11-26-01 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 26, 2001 Councilmember Al "Buddy" Kirsits reported that the Utilities Committee met on this bill and sends it to the Council with a favorable recommendation. Mr. Gary Gilot, Director, Department of Public Works, 1300 County -City Building, South Bend, Indiana, made the presentation for this bill. Mr. Gilot advised that this bill establishes a universal rate for customers who wish to connect to new water mains and sewer lines in the City of South Bend and surrounding areas. It establishes a price per lineal foot for water and a price per square foot for sewer. The intent of the ordinance is to recover the average cost of construction. He noted that they do allow a ten per cent (10 %) discount for up -front payments and they have a time payment plan. It also provides for surcharges for outside the City and computed fees for outside the City for new connections to water and sewer. The bill also caps residential connection costs inside the City at two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) for water and three thousand dollars ($3,000.00) for sewer. 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 Kirsits seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. BILL NO. 109 -01 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, TRANSFERRING $55,000 FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SALARY FUND TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EQUIPMENT FUND Councilmember Ujdak reported that the Health and Public Safety Committee met on this bill and sends it to the Council with a favorable recommendation. Assistant Chief Rick Switalski, South Bend Fire Department, 701 West Sample Street, South Bend, Indiana, made the presentation for this bill. Chief Switalski advised that this bill transfers fifty -five thousand dollars ($55,000.00) from the Fire Department salary account to the Fire Department equipment account to purchase two (2) additional thermal imaging cameras and also to cover their thirty per cent (30 %) share of the federal grant that they were awarded for training this year. Councilmember Al `Buddy" Kirsits noted that he is a member of the South Bend Fire Department and in regards to Bill Nos. 109 -01 and 110 -01, he will not benefit personally so will be voting on these matters. Councilmember Aranowski inquired how many thermal imaging cameras the Fire Department owns at this time. Chief Switalski stated that this will make a total of four (4), which will be one (1) for each quadrant. 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 Kirsits seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of -7-