06-11-73 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING JUNE 11, 1973 IICOMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING (CONTINUED) II OPT)TNAMrV.. AN ORDINANCE FOR ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION IN THE GENERAL PARK FUND FOR $133,860.00. This being the time heretofore set for public hearing on the above ordinance, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. Mr. James Seitz, Director of the Department of Public Parks, made the presentation for the ordinance. He indicated that the appropriation was requested for the construction of a maintenance shed at the Erskine Municipal Golf Course and the purchase of land in Belleville Gardens. He indicated that the total cost of the building would be approximately $96,000. Miss Virginia Guthrie, Executive Secretary of the Civic Planning Association, asked about the balance of $30,000 that was received in 1972, and Mr. Seitz indicated that that amount was deposite in the Park General Fund and was there for that purpose. He also indicated that he had watched that very closely, and that the additional appropriation requested by the proposed ordinance would be subject to approval by the State Board of Accounts. Councilman Kopczynski indicated that he Iwanted to compliment Mr. Seitz for doing a good job. (Councilman Szymkowiak made a motion that the ordinance go to the Council as favorable, seconded by Councilman Kopczynski. The motion carried. There being no further business to come before the Committee of the Whole, Council President Neme made a motion to rise and report to the Council and take a recess, seconded by Councilman Parent. The motion carried. Recessed at 8:52 p.m. II ATTEST : l\ CITY CLERK REGULAR MEETING - RECONVENED ATTEST. CHAIRMAN Be it remembered that the regular meeting of the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, reconvened in the Council Chambers at 9:07 p.m., Council President Peter J. Nemeth presiding and nine members present. IIREPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE ON MINUTES To the Common Council of the City of South Bend: Your committee on the inspection and supervision of the minutes, would respect- fully report that they have inspected the minutes of the May 29, 1973, regular meeting of the Council and found them correct. They, therefore, recommend that the same be approved. s/ Peter J. Nemeth Councilman Taylor made a motion that the report be accepted as read and placed on file and the minutes be approved, seconded by Councilman Horvath. The motion carried. IIREPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Councilman Taylor made a motion to waive the reading -of the report of the Committee of the Whole, seconded by Councilman Horvath. The motion carried by a roll call vote of nine ayes (Councilmen Serge, Szymkowiak, Miller, Parent, Taylor, Kopczynski, Horvath, Newburn and Nemeth). IIREPORT FROM DIRECTOR OF DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE Mr. James Barcome, Director of the Department of Administration and Finance, gave his quarterly report to the Council. He indicated that he and his staff would be happy to give the Council a presentation of the computer operation whenever it wished. He indicated that the computerization of the budget accounting and accounts payable system is almost completed. He hoped that soon the Water Works, Wastewater and Redevelopment Departments would be placed on the computer system. He indicated that the fiscal structure had been realigned in order to provide one fiscal control officer for each of the major divisions in the government of the city. He mentioned that this re- structuring frees the various department and bureau heads so that they can concentrate on the effective management of their respective departments, and provides daily contact between the department heads and the Controller's Office, enabling more efficient fiscal management. He further indicated that South Bend will participate in a special fiscal management study for local governments to be conducted at the Indiana University. He indicated that the program-would be financed by the Eli Lilly Foundation and would involve a systematic approach to the problems of municipal finance. He also indicated that his office was busy in the preparation of the budgets for the various city departments for review by the Mayor and final action by the Council. He explained that the preparation of the budgets was hampered by the lack of adequate information concerning the effect of Governor Bowen's tax package. He concluded that the final administrative budget proposal should be ready within the next few weeks for preliminary review by the Council. He explained that the salary ordinances would be presented on July 9 and hopefully the public hearing would beheld on July 23. August 13 would be the first reading of the budget and hopefu115 the public hearing would be held on August 27. Council President Nemeth thanked Mr. Barcome for his presentation. IIPETITION TO AMEND ZONING ORDINANCE (408 South 30th Street) I, the undersigned, do hereby respectfully make application and petition the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, to amend the Zoning Ordinance of the city as hereinafter requested, and in support of this application, the following facts are shown: 1. The property sought to be rezoned is located at 408 South 30th Street, South Bend, Indiana.