02-11-02 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 11, 2002 SECTION II. That the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana, shall file with the Common Council a complete copy of the Brownfields Site Assessment Grant application to be submitted by the Mayor to the Indiana Development Finance Authority. SECTION III. That for every activity, proj ect, or program to be funded under this resolution, the Mayor shall submit to the Common Council an appropriation ordinance prior to expenditure of any funds received from the Indiana Development Finance Authority upon approval of this application. SECTION IV. That the Mayor shall be authorized to accept and affirm the grant should it be awarded. SECTION V. That the City of South Bend, Department of Community and Economic Development, be designated as the agency and office administering on behalf of the City of South Bend any grant awarded under this application. SECTION VI. That this resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. s /Roland Kelly Member of the Common Council Councilmember King reported that the Community and Economic Development Committee met on this bill and recommends this Resolution to the Council favorably. Ms. Ann Kolata, Department of Community and Economic Development, 1200 County -City Building, South Bend, Indiana, made the presentation for this Resolution. Ms. Kolata stated that this Resolution authorizes the submission of a grant application to the Indiana Development Finance Authority in the amount of up to fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) which is the maximum grant that can be applied for. Their intent is to apply for two (2) projects. One would be related to the former Drewery's Building, the Omniplex Project, to complete some environmental testing that is needed there in order to go forward with the project. The second site is for a location at the corner of Lincolnway West and Chapin Street on which environmental testing was previously done as part of an EPA Pilot Program Grant and which now warrants some additional study in order to be able to develop the site. Ms. Kolata noted that it is expected that the application will be submitted by the end of this week and they hope to hear back from the granting agency by the end of March. A Public Hearing was held on the Resolution at this time. There being no one present wishing to speak to the Council either in favor of or in opposition to this Resolution, Councilmember Aranowski made a motion to adopt this Resolution. Councilmember Coleman seconded the motion which carried and the Resolution was adopted by a roll call vote of seven (7) ayes. BILLS - FIRST READING BILL NO. 9 -02 FIRST READING ON A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING CHAPTER 21, ZONING, ARTICLE 1, SEC. 2 1 -1 DEFINITIONS, AND ARTICLE 2, DIVISION 9, SEC. 21 -23 "C -2" PLANNED SHOPPING CENTER DISTRICT, -13-