01-23-17 Public Works and Property Vacation

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sou TIF . O� W PEACE a a +� 1865 OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK KAREEMAH FOWLER,CITY CLERK PUBLIC WORKS AND PROPERTY VACATION JANUARY 23, 2017 5:18 p.m. Committee Members Present: John Voorde, Jo M. Broden, Randy Kelly, Gavin Ferlic Other Council Present: Regina Williams-Preston, Tim Scott, Dr. David Varner, Oliver Davis Others Present: Kareemah Fowler, Graham Sparks, Aladean DeRose, Adriana Rodriguez Presenters: Maurice McGee, Roosevelt Cobb Agenda: Bill No. 01-17—Cobb Funeral Home Alley Vacation Committee Chair John Voorde called the meeting to order with one (1) item on the agenda. Bill No. 01-17—Cobb Funeral Home Alley Vacation Maurice McGee, Cobb Funeral Home, 3525 South Michigan Street, South Bend, IN, served on behalf of the petitioner. He was joined at the podium by Roosevelt Cobb, the owner and director of Cobb Funeral Home. Mr. McGee stated that they seek to vacate an alley that is abutted to their parking lot. He stated that they are located at the corner of South Michigan and Sherwood, between Sherwood and Chippewa. The entrance to the alley they seek to have vacated is on Sherwood and it dead-ends at the far west property line. Mr. McGee stated, That alley is only in use by people who attend our services. As a matter of fact,they think it's part of our parking lot. We have maintained the parking lot for the last eighteen(18) years. We just this summer resurfaced that piece of parcel when we resurfaced our parking lot. We are asking for the vacation because we would like to obtain a setback for a garage that we want to build and attach to our building. The size that we require will come to our current property line. If we are able to obtain the vacation of this alley, it will give us the necessary setback that we need to complete this build. It's important for three (3) reasons. It allows us to secure our service vehicles. Currently, we park them off-site for security reasons. Most importantly, it allows an access into the building completely secluded from the outside. So, it allows, obviously, for a family's decedent, and it shields some of the public who are uncomfortable seeing us move someone from 455 County-City Building•227 W.Jefferson Boulevard•South Bend,Indiana 46601 Phone 574-235-9221 •Fax 574-235-9173•TDD 574-235-5567•www.SouthBend[N.gov JENNIFER M.COFFMAN ALKEYNA M.ALDRIDGE JOSEPH MOLNAR CHIEF DEPUTY/DIRECTOR OF DEPUTY/DIRECTOR OF POLICY ORDINANCE VIOLATION CLERK OPERATIONS