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REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 9, 2009 There being no one present wishing to speak to the Council either in favor of or in opposition to this bill, Councilmember Dieter made a motion for favorable recommendation to full Council concerning this bill. Councilmember Kirsits seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of eight (8) ayes. BILL NO. 85-09 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, APPROPRIATING $2,463,435 FROM THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND (FUND 212) FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING THE EXPENSES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AND DESIGNATED SUBGRANTEE AGENCIES FOR THE PROGRAM YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2010, TO BE ADMINISTERED THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BILL NO. 86-09 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, TRANSFERRING $200,000 AMONG VARIOUS ACCOUNTS WITHIN FUND 212 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Councilmember White made a motion to combine Bill Nos. 85-09 and 86-09 for purposes of Public Hearing. Councilmember Rouse seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of eight (8) ayes. Councilmember Rouse, Chairperson, of the Community and Economic Development Committee and Residential Neighborhood Committee reported that these committees met on Bill No. 85-09 and send this bill to full Council with a favorable recommendation as amended. Additionally, Chairperson Rouse reported that they also met on Bill No. 86-09 and sends this bill to the full Council with a favorable recommendation. Councilmember Derek Dieter disclosed that he is a Member of the South Bend Police Department. He stated that after discussion with Council Attorney Kathleen Cekanski- Farrand it was determined that there is no conflict of interest. Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand, Council Attorney, read the amendment for Bill No. 85-09: Section I. At the end of the paragraph, which is hereby approved and incorporated by reference with respect to the following distributions subject to quarterly progress reports being submitted by Community & Economic Development and all sub recipients. Councilmember Dieter made a motion to accept the amendment. Councilmember White seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of eight (8) ayes. th Pamela Meyer, Director, Community & Economic Development Department, 12 Floor County-City Building, 227 W. Jefferson Blvd., South Bend, Indiana, made the presentation for the bills. Ms. Meyer advised that Bill No. 85-09 would allow for the appropriation of $2,463,435 in 2010 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. Ms. Meyer stated that the 2010 HCD Action Plan was the subject of a 30-day public comment period that began 7