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REGULAR MEETING <br />JULY 12, 1999 <br />ORDINANCE NO. 9016-99 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE <br />CITY OF SOUTH BEND ESTABLISHING TWO <br />ADDITIONAL FUNDS IN THE SOUTH BEND CENTRAL <br />DEVELOPMENT AREA <br />This bill had third reading. Councilmember Kelly made a motion to pass this bill. Councilmember <br />Aranowski seconded the motion which carried and this bill passed by a roll call vote of nine (9) ayes. <br />ORDINANCE NO. 9017-99 AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $80,000 FROM THE <br />URBAN DEVELOPMENT ACTION GRANT FUND FOR <br />THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING PREDEVELOPMENT <br />COSTS <br />This bill had third reading. Councilmember Pfeifer made a motion to pass this bill. Councilmember <br />Kelly seconded the motion which carried and this bill passed by a roll call vote of nine (9) ayes. <br />RESOLUTIONS <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2757-99 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE <br />CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, RECOMMENDING <br />A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF ALL CITY TAKE - <br />HOME VEHICLE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES <br />WHEREAS, the 1998 "Vehicle Inventory" for the City of South Bend specifically lists 385 <br />city -owned or city - leased take -home vehicles, with the 1999 report due to be filed with the City <br />Clerk on or before July 31St by the City Engineer; and <br />WHEREAS, this report confirms that of the 385 City take -home vehicles, 251 are assigned <br />to the Police Department and 134 vehicles are assigned to all other City Departments; and <br />WHEREAS, currently the City of South Bend has three (3) contractual agreements in effect <br />with separate unions with each such contract addressing, among other things, drug -free <br />environments, drug/alcohol testing and joint labor /management committees; and <br />WHEREAS, the Police and Fire Department Duty Manuals are approved by the Board of <br />Public Safety and set forth the day -to -day regulations for each such department. Recently the Board <br />amended § 483.00 of the Police Department Duty Manual addressing the "Take -Home Police <br />Vehicle Program" which among other items permits an off -duty officer to operate a take -home <br />vehicle while having a blood alcohol count below the state law limit; and <br />WHEREAS, § 2 -123 of the South Bend Municipal Code entitled "Regulation of City -Owner <br />Vehicles" initially passed by the Council in 1982 was last amended with the passage of Ord. No. <br />8855 -87, and is in need of review, updating and appropriate amendments; and <br />WHEREAS, the commitment of public dollars to the various City take -home vehicle <br />programs must be properly weighed and must reflect the economic impact of such programs with <br />the positive impact of having more policy vehicles throughout our neighborhoods, the ability to have <br />other city employees respond more quickly in their city take -home vehicle to emergencies requiring <br />their presence and expertise, as well as to enable such City employees to properly and effectively <br />carry out their duties and responsibilities addressed in their respective job descriptions; <br />WHEREAS, appropriate changes to the regulations addressing city -owned and city- leased <br />vehicles should incorporate the latest research, study and discussions with all entities so that the best <br />interests of the public are balanced with the rights and responsibilities of each and every City <br />