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REGULAR MEETING June 24, 2019 BILL NO. 19-45 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, APPROVING A PETITION OF THE AREA BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 407, 411, 419, 423 AND 427 SOUTH FRANCES STREET Councilmember Jake Teshka made a motion to send Bill No. 19-19 to the Zoning and Annexation Committee for Second Reading and Public Hearing on July 22nd, 2019. Councilmember Regina Williams-Preston seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine(9) ayes. Council President Tim Scott announced, Today there was a press release sent. The City has put safeguards in place and has reengineered where the Federal Railroad Administration has approved the quiet zones. Safety is not compromised on the crossings and it is only for the Northfolk Southern trains,right now. There is still Canadian National and Amtrak trains that run through the City. We have over one hundred (100) trains come through our City every day. That is over five hundred(500)times that they blow the whistle through those intersections in our City. As of June 17th, they started a quiet zone where safety barriers were put in place and it allows trains to pass through our City without blowing their whistles with the exception of an emergency like something being on the track. Therefore, they will pass through our City quietly. That only applies to the Northfolk Southern trains. There will be more to come. As many know, there is a detriment to learning, sleep and every part of the quality of life that is affected by train horns. This is a big improvement to our City. Councilmember Dr. Oliver Davis interjected, I look forward to getting more sleep now. Thank you. NEW BUSINESS Councilmember Jake Teshka asked, Could we look into the tornado siren issue? Last night I know some residents south of Jackson, including myself, as the tornado had already formed, I didn't know if the siren was out but some heard sirens and some didn't, and notifications got out late. Thank god last night there was no loss of life, but we should look into that with the County to see what we can do. PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR Tyree Bonds, 1222 High Street, South Bend, IN, stated, I just want to say this. Everything that is going on right now with the death of my brother, I would like to ask the public and everybody else to stop using his death for your own personal agenda. Please don't. This is what the family is asking for. Our family wants justice. We don't want arguing. We don't want to start yelling at the Board or the Police,none of that. We know for a fact that it is going to take a process. If our family is willing to accept that, you all have to accept it too. I watched all the yelling and hollering yesterday, that was just ridiculous. Don't use my brother for your own certain agenda. He's dead. We can talk about him but all the yelling, everybody knows there is stuff that has been going on for a long time. They said there is going to be a special prosecutor, we have to let that happen. Don't use my brother for your personal agenda. That is the reason I came down here tonight. I appreciate everything that is going on but the only thing we want is justice. We ask you all just to do your job. As a family, that is what we are asking for. That's all I have to say. Marvin Crayton,305 South Lake Street, South Bend,IN,stated, I am one(1)of the Vice Presidents of the LaSalle Park Neighborhood Alliance. My problem is we have a wildlife habitation at 302 South Falcon Street. It came as a surprise to us.No one(1)told us about it. So,something happened there. I know something happened. Why did this happen? I say this, the seller of this particular property, I asked that young man what he is going to do there. He told us he was going to put a garden there. But, this is the garden. We didn't have transparency from you and we didn't have transparency from him. This is unsafe. That tall grass, I have some pictures I would like to show you (he then provided the Council with photographs which are available in the City Clerk's 15