApproved Payment of Claims5.Bill No. 68-20- Adopting An Investment Policy for the City of South Bend Council President Karen L. White has called an Informal Meeting of the Council which will commence immediately after the adjournment of the Personnel and Finance meeting. INFORMAL MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL PRESIDENT, K. WHITE 1. Discussion of Council Agenda 2.Update and Announcements3. Adjournment 2 cc: Mayor James Mueller Committee Meeting List Media NOTICE FOR HEARING AND SIGHT IMPAIRED PERSONS Auxiliary Aid or Other Services may be Available upon Request at No Charge. Please give Reasonable Advance Request when Possible South Bend Common Council Meeting Agenda Monday, December 14, 2020 7:00 P.M. ***Due to the Executive Order by Indiana Governor Holcomb, the South Bend Common Council meeting will be legally held by way of a virtual meeting by using Microsoft Teams app. Public access to the meeting can be granted by this link: https://tinyurl.com/SBCC121420 1. INVOCATION 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. ROLL CALL 4. REPORT FROM THE SUB-COMMITTEE ON MINUTES 5. SPECIAL BUSINESS BILL NO. 20-40 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA HONORING AND ENCOURAGING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF KEVIN LIDDELL AS A FUTURE LEADER OF OUR CITY 20-41 A RESOUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THHE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA ACKNOWLEDGING AND THANKING PASTOR MARIO SIMS FOR HIS KINDNESS AND ADVOCACY FOR SOUTH BEND’S HOMELESS 6. REPORTS FROM CITY OFFICES 7. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE BILL NO. 62-20 PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE AT SECTIONS 17-132 AND 17-133 OF ARTICLE 15, CHAPTER 17, TO ADJUST THE LOW-INCOME CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM RATE 63-20 PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE SOUTH BEND COMMON COUNCIL APPROVING AN INTERFUND LOAN FROM FUND 641 (SEWAGE WORKS OPERATIONS) TO FUND 610 (SOLID WASTE OPERATIONS) FOR CASH FLOW PURPOSES AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY IN CONNECTION WITH THE TIME SPECIFIED FOR ITS REPAYMENT 64-20 PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, FOR BUDGET TRANSFERS FOR VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA FOR THE YEAR 2020 65-20 PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, APPROPRIATING ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR CERTAIN DEPARTMENTAL AND CITY SERVICES OPERATIONS FOR THE YEAR 2020 OF $750,000 FROM GENERAL FUND (#101), $320,000 FROM PARKS & RECREATION FUND (#201), $33,500 FROM GIFT, DONATION, BEQUEST FUND (#217), $500,000 FROM LIABILITY INSURANCE PREMIUM RESERVE FUND (#226), $6,871,834 FROM COVID-19 RESPONSE FUND (#264), $200,000 FROM COUNTY OPTION INCOME TAX FUND (#404), $2,000,000 FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCOME TAX FUND (#408), $117,000 FROM 2017 PARKS BOND CAPITAL FUND (#471), $265,000 FROM SOLID WASTE OPERATIONS FUND (#610), $175,000 FROM SEWER REPAIR INSURANCE FUND (#640), $250,000 FROM SEWAGE WORKS OPERATING FUND (#641), $123,000 FROM UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION FUND (#713), AND $306,525 FROM EDDY STREET COMMONS CAPITAL FUND (#759) 66-20 PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADDRESS THE TIMING AND DETAILS OF VARIOUS REPORTS THAT THE CITY ADMINISTRATION SUBMITS TO THE COMMON COUNCIL 67-20 PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 5 OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE FOR PREAPPROVED PAYMENT OF CLAIMS 68-20 PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, ADOPTING AN INVESTMENT POLICY FOR THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND 69-20 PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE TO VACATE THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY: STREET VACATION – LUTHER COURT FROM NOTRE DAME AVE., EAST 250 FEET +/- TO THE END OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY AND EDMUND COURT FROM COLFAX AVE., NORTH 198 FEET +/-, TO LUTHER COURT, SOUTH BEND, INDIANA 8. BILLS ON THIRD READING BILL NO. 62-20 THIRD READING ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE AT SECTIONS 17-132 AND 17-133 OF ARTICLE 15, CHAPTER 17, TO ADJUST THE LOW-INCOME CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM RATE 63-20 THIRD READING ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE SOUTH BEND COMMON COUNCIL APPROVING AN INTERFUND LOAN FROM FUND 641 (SEWAGE WORKS OPERATIONS) TO FUND 610 (SOLID WASTE OPERATIONS) FOR CASH FLOW PURPOSES AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY IN CONNECTION WITH THE TIME SPECIFIED FOR ITS REPAYMENT 64-20 THIRD READING ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, FOR BUDGET TRANSFERS FOR VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA FOR THE YEAR 2020 65-20 THIRD READING ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, APPROPRIATING ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR CERTAIN DEPARTMENTAL AND CITY SERVICES OPERATIONS FOR THE YEAR 2020 OF $750,000 FROM GENERAL FUND (#101), $320,000 FROM PARKS & RECREATION FUND (#201), $33,500 FROM GIFT, DONATION, BEQUEST FUND (#217), $500,000 FROM LIABILITY INSURANCE PREMIUM RESERVE FUND (#226), $6,871,834 FROM COVID-19 RESPONSE FUND (#264), $200,000 FROM COUNTY OPTION INCOME TAX FUND (#404), $2,000,000 FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCOME TAX FUND (#408), $117,000 FROM 2017 PARKS BOND CAPITAL FUND (#471), $265,000 FROM SOLID WASTE OPERATIONS FUND (#610), $175,000 FROM SEWER REPAIR INSURANCE FUND (#640), $250,000 FROM SEWAGE WORKS OPERATING FUND (#641), $123,000 FROM UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION FUND (#713), AND $306,525 FROM EDDY STREET COMMONS CAPITAL FUND (#759) 66-20 THIRD READING ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADDRESS THE TIMING AND DETAILS OF VARIOUS REPORTS THAT THE CITY ADMINISTRATION SUBMITS TO THE COMMON COUNCIL 67-20 THIRD READING ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 5 OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE FOR PREAPPROVED PAYMENT OF CLAIMS 68-20 THIRD READING ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, ADOPTING AN INVESTMENT POLICY FOR THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND 69-20 THIRD READING ON AN ORDINANCE TO VACATE THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY: STREET VACATION – LUTHER COURT FROM NOTRE DAME AVE., EAST 250 FEET +/- TO THE END OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY AND EDMUND COURT FROM COLFAX AVE., NORTH 198 FEET +/-, TO LUTHER COURT, SOUTH BEND, INDIANA 9. RESOLUTIONS 10. BILLS ON FIRST READING BILL NO. 70-20 FIRST READING ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, APPROVING A PETITION OF THE ADVISORY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1915 N BENDIX 71-20 FIRST READING ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, APPROVING A PETITION OF THE ADVISORY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1643 PRAIRIE 11. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 12. NEW BUSINESS 13. PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR 14. ADJOURNMENT Notice for Hearing and Sight Impaired Persons: Auxiliary aid or other services are available upon request at no charge. Please give reasonable advance request if and when possible. 2020 COMMON COUNCIL STANDING COMMITTEES (Rev. 12-09-20) COMMUNITY INVESTMENT COMMITTEE Oversees the various activities of the Department of Community Investment. This Committee reviews all real and personal tax abatement requests and works closely with the Business Development Team. Rachel Tomas Morgan, Chairperson Eli Wax, Vice-Chairperson Tom Kurzhal, Citizen Member Sharon L. McBride, Member Kaine Kanczuzewski, Citizen Canneth Lee, Member Member COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMITTEE Oversees the various activities of the Engagement and Economic Empowerment, Neighborhood Development, and Community Resources Teams within the City’s Department of CI and is charged with facilitating partnerships and ongoing communications with other public and private entities operating within the City. Lori Hamann, Chairperson Henry Davis, Jr., Member Troy Warner, Vice-Chairperson Rachel Tomas Morgan, Member LaQuita