10-22-01 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 22, 2001 solutions. He noted that there are no guarantees that the City will get the recognition but it is felt that the City is putting together a good application and it becomes step one in a long term process for focusing some attention in this area which needs attention. He noted that the City has begun to provide some services to the area through the partnership center, the Urban Enterprise Zone and will continue to expand on those. This is an opportunity to draw people in just as the City does on the commercial corridor projects and downtown partnership. They will draw people in who work in the area and get them involved in finding solutions and new investments for the area. 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. Councilmember Uj dak seconded the motion which carried and the Resolution was adopted by a roll call vote of nine (9) ayes. BILLS - FIRST READING BILL NO.101 -01 FIRST READING ON A BILL APPROPRIATING $126,081 RECEIVED FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT'S EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANT PROGRAM This bill had first reading. Councilmember Kelly made a motion to refer this bill to the Community and Economic Development Committee and set it for Public Hearing and Third Reading on November 12, 2001. Councilmember Coleman seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. BILL NO. 102 -01 FIRST READING ON A BILL APPROPRIATING $3,924,000 FROM THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND (FUND 212) FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING THE EXPENSES OF THE .DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AND DESIGNATED SUBGRANTEE AGENCIES FOR THE PROGRAM YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2002, TO BE ADMINISTERED THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT This bill had first reading. Councilmember Coleman made a motion to refer this bill to the Community and Economic Development Committee and set it for Public Hearing and Third Reading on November 12, 2001. Councilmember Varner seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. BILL NO. 103 -01 FIRST READING ON A BILL APPROPRIATING $617,393 WITHIN FUND 212, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND, FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING THE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT This bill had first reading. Councilmember Kelly made a motion to refer this bill to the Community and Economic Development Committee and set it for Public Hearing and Third Reading on -23-