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• Zoning and Vacation Committee September 13, 1993 Page 2 Following discussion, Council Member Puzzello made a motion, seconded by Council President Luecke, that Bill No. 64-93 be recommended favorably to Council. The motion passed. Council Member Slavinskas then noted that the next item on the agenda was Bill No. 71-93 which is a vacation request for the properties commonly known as Calvert Street and public ways contiguous to or in the vicinity of the current Riley High School. Mr. Ralph Komasinski Deputy Superintendent of the South Bend Community School Corporation made the presentation. He noted that approximately one year ago the Board of School Trustees voted by a 6 to 1 margin to build at the Riley High School site. This was reaffirmed in November of 1992 by the same vote. He noted that in April of 1993 the vote of the Board was 5 to 2 to acquire additional properties as deemed necessary. The School Corporation has received preliminary approval from the State to move forward. Mr. Komasinski noted that the first block of twenty (20) parcels has been purchased and a second block of thirty-four (34) parcels has been authorized to proceed to purchase, and that the School Corporation is currently in that process. Mr. Komasinski, with the aid of maps depicting the legal descriptions set forth in Bill No. 71-93 as Exhibit A, Exhibit B, Exhibit C, Exhibit D, Exhibit E, and Exhibit F, then reviewed each of the maps depicting these areas and the public ways which would be vacated if the Council acted favorably on the Bill. Mr. Komasinski noted that notice required by State Law had been sent to all of the individuals or entities listed in Section III. of Bill 71-93 . (Copy attached of August 26, 1993 notice) Mr. Komasinski further noted that the proposed vacation is necessary in order to support the construction of a new Riley High School. The proposed vacation of the enumerated streets and alleyways would enable the School Corporation to: 1. provide a contiguous campus arrangement with the new Riley High School building in a designed layout of athletic and recreational facilities (color copy of depiction of area attached) ; 2 . it would provide students with safe access to the athletic/recreational facilities;