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REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 26, 2016 Aaron Perri, Parks Director of the City of South Bend, thanked Mr. Goodchild for helping Potawatomi become a better place for everyone. No one from the public spoke in opposition. Councilmember Gavin Ferlic made a motion to adopt Bill 16 -78 by acclamation. Councilmember Karen White seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. REPORTS OF CITY OFFICES Representing the City Administration will be James Mueller. Council President Tim Scott announced that Bill 41 -16 regarding the Commerce Center will be continued to October 10th, 2016 as requested by the petitioner. Regarding the budget bills, there will be no public comment on first readings of the budget. All the items under first readings will not have public and that is part of our normal procedures. Those will come up for public comment on October 10th 2016. On October 3rd 2016, there will be a public meeting for public input on the budget at Pinhook Park at 6:00 p.m. There will be public input on bills that are under the Committee of the Whole section. As per tradition, those bills will be continued until October 10th, 2016 so that we still have more input and development on the budget. RESOLVE INTO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE At 7:25 p.m. Councilmember Oliver Davis made a motion to resolve into the Committee of the Whole. Councilmember Karen White seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) 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 Councilmember Karen White made a motion to suspend the rules in order to hear Bill 47 -16 first due to the petitioner having a time constraint. Councilmember Dr. David Varner seconded the motion which passed by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. 47 -16 PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, APPROPRIATING, ADOPTING AND APPROVING THE SOUTH BEND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION'S 2017 BUDGET AND LEVYING THE TAX AND FIXING THE RATE OF THE TAXATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF RAISING REVENUE TO FUND THE SOUTH BEND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION, SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2017 Councilmember Karen White, Chair of the Personnel and Finance Committee, reported that they met and send this forward with a favorable recommendation. David Cangany, General Manager and Chief Executive Officer of the South Bend Public Transportation Corporation at 1401 South Lafayette South Bend, served as the petitioner of this 2