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ZONING AND VACATION COMMITTEE
To the Common Council of the City of South Bend:
The June 28, 1993, meeting of the Zoning and Vacation
Committee was called to order by its' Chairperson, Council
Member Lee Slavinskas, at 5:15 p.m. in the Council Informal
Meeting Room.
Persons in attendance included Council Members Luecke,
Kelly, Puzzello, Slavinskas, Zakrzewski, Duda, Ladewski;
Attorney John Ford, John Byorni, Don Porter and Kathleen
Cekanski-Farrand.
Council Member; Slavinskas noted that the first item to be
reviewed was Bill No. 43-93 which would vacate property
running betweep Notre Dame Avenue and Frances Street. Mr.
Ford, the Attorney for the Petitioner, St. Joseph Medical
Center, Inc. , noted that the purpose of the vacation is to
increase and improve the parking areas serving the medical
facility.
Mr. Ford showed various 8 X 10 pictures of the area in
question as well as the site plan for the area.
The Council Attorney noted that Mr. Ford had met with Mary
Hall Mueller, Council Member Puzzello, Carl Littrell and
members of the Engineering Department to discuss this
matter. As a result of that meeting, a new Substitute Bill
(marked Final Substitute Bill No. 43-93) was filed by Mr.
Ford setting forth new language in Sections V and VI.
Council Member Zakrzewski questioned whether the Petitioner
would maintain the alleys after they are hard surfaced and
was advised that the hospital would maintain the alleys as
part of their dverall maintenance of the parking lot.
Council President Luecke questioned drainage and Mr. Byorni
noted that it would be subject to a final site plan when the
rezoning comes'. before the Council.
Council Member, Ladewski stated that the parking is needed
and necessary and that he was very familiar with the area.
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Following further discussion, Council Member Puzzello made a
motion, seconded by Council Member Slavinskas, that Final
Substitute Bill No. 43-93 be recommended favorably to
Council. The motion passed.
There being no further business to come before the
Committee, the meeting was ajourned at 5: 30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Council Member Lee Slavinskas,
Chairperson
Zoning and Vacation Committee