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REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 22, 2016 REPORTS OF CITY OFFICES Representing the City Administration will be James Mueller. RESOLVE INTO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE At 7:12 p.m. Councilmember Karen White made a motion to resolve into the Committee of the Whole. Councilmember John Voorde seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of eight (8) ayes. Councilmember Gavin Ferlic, Chairperson, presiding. Councilmember Gavin Ferlic explained the procedures to be followed for tonight's meeting in accordance with Article 1, Section 2 -11 of the South Bend Municipal Code. PUBLIC HEARINGS 36 -16 PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 202 BARTLETT STREET, COUNCILMANIC DISTRICT NO. 1 IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA Councilmember Oliver Davis made a motion to accept the substitute version of Bill 36 -16. Councilmember Karen White seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of eight (8) ayes. Councilmember Oliver Davis, Chair of the Zoning and Annexation Committee, reported that they met and send this bill forward with a favorable recommendation. Keith Chapman, Area Plan Commission with offices on the 11th Floor of the County -City Building, served as the presenter for this bill. This property is located at 202 Bartlett Street. Mr. Chapman provided pictures of the property as well as a site plan which are on file in the City - Clerk's Office. The petitioner is looking to rezone from S172 Single - Family to MFI Urban Corridor Multi - Family District. To the north is Leeper Park. To the east is a doctor's office. To the south is a single family residence. To the west of the property is a parking lot. This comes to the Council with a favorable recommendation from the Area Plan Commission subject to the following written commitment: the multi - family dwelling unit is limited to three (3) units. Rezoning the site to MF1 Urban Corridor Multi - Family District will allow for a mixture of housing types in the neighborhood and enable the reuse of a vacant structure. Justin Bogunit, 202 Bartlett St., served as the petitioner for this bill. His intentions are to renovate the property and restore it to what it was originally built for. The plan is to keep the same footprint which is two (2) units on the second -floor and one (1) unit on the first -floor. The structure is sitting right on the property line and he does not own any of the property from the building to the street. There are also plans to add landscaping on the property. Councilmember Oliver Davis asked what Mr. Bogunit plan is for any parking issues that may arise and also if he could clarify the issue regarding Code Enforcement violations. Mr. Bogunit responded that he went to the Police Department and got a report for any calls at that address and there was only one (1) since he acquired the property and that was because they thought the house was broken into. Since that time he has gone through and secured the property more thoroughly. There have been no Code violations since he has taken ownership of the property. He stated he has investigated getting access for his tenants to the parking lot across the street which is owned by Memorial Hospital, so far he has not been successful. Mr. Bogunit listed various streets near the house that will be more open for parking once Smart Streets construction is over. He has also met with the Historic Preservation Commission about being a part of the Historic District and he did some improvements to the outside per their requests. Councilmember Tim Scott stated Memorial employees who don't want to pay for parking have gone out through the neighborhoods and parked there. He asked Mr. Bogunit how many bedrooms will there be per unit.