11-12-01 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 12, 2001 DEFRAYING THE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Councilmember Coleman made a motion to combine Bill Nos. 102 -01 and 103 -01 for purposes of Public Hearing. Councilmember Varner 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 these bills and recommends them to the Council favorably. Councilmember Aranowski advised that he is the President of the Housing Development Corporation and has been advised by Council Attorney Kathleen Cekanski - Farrand that there is no conflict of interest in him voting on these bills. Additionally, Councilmember Ujdak advised that he is the President of the Christmas in April Program and per Council Attorney Kathleen Cekanski- Farrand he will not benefit personally in any way from receipt of these funds. Ms. Beth Leonard, Director, Financial and Program Management, Community & Economic Development, 1200 County -City Building, South Bend, Indiana, made the presentation for these bills. Ms. Leonard advised that these bills appropriate the Community Development Block Grant dollars for 2002. The CDBG portion was subject to a public comment period for thirty (30) days and this is the same allocation that had been put forward for that public comment period. The six hundred seventeen thousand dollars ($617,000.00) is for the administrative expenses that they will derive from staff contracts in the department and this is also the same amount that they spoke to the Council about in September when the department's administrative budget was discussed. This being the time heretofore set for the Public Hearing on the above bills, 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 these bills, Councilmember Kelly made a motion for favorable recommendation to full Council concerning Bill No. 102 -01. Councilmember Aranowski seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. Additionally, Councilmember Kelly made a motion for favorable recommendation to full Council concerning Bill No. 103 -01. Councilmember Varner seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. BILL NO. 104 -01 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL APPROPRIATING $48,920 FROM FUND 210, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STATE GRANT FUND, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSISTING IN THE SUPPORT OF THE DIVISION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT'S ADMINISTRATIVE BUDGET Councilmember Kelly reported that the Community and Economic Development Committee met on this bill and recommends this bill to the Council favorably. Ms. Beth Leonard, Director, Financial and Program Management, Community & Economic Development, 1200 County -City Building, South Bend, Indiana, made the presentation for this bill. Ms. Leonard stated that this bill appropriates forty -eight thousand nine hundred twenty dollars ($48,920.00) from the State Grant Fund. She noted that this is also part of the revenue that they talked to the Council about in September for the full department budget. -5-