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Home My WebLink About12-28-45 Council Special Meeting MinutesSPECIAL MEETING DECEMBER P-8th, 1945. Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South amend, Indiana, met in Special Session in the Council Chambers, City 'mall, on Friday, December 28th, 1945, at 7:35 P.M., with all members present. President P„irocha rresided. SPECIAL CALL South amend, Indiana. December 28th, 1945. To the City Clerk, President and Members of the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana. Gentlemen: You are hereby notified that under and virtue of the authority vested in me as Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana, a special meeting of "the Common Council of said City is hereby called to meet at 7 :30 o'clock P.M., on the 28th day of December, A.D., 1945, in the Council Chambers, City Hell, South Bend, Indiana. It is the purpose of said meeting to consider (a) the approval of a garbage contract for the year 1946, (b) the execution of a certain lease between the City of South bend and Bendix Corporation and (c) a resolution relating to housing for veterans and others. The City Clerk is hereby directed to serve forthwith a copy of this notice on each and every member of the Common Council of said City and make return of such service at said special meeting. F. K E INETH DEIdPSEY Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana. I, Marie H. Nelson, Clerk of the City of South Bend, Indiana, do hereby certify that a copy of the above notice, was served upon the President and each member of the Common. Council of said City, prior to the date st for the meeting. XARIE H. NELSON CITY CLERK The within call came to hand this 28th day of December, A.D., 1945, which I served by reading the same to each councilman, upon the date designated, as follows: M. 0. Brannan December 28, 1945. And by leaving a certified copy thereof at the last and usual place of resident of such members as I +,as uanble to find as follows: 71' Richardson December 28th, 1945 J. M. McCarthy t' It 7al ter Bishop it ft G. H. Heideman " It John Ii!irocha " it Stanley C. Korpal tt t+ Clem Neizgodski " it George Hull WAECHTER #107 ` Member of the South bend Police Lepa-rtment The Special`Call was read by the Clerk and ordered placed on file. • ORDINANCE NOS. 3548 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A CONTRACT FOR THE COLLECTION AID DISPOS1aL OF GARBAGE DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 1946 MADE AND ENTERED INTO BETVTEN TIIE BOARD OF PUBLIC vVORI<;S AND SAFETY OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AND FRANK PALMER, JR. The - ordinance was given first and second reading. Councilman Neizgdski made a motion for suspension of rules. Councilman Bishop seconded the motion. Motion carried by a roll call vote of 9 ayes - 0 nays. The ordinance was given third reading and was passed by a roll call vote of 9 ayes - 0 nays. ORDINANCE NO. 3549 12N ORDINANCE i ":Z TH REGARD TO All EMERGENCY �; -RICH FBI STS FOR THE PROVISION OF TF�,llPORARY HOUSING CONDITIONS FOR USE 1JM OCCUPANCY BY DISTRESSED FAMILIES OF SERVICE IliEN AND BY VETERANS AND THEIR FlIvIILIES. (BL_NDIX AVIATION CORPORATION LEASE) The Ordinance was given first and second reading. Councilman Neizgodski made a motion for suspension of rules. Councilman McCarthy seconded the motion. Motion carried by a roll call vote of 9 ayes - 0 nays. The ordinance was given third reading and was passed by a roll call vote of 9 ayes - 0 nays. RESOLUTION vHEREAS, there exists an extreme shortage of housing accomodations throughout the ration which will be intensified and aggravated as additional numbers of our veterans return to civilian life; and MIEREAS, the immensity" of the task . requires the joint cooperation and a. si_stance of all private and public agencies, local,, state and national. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COI4?I,4ON COUNCIL OF UF, CITY OF SOUTH BEIv�Ii, INDIZN', THAT; Section l.'To alleviate the housing shortage in the City of SouthBend that the Housing Authority of South Bend, be and now is appointed agents for the said Common Council to secure such temporary housing under provisions of Senate Joint Resolution No. 122 enacted the 79th Congress also sometimes referred to as the Mead Bill. SPECIAL TMEETING- contd Section 2. raid Housing Authority shall not expend any funds for said temporary housing provided for herein, except funds to be furnished and in the manner provided for under said Joint Resolution ivlo. 122.. Section 3. The temporary housing shall not exceed 500 units. J�. A. BISiOP Member of the Common Council Councilman Hull 4iade a motion to adopt the resolution. Councilman Brannan seconded the motion. Councilman Brannan withdrew his second. Motion failed for want of a second. Councilman Neizgodski made a motion to refer the Resolution to the office of the City Attorney and that he make a report as soon as possible, and that the i�layor call a Special Meeting of the Council, if the report indicates that such a meeting is necessary. Councilman Hull seconded the motion. Hotion carried. RT•'.finT.TTTTOM WHEREAS, there exists an extreme shortage of housing accommodations throughout the Illation which will be intensified and aggravated as additional numbers of our veterans return to civilian life; and 111 E'REAS, the init.ensity of the task requires the joint cooperation and assistance of all private and public agencies, local, state and national. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE' CITY COUNCIL OF -al L, CITY OF SOUTH BEND, IITI)IANA, in view of this serious housing shortage now existing, it is hereby determined that the Housing Projects located in the City of South Bend; Indiana, known as the Southmore Heights, Beacon Heights, Prairie Homes and B.G.Smith Homes, which projects were constructed by the Federal Government under the provisions of the Lanham Act in order to provide housing for persons engaged in national defense activities. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT, said projects should remain in the status quo for a period of not less than two years and to end at the discretion of the Common Council, but not earlier than December 31, 1547, for the purpose of providing housing for families of veterans, and returning veterans in the manner provided by law, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Congress should be urged to enact legislation authorizing such use of said Housing Projects. JOHN J. 14IROCHA 7em _ o mmo o c Councilman Bishop made a motion that this Resolution be held over e same as the first. Councilman Korpal seconded the motion. I.�lotion carried. R .SnT.TTTT()N RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT OF ' "`AGP, LR- ELi:ENDER -TAFT GENERAL HOUSING BILL 1- MiEREAS, there exists an extreme shortage of housing accommodations throughout the Nation which will be intensified and aggravated as additional numbers of our veterans return to civilian life; and "diE1tEAS, it is imperative that prompt action be taken by the national Government to stop the spread of urban and rural blight, eliminate the slums and provide decent homes for all our citizens; and 4'uliF1?rAS:, the; immensity of the task requires the joint cooperation and assistance of all private and public agencies, local, state, and national; and "11EREAS, the Wagner- Ellender -Taft General Housing Bill, recently introduced in the Congrbss,, provides for a unified national housing agency and a coordinated national attack on the housing problem through adequate research, active local planning, a liberal home loan plan, the construction of homes for low, medium, and high income-families and authorizes assistance to localities for public and private slum clearance projects; Now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND: Section 1. The City of South Bend hereby endorses and supports the Wagner- Ellender -Taft General housing Bill and urges its prompt enactment by the Congress. Section 2. The City Clerk is hereby directed to send copies of this resolution to the members of the house of Representatives and the Senate of the United States, to the chairman of the appropriate Senate and House Committees, Senators u'dagner, Ellender, Taft and President Truman, and to Congressman Robert Grant. CLEM NIEZGODSK I Member of the Common Council Councilman Niezgodski, made a motion that the Resolution be adopted. Councilman ;lull seconded the motion. Motion carried. There being no further business, Council adjourned at 8:35 P.14. ATTEST: CLERK APPROVED: ��. J / N