10-23-06 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 23, 2006 This bill had third reading. Councilmember Pfeifer made a motion to pass this bill. Councilmember Puzzello seconded the motion which carried. The bill passed by a roll call vote of eight (8) ayes. ORDINANCE NO. 9712-06 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCOME TAX REFUNDING REVENUE BONDS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR THE REFUNDING PRIOR TO MATURITY OF CERTAIN PREVIOUSLY ISSUED AND CURRENTLY OUTSTANDING COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCOME TAX REVENUE BONDS, TOGETHER WITH EXPENSES INCURRED IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, INCLUDING THE COSTS OF THE ISSUANCE OF THE REFUNDING BONDS This bill had third reading. Councilmember Puzzello made a motion to pass this bill. Councilmember Kelly seconded the motion which carried. The bill passed by a roll call vote of eight (8) ayes. RESOLUTIONS BILL NO. 06-107 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, APPROVING AND ADOPTING CITY PLAN, A TWENTY-YEAR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND Councilmember White, Chairperson, Committee of the Whole, reported that this committee held a Public Hearing on this bill this afternoon and the committee recommends that they wanted to wait until they have the opportunity to have a full presentation, which will be given at this time. Councilmember White stated that no formal action was taken on this bill. th Mr. John Byorni, Director, Area Plan Commission, 11 Floor County-City Building, Room 1140, South Bend, Indiana, presented the report from the Commission. Mr. Byorni advised that on September 19, 2006, the Area Plan Commission held a public hearing on City Plan and unanimously voted to adopt this plan, and further to recommend its adopt to the City Council. th Mayor Luecke, 14 Floor County-City Building, 227 W. Jefferson Blvd., South Bend, Indiana, made the presentation on City Plan. Mayor Luecke advised that this is a great day. He stated that they have been working on it for a long time. In running races, you have dashes, the half-mile, mile, 10k’s, marathons, and ultra marathons. Mayor Luecke stated that City Plan qualifies as an Ultra Marathon, there have been some great athletes involved in this, people really dedicated to the community to help bring the City to this day. So there is a sense of accomplishment, but there is also a sense of expectation. Expectation that this City Plan is going to help us grow as a City to bring new investment into this Community to take advantage of the assets that we have here, to invest in our youth, to really build on our position as a regional center for arts and cultural, for education, for finance, business, employment. It really began with a vision, moved through to goals in ten different areas. It completes with an implementation action plan, that says that this plan is not going to sit on a shelf, 16