10-09-78 Council Meeting Minutes

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agetell EM u IT NOW 9616M • • • COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING (CONTINUED) A public hearing was held on this resolution at this time. Mr. James Harcus, Director of the Bureau of Housing, indicated this electrical work would be completed on the Southeast Neighborho Center. Council Member Taylor made a motion to adopt this resolution, seconded by Council Membe Szymkowiak. The motion carried. RESOLUTION NO. 645 -78 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION FOR FUNDING OF THE STRUCTURE REHABILITATION FOR THE NEW "RUN- AWAY SHELTER QUARTERS." WHEREAS, the Mayor of the City of South Bend is the Chief Executive Officer of the City, is the Applicant for a Grant for "The Runaway Shelter ". NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana: SECTION I. Hereby established the authority of the Mayor of the City of South Bend to sub- mit an application for Renovation funds in the amount of $12,500.00. SECTION II. The Director of Youth Service Bureau will be designated the Administrative Agen for this project. For every category established under this Resolution, Director of the Youth Service Bureau shall submit to the Common Council a line item budget prior to the expenditure of any grant money received upon approval of this application. SECTION III. This resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. /s /Roger O. Parent Member of the Common Council A public hearing was held on this resolution at this time. Ms. Bonnie Strycker, Executive Director of the Youth Service Bureau, indicated they were requesting the Council's approval to apply to HEW for funds for the purpose of rehabilitation and furnishing the FIRE Group Home for use as a runaway shelter. She indicated they had searched for a suitable location within the City, but were unable to find one. Council Member Adams indicated she did not feel Granger was a suitable location for a City shelter. She indicated she was going to ask the Council to table this resolution. Council Member Miller asked if this new faiclity was better than the present one. Ms. Stricker indicated there were good points as well as bad. She said this move to Grnager will necessitate some program changes. Council Member Miller made a motion to adopt this resolution, seconded by Council Member Taylor. Council President Parent indicated that he did not think this resolution should be approved and he.felt that a home could be located within the City. Council Member Kopczynski indicated that going out of the CIty presented a transportation problem. The resolution was passed on a roll call vote of five ayes and four nay: (Council Member Kopczynski, Adams, Horvath and Parent.) RESOLUTION NO. 646 -78 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF $5,500.00 BY THE DIVISION OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR AN AUDIT OF THE 1976 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM AND INNOVATIVE PROJECT PROGRAM "PROJECT REBATE." WHEREAS, the Division of Community Development is required to receive authorization from Common Council prior to entering into any contractual arrangement exceeding an expenditure of $5,000.00; and, WHEREAS, pursuant to Title 24, Part 570 of the Code of Federal Regulations, the Division of Community Development is required to undertake an audit of its financial managment system not less frequently than once every two years; and, WHEREAS, the Division of Community Development has negotiated to contract with the indepen- dent accounting firm of Coopers & Lybrand to conduct the required audit at the cost of $5,500.00, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Common Council of the City of/S.outh Bend, Indiana, as follows: SECTION I. That the Division of Community Development is authorized to enter into a con- tract with the independent accounting firm of Coopers & Lybrand for the audit of the 1976 Com- munity Development Block Grant Program and Innovative Project Program "Project Rebate" at a cost of $5,500.00. /s /Roger 0. Parent Member of the Common Council A public hearing was held on this resolution at this time. Mr. Carl Ellison, Director of Com- munity Development, indicated that Community Development is required to undertake an audit of its financial management system not less frequently than once every two years. He indicated that Community Development has negotiated to contract Coopers & Lybrand to conduct the required audit at the cost of $5,500.00. Council Member Adams made a motion to adopt this resolution, seconded by Council Member Dombrowski. The resolution was adopted by a roll call vote of nine a) BILL NO. 6479 -78 AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $139,030.00 FROM THE SEWAGE WORKS DEPRECIATION FUND TO THE SEWAGE WORKS OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUND FOR THE PURCHASE OF MOTOR EQUIPMENT TO BE ADMINISTERED BY CITY OF SOUTH BEND THROUGH ITS BUREAU OF SANITATION This bill had second reading. Council Member Dombrowski made a motion to pass this bill, secon by Council Member Szymkowiak. The bill passed by a roll call vote of eight ayes and one nay (Council Member Horvath.) S.