10-11-71 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING REGULAR MEETING (Cont.) COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING (Cont.) ORDINANCE (Cont.) OCTOBER 11, 1971 In Mobile units alone, we have over two thousand tubes and more than seven thousand, eight hundred transistors and diodes working a minimum of eight hours a day up to, possibly, twenty hours a day. Resistors and capacitors number in the tens of thousands and vary in cost from eighteen cents up to several dollars each. The transistors and diodes cost from sixty -five cents to as high as fifty dollars. Crystals, at from six to thirty dollars each, number close to a thousand, as do relays and special filters that are only slightly lower in cost. Microphones., Cables, Speakers, and Control Heads at from ten dollars to eighty dollars each must often be replaced because of theft and /or damage over and above replacement from normal useage. In addition to the above, we maintain approximately seventy Scramblers, fifty -odd Electronic Sirens, many Monitors, Tape recorders, Individual and Multiple Battery Chargers, Public Address Systems, special surveillance Equipment, Radar, a Logic System, and several Remote Control facilities of varying complexity, along with much of our own Metering Devices. As of this time we need to replenish a well depleted inventory, but more particularly, we are in need of parts to finish already started projects. The amount of funds requested was based on actual prorata calculations of expenditures so far this year. /s/ John V. Hunt Comm. Supr. 10 /11/71 Mr. Bickel added that when the 1971 budget was adopted the original figure for this account of $6,000 was reduced to $5,000; he said his office would be glad to appropriate this money. Councilman Reinke moved that this ordinance go to the Council as favorable, seconded by Council- man Palmer. Motion carried. ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF BONDS OF SAID CITY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR THE COST OF THE IM- PROVEMENT OF THE CITY OWNED PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE MORRIS CIVIC AUDITORIUM, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE INSTALLATION OF HEATING, VENTILATING AND AIR- CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT; THE ACQUISITION, IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF LAND AS A SITE FOR A CIVIC CENTER WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY MICHIGAN STREET, WAYNE STREET, LASALLE STREET, AND THE ST. JOSEPH RIVER; THE CONSTRUCTION OF STREETS, CURBS, SIDEWALKS, AND SEWERS, INCLUDING THE ACQUISITION OF ANY NECESSARY LAND, EASEMENTS AND RIGHTS -OF -WAY IN CONNECTION THEREWITH WITHIN AN AREA NORTH OF LINCOLNWAY WEST, WEST OF BENDIX DRIVE, AND SOUTH OF THE NORTHERN INDIANA TOLL ROAD, ALL WITHIN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA; AND, TO THE EXTENT OF FUNDS REMAINING, THE ACQUISITION OF LAND AS A SITE FOR AND THE CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT OF A FIRE STATION: TOGETHER WITH THE EXPENSES IN CONNECTION WITH ALL OF THE FOREGOING INCLUDING ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURAL, APPRAISAL, ABSTRACTