HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-27-2026 Public Works and Property Vacation Committee MinutesOFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
BIANCA L. TIRADO, c rrY CLERK
PUBUC WORKS & PROPERTY VACATION
Committee Members Present:
Committee Members Absent:
Other Council Present:
Others Present:
Presenters:
Agenda:
APRIL 27, 2026, 5:00 P.M.
Troy Warner, Dr. Oliver Davis, Abel
Gonzalez, Sheila Niezgodski*, Ophelia
Gooden-Rodgers
None
Canneth Lee, Rachel Tomas Morgan, Karen
L. White
Bianca L. Tirado, Matthew Neal, Jasmine
Jackson, Veronica Pitt-Payne, Bob Palmer
Chris Tomkiewicz
Bill No. 20-26 -Alley Vacation -Western
Half of the Unimproved North/South Right-
of-Way North of Calvert and Immediately
East of 2801 West Calvert
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Committee Chair Ophelia Gooden-Rodgers called to order the Public Works and Property
Vacation Committee meeting at 5:00 P.M.
Bill No. 20-26 -Alley Vacation -Western Half of the Unimproved North/South Right-of-Way
North of Calvert and Immediately East of 2801 West Calvert
Chris Tomkiewicz, Petitioner, 2801 West Calvert Street, South Bend, IN 46613, said he wants to
vacate the property west of him.
Committee Chair Gooden-Rodgers held the public hearing, and nobody spoke.
Committee Member Warner stated that the bill comes with favorable recommendations from all
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City departments. He said half of the alley would be vacated to the petitioner, and the other half
would be vacated to the railroad.
Committee Member Waner moved to send Bill No. 20-26 to the Committee of the Whole with a
favorable recommendation, which was seconded by Committee Vice Chair Sheila Niezgodski
and carried by a vote of 1ive (5) ayes.
Committee Chair Ophelia Gooden-Rodgers -Aye Committee Vice Chair Sheila Niezgodski -Aye
Committee Member Troy Warner -Aye Committee Member Dr. Oliver Davis -Aye
Citizen Member Abel Gonzalez -Aye
With no further business, Committee Chair Gooden-Rodgers adjourned the Public Works and
Property Vacation Committee meeting at 5:05 P.M.
Respectfully Submitted,
Ophelia Gooden-Rodgers, Committee Chair
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