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REGULAR MEETING APRIL 12, 1976
<br />REGULAR MEETING - RECONVENED
<br />UNFINISHED BUSINESS
<br />Council President Parent said the Council had received a response from Mr. Brunner in regard to
<br />Mr. Robert Swanson's question about alleged violations of City code in the County Welfare Office
<br />He said this was being investigated by the Building Department.
<br />NEW BUSINESS
<br />Sale of City Owned Real Estate - 1219 -1221 S. LaFayette; 1316 Liston Street; 1224 W. Washington;
<br />922 E. Calvert. Council Member Horvath made a motion the City go ahead with the sale, seconded
<br />by Council Member Dombrowski. The motion carried.
<br />Change of date for next regularly scheduled meeting of the Common Council, to April 27, 1976,
<br />at 7:30 p.m. Council Member Dombrowski made a motion to change the meeting, seconded by Council
<br />Member Horvath. The motion carried.
<br />Council Member Taylor made a motion to suspend the rules in order to hear a resolution being sub-
<br />mitted by the Human Resources Department, seconded by Council Member Miller. The motion carried
<br />by a roll call vote of nine ayes (Council Members Serge, Szymkowiak, Miller, Taylor, Kopczynski,
<br />Adams, Dombrowski, Horvath and Parent).
<br />RESOLUTION NO. 517 -76
<br />A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
<br />CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AUTHORIZING
<br />THE-MAYOR TO SUBMIT TO THE UNITED STATES
<br />GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, A PRE -
<br />APPLICATION FOR FUNDS UNDER THE COMPREHENSIVE
<br />EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ACT OF 1973 (CETA).
<br />WHEREAS, the Mayor of the City of South Bend is the Chief Executive Officer of the City, a
<br />WHEREAS, the City of South Bend wishes to apply for funds under the Comprehensive Employment
<br />and Training Act of 1973
<br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana:
<br />SECTION I. Hereby authorizes the Mayor of the;City of South Bend to submit an application,
<br />including all understandings and assurances contained therein, to the United States Government,
<br />Department of Labor, for funds under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973.
<br />SECTION II. The Mayor shall submit to the Common Council a line item budget in ordinance
<br />form prior to any expenditures of such grant money received upon approval of this application.
<br />SECTION III. The Mayor of the City of South Bend is further directed and authorized to
<br />act in connection with such application and to provide such additional information as may be
<br />required by the Department of Labor.
<br />SECTION IV. This resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption
<br />by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor.
<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 Gilkey, Director of Human
<br />Resources and Economic Development, said this money would be used for education and training
<br />of citizens in the community through Titles 1, 2, and 6, and also public service employment
<br />through the Title 6 Program. He said it also provides for the >sub - grants with social agencies
<br />in the city and the money will be used for this, plus administration of the program. Mr. March -
<br />mont Kovas, of the South Bend Tribune, asked how much money was involved. Mr. Gilkey said they
<br />would not know this until Congress decided on the allowance. Council Member Szymkowiak made a
<br />motion this resolution be adopted, seconded by Council Member Serge. Council Member Adams made
<br />a motion to amend the resolution by adding a new Section II to read "The Mayor shall submit to
<br />the Common Council a line item budget in ordinance form prior to any expenditure of such grant
<br />money received upon approval of this application. ", seconded by Council Member Dombrowski. The
<br />motion carried. Council Member Miller asked Mr. Gilkey if they had a copy of the application.
<br />Mr. Gilkey said they will submit a letter by the 15th, and then the application will be made.
<br />He said the Council would have an opportunity to peruse the application. Council Member Kopczyn
<br />made a motion this resolution be adopted, as amended, seconded by Council Member Szymkowiak. Th
<br />motion carried by a roll call vote of nine ayes (Council Members Serge, Szymkowiak, Miller, Tayl
<br />Kopczynski, Adams, Dombrowski, Horvath and Parent).
<br />Council Member Kopczynski said from time to time he has asked the city engineer about monies
<br />appropriated for the engineering of Sample Street, widening and other projects connected with
<br />it. He said he remembered there was money appropriated from time to time. He said he would lik
<br />to get from the city engineer the amount of money appropriated by the Council for engineering wo
<br />and any other appropriated money for the Sample Street project from Michigan Street to Olive Str
<br />He said he would like to have a copy of any preliminary plans that was done by the Engineer De-
<br />partment in house, or contracted to outside firms. He said he would like to have an answer by
<br />the next regularly scheduled Council meeting, and refer this matter to the Administration and
<br />Finance Committee so it can audit the money as it was appropriated andchspensed with. He told
<br />the city engineer he had asked for this before and he had not received a reply. He said he thou
<br />the matter should be looked into. Mr. Rollin Farrand, City Engineer, said that a report on this
<br />project was in his office, and it had been completed for a couple of weeks, but he failed to get
<br />it to the Council.
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