04-28-99 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING APRIL 28, 1999 Councilmember Aranowski reported that the Personnel & Finance Committee met on this bill and sends it to the Council with a unanimous favorable recommendation with an amendment which Council Attorney Kathleen Cekanski- Farrand read as follows: Renumber Section IV to V Section IV. The fifty dollar ($50.00) fee addressed in §4 -53 and §4 -64 shall be reviewed in December of 1999 by the Common Council regarding its reasonableness to services provided by the City Administration. Ms. Ann -Carol Nash, Assistant City Attorney, made the presentation for this bill. Ms. Nash thanked all the City departments as well as the merchants who provided their valuable suggestions. She further stated that the ordinance contains two (2) basic changes being a shortened holding period for which merchants have to hold merchandise if they use a computer program compatible with the program used by the South Bend Police Department in order for them to investigate for theft. . It previously was thirty (30) days but is now being reduced to fourteen (14) days. Also, the ordinance compromises regarding the concern the City had regarding displays of items outside. The ordinance sets out perimeters regarding types of items and hours. Ms. Nash noted that the last two (2) pages of the ordinance address this issue. This being the time heretofore set for the Public Hearing on the above bill, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. Mr. Steven Krupnik, President of Red's Pawn Ship, 1072 Lincoln way East, South Bend, Indiana, spoke in favor of the needed changes in the ordinance. There was no one present wishing to speak to the Council in opposition to this bill Councilmember Hosinski made a motion for favorable recommendation to full Council concerning this bill as amended. Councilmember Aranowski seconded the motion which carried. RISE AND REPORT Council President Coleman made motion to rise and report to the full Council. Councilmember Hosinski seconded the motion which carried. ATTEST: ATTEST: Q AO - oretta a, Cfity Clerk Charlotte Pfeifer, Chair pekson Committee of the Whole REGULAR MEETING RECONVENED Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend reconvened in the Council Chambers on the fourth floor of the County -City Building at 5:55 p.m. Council President Sean Coleman presided with nine (9) members present. BILLS - THIRD READING ORDINANCE NO. 9001 -99 AN ORDINANCE TO VACATE THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY: THE FIRST NORTH/SOUTH ALLEY WEST OF ROBINSON STREET FROM THE NORTH RIGHT -OF -WAY OF RANDOLPH STREET TO THE SOUTH RIGHT -OF -WAY OF THE FIRST