04-23-01 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING APRIL 23, 2001 Councilmember Kelly made motion to hear the substitute version of this bill. Councilmember Coleman seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. Councilmember Kelly reported that the Community and Economic Development Committee met on this bill and recommends this bill to the Council favorably. Ms. Ann Kolata, Senior Redevelopment Specialist, Community & Economic Development, 1200 County -City Building, South Bend, Indiana, made the presentation for this bill. Ms. Kolata stated that this bill establishes Fund #209 into which proceeds from grants received from the Neighborhood Initiative Program and the Economic Development Initiative Program from the Department of Housing and Urban Development will be deposited. The monies will be used to implement the strategy for the Studebaker Oliver Plow area. All monies remaining in that fund at the end of the year would stay with that fund and would not revert. This is a continuing fund for the grant monies. 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 Kelly made a motion for favorable recommendation to full Council concerning this bill as substituted. Councilmember Coleman seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. BILL NO. 32 -01 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL APPROPRIATING - $90,000 WITHIN THE U.D.A.G. FUND (FUND 410) OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING PREDEVELOPMENT COSTS FOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WITHIN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND Councilmember Kelly reported that the Community and Economic Development Committee met on this bill and recommends this bill to the Council favorably. Mr. Jon R. Hunt, Executive Director, Community and Economic Development, 1200 County -City Building, South Bend, Indiana, made the presentation for this bill. Mr. Hunt stated that this bill appropriates ninety thousand dollars ($90,000.00) from the Federal Urban Development Action Grant fund for purposes of pre - development activities which include feasibility studies, preliminary architectural engineering work, site plans and a variety of other activities for economic development and community development activities. In the past this money has been used for projects such as Bosch and Crowe Chizek and a number of other existing businesses and organizations. It is proposed that this year the funds be used for a set of activities which include working with existing businesses and community organizations in a predevelopment phase to move projects forward from an idea to a reality. 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 nine (9) ayes.