04-23-01 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING APRIL 23, 2001 Councilmember White made a motion to hear the substitute version of this bill. Councilmember Aranowski seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. Councilmember Varner reported that the Public Works and Property Vacation Committee met on this bill and sends it to the Council with a favorable recommendation. Mayor Stephen Luecke advised the Council that this Resolution addresses the financing of the Public Works Facility. He thanked them for their support for this project on which much time has been spent in planning for priorities and in looking at the City's facility needs. The location of this proposed facility is in the Studebaker Corridor behind the current Municipal Services Facility. It is a good location and will set a standard for development in the Studebaker Corridor. The construction of this facility allows for the next step in facility planning which is the beginning of work on the Police Department and Fire Department facility which has long needed improvements. The action today is the first important step in that sequence. Mr. Gary Gilot, Director, Department of Public Works, 1300 County -City Building, South Bend, Indiana, stated that the South Bend Building Corporation will issue the bonds to finance the construction of the Public Works Service Center. He reminded the Council that they previously approved the issuance of up to $10 million dollars worth of bonds but through the public bidding process and the scoping of the project that amount has been reduced to nine million two hundred fifty thousand dollars( $9,250,000.000). It had been estimated that the lease rental payments could be as high as nine hundred fifty thousand dollars ($950,000.00) per year. In light of the lowering of interest rates, the City was able to get a rate of 5.18% which lowers the lease rental payments to about seven hundred seventy -five thousand dollars ($775,000.00) which will be paid with COIT and Sewer Utility Funds. Mr. Gilot noted that 12.3% of the building will be used by the Sewer Department and therefore they will be contributing that proportion of the payment. 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 Coleman made a motion to adopt this Resolution as substituted. Councilmember King seconded the motion which carried and the Resolution was adopted by a roll call vote of nine (9) ayes. RESOLUTION NO. 3001 -01 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, HONORING THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PROGRAM FOR WINNING THE 2001 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, notes that on Monday, April 2, 2001 around 2 a.m., over 2,000 cheering Notre Dame Students and residents of South Bend were on campus to welcome home the University ofNotre Dame Women's Basketball Team and staff after winning the NCAA title game in St. Louis, Missouri over Purdue by a score of 68 -66; and WHEREAS, the "Team of Destiny" was 34 -2 with countless individual awards and honors being won, as well as winning the hearts of their fans during this unbelievable season; and WHEREAS, the South Bend Common Council is proud to honor each of the members of the 2001 NCAA Women's Basketball Champions, namely: #00 RUTH RILEY Center, Senior Macy, Indiana #22 ALICIA RATAY Guard, Sophomore Lake Zurich, Illinois #44 MEAGHAN LEAHY Forward, Senior Wilbraham, Massachusetts #03 ERICKA HANEY #23 MONIQUE HERNANDEZ #50 KELLEY SIEMON Guard, Junior Guard, Sophomore Forward, Senior Toledo, Ohio Rio Rancho, New Mexico Edina, Minnesota