08-25-75 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 25t 1975 ICOMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING (CONTINUED) ORDINANCE (CONTINUED) OF RAISING REVENUE TO MEET THE NECESSARY EXPENSE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1976. This being the time heretofore set for public hearing on the above ordinance, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. Councilman Miller made a motion to amend the ordinance on page 62 as it was amended on page 60, seconded by Councilman Nemeth. The motion carried. Councilman Nemeth then made a motion that the ordinance be recommended favorably to the Common Council, as amended, seconded by Council President Parent. The motion carried. There being no further business to come before the Committee of the Whole, Councilman Nemeth made a motion to rise and report to the Council and recess, seconded by Councilman Kopczynski. The motion carried, and the Council recessed at 6:45 p.m. ATTEST: ITY CLERK (REGULAR MEETING - RECONVENED Be it remembered that the regular meeting of the Common Council of the City of South Bend reconvened in the Council Chambers at 7:10 p.m., Council President Parent presiding and nine members present. IREPORT FROM THE SUB - COMMITTEE ON MINUTES To the Common Council of the City of South Bend: Your sub - committee on the inspection and supervision of the minutes would respectfully report that it has inspected the minutes of the August 11, 1975, regular meeting of the Council and found them correct. The sub - committee, therefore, recommends that the same be approved. s/ Terry S. Miller Councilman Newburn made a motion that the report be accepted as read and placed on file and the minutes be approved, seconded by Councilman Taylor. The motion carried. REPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Councilman Newburn made a motion to waive the reading of the report of the Committee of the Whole, seconded by Councilman Taylor. The motion carried by a roll call vote of nine ayes (Councilmen Serge, Szymkowiak, Miller, Taylor, Kopczynski, Horvath, Nemeth, Newburn and Parent). REPORT FROM THE AREA PLAN COMMISSION (LaSalle, Niles and Madison) The Honorable Common Council City of South Bend County -City Building South Bend, Indiana 46601 August 20, 1975 In Re: A proposed ordinance and site development plan of Indiana and Michigan Electric Co. and Lake States Associates, Inc. to zone from "D" Light Industrial, "F" Height and Area, to "A -3" High Density Residential Office and Professional District, property located on the west side of Niles Avenue, between Madison Avenue and LaSalle Street, City of South Bend. Gentlemen: The attached rezoning petition of Indiana and Michigan Electric Co. and Lake States Associates, Inc. was legally advertised August 9 and August 16, 1975. The Area Plan Commission gave it a public hearing on August 19, 1975, at which time the following action was taken: "Upon a motion by Ted Sharp, being seconded by Robert Lehman and carried, the petition of Indiana and Michigan Electric Co. and Lake States Associates, Inc. to zone from "D" Light Industrial, "F" Height and Area, to "A -3" High Density Residential Office and Professional District, property located on the west side of Niles Avenue, between Madison Avenue and LaSalle Street, is returned to the Common Council with a favorable recommendation, subject to the issuance of a parking variance by the Board of Zoning Appeals and to a final site plan, by the Area Plan Commission." The above recommendation is made subject to a final site plan and the preliminary site plan is attached hereto. The deliberations of the Area Plan Commission and points considered in arriving at the above decision are shown in minutes of the public hearing and will be forwarded to you at a later date to be made a part of this report. Attached for your consideration in the review of this matter is the Area Plan Commission Staff Report. Very truly yours, s/ Ralph Stonebraker RS /cm Assistant Director cc: I & M Electric Co. Lake States Associates