My WebLink
|
Help
|
About
|
Sign Out
Home
Browse
Search
11-14-05 Council Meeting Minutes
sbend
>
Public
>
Common Council
>
Minutes
>
Common Council Meeting Minutes
>
2005
>
11-14-05 Council Meeting Minutes
Metadata
Thumbnails
Annotations
Entry Properties
Last modified
12/10/2007 11:12:00 AM
Creation date
12/10/2007 11:11:56 AM
Metadata
Fields
Template:
City Council - City Clerk
City Counci - Date
11/14/2005
There are no annotations on this page.
Document management portal powered by Laserfiche WebLink 9 © 1998-2015
Laserfiche.
All rights reserved.
/
39
PDF
Print
Pages to print
Enter page numbers and/or page ranges separated by commas. For example, 1,3,5-12.
After downloading, print the document using a PDF reader (e.g. Adobe Reader).
Show annotations
View images
View plain text
REGULAR MEETINGNOVEMBER 14, 2005 <br />This being the time heretofore set for the Public Hearing on the above bill, proponents <br />and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. <br />There being no one present wishing to speak to the Council either in favor of or in <br />opposition to this bill, Councilmember Dieter made a motion for favorable <br />recommendation to full Council concerning this bill and to continue this bill in the <br />Council portion until the November 28, 2005 meeting of the Council. Councilmember <br />Puzzello seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of eight (8) ayes. <br />BILL NO. 74-05 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL OF THE <br /> COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH <br /> BEND, INDIANA AMENDING CHAPTER 9, <br /> ARTICLE 4, SECTION 9-22 PROVIDING FOR <br /> LEAF REMOVAL AND COLLECTION RATES <br />Councilmember Timothy A. Rouse, Vice-Chairperson, Utilities Committee, reported that <br />this committee held a Public Hearing on this bill this afternoon and sends it to the full <br />Council with a favorable recommendation. <br />th <br />Mr. Gary Gilot, P.E., Director of Public Works, 13 Floor County-City Building, 227 W. <br />Jefferson Boulevard, South Bend, Indiana, made the presentation for this bill. <br />Mr. Gilot advised that the City of South Bend has had an exemplary leaf collection <br />program to serve its citizens for many years. While the issue has been a controversy in <br />the unincorporated areas, the City has continued to serve the needs in an environmentally <br />friendly way. Mr. Gilot stated that the City provides a cost-effective alternative to <br />burning leaves or burying them in landfill space that could best be used for other <br />materials, by composting the leaves at Organic Resources and produce a product of <br />value. The current rate for releaf in South Bend is 33 cents per month. It covers some <br />temporary labor hires and care of the vacuum and leaf box equipment. It hasn’t covered <br />the nearly 200 hours of effort by the street departments employees to get this task <br />accomplished in the narrow window that Mother Nature gives us between the end of the <br />paving program and the start of snow and ice control. The program has been subsidized <br />by the street department, which is Motor Vehicle Highway gas tax funded. The cost of <br />street department labor and equipment associated with the Releaf effort necessitates an <br />adjustment to fully absorbed fee basis for Releaf to 99 cents per month. This is a 66-cent <br />increase, but still less than a buck a month or $12 per year for a sustainable compliment- <br />generating municipal service.The minor fee will allow us to continue covering the costs <br />of this well-regarded program. Comparative fees under the private enterprise approach to <br />this service in the unincorporated areas are believed to be in the $45-50 range. The City <br />has used attrition to reduce the workforce in the street department by 15 people over the <br />last 5 years because MVH funds would not support prior staffing. We have improved <br />efficiency and upgraded technology and will continue to do so, but must take this <br />financial burden off MVH funding if the City is able to have the resources to deliver the <br />level of service for year-round traditional street department functions like paving, <br />patching, and grading, snow and ice control. <br />This being the time heretofore set for the Public Hearing on the above bill, proponents <br />and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. <br />There being no one present wishing to speak to the Council either in favor of or in <br />opposition to this bill, Councilmember Dieter made a motion for favorable <br />recommendation to full Council concerning this bill and to continue this bill in the <br />Council portion until the November 28, 2005 meeting of the Council. Councilmember <br />Rouse seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of eight (8) ayes. <br />26 <br /> <br />
The URL can be used to link to this page
Your browser does not support the video tag.