HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-10-2025 FINAL Common Council Meeting Agenda
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SOUTH BEND COMMON COUNCIL
M EETING A GENDA
Monday, November 10, 2025
7:00 P.M.
The South Bend Common Council meeting will be open to the public
at the Council Chambers on the 3rd floor of the South Bend City Hall, 215 S. Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., South Bend, IN 46601
or available by way of a virtual meeting using the Microsoft Teams Meeting
App. Public access to the meeting can be granted by this Microsoft Teams Link:
https://tinyurl.com/SBCC111025
1. INVOCATION
PASTOR JIM CLARK | GRACE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
2. PLEDGE TO THE FLAG
3. ROLL CALL
4. REPORT FROM THE SUB-COMMITTEE ON MINUTES
OCTOBER 27, 2025
5. SPECIAL BUSINESS
6. REPORTS FROM CITY OFFICES
7. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE TIME:_____
BILL NO.
45-25 PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, ANNEXING TO AND BRINGING
WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AND AMENDING
THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED IN CLAY
TOWNSHIP, CONTIGUOUS THEREWITH; COUNCILMANIC DISTRICT NO.
4, FOR 54528, 54550, 54570, 54606, 54610, 54638, 54650 WILLIS AVENUE,
SOUTH BEND, INDIANA (PUBLIC HEARING ONLY)
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70-25 PUBLIC HEARING 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 1417 WEST INDIANA AVENUE COUNCILMANIC DISTRICT
NO. 6 IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA
71-25 PUBLIC HEARING 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 1409 WEST INDIANA AVENUE COUNCILMANIC DISTRICT
NO. 6 IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA
72-25 PUBLIC HEARING 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 1101 ELLIOTT STREET COUNCILMANIC DISTRICT NO. 2
IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA
8. BILLS ON THIRD READING TIME:______
BILL NO.
70-25 THIRD 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 1417 WEST INDIANA AVENUE COUNCILMANIC DISTRICT
NO. 6 IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA
71-25 THIRD 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 1409 WEST INDIANA AVENUE COUNCILMANIC DISTRICT
NO. 6 IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA
72-25 THIRD 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 1101 ELLIOTT STREET COUNCILMANIC DISTRICT NO. 2
IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA
9. RESOLUTIONS
25-40 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH
BEND, INDIANA, ADOPTING A WRITTEN FISCAL PLAN AND
ESTABLISHING A POLICY FOR THE PROVISION OF SERVICES TO AN
ANNEXATION AREA IN CLAY TOWNSHIP (WILLIS DUNN ANNEXATION
AREA)
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25-44 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH
BEND, INDIANA, CALLING FOR RELIEF FROM THE DEVASTATING
IMPACT OF SENATE ENROLLED ACT 1 ON THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND
AND OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES WITHIN THE STATE
OF INDIANA
25-46 A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE ADOPTION OF A DECLARATORY
RESOLUTION DESIGNATING CERTAIN AREAS WITHIN THE CITY OF
SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, COMMONLY KNOWN AS 3315 WILLIAM
RICHARDSON COURT, SOUTH BEND, INDIANA 46628 AN ECONOMIC
REVITALIZATION AREA FOR PURPOSES OF A SEVEN-YEAR (7) REAL
PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT FOR MICHIGAN MOTORSPORTS LLC
25-47 A RESOLUTION OF THE SOUTH BEND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, ACKNOWLEDGING THE IMPACT OF THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN ON SNAP RECIPIENTS AND
CALLING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER EMERGENCY
MEASURES TO SUPPORT RESIDENTS EXPERIENCING FOOD
INSECURITY
25-48 A RESOLUTION ON BEHALF OF THE SOUTH BEND COMMON COUNCIL
CONSENTING TO THE RENEWAL OR CONTINUANCE OF A
DECLARATION OF A LOCAL DISASTER EMERGENCY UNTIL ANY
ORDER OR PROCLAMATION LAWFULLY TERMINATES THE LOCAL
DISASTER EMERGENCY OR THE PASSAGE OF A RESOLUTION BY THE
COMMON COUNCIL REVOKING THIS CONSENT
10. BILLS ON FIRST READING
11. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
12. NEW BUSINESS
APPROVAL OF 2026 COMMON COUNCIL MEETING DATES
13. PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR
14. ADJOURNMENT TIME: _________
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In the interest of providing greater public access and to promote greater transparency, the South Bend Common Council agenda has been translated
into Spanish. All agendas are available online from the Council’s website, and also in paper format in the Office of the City Clerk, 4th Floor County-City
Building. Reasonable efforts have been taken to provide an accurate translation of the text of the agenda, however, the officiate is the English
version. Any discrepancies which may be created in the translation are not binding. Such translations do not create any right or benefit, substantive or
procedural, enforceable at law or equity by a party against the Common Council or the City of South Bend, Indiana.