04-23-01 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING APRIL 23, 2001 There was no one present wishing to speak to the Council either in favor of or in opposition to these bills. Therefore, Councilmember Coleman made a motion for favorable recommendation to full Council regarding Bill No. 34 -01. Councilmember White seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. Further, Councilmember White made a motion for favorable recommendation to full Council concerning Bill No. 35 -01. Councilmember Varner seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. Finally, Councilmember King made a motion for favorable recommendation to full Council concerning Bill No. 36 -01. Councilmember Coleman seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. BILL NO. 37 -01 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL APPROPRIATING $50,000 FROM THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STATE GRANT FUND FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSISTING IN THE SUPPORT OF THE DIVISION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT'S AREA REVITALIZATION EFFORTS 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 noted that this bill appropriates fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) of grant monies from the State of Indiana through the Indiana Development Finance Authority to be used for Brownfield site assessments. Of this money, nine thousand dollars ($9,000.00) will be used for the Omniplex lead based paints survey and forty thousand dollars ($40,000.00) will be used for the Studebaker Area A shallow and deep monitoring well installation which is a portion of the Phase II site investigation of Area A outlined in the strategy. 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 White made a motion for favorable recommendation to full Council concerning this bill. Councilmember Coleman seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. BILL NO. 38 -01 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA APPROPRIATING $14,685.00, HAZMAT FUND (FUND #289) Councilmember Aranowski reported that the Health and Public Safety Committee and the Personnel & Finance Committee met on this bill and sends it to the Council with a favorable recommendation. Battalion Chief James Lopez, Chief of Special Operations, South Bend Fire Department, 701 West Sample Street, South Bend, Indiana, made the presentation for this bill. Chief Lopez requested the appropriation of fourteen thousand six hundred eighty five dollars ($14,685.00) from Fund #289 to replace and purchase new equipment for the Hazmat Team for the year 2001.