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REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 24, 2016 the ongoing work on Priority -Based Budgeting which will bear even more fruit next year because by then we will have been able to identify the cost and revenue associated with the complete catalogue of literally everything the City does. The Legal and Administration and Finance Departments have been able to deliver a tremendous amount of savings. The Legal Department has had a reduction of claims each passing year since 2013 and we have seen less paid through fewer mistakes being made and a more and more capable legal representation in the City when there are issues. Similarly we have saved millions of dollars in bond refunding thanks to the good work of the Administration and Finance team. There are a lot of things we need to look at collectively in the space of the next year to continue on this path of preparation. There is attention to compensation which is one (1) of the things we tried to get right in this budget. We want to emphasize that everything that has been done in this budget in regard to compensation within the City has been done based on our best efforts and research on what is appropriate internally to make sure that different people within the Administration doing similar work will get similar compensation and competitively in an effort to make sure that the various positions in our City are competitive with similar positions in similar cities. He thanked the Council for taking the time to listen to him this evening. RESOLVE INTO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE At 7:40 p.m. Councilmember Gavin Ferlic 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 52 -16 PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND REQUESTING A SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 736 CALIFORNIA AVENUE AND 808, 812, 824,826, 828, 830, 832, 834, 836,838, 906, 908, 910 PORTAGE AVENUE, COUNCILMANIC DISTRICT NO. 1 IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA Councilmember Oliver Davis, Chair of the Zoning and Annexation Commission, reported that they met and send this bill forward with a favorable recommendation. Keith Chapman, Area Plan Commission with offices on the l ltn Floor of the County -City Building, served as the presenter of this bill. The petitioner is requesting to rezone from PUD Planned Unit Development and MU Mixed Use to MU Mixed Use. On site is currently a building and vacant land. To the north of the site are single - family homes zoned SF2 Single Family as well as a parking lot zoned MU Mixed Use. To the east are single family homes zoned SF2 Single Family. To the west are single family homes zoned SF2 and MU Mixed Use. Mr. Chapman provided images of the site which are on file with the City Clerk's Office. The site plan and proposed building sketch are also on file with the City Clerk's Office. This bill comes to the Council with a favorable recommendation from the Area Plan Commission. Rezoning this site to MU Mixed Use will allow for the reuse and redevelopment of an underutilized building and vacant land. The special exception use will serve the residents and retail users of the site. The proposed development will fill a need in the neighborhood for affordable housing and local retail. The special exception use comes to the Council with no recommendation. Mike Danch, 1643 Commerce Drive South Bend, served as the petitioner for this bill. As we mentioned to the Council at the Committee meeting, what we are doing is taking the Ford distribution building and changing it into a Mixed Use project for residential development and 4