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Home My WebLink About04-26-94 Council Special Meeting MinutesSPECIAL MEETING APRIL 26, 1994 Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend met in the Council Chambers of the County -City Building on Tuesday, April 26 at 4:30 P.M. The meeting was called to order and the pledge to the flag was given. ROLL CALL PRESENT: Council Members Luecke, Washington, Kelly, Puzzello, Slavinskas, Zakrzewski, Coleman Duda and Ladewski. ABSENT: None NOTICE OF CALL OF SPECIAL MEETING OF THE SOUTH BEND COMMON COUNCIL Pursuant to Sec. 2 -5 of the South Bend Municipal Code, the undersigned five (5) members of the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, hereby call a Special Meeting of the South Bend Common Council. This Special Meeting shall be held Tuesday, April 26, 1994 at 4:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers, 4th Floor County -City Building. This Special Meeting is called for the exclusive purposes of having second and third readings, formal public hearing and disposition on the following Bill: BILL NO. 23 -94 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, VACATING TUTT STREET FROM MAIN STREET AND VACATING THE FIRST NORTH -SOUTH ALLEY EAST OF MAIN STREET FROM TUTT STREET, TO THE SOUTH TO THE FIRST EAST -WEST ALLEY NORTH OF TUTT STREET, TO THE NORTH amk i first reading on the following Bill: BILL NO. 47 -94 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA TO ISSUE ITS MULTIFAMILY HOUSING REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS (THE POINTE AT ST. JOSEPH PROJECT), ISSUE OF 1994, SERIES A,B,C, AND D IN THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT EXCEEDING $12,920,485.27 AND APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING OTHER ACTIONS IN RESPECT THEREOF. Signed by five (5) Members of the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, on the dates so indicated. /s/ Ann Puzzello Ann Puzzello, Council President /s/ Stephen Luecke Stephen Luecke, First District /s/ Linas K. Slavinskas Third District Date Signed /s/ Thomas Zakrzewski Thomas Zakrzewski, Sixth District /s/ Eugene Ladewski ATTEST: State of Indiana ) County of St. Joseph ) ss: City of South Bend ) 4/21/94 Date Signed 4/22/94 Date Signed 4/22/94 Roland Kelly, 4/22/94 Date Signed 4/22/94 Date Signed I, Irene K. Gammon, City Clerk of the City of South Bend, Indiana, hereby acknowledge that the foregoing individuals are members of the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, and signed the above call of Special Meeting of the South Bend Common Council on the dates indicated. Signed, sealed and dated this 22nd day of April 1994. /s /Irene Gammon Irene K. Gammon, City Clerk The within call for a Special Council Meeting of the South Bend Common Council came to hand the 22nd day of April, 1994, which I serve by reading the same to each Council Member upon the date designated: /s/ Cleo Washington /s/ Eugene Ladewski REGULAR MEETING APRIL 26, 1994 or by leaving a certified copy thereof at the last the usual place of residence of such Council Members as I was able to find as follows: Steve Luecke - mailbox Ann Puzzello - mailbox Roland Kelly - mailbox Tom Zakrzewski - mailbox Loretta Duda - mailbox Sean Coleman - mailbox Linas Slavinskas -gave son Cpl. Ron Glon #303 Member of the South Bend Police Department Council Member Luecke made a motion to resolve into the Committee of the Whole, seconded by Council Member Coleman. The motion carried. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend met in the Committee of the Whole at 4:35 p.m., with nine members present. Chairman Kelly presiding. BILL NO. 23 -94 A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, VACATING TUTT STREET FROM MAIN STREET AND VACATING THE FIRST NORTH -SOUTH ALLEY EAST OF MAIN STREET FROM TUTT STREET, TO THE SOUTH TO THE FIRST EAST -WEST ALLEY NORTH OF TUTT STREET, TO THE NORTH. This being the time heretofore set for public hearing on the above bill, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. Council Member Luecke reported that the Public Works and Property Vacation Committee had met on this bill and recommended it to the Council favorable. Ann Kolata, Deputy Director of Economic Development, made the presentation for the bill. She indicated they were requesting the vacation of a portion of Tutt Street and an alley north of Tutt, which will allow Schafer Gear to purchase the property in order to expand there operations. She indicated they strongly supported this project. Bipin Doshi, president of Schafer, indicated they planned to expand their facility by 18,000 square feet. He indicated this vacation is needed in order for the trucks to backup to the docks, and to give our employees addition parking spaces. He indicated they planned to add 15 -20 new jobs. Council Member Luecke made a motion to recommend this bill to the Council favorable, seconded by Council Member Coleman. Council Member Zakrzewski indicated he needed more information from the City Engineer before he could support this motion. The motion carried. Council Member Coleman made a motion to rise and report to the Council, seconded by Council member Luecke. The motion carried. ATTEST; ATTEST; City Clerk 4haman REGULAR MEETING RECONVENED Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend reconvened in the Council Chambers on the fourth floor of the County -City Building at 7:43 p.m. Council President Puzzello presiding, and nine members present. BILLS, THIRD READING ORDINANCE NO. 8497 -94 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, VACATING TUTT STREET FROM MAIN STREET AND VACATING THE FIRST NORTH -SOUTH ALLEY EAST OF MAIN STREET FROM TUTT STREET, TO THE SOUTH TO THE FIRST EAST -WEST ALLEY NORTH OF TUTT STREET, TO THE NORTH This bill had third reading. Council Member Slavinskas made a motion to amend this bill, as amended in the Committee of the Whole, seconded by Council Member Washington. The motion carried. Council Member Slavinskas made a motion to pass the bill, as amended, seconded by Council Member Kelly. The bill passed on a roll call vote of eight ayes and one nay (Council Member Zakrzewski.) BILLS, FIRST READING BILL NO. 47 -94 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA TO ISSUE REGULAR MEETING APRIL 26, 1994 ITS MULTIFAMILY HOUSING REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS (THE POINTE AT ST. JOSEPH PROJECT), ISSUE OF 1994, SERIES A,B,C, AND D IN THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT EXCEEDING $12,920,485.27 AND APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING OTHER ACTIONS IN RESPECT THEREOF. This bill had first reading. Council Member Luecke made a motion to recommend this bill to the Community and Economic Development Committee and set it for public hearing and third reading on May 9, seconded by Council Member Kelly. The motion carried. There being no Member Luecke motion carried. ATTEST: City Clerk further business to come before the Council unfinished or new, Council made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Council Member Slavinskas. The