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161 <br />House; and <br />WHEREAS, the Bill had the support of the Governor's Task Force to Reduce Drunk <br />Driving, the Indiana State Police, and the insurance industry, and thousands of <br />Hoosiers throughout the State of Indiana; and <br />WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana believes that a <br />law of this type would be an instrumental tool in assisting law enforcement officers <br />against drunk driving; and <br />WHEREAS, the City of South Bend believes that our elected officials in both the <br />House and Senate, which represent this area, should take aggressive action in seeing <br />that a law that is so strongly needed is passed. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, <br />INDIANA, AS FOLLOWS: <br />SECTION I: On behalf of the citizens of the City of South Bend, Indiana, the <br />Common Council urges the Indiana General Assembly to pass a strict State law which <br />prohibits the drinking of alcoholic beverages while driving a motor vehicle. <br />SECTION II: The Common Council urges that all other private and civic <br />organizations and concerned citizens write to their State Representatives and <br />Senators urging them to pass this important State law. <br />SECTION III: The Common Council requests that a copy of this Resolution be sent <br />to each of the State Representatives and Senators representing the City of South <br />Bend, and also to each of the members of the Public Policy, Ethics and Veterans <br />Affairs Committee of the Indiana House. <br />This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by <br />the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. <br />/s /Stephen Luecke <br />Stephen Luecke, First District <br />/s /Donald Niezgodski <br />Donald Niezgodski, Second District <br />s/ Ann Puzzello <br />Ann Puzzello, Fourth District <br />/s/ Linas Slavinskas <br />Linas Slavinskas, Fifth District <br />/s/ William Soderberg /s/ Thomas Zakrzewski <br />William Soderberg, Third District Thomas Zakrzewski, Sixth District <br />/s/ Sean Coleman /s/ Loretta Duda <br />Sean Coleman, At Large Loretta Duda, At Large <br />/s/ Irene K. Gammon <br />Irene Gammon, City Clerk <br />/s/ Eugene Ladewski <br />Eugene Ladewski, At Large <br />/s/ Joseph E. Kernan <br />Joseph E. Kernan, Mayor <br />A public hearing was held on the resolution at this time. Council Member Duda made <br />the presentation for the resolution. Doug Bargarus, president of the FOP; Max <br />Moore, 602 Harrison; Jan Perkins 806 S. Illinois; spoke in favor of this <br />resolution. Council Member Coleman made a motion to adopt this resolution, seconded <br />by Council Member Zakrzewski. The resolution was adopted by a roll call vote of <br />nine ayes. <br />Council Member Luecke made a motion to suspend the rules and have public hearing on <br />Resolution No. 91 -12, seconded by Council Member Coleman. The motion carried on a <br />roll call vote of nine ayes. <br />RESOLUTION NO. 1842 -91 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH <br />BEND, INDIANA, APPROVING A PETITION OF THE SOUTH BEND BOARD <br />OF ZONING APPEALS (RAD SERVICES, 705 NORTH ST. JOSEPH <br />STREET) <br />WHEREAS, Indiana Code, 36 -7 -4 -918.6 requires the Common Council to give notice <br />pursuant to Indiana Code, 5- 14 -1.5 -5 of its intention to consider Petitions from the <br />Board of Zoning Appeals for approval or disapproval; and <br />WHEREAS, the Common Council has a period of thirty (30) days after the Board of <br />Zoning Appeals makes its recommendation to the Council, in which to take formal <br />action; and <br />WHEREAS, if it approves a Petition, the Common Council must make the <br />determination in writing as required by Indiana Code 36 -7 -4- 918.4; and <br />WHEREAS, the South Bend Board of Zoning Appeals has recommended favorably that <br />it grant an exception to allow a parking lot in a "B" Residential Use District, <br />