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REGULAR MEETING APRIL 7, 1975
<br />REGULAR MEETING - RECONVENED (CONTINUED)
<br />ORDINANCES, SECOND READING (CONTINUED)
<br />ORDINANCE NO. 5826 -75
<br />AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $4,500.00 FROM
<br />THE FEDERAL ASSISTANCE GRANT COMMONLY
<br />REFERRED TO AS GENERAL REVENUE SHARING, FOR
<br />VARIOUS PUBLIC SAFETY PROGRAMS, TO BE ADMIN-
<br />ISTERED BY THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND THROUGH
<br />ITS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
<br />This ordinance had second reading. Councilman Miller made a motion to pass the ordinance, second
<br />by Councilman Serge. The ordinance passed by a roll call vote of seven ayes (Councilmen Serge,
<br />Szymkowiak, Miller, Taylor, Horvath, Newburn and Parent) and one nay (Councilman Kopczynski) with
<br />Councilman Nemeth absent.
<br />ORDINANCE NO. 5827 -75
<br />AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $4,690.00 FROM
<br />THE FEDERAL ASSISTANCE GRANT FUND COMMONLY
<br />REFERRED TO AS GENERAL REVENUE SHARING,
<br />FOR VARIOUS PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS, TO BE
<br />ADMINISTERED BY THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND
<br />THROUGH ITS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.
<br />This ordinance had second reading. Councilman Newburn made a motion to pass the
<br />seconded by Councilman Taylor. The ordinance passed by a roll call vote of eight
<br />Serge, Szymkowiak, Miller, Taylor, Kopczynski, Horvath, Newburn and Parent) with
<br />absent.
<br />RESOLUTIONS
<br />RESOLUTION NO. 476 -75
<br />A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF
<br />THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AUTHORIZING
<br />THE MAYOR TO SUBMIT TO THE UNITED STATES
<br />GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
<br />URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AN APPLICATION FOR
<br />COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND UNDER TITLE I
<br />OF THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
<br />ACT OF 1974.
<br />ordinance,
<br />ayes (Councilmen
<br />Councilman Nemeth
<br />WHEREAS, the.Mayor of the City of South Bend is the Chief Executive Officer of
<br />the City, and is the Applicant for Community Development funds under Title I of the
<br />Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.
<br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH
<br />BEND, INDIANA:
<br />. SECTION I. Hereby establish the authority of the Mayor of the City of South
<br />Bend to submit an application, heretofore attached, for Three Million Five Hundred
<br />and Forty -Seven Thousand Dollars ($3,547,000.00) to the United States Government,
<br />Department of Housing and Urban Development under Title I of the Housing and Community
<br />Development Act of 1974.
<br />SECTION II. For each program activity as established under this resolution, the
<br />Mayor shall submit to the Common Council a line item budget in ordinance form prior
<br />to expenditures of any grant money received upon approval of this application.
<br />s/ Roger 0. Parent
<br />Member of the Common Council
<br />A public hearing was held at this time on the resolution. Mr. William Hojnacki, Director of the
<br />Department of Human Resources and Economic Development, indicated that the only additional infor-
<br />mation he had to offer the Council was a letter written by the Mayor responding to the amount of
<br />$450,000 in the future planning category of the grant application. He indicated that copies of
<br />the letter had been distributed to the councilmen. He stated that this money would be a continua-
<br />tion of the program that had been going on for a number of years in the Downtown Urban Renewal
<br />Project.
<br />Mrs. Jane Cobb, Executive Director of the YWCA, indicated that she had previously requested
<br />$20,000 to make urgent repairs to the YWCA structure. She stated that the first request made last
<br />November was for $20,000 which would include: $4,000 for installation of auxiliary lighting;
<br />$6,000 to correct the moisture problem in the walls and basement; $6,500 to replace bathroom
<br />fixtures; $800 to replace the water pumps; $700 for acoustical tile; and $2,000 to repair the wood
<br />around the windows. She stated that the roof, at this time, was also desperately in need of
<br />repair. She indicated that it was the original roof and was over 50 years old and has been
<br />patched several times to date. She indicated that a cost estimate had been made in the amount of
<br />$10,000 to $12,000, and for that reason, the YWCA wished to increase its request for funds from
<br />$20,000 to $30,000. Councilman Taylor wondered if the Council could legally change the resolution
<br />to include the increased request for funds. Mr. Hojnacki indicated that the critical point in the
<br />application would be the lump sum budget. Any amounts within those lump sums could be moved aroun
<br />He did not feel it was necessary to create a special line item for the request. He felt it could
<br />be part of the money for the program. Councilmen Taylor, Serge, Newburn and Szymkowiak supported
<br />the request for $30,000 for the YWCA. Mr. John Oxian, Vice President of the Historic Preservation
<br />Commission, indicated that he had also requested funds at the last meeting for the commission in
<br />the amount of $25,000. He repeated that the commission could not operate without the funds becaus
<br />a survey was mandated. He stated that the request would be a "one -shot deal ". Dr. Lillian Stanto
<br />spoke on behalf of the YWCA request. She felt the request was justified within the grant purposes
<br />She urged that the amount be appropriated by the Council. Mrs. Shirley Fulton, 503 Blaine Avenue,
<br />also expressed support of the request of the YWCA.
<br />Councilman Serge made a motion to show Council support of the request for funds for the YWCA,
<br />seconded by Councilman Kopczynski. Councilman Miller wondered where the money would come from.
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