02-22-99 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 22, 1999 BILL NO. 14 -98 A BILL AMENDING ORDINANCE NOS. 8808 -97 AND 8889 -98 ADDRESSING THE ANNUAL PAY AND MONETARY FRINGE BENEFITS FOR MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH BEND POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR CALENDAR YEARS 1999, 2000, AND 2001 This bill had first reading. Council Member Aranowski made a motion to refer this bill to the Personnel and Finance and Health and Public Safety committees and set it for public hearing and third reading on March 8, seconded by Council Member Kelly. The motion carried. BILL NO. 15 -98 A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA APPROPRIATING $24,850.00 FROM THE HAZ -MAT This bill had first reading. Council Member Aranowski made a motion to refer this bill to the Personnel and Finance and Health and Public Safety committees and set it for public hearing and third reading on March 8, seconded by Council Member Kelly. The motion carried. BILL NO. 16 -99 A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA APPROPRIATING $21,570.00 FROM THE INDIANA RIVER RESCUE FUND (FUND #291) This bill had first reading. Council Member Hosinski made a motion to refer this bill to the Personnel and Finance and Health and Public Safety committee and set it for public hearing and third reading on March 8, seconded by Council Member Ujdak. The motion carried. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Council Member Hosinski made a motion to refer Bill nos. 2 -99 and 4 -99 to the Zoning and Annexation Committee, and set it for public hearing and third reading on March 8, seconded by Council Member Sniadecki. The motion carried. NEW BUSINESS Council Member Pfeifer announced there would be a Midwest Loitering Conference at IUSB on April 23, from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR Raymond Wallace, 1230 Miner, A South Bend School Corp. bus driver, and union rep, indicated there were two bus drivers who would speak at this time. Pat Bolinger, 1402 Joyce Dr., indicated she has been a school bus driver for eleven (11) years. She she had written a letter to Code Enforcement regarding her intention to prove they were not in violation of the City Code. She advised that Code Enforcement was issuing the tickets under the nuisance ordinance. She advised there was a serious public relations problem that needs to be addressed. Debra Nyikos, 23206 U.S. 20, a school bus driver, indicated she is saving the School Corp., money by taking her vehicle home, which saves approximately twenty miles of travel a day. She advised that the bus drivers need to be taken seriously as they transport the children that are our future. Raymond Wallace indicated the this problem can be solved. Council Member King indicated he would like to have another meeting with the drivers, a representative of the mayor's office and Code Enforcement. Arlene Demien, 1231 E. Belmont, indicated that when the school buses are at Jefferson School it is an accident waiting to happen. She expressed that Code Enforcement should be making the entire City look good, and they're not. She also indicated that before the City starts a project all of the kinks should be worked out. He advised it took her eight weeks and many, many phone