08-24-70 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 24, 1970 ORDINANCES, FIRST AND SECOND READING nVnTTTAV0P AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $61,799.14 FROM THE LOCAL ROAD AND STREET FUND TO THE ACCOUNT "SERVICES CONTRACTUAL" WITHIN THE ROAD STREET FUND. The Ordinance was given first reading by title and second reading in full. Councilman Grounds made a motion, seconded by Councilman Craven, that the Ordinance be given a public hearing on September 14, 1970. Motion carried. 9 ayes, 0 nays, 0 absent. nRnTNaM0P AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING CHAPTER 40 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, GENERALLY KNOWN AS THE SOUTH BEND ZONING ORDINANCE, BEING ORDINANCE NO. 4990 -68, AS AMENDED, (FORMERLY ORDINANCE NO. 3702), BY ADDING PROVISIONS DEALING WITH MOBILE HOME PARKS. The Ordinance was given first reading. Councilman Laven entertained a motion that the second reading be held on September 14, 1970. Councilman Zielinski so moved, seconded by Councilman Allen. Motion carried. 9 ayes, 0 nays, 0 absent. ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE FOR ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE MOTOR VEHICLE HIGHWAY FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $61,799 TO VARIOUS ACCOUNTS WITHIN THE MOTOR VEHICLE HIGHWAY FUND. The Ordinance was given first reading by title and second reading in full. Councilman Szymkowiak made a motion, seconded by Councilman Craven, that the Ordinance be given a public hearing on September 14, 1970. Motion carried. 9 ayes, 0 nays, 0 absent. Councilman Szymkowiak made a motion, seconded by Councilman Palmer, for a 10 -- minute recess. Motion carried. 9 ayes, 0 nays, 0 absent. Time: 9:20 p.m. The Regular Meeting reconvened at 9 :30 p.m. RESOLUTIONS RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION URGING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A PLAN FOR REFUSE REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND. WHEREAS, the Indiana General Assembly, in its 1965 Session, adopted what is known as the "Refuse Disposal Act" which provides a means for the collection and disposal of all forms of refuse and for the financing of such service through user charges; and WHEREAS, the impending enactment by the St. Joseph County Commissioners of an anti- pollution ordinance will eliminate the burning of much refuse now being burned and create the need for hauling away a considerably greater volume of same than is now being done; and WHEREAS, Section 30 of said "Refuse Disposal Act ", as amended, Section 27 of Chapter 359 of the Acts of 1969 prohibits the disposal of refuse in any manner other than as approved by the Indiana State Board of Health on or after January 1, 1971; and WHEREAS, the City of South Bend now collects and disposes only garbage and no other form of refuse, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana:' 1. That it favors the implementation of the Refuse Disposal Act in the City of South Bend by the enlargement of the present garbage pick -up and disposal service to include all forms of refuse and the financing of the entire cost of such enlarged operation through user charges rather than through tax assessments as at present. 2. That the Board of Public Works and Safety is hereby urged to proceed immediately with all steps necessary to put such a program into operation on January 1, 1971. ATTEST: /s/ Robert O. Laven Member of the Common Council /s/ Kathryn L. Bloucjh City Clerk There was an approximate estimate of five - hundred interested citizens in attendance and a public hearing was held at this time on the'Resolution. Mr. David A. Wells, of the Engineering Department spoke in favor of the proposal. He showed slides of the various areas in the city littered with trash, and said the cost per household would be $2.50 per month if the program were initiated. He stated that a pilot program, federally funded, would begin in the Model Citie