11/26/07 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 26, 2007 ADDITIONAL FUND, NAMELY, FUND NO. 651 CITY OF SOUTH BEND SEWAGE WORKS REVENUE BONDS OF 2007B This bill had first reading. Councilmember Puzzello made a motion to refer this bill to the Utilities Committee and set it for Public Hearing and Third Reading on December 10, 2007. Councilmember Dieter seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of eight (8) ayes. UNFINISHED BUSINESS REPORT FROM AREA PLAN COMMISSION BILL NO. 70-07 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 623 S. ST. JOSEPH STREET, COUNCILMANIC DISTRICT 2, IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA Councilmember Puzzello made a motion to refer this bill to the Zoning and Annexation Committee and set it for Public Hearing and Third Reading on December 10, 2007. Councilmember Varner seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of eight (8) ayes. NEW BUSINESS Councilmember Pfeifer reported that she attended the Area Plan Commission Meeting as the Council's representative and noted that the Town of New Carlisle has just passed their City Plan Document. She noted that they have a very good policy in place and wanted to share that information. Councilmember Rouse reported that he attended the meeting of Solid Waste Management Board, as the Council's representative and reports that they are well within their budget and revenues are up. Residents will be receiving their packet of information for 2008 shortly with the infamous calendar magnets that go on the refrigerator to remind them of when pick-up is scheduled in their neighborhood. PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR COMMENTS FROM MR. JOE RADECKI CONCERNING LAWN PARKING ENFORCEMENT Mr. Joe Radecki, 2706 Bonds Avenue, South Bend, Indiana, stated that he is a member of the Lincolnway West Gateway Association. He thanked the Council for passing the Ordinance on prohibiting parking cars in the front lawn of residences, any soft surface, on the sidewalk, or on the tree lawn. He stated that this is a good ordinance and questioned when the City is going to start enforcing it. He stated that at the last meeting he went to the Director of the Department of Code Enforcement informed that they would enforce the ordinance during the week and Police Chief Fautz and the SBPD would enforce it on the weekends. Mr. Radecki stated that he believes that there have been no tickets written enforcing this ordinance. The residential properties are still being deteriorated by home owners and renters parking on the front lawns and sidewalks. He stated that he would like to see this ordinance enforced now. Council President Rouse stated that he will assign this topic to the Health and Public Safety Committee and the Zoning and Annexation Committee. COMMENTS FROM STEPHEN RANGE CONCERNING STEREOTYPING Mr. Range, 1206 Johnson Street, South Bend, Indiana, stated that stereotypes are generalizations about groups and individual members thereof, based primarily on membership in that group. Stereotypes may be positive or negative, they maybe accurate or inaccurate regarding average characteristics of a group, and may be used to justify 20