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REGULAR MEETING April 8, 2019 Councilmember John Voorde stated, Congratulations on your hard work and your achievement. I imagine a lot of the credit goes to the parents as well for their involvement as well as the principle and the staff there. Keep at it and keep working, summer vacation is only a couple of months off. Councilmember Gavin Ferlic stated, Congratulations. Councilmember Karen White stated, I would like to thank Councilmember Davis for bringing this resolution before us and to the principal and teacher,job well done. To the young students, hard work does pay off. We are so very proud of you. We expect great outcomes and I know you can't wait until summer is here, but remember during the summer, keep reading and studying. Congratulations. Councilmember Tim Scott stated,Thank you Councilmember Davis for bringing this forth. Thank you all for coming. We are proud of you. It is great that we can highlight positive things in the education of our community. Thank you so much. This being the time heretofore set for the Public Hearing on the above bills, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. There were none. Councilmember Gavin Ferlic made a motion to adopt Bill No. 19-32 by acclamation. Councilmember Jake Teshka seconded this motion which carried by a roll call vote of nine (9) ayes. REPORTS OF CITY OFFICES Representing the City Administration: Laura O'Sullivan, Chief of Staff RESOLVE INTO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE At 7:15 p.m. Councilmember Karen White made a motion to resolve into the Committee of the Whole. Councilmember Gavin Ferlic seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. Councilmember John Voorde, Chairperson, presiding. Councilmember John Voorde 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. 06-19 PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 629, 705, AND 713 NORTH NOTRE DAME AVENUE, COUNCILMANIC DISTRICT NO. 4 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. Shawn Klein, Planner for the Area Plan Commission with offices located on the 11a' floor of the County-City Building, South Bend, IN, served as the presenter for this bill. Mr. Klein stated,Good evening. The petitioners are requesting a zone change from SF-Two (2), Single-Family and Two (2)-Family District to MF-One(1),Urban Corridor and Multi-Family District for the area outlined in red (referencing a slide in a presentation which is available in the City Clerk's Office). To the north of the site, across Almond Court, is Olivet AME Church zoned SF-Two (2). To the east of the site are Single-Family homes zoned SF-Two (2) as well as Multi-Family apartments zoned MU, Mixed-Use. To the south are Multi-Family apartments zoned PUD, Planned Unit Development. That was rezoned to PUD in 2013 to allow for Multi-Family use. And, to the west 3