04-10-06 Utilities - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Cl~u~c~l ~u~s ~ammi~tel~ ~UO6 South 13c~~~ Co~uinnn Council The April 1 C), 20(l~ Council Rules ~`on~~nittee was caned to c~rds~r by its €~ laa.irpersoi?, C~?~ s€~cil President %'ir~~ot'1~y ,~. Rouse at 5:45 p.n. i~~ the Co~.tncil l~~fo~~~al Meeting Roo~~~. Persons in atkendance iracls~ded Council. Me~-nt~ers Dieter, l~feifer; Kelly, Pszzzello, Varner, 1~ouse~ l~irsits a~~d 1~hite5 l~ita Kopala., C~it~l C`lerl~ Tohn ~joords~, Ta~~nie Loo of the ~c}aatla ~~~~~~~ ~'f.;~rs~ie and Council A1.torney 14athleen Celcanski-Farrand. Council 1'resider~t Rorsse noted that the n•~ea2~bers of tl~e C'on~~~~iitee include C:os.~rscil Members bite, Kelly, Kuspa; Var~~ser and himself. Council l~resideni mouse s#ated that tl~e only ite~~ to co~~~e t~ei~ore, the C'oi~3~~ittee was 13111 l~lo. ~~-O~i rvl~ich would al~lend tl~e C:'ouncil rites and prcrcedut~es which are Codified ire ~_'llapter 2 cif the ~~~~t~t~r l~t~~~~:~' I~~Iur~~cr~?cxl f_;ocl~-. l le rooted tha# he is prol?osir~g a t~c~ry lino#ed ol•~portitnity f€`'r a Ccluncil Met~nber to exercise a proxy when he or sloe ca~~ Prot absolutely ,e presersi: f®r a r~.~tkl~tr Cor~~rtor~ C~oa~tlcil meeting, as set fo€~th in tl~e pro~~sed r~rdir~ance. C.or~acil Mell~sl_~er 1~vhite voiced co~~cern c~l~out tl~e absent C'ourECil 1!!l.e~~ber who wo>r~1d exercise the proxy procedure as rrot ha~~ing the ability to hear the pc,rsons wh~7 address tl~e Council during the public portion on a 13111 prior to the act~~al ~~ote bei.tag takers. Sl:se noted that the public input process is very i~~pc~rtar~t to the overall proc~;ss. C.ou~~Gil president 1Zo~,ise agreed ~~ith the ~~oneern raised. by C~ounc.il 1•ltec~ber ~V13ite and stated that he has had additic?na] discussic~sns with the Council t~ttorr~ey since the 1=3111 was filed, arld has asked her to contins.~e her rsvsearct7 as to ho~~• otl~e~~ legislative bodies shay tie addressing such. a concern. C'oancil Ps°esident Rouse. noted that t:~e Council I~!le~nbers are eery ver}r b~.ssy, as show~~ during the atte~r~pt to scl~ed~~le dates for tl~e Ccrunci.l. I~e:treat sessions, and that due to conflicts tl~e sessions were reduced front three to #wo. ~~~€.~r~cil Member Pfeil-~;r noted that an etx~ergency situation ~•nay be ~~sore valid than arse whs~re, there ~~,foold bc; ??-hour noti~;e provided as addressed i~~ the proposed Bi11. C`.ounci.l Metr~ber P'riz~ello stated that stye 4vo~ild want definite a~~d absolute criteria as to wLaat situations would clttalif~; l~ei:ore she sr.ot'ld st~ppo~-t such a proposa€. C~'otrncil l~resid.ent Rouse ih~~nl~ed e°eryo-le l'or their co~~.~~~ertts, noti.r~~= ti~at ~.~~any valid. concerns have been raised a~~d would lie a.ddressed_ Lt~; stated. that he wot~9d be asl~in.g fog- the 13111 to be c;ontirt:red irnt.il the next C,o~lncil ~z~eeting so that a.dclitional. ~'esearch s/or€ld be done. l,hes'e being no further business to co~~re before tl•:e C.os~sn~sittee, `.s~ur~ci€ President Rotisse adjourned the ~neetir~g at 5:~3 p.~~. Respectfully s~..~~itted.. ~C`~uncil l~resit Tii~rothy ~'~. Rouse South Bend C.o~~'s~nors Cota~~cil F~l?r~f f'7.2i)L)c; C`~~~t~~oii Mules Comn~itte~ -l'nge I of 1-