01-04-77 Council Meeting Minutes

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P REGULAR MEETING JANAURY 4, 1977 REGULAR MEETING (RECONVENED Council President Parent indicated that going to $15,000 may be too low. He said he would urge the Council not to cut it to $15,000 andperhaps $16,000 would be appropriate. Council Member Horvath indicated that $15,000 was too high, as the museum is not that big, and consultants could be hired to set it up. Mr. Radecki indicated that they had explored that idea. He said that a consultant grant was received and the consultant indicated a director should be hired to set up the museum. Council Member Horvath indicated that once the displays were set up we would be pay- ing a lot of money for a caretaker. Mr. Radecki indicated that displays have a four to five year life and they would be upgrading the displays and programs continually, therefore, a professional staff was needed. Council Member Dombrowski indicated that he thought the $15,000 was more than enough. A roll call vote was taken on the motion and it failed on a vote of four ayes (Council Members Kopczynski, Adams, Dombrowski, and Horvath) and five nays (Council Members Serge, Szymkow: Miller, Taylor and Parent).. Council Member Taylor made a motion to amend the ordinance by reducii the manager's salary to $16,000, seconded by Council Member Adams. The motion carried on a roll call vote of eight ayes (Council Members Serge, Szymkowiak, Miller, Taylor, Kopczynski, Adams, Dombrowski and Parent) and one nay (Council Member Horvath). Council President Parent made a motion to amend account 260.0, other contractuals, from $5,000 to $4,000, seconded by Council Member Dombrowski. Council Member Miller indicated he would like Mr. Radecki to explain what the $5,000 was going to be used for. Mr. Radecki indicated this was for working drawings of the dis- plays. Council Member Adams asked if this was for a local design firm. Mr. Radecki indicated there was only one firm in the City and they were not interested. Council Member Adams asked if this was going to seriously hamper these designs if they appropriated $4,000 instead of $5,000. Mr. Radecki indicated it would hamper them considerably. The motion carried on a roll call vote of six ayes (Council Members Serge, Taylor, Kopczynski, Dombrowski, Horvath and Parent) and three nays (Council Members Szymkowiak, Miller and Adams). Council Member Parent made a motion to recoi mend this ordinance to the Council favorable, as amended, seconded by Council Member Dombrowski. The motion carried. ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $42,975.00 FROM THE FEDERAL ASSISTANCE GRANT COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS GENERAL REVENUE SHARING, FOR THE RIVER BEND PLAZA, TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS. This being the time heretofore set for public hearing on the above ordinance, proponents and op- ponents were given an opportunity to be heard. Mr. James Seitz, Superintendent of Public Parks made the presentation for the ordinance. He indicated this was the proposed 1977 maintenance bud- get to conform with accounting procedures prescribed by the State Board of Accounts. He indicate( electric current in 1977 is $17,000, down $6,250 from the 1976 budget. He said the overall 1977 Plaza budget proposal is $8,115 lower than the 1976 budget. He indicated that labor for the Plazi is paid from CETA funds, except the Park Department provides a foreman to supervise. Mr. Gene Evans, Executive Secretary of the Civic Planning Association questioned the postage account, sinc( he was not aware they were doing any mailing. Mr. Ronald Bock, Director of River Bend Plaza, indicated they contacted fraternal and civic organizations through mailings, in order to get vol- unteers. Council Member Adams asked how many employees they have on the Plaza. Mr. Seitz in dicated they have eight CETA employees. Council Member Adams asked if they had uniforms. Mr. Seitz indicated that at present they do not have, but they will have them this year. Council President Parent made a motion to recommend this ordinance favorably to the Council, seconded by Council Member Dombrowski. Council Member Kopczynski asked about the upkeep on the mall. Mr. Seitz indicated he thought it was being maintained properly, and they had not received any com- plaints. The motion carried. There being no further business to come before the Committee of the Whole, Council Member Taylor made a motion to rise and report to the Council, seconded by Council Member Miller. The motion carried. ATTEST: _ATTEST: City Clerk ,Council President Parent made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Council Member Dombrowski. The motion carried, with Council Member Adams opposing. The meeting was adjourned at 9:10 p.m., and reconvened at 9:25 p.m. REGULAR MEETING RECONVENED Be it remembered that the regular meeting of the Common Council of the City of South Bend reconvei in the Council Chambers at 8:25 p.m., Council President Parent presiding, and nine members present REPORT 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 December 13,1976 meeting of the Council and found them corrrect. The sub - committee, therefore, recommends that the same be approved. /s/ Roger 0. Parent /s/ Mary Christine Adams Council Member Horvath made a motion that the minutes of the December 13, 1976, meeting be accept as read and placed on file, seconded by Council Member Adams. The motion carried.