09-09-68 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 9, 1968 RESOLUTION (continued) SUBMITTED for consideration this 9th day of September, 1968: By: /s/ Robert 0. Laven Adopted by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, this 10th day of September, 1968. /s/ Robert 0. Laven Presiding Officer ATTEST: /s/ Kathryn L. Blough, City Clerk Speaking in favor of the Resolution was Howard J. Bellinger, executive director of the Redevelopment Department, Council President, Robert 0. Laven, Councilman Gerald C. Reinke, Councilman Walter M. Szymkowiak, Councilman William W. Grounds, and John R. Kagel, of the South Bend - Mishawaka Area Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Donald Wiggins, president of the Redevelopment Commissio4,showed colored slides of the old buildings that would be involved in this program. Councilman Janet S. Allen said she could not support this program. She did not feel the people of South Bend had adequate information about it and it was not according to principal calling the downtown area a blighted area. 'President Laven asked Councilman Craven to take the chair. He felt the members of the Council should be proud to participate in the growth of the city and that with proper planning this dream can materialize. President Laven resumed the chair. Councilman Reinke moved for the adoption of the Resolution by a roll call vote. Councilman Szymkowiak seconded the motion. The Resolution was adopted by a roll call vote of 7 ayes, (Councilmen Laven, Craven, Reinke, Grounds, Szymkowiak, Palmer, and Zielinski) 1 nay, Councilman Allen, and 1 abstaining, Councilman Wise. Mr. John Kagel read a letter of thanks from Dan Clark, President of South Bend Chamber of Commerce. RESOLUTIONS RESOLUTION NO. 194 -68 A RESOLUTION TO DONATE UNNEEDED PERSONAL PROPERTY OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, TO THE BOARD OF AVIATION COMMISSIONERS OF ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, INDIANA WHEREAS, it has been determined by the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of South Bend, Indiana, that a certain 1942 Ford snow throwing vehicle is no longer needed and is unfit for the purpose for which it was intended, and the Board of Aviation Commissioners of St. Joseph County, Indiana, has requested such vehicle to use for parts to maintain a similar vehicle which they presently own and operate, and WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of South Bend has determined that the public interest and the interests of the City of South Bend will be served by donating said snow throwing vehicle to the Board of Aviation Commissioners of St. Joseph County, Indiana, and WHEREAS, Acts of 1945, Chapt. 190, Sec. 16, as amended, of the Ind. Gen. Assembly, permits a municipality to donate personal property to another municipality, which definition of a municipality does include an authority authorized to maintain and operate air ports. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, that a certain 1942 Ford snow throwing vehicle is no longer needed by the City of South Bend, is unfit for the purpose for which it was intended, and it is in the public interest and the best interest of the City of South Bend, that the same be, and it is hereby donated by the City of South Bend to the Board of Aviation Commissioners of St. Joseph County, Indiana. /s/ Gerald C. Reinke Member of the Common Council Councilman Reinke made a motion the Resolution be adopted by a roll call vote. Councilman Grounds seconded the motion. The Resolution was adopted by a roll call vote of 9 ayes, (Councilmen Laven, Allen, Craven, Reinke, Grounds, Szymkowiak, Wise, Palmer, and Zielinski). 0 nays, 0 absent. There being no further business to come before the Council, Councilman Allen made a motion to adjourn. Councilman Wise seconded the motion. Motion carried. Time: 12:56 A.M. ATTEST: APPROVED: I 116a CLERK PRESIDENT