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REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 14, 2009
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<br /> $32,775 FROM CONSOLIDATED BUILDING
<br /> DEPARTMENT FUND (#600), $639,500 FROM
<br /> WATER WORKS CAPITAL FUND (#622),
<br /> $758,950 FROM SEWAGE WORKS CAPITAL
<br /> FUND (642), $58,200 FROM PROJECT RELEAF
<br /> FUND (#655), AND $552,450 FROM CENTURY
<br /> CENTER FUND (#670)
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<br />BILL NO. 99-09 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL OF THE
<br /> COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH
<br /> BEND, INDIANA, APPROPRIATING
<br /> ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR CERTAIN
<br /> DEPARTMENTAL AND CITY SERVICES
<br /> OPERATIONS IN 2010 INCLUDING $356,770
<br /> FROM GENERAL FUND (#101),$498,853 FROM
<br /> PARKS & RECREATION FUND (#201), $999,850
<br /> FROM MOTOR VEHICLE HIGHWAY FUND
<br /> (#202), $1,845,726 FROM LOCAL ROAD AND
<br /> STREET FUND (#251), $1,170,500 FROM
<br /> COUNTY OPTION INCOME TAX FUND (#404),
<br /> $523,800 FROM CUMULATIVE CAPITAL
<br /> DEVELOPMENT FUND (#406), AND $469,200
<br /> FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCOME
<br /> TAX FUND (#408)
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<br />Councilmember Rouse made a motion to combine these bills for purposes of Public
<br />Hearing. Councilmember LaFountain seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote
<br />of eight (8) ayes.
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<br />Councilmember LaFountain, Chairperson, Personnel and Finance Committee, reported
<br />that this committee met on these bills this afternoon and voted to send them to the full
<br />Council with a favorable recommendation.
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<br />Mayor Stephen Luecke, 14 Floor County-City Building, 227 W. Jefferson Blvd., South
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<br />Bend, Indiana, and Mr. Gregg Zientara, City Controller, 12 Floor County-City Building,
<br />227 W. Jefferson Blvd., South Bend, Indiana, made the presentation for this bill.
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<br />Mayor Luecke advised that this bill is the capital budget for 2010. The bill requests $9.9
<br />million for 2010 compared with investment levels of more than $18 million annually in
<br />2007 and 2008. He stated that spending in 2009 is $3.1 million, a dramatic reduction
<br />from prior years in light of the uncertainty with property tax revenues. He stated that this
<br />capital expenditure budget includes road work, new police vehicles, fire equipment and
<br />needed maintenance for city-owned facilities. It seeks to replace City infrastructure and
<br />operating equipment to maintain efficient and cost-effect service to taxpayers. He stated
<br />that there are new investments, such as connecting Northside Trail with the Mishawaka
<br />Riverwalk and providing an operating budget for a new Energy Office, as well as
<br />significant renovations to key facilities, including the Newman Center and Fire House
<br />No. 5. He stated that nearly 62 percent of the total spending, however, is for maintenance
<br />and replacement costs. He stated that about 4 percent of the proposed budget is focused
<br />on projects that will re-engineer operations or produce new efficiency in government
<br />operations. He stated that revenue sources for the capital budget are varied, with about
<br />one-third each coming from capital funds and special revenue sources. He noted that
<br />property taxes provide only 14 percent of revenue for capital expenditures.
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<br />Mr. Zientara advised that it is important for the City to invest in capital projects to keep
<br />equipment and facilities safe and efficient, preventing much larger expenses later on.
<br />Tight budget constraints have hampered our ability to fully fund capital expenditures on
<br />par with the annual depreciation level of $21.2 million. He stated that the approval of an
<br />increase in economic development local option income tax provides additional resource
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