Hughes, Citizen Member COUNCIL RULES COMMITTEE Oversees the regulations governing the overall operation of the Common Council, as well as all matters of public trust. Its duties are set forth in detail in Section 2-10.1 of the South Bend Municipal Code. Karen L. White, Member HEALTH AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE Oversees the various activities performed by the Fire and Police Departments, EMS, Department of Code Enforcement, ordinance violations, and related health and public safety matters. Troy Warner, Chairperson Rachel Tomas Morgan, Member Sharon L. McBride, Vice-Chairperson Sheila Niezgodski, Member Desmond Upchurch, Citizen Member INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE- Innovation Oversees the various activities of the City’s Department of Innovation, which includes the Divisions of Information Technology and 311 so that the City of South Bend remains competitive and on the cutting edge of developments in this area. Reviewing and proposing upgrades to computer systems and web sites, developing availability and access to GIS data and related technologies are just some of its many activities. Rachel Tomas Morgan, Chairperson Henry Davis, Jr., Member Lori Hamann, Vice-Chairperson Troy Warner, Member PARC COMMITTEE- Venues Parks and Arts (Parks, Recreation, Cultural Arts & Entertainment) Oversees the various activities of the Century Center, College Football Hall of Fame, Four Winds Stadium, Morris Performing Arts Center, Studebaker National Museum, South Bend Regional Museum of Art, Potawatomi Zoo, My SB Trails, DTSB relations, and the many recreational and leisure activities offered by the Department of Venues Parks and Arts. Sharon L. McBride, Chairperson Troy Warner, Vice-Chairperson Lori Hamann, Member PERSONNEL AND FINANCE COMMITTEE Oversees the activities performed by the Department of Administration and Finance, and reviews all proposed salaries, budgets, appropriations and other fiscal matters, as well as personnel policies, health benefits and related matters. Karen L. White, Chairperson Rachel Tomas Morgan, Member Eli Wax, Vice- Chairperson Sheila Niezgodski, Member PUBLIC WORKS AND PROPERTY VACATION COMMITTEE Oversees the various activities performed by the Building Department, the Department of Public Works and related public works and property vacation issues. Sheila Niezgodski, Chairperson Troy Warner, Member Henry Davis, Jr., Vice-Chairperson Lori Hamann, Member Carl Latrell, Citizen Member RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE Oversees the various activities and issues related to neighborhood development and enhancement. Sheila Niezgodski, Chairperson Henry Davis, Jr., Member Canneth Lee, Vice-Chairperson Sharon L. McBride, Member UTILITIES COMMITTEE Oversees the activities of all enterprise entities including but not limited to the Bureau of Waterworks, Bureau of Sewers and all related matters. Henry Davis, Jr., Chairperson Troy Warner, Member Eli Wax, Vice-Chairperson Sheila Niezgodski, Member ZONING AND ANNEXATION COMMITTEE Oversees the activities related to the Board of Zoning Appeals, recommendations from the Area Plan Commission and the Historic Preservation Commission, as well as all related matters addressing annexation and zoning. Sharon L. McBride, Chairperson Rachel Tomas Morgan, Member Sheila Niezgodski, Vice-Chairperson Lori Hamann, Member ________________ SUB-COMMITTEE ON MINUTES Reviews the minutes prepared by the Office of the City Clerk of the regular, special and informal meetings of the Common Council and makes a recommendation on their approval/modification to the Council Karen L. White, Member Canneth Lee, Member 2020 COMMON COUNCIL STANDING COMMITTEES (Rev.12-09-20) CANNETH LEE, 1ST District Council Member Community Investment Committee, Member Residential Neighborhoods Committee, Member Sub-Committee on Minutes, Member HENRY DAVIS, JR. 2nd District Council Member Utilities Committee, Chairperson Residential Neighborhoods Committee, Member Public Works & Property Vacation, Vice-Chairperson Information & Technology Committee, Member Community Relations Committee, Member SHARON L. MCBRIDE, 3rd District Council Member Vice-President PARC Committee, Chairperson Community Investment Committee, Member Zoning & Annexation Committee, Chairperson Residential Neighborhoods Committee, Member Health & Public Safety Committee, Vice-Chairperson TROY WARNER, 4TH District Council Member Health & Public Safety Committee, Chairperson Public Works & Property Vacation, Member Community Relations Committee, Vice-Chairperson Utilities Committee, Member PARC Committee, Vice-Chairperson ELI WAX, 5TH District Council Member Community Investment, Vice-Chairperson Personnel and Finance, Vice-Chairperson Utilities, Vice-Chairperson SHEILA NIEZGODSKI, 6TH District Council Member Chairperson, Committee of the Whole Public Works & Property Vacation, Chairperson Personnel & Finance Committee, Member Residential Neighborhoods Committee, Vice-Chairperson Health & Public Safety Committee, Member Zoning & Annexation Committee, Vice-Chairperson Utilities Committee, Member RACHEL TOMAS MORGAN, AT LARGE Council Member Information & Technology Committee, Chairperson Community Relations Committee, Member Community Investment Committee, Chairperson Health & Public Safety Committee, Member Personnel & Finance Committee, Member Zoning & Annexation Committee, Member KAREN L. WHITE, AT LARGE Council Member President Residential Neighborhood Committee, Chairperson Council Rules Committee, Member Personnel & Finance Committee, Chairperson Community Investment Committee, Member LORI HAMANN, AT LARGE Council Member Community Relations Committee, Chairperson Zoning & Annexation Committee, Member Information & Technology Committee, Vice-Chairperson Public Works & Property Vacation, Member PARC Committee, Member Filed in Clerk's Office NOV 1 8 2020 DAWN M. JONES CITY CLERK, SOUTH BEND, IN CITY OF SOUTH BEND DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS November 17, 2020 Ms. Karen White President, South Bend Common Council 4th Floor, County-City Building South Bend, IN 4660 I --- Re: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND COMMON COUNCIL AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADJUST THE WASTEWATER LOW-INCOME CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM RATE Dear President White: The attached ordinance amends the low-income wastewater customer assistance program to provide a more significant credit to those customers. Clean water and wastewater are essential human needs that require adequate funding to ensure the continued delivery of safe water on a sustained basis. The funding required for these services can put low-income residents in a difficult situation when deciding whether to pay their sewer and water bill, their rent, or buying food. The onset of Covid-19 has made these decisions increasingly difficult as the economic fallout from the pandemic has disproportionately impacted low-income households. This ordinance amends the low-income customer assistance program and provides a more substantial monthly credit on the wastewater bill that better meets the needs of the residents given the issues brought on by the pandemic. The credit is eligible to sewer customers that meet the low-income thresholds outlined in the State of Indiana Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program guidelines. The ordinance establishes three tiers of credit ($15 $21, or $28.50) depending on the household income and number in the household. A sewer fee of $2.62 per month per wastewater customer account will be assessed to offset the low-income credits. I look forward to discussing this ordinance at the Council's Committee meeting and at the public hearing. If you have any further questions or need additional information, please let me know. As always, thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, 1:� Eric C. Horvath City of South Bend Executive Director Public Works EXCELLENCE ACCOUNTABILITY INNOVATION INCLUSION EMPOWERMENT 1316 County-City Building 227 W. Jefferson Blvd. South Bend, Indiana 46601 p 574.235.9251 f 574.235.9171 www.southbendin.gov Bill No. 62-20 Bill No. 63-20 Bill No. 64-20 Bill No. 65-20 Bill No. 66-20 Bill No. 67-20 Bill No. 68-20 Bill No. 69-20 Bill No. 70-20 Bill No. 71-20