09-10-01 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 10, 2001 Councilmember Kelly reported that the Residential Neighborhood Committee met on this bill and sends it to the full Council with a favorable recommendation. Ms. Kathy Davis, Director, Department of Code Enforcement, 1300 County -City Building, South Bend, Indiana, made the presentation for this bill. Ms. Davis noted that she has additional language to be placed in this bill which was suggested by Council Attorney Kathleen Cekanski - Farrand. The suggested amendment is as follows: Subsection (c) on the second page entitled "fines" should read as follows: Fines: The fine for violation of this section shall be fifty dollars ($50.00) and shall be payable through the Ordinance Violations Bureau pursuant to Section 2 -213 of this Code. The other change is found under Section 20 -119 Penalties. A final line would be added as follows: Fines issued under this Section shall be payable through the Ordinance Violations Bureau pursuant to Section 2 -213 of this Code. Ms. Davis stated that the purpose of this ordinance is to improve the quality of life and to enhance the enforcement of parking requirements in the City particularly in the residential districts. This bill would allow the City to address the parking of vehicles in inappropriate places or for inappropriate purposes through the use of tickets issued by police officers or inspectors with the Department of Code Enforcement. This method would immediately reach the owners of the vehicles and provide a more efficient process for enforcement of the City's zoning and parking laws than the current lengthy process of filing a formal lawsuit to enforce such laws in Circuit or Superior Court. She noted that this ordinance would be a tremendous change for her department in so far as addressing the issues that they face on a daily basis. To be able to address these problems through the ticketing process would speed the enforcement and would make sure that they are addressing the party that is violating the law and would get the neighborhoods back into the kinds of conditions that are acceptable in a very quick manner. Councilmember Kelly made a motion to accept the amendment as proposed. Councilmember Coleman seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of six (6) ayes. Councilmember Kelly made a motion to send this bill to full Council with a favorable recommendation, as amended. Councilmember Coleman seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of six (6) ayes. BILL NO. 76 -01 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL LEVYING TAXES AND FIXING THE RATE OF TAXATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF RAISING REVENUE TO MEET THE NECESSARY EXPENSES OF THE CIVIL CITY OF SOUTH BEND FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2002 BILL NO. 77 -01 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND APPROPRIATING MONIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING THE EXPENSES OF THE DESIGNATED ENTERPRISE FUNDS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2002 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2002, 1 u I