08-26-02 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 26. 2002 to full the Council. Councilmember Varner seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of seven (7) ayes. BILL NO. 60 -02 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA APPROPRIATING $25,000 WITHIN THE COUNTY OPTION INCOME TAX FUND (FUND 404) FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR PROGRAM WITHIN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND Councilmember Varner reported that the Personnel & Finance Committee had a Public Hearing and committee meeting on this bill and sends it to the Council with a favorable recommendation. Ms. Pam Meyer, Director, Division of Community Development, 224 West Jefferson Boulevard, South Bend, Indiana, made the presentation for this bill. Ms. Meyer informed the Council that this bill will appropriate twenty -five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) of County Option Income Tax funds for use in the commercial corridor programs specifically the Lincolnway West Corridor. These funds were the result of land sales on the corridor and have been reallocated back into that fund for Lincolnway. Ms. Meyer noted that the request is to use these funds for special police patrols on Lincolnway. 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 Coleman made a motion for favorable recommendation to full Council concerning this bill. Councilmember Kelly seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of seven (7) ayes. BILL NO. 42 -02 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING CHAPTER 13, BY THE INCLUSION OF NEW ARTICLE 1, ENTITLED GANG LOITERING REGULATIONS AND DELETING SECTIONS 13 -55 AND 13 -56 OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE Councilmember Coleman made a motion to hear the substitute version of this bill. Councilmember Kelly seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of seven (7) ayes. Councilmember Pfeifer reported that the Residential Neighborhood Committee and the Health and Public Safety Committee sends this bill to the Council with a favorable recommendation. Councilmember Charlotte Pfeifer, 2nd District, made the presentation for this bill. Councilmember Pfeifer indicated that this is the third of a series of quality of life ordinances which she cosponsored with Councilmember King and is a bill that was initiated by neighbors. About three (3) years ago in the far west side, which is commonly called "the Lake," and on the near west side specifically near the corner of Linden and Johnson Street several eighty (80) year old women approached her and complained about behavior they observed. Sometimes several, or four (4) or five (5) young men would stand in front of their homes and often use bad language and block the sidewalk when someone tried to walk by. They were unable to be out in front of their homes to water their grass or sit on their porches. Sometimes when they came outside these young people might even turn and say nasty and insulting things causing them to go back inside of their homes. The other behavior they sometimes observed was that cars would drive by and they would slow down and the young people would go up to the cars and sometimes an exchange would happen.