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REGULAR MEETING October 22, 2018 At 7:24 p.m. Councilmember Karen White made a motion to resolve into the Committee of the Whole. Councilmember John Voorde seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. Councilmember Gavin Ferlic, Chairperson, presiding. Councilmember Gavin Ferlic explained the procedures to be followed for tonight's meeting in accordance with Article 1, Section 2-11 of the South Bend Municipal Code. PUBLIC HEARINGS BILL NO. 53-18 PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND SEEKING A SPECIAL EXCEPTION USE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 121 EAST TUTT STREET, COUNCILMANIC DISTRICT NO. 2 IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA Councilmember Oliver Davis, chair of the Zoning and Annexation Committee, reported that they met this afternoon and send this bill forward with a favorable recommendation. Angela Smith,Deputy Director of the Area Plan Commission with offices located on the 11th floor of the County-City Building,South Bend,IN,served as the presenter for this bill.Ms. Smith stated, Before you is a petition to rezone from LI, Light Industrial to MU, Mixed-Use and seeking a special exception for a group residence at the property highlighted here (referencing a slide in a presentation which is available in the City Clerk's Office) in red. The existing area is a mixture of Light Industrial and Mixed-Use as your front on Michigan Street. The existing property is a vacant industrial warehouse that is planned to be used and converted for the Weather Amnesty which calls under the group residence category. The site plan does not propose any significant changes also it does show the required landscaping that would be required per the current ordinance. This comes to you from the Area Plan Commission with a favorable recommendation and I would be happy to answer any questions. David Vanderveen,Hope Ministries with offices located at 432 South Lafayette Boulevard, South Bend, IN, served as the petitioner for this bill. Mr. Vanderveen stated, So we are hoping to use this building for Weather Amnesty services this winter. As you know, we have provided Weather Amnesty in this community for many years and it is a service we need to provide to keep the folks who are living on our streets safe and warm in the coldest nights of the year. So we propose providing services for both men and women in this building which is needed this year. We will be working in conjunction with the Center for the Homeless who will also be involved in the Weather Amnesty program. Weather Amnesty services are available to people from 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. each evening from November 1st, 2018 through April 1St, 2018. Pam Meyer, Director of Neighborhood Development for the Department of Community Investment with offices on the 14th floor of the County-City Building, South Bend, IN, stated, I just wanted to clarify the conversation. While we understand that the rezoning to the MU, Mixed- Use is not temporary, the Weather Amnesty period is temporary. As part of that, the City has agreed with the property owner to facilitate the rezoning process back to Light Industrial at the end of the Weather Amnesty period. You had asked for a copy of the agreement and it was emailed to you and you also have a paper copy. The emailed copy does have both signatures. Councilmember Jake Teshka stated, I just want to clarify. So within sixty (60) days after the expiration of the lease, which I think in Committee David had said was April 15th, the City or the Department of Community Investment has entered into an agreement that we will rezone that back. Ms. Meyer replied, We will file an application with the property owner's signature, as we did this time and go through this same process. Councilmember Jake Teshka followed up, So DCI will initiate that? Ms. Meyer replied, Yes. 5