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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-24-71 Council Committee of the Whole Meeting MinutesREGULAR MEETING MAY 24, 1971 Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, met in the Council Chambers in the County City Building on Monday, May 24, 1971 at 8:15 P.M. The meeting was called to order by Council President Robert O. Laven. The invocation was given by Reverend J. Robert Clark, Grace United Methodist Church, 3012 So. Twyckenham Drive, South Bend, Indiana. ROLL CALL PRESENT: Councilmen Laven, Allen, Reinke, Craven, Grounds, Szymkowiak, Palmer and Zielinski ABSENT: Councilman Wise RESOLVE INTO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Council President Laven entertained a motion to resolve the Council into the Committee of the Whole on the state of the City to consider the items listed on the agenda for the consideration of the Committee of the Whole. Councilman Craven so moved and Councilman Allen seconded the motion. Motion carried. Time: 8:20 P.M. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, met in the Council Chambers of the County City Building on Monday, May 24, 1971, at 8:21 P. M. The meeting was called to order by Chairman William Grounds, who presided. ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $12,500.00 FROM "SERVICES PERSONAL" TO "SERVICES CONTRACTUAL" IN THE BUDGET OF THE OFFICE OF CITY CLERK, ALL BEING WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND This being the time heretofore set for public hearing on the above ordinance, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard thereon. The Council authorized the transfer of $12,500.00 in the budget of City Clerk, Kathryn L. Blough, from "Services Contractual" to provide for the recodification and printing of the City's Ordinances. City Attorney Shepherd Crumpacker explained the book was last brought up to date in 1967. Dozens of ordinances have since been passed and the general public is not able to find them; copies are not readily avail- able. Estimates have been secured for the cost of the recodification and reindexing of these obsolete ordinances that are no longer constitutional. The current price for printing alone will run 10 to 15 dollars per page; 600 pages would be 6 to 9 thousand dollars for printing alone, without recodification. The National Institute of Municipal Law Officers, Washington, D.C. has set up a special program of codifying municipal codes in which they were aided initially by a grant from the Ford Foundation and later on have been helped by Model City funds in a number of cities. Funds for this purpose are available as surplus because of the termination of City Court, resulting in the reduction of personnel in the City Clerk's office. Miss Virginia Guthrie, ex- ecutive secretary of the Civic Planning Association expressed appreciation of the City Clerk's giving of the excess funds and inquired if the amount of $12,500.00 would cover the total cost and how many copies were anticipated. Mr. Crumpacker replied that the amount would be sufficient for 200 copies and thought they could be offered for sale. Mr. Roman J. Kowalski, 802 Birchway, South Bend, inquired if this work could be done locally. Mr. Crumpacker replied that it is a specialized field that requires specialists. He knows no one in this vicinity except himself ani Jay Nimtz, Attorney who might be qualified. However, he could hot.do it because of his other duties and also funds for recodification are not in the present budget. City Attorney Crumpacker answered various questions from the councilmen. Councilman Allen made a motion, seconded by Councilman Zielinski that the ordinance go to the Council as favorable. Motion carried. 8 ayes, 0 nayes, 1 absent (Councilman Wise) ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE FOR AN ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $22,800.00 FROM ACCOUNT XX -261, "OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES ", TO THE FOLLOWING ACCOUNTS, ACCOUNT XX -12 "TEMPORARY HELP" $20,000.00, ACCOUNT XX -215 "TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCE ", $550.00, ACCOUNT XX -37 "OTHER SUPPLIES ", $500.00 AND ACCOUNT XX -722 "MOTOR EQUIPMENT ", $1,750.00, IN THE SANITATION DEPARTMENT, ALL BEING WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND This being the time heretofore set for public hearing on the above ordinance, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard thereon. City Engineer Lloyd S. Taylor explained the funds trans fer is an attempt to try to alleviate the pressing problems in the area one of which is a rat problem that we had not had in the past. Under the control of the Board of Pub- lic Works and Safety, there would be a summer trash program set up with 3 or 4 teams consisting of one inspector - supervisor, one truck driver, one laborer and 4 youths. The inspector- supervisor using his own transportation and paid mileage will tour his assigned area of the city to identify problem areas of trash accumulation such as viaducts, railroad right -of -ways, vacant lots, streets and alleys, and residences that do not have trash pickup. Those residents will be given a warn- ing ticket with 7 days to comply and if not obeyed, will be given a citation carrying a $5.00 fine. Miss Virginia Guthrie, executive secretary of the Civic Planning Association inquired if this would encourage people not to have,their trash picked up. Mr. Taylor replied that he did not think so, that undoubtedly those people could not afford to pay for trash pickup. Mrs. F. S. Wlodarski, 1869 Riverside Drive, South Bend, objected because she felt that since she pays for her trash to be picked up, she would be paying double and suggested that perhaps along the rail- roads, it should be the railroad's responsibility. Councilman Grounds stated that although there has been trash dumped along the roads, there has not been one case filed concerning citizen's in- volvement, that it is necessary to go down and file a warrant and it is not good enough to call a policeman. Mrs. Faith Martin, 336 Birchway, South Bend, asked what brought about this condition that did not exist before? Mr. Taylor replied.that it was probably the new no burning ordinance and even though a summer program would not lick the problem, it would be better than nothing. 1. Mr. F. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING MAY 24, 1971 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING (Continued) Councilman Szymkowiak expressed concern that we not create an appropriated money problem in the Sanitation Department in case an emergency may arise in that department. Council President Laven commented that this was a good utilization of unused funds. He asked the questions, "Are we go- ing to allow this trash to remain? Or are we going to go out and help to keep this city clean ?" Councilman Laven made a motion, seconded by Councilman Allen that the ordinance go to the Council as favorable. Motion carried. 8 ayes, 0 nayes, 1 absent (Councilman Wise) There being no further business to come before the Council, Councilman Zielinski made a motion to rise and report to the Council. Councilman Reinke seconded the motion. Motion carried. Time: 9:00 P. M. ATTEST: APPROVED: ITY CLERK s