04-13-81 Council Meeting Minutes

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-25 REGULAR MEETING APRIL 13, 1981 A public hearing was held on the resolution at this time. Patrick McMahon, Director of Redevelopment, asked the Council to accept the amendment to the resolution, filed with the City Clerk. Council Member Voorde made a motion to accept the amendment, seconded by Council Member Dombrowski. The motion carried. He indicated that this resolution identifies the areas which will receive priority consideration by the Redevelopment and the Common Council with respect to tax abatement. He indicated it was still necessary that the property owner submit information and request it for- mally through the hearing process, but the information requested and the entire back- ground data that has to be accumulated is much less. Council Member Kopczynski made a motion to adopt this resolution, as amended, seconded by Council Member Dombrowski. The resolution was adopted by a roll call vote of nine ayes. RESOLUTION NO. 880 -81 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREE- MENT WITH ST. JOSEPH COUNTY FOR THE PURPOSE OF AMENDING THE CHARTER AGREEMENT WHICH ESTABLISHES AN EMPLOYMENT AND TRAIN- ING CONSORTIUM, TO BE THE RECOGNIZED GRANTEE FOR BOTH THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND AND ST. JOSEPH COUNTY IN ACCORD WITH PROVISIONS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ACT OF 1973, AS AMENDED. WHEREAS, the Mayor of the City of South Bend is the Chief Executive Officer of the City; and WHEREAS, the City of South Bend wishes to make joint application with St. Joseph County for funds under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973, as amended; and WHEREAS, the City of South Bend wishes to enter into an agreement with St. Joseph County to establish a joint Employment and Training Consortium; and WHEREAS, certain amendments to the original Charter Agreement have been re- quested by the Department of Labor of the United States of America. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana: SECTION I. Hereby authorizes the Mayor to enter into the attached agreement with St. Jospeh County to establish a joint Employment and Training Consortium, and thereby jointly apply for funding and operate programs funded under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973. SECTION II. The Mayor shall submit reports on Consortium Activities at the end of each fiscal quarter, detailing expenditures and services performed. SECTION III. The Mayor shall annually present to the Common Council for review and approval the joint preapplication for federal CETA funds and any modifications to the Consortium Agreement. SECTION IV. This resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Common Council and its approval by the Mayor. /s/ Lewis A. McGann Member of the Common Council A public hearing was held on the resolution at this time. Elroy Kelzenberg, Director of CETA indicated this was a clarification of the Charter Agreement, requested by the Department of Labor, in their review of the original Charter Agreement. He briefly explained the changes. Council Member Szymkowiak made a motion to adopt this resolu- tion, seconded by Council Member Beck. The resolution was adopted by a roll call vote of nine ayes. Council Member Kopczynski made a motion to suspend the rules and have public hearing on the following resolution, seconded by Council Member Dombrowski. The motion car- ried on a roll call vote of nine ayes. RESOLUTION NO. 881 -81 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, URGING THE INDIANA STATE LEGISLATURE TO IN- CLUDE TWO ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS OF $125,000 FOR THE INDIANA ACADEMY IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE, INC. WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, has learned that H.B. 2017 was reported out of the Senate Finance Committee on April 2, 1981, in an amended version which would eliminate the two annual appropriations of $125,000.00 for the Indiana Academy in the Public Service, Inc.; and WHEREAS, the Common Council therefore realizes that if H.B. 2017 is passed in its present form that there would be no funding for the indiana academy in the Public Service, Inc. included in the State budget; and