01-10-05 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING TANUARY 10, 2005 DISTANCE OF 725 FEET, MORE OR LESS AND A WIDTH OF 60 FEET. THE SECOND STREET TO BE VACATED IS A PORTION OF TUCKER DRIVE FROM THE WEST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF KALEY STREET EAST APPROXIMATELY 305 FEET TO THE EXISTING FENCE CROSSING THE R1GHT OF WAY. BOTH STREETS BEING LOCATED WEST OF OLIVE STREET AND SOUTH OF SAMPLE STREET IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, INDIANA Councilmember Varner, Chairperson, Public Works and Property Vacation Connnittee reported that this committee met this afternoon and it was the consensus of the Committee to send this bill to the full Council with a favorable recommendation. Mr. William J. Gottlick, Director MRO Purchasing, Steel Warehouse Company, 2722 W. Tucker Drive, South Bend, Indiana, 46624, made the presentation for this bill. Mr. Gottlick advised that Steel Warehouse is petitioning to vacate Tucker Drive and Kaley Street west of the security gate located on Tucker Drive. Both of these streets are dead end and are contiaued with the Steel Warehouse security fencing. Since 1991 Steel Warehouse has maintained these streets and performed all snow removal within the secured property. As Steel Warehouse continues to grow Che abandonment of these streets would enable us to be mote efficient in the use of the cutzent property. Mr. Gary Gilot, Director,' Public Works Department, City of South Bend, Indiana, 1300 County- City Building, South Bend, Indiana, advised that the Board of Public Works sends this bill to the Council with a favorable recommendation. This being the time heretofore set for the Public Heating on the above bill, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. There being no one present wishing to speak to the Council either in favor of or in opposition to this bill, Councilmember Varner made a motion for favorable recommendation to full Council concerning this bill. Councilmember Dieter seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine {9) ayes. BILL NO. 88-04 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, ESTABLISHING A NEW SCHEDULE OF RATES AND CHARGES FOR SERVICES RENDERED BY THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND WATER WORKS AND AMENDING CHAPTER 17, ARTICLE 4, SECTIONS 17-45 AND 17-46 OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE Councilmember Kirsits, Chairperson, Utilities Committee, reported that this commttee held a Public Hearing on this bill this afternoon and voted to send it to the full Council with a favorable recommendation. Mr. John Stancati, Director, South Bend Water Works, I3Ib County-City Building, 227 W. 7efferson Blvd., South Bend, Indiana, made the presentation for this bill. Mr. Stancati advised that this bill requests Chat the Council approve a rate increase which amounts to less than eight and one-half cents a day, or X2.55 a mouth for the average customer.