04-26-04 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING APRIL 26, 2004 Council President White, Chairperson, Council Rules Committee, reported that this Committee held a Public Hearing on this bill this afternoon and voted to send it to the full Council with a favorable recommendation. Council President White, 1912 Malvern Way, South Bend, Indiana, made the presentation for this bill. Council President White advised that this bill would allow certain amendments to its governing rules and regulations to help improve the many services provided by the Council to the citizens of South Bend. Council President White noted that the substitute version of this bill would add a new paragraph (o) to Section 2 -8 of the South Bend Municipal code addressing decorum and debate regulations which read as follows: "Persons in the Council Chambers shall turn their cell phones and pages to their silent mode when the Common Council is in session ". She also noted that new sub - paragraphs would be added under the "New Business" portion addressed in Sec. 2- 12 of the South Bend Municipal code. These proposed paragraphs would call for Council Members who sit on other boards and commissions like the Area Plan Commission, MACOG, etc. to give verbal updates on any meetings which they have attended in the last two (2) weeks; as well as announcements of upcoming events. This being the time heretofore set for the Public Hearing on the above bill, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. There being no one present wishing to speak to the Council either in favor of or in opposition to this bill, Councilmember Varner made a motion for favorable recommendation to full Council concerning this bill as substituted. Councilmember Kuspa seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. BILL NO. 27 -04 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE 3, OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE ADDRESSING ABANDONED VEHICLES Council President White made a motion to hear the substitute version of this bill. Councilmember Kelly seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. Councilmember Ann Puzzello, Chairperson, Health and Public Safety Committee reported that this committee met on this bill this afternoon and voted to send it to the full Council with a favorable recommendation. Councilmember Ann Puzzello, 4th District Council, 1247 E. LaSalle, South Bend, Indiana, made the presentation for this bill. Councilmember Puzzello advised that this bill would amend two (2) sections of Chapter 20, Article 3 of the South Bend Municipal Code which addresses "Abandoned Vehicles ". The first amendment would amend the definition for "abandoned vehicle" so that it is consistent with Indiana state law, as well as identify any vehicle which does not have a state vehicle license plate as an abandoned vehicle. She indicated that other communities include vehicles without state license plates in their definitions of abandoned vehicles. The second amendments to the bill is to §20 -29 which addresses fees which may be collected to recover administrative costs related to abandoned vehicle regulations. Councilmember Puzzello stated that upon the recommendation of the Council Attorney and the City of South Bend Legal Department that the words "and lien holder" be deleted from §20 -29. This being the time heretofore set for the Public Hearing on the above bill, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. 0 1 1