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REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 26.2001 <br />WHEREAS, the need for additional local road and street funding is a growing concern to the <br />City of South Bend in light of the increased need to meet the increasing transportation needs of our <br />community as well as the ongoing maintenance associated with such road and street projects. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY <br />OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AS FOLLOWS: <br />Section I. The Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, urges the State Senators <br />and the State Representatives who represent the citizens of our city to pass responsible local road <br />and street funding legislation which addresses the growing needs of local communities. <br />Section II. The Council requests the City Clerk to send a copy of this Resolution to each of <br />our State Senators and State Representatives, and urges each of our elected officials to take positive <br />action so that as much money comes back to this area for local road and street projects. <br />Section III. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by <br />the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. <br />s /James Aranowski, First District <br />s /Charlotte Pfeifer, Second District <br />s /Roland Kelly, Third District <br />s /Karl King, Fourth District <br />s/David Varner, Fifth District <br />ATTEST: <br />s /Loretta J. Duda, City Clerk <br />s /Andrew Ujdak, Sixth District <br />s /Sean Coleman, At Large <br />s /Al `Buddy" Kirsits, At Large <br />s/Karen L. White, At Large <br />s/Kathleen Cekanski - Farrand <br />Council Attorney <br />s /Stephen J. Luecke, Mayor <br />Councilmember Aranowski reported that the Personnel & Finance Committee met on this bill and <br />sends it to the Council with a favorable recommendation. <br />Councilmember Aranowski made the presentation for this Resolution. He noted that it deals with <br />House Bill No. 1811 and Senate Bill 0258 to help the City get more street funding from the state. <br />After this year the $1 million dollars that the City gets from the state will be expiring. These bills <br />will help the City. Additional local road and street funding is a growing concern to the City of <br />South Bend in light of the increased need to meet the increasing transportation needs of the <br />community as well as the ongoing maintenance associated with such road and street projects. <br />Councilmember Aranowski noted that an amendment is being proposed which he asked Council <br />Attorney Kathleen Cekanski - Farrand to place into the record which was the addition of a Senate Bill <br />that Councilmember King suggested the City include in this Resolution. <br />Attorney Cekanski - Farrand offered the following amendment: <br />In the first "Whereas" clause the word two (2) would be stricken and <br />the word three (3) inserted. <br />Additionally, the fourth "Whereas" clause should be stricken in its <br />entirety and replaced with the following: <br />Whereas, Senate Bill 0339 would transfer $10,000,000 from the <br />Build Indiana Fund to the Environmental Remediation Revolving <br />Loan Fund as follows: $5,000,000 on July 1, 2001 and $5,000,000 on <br />July 1, 2002. It also would transfer $20,000,000 from the <br />Underground Petroleum Storage Tank Excess Liability Trust Fund to <br />the Environmental Remediation Revolving Loan Fund as follows: <br />$10,000,000 on July 1, 2001 and $10,000,000 on July 1, 2002; and <br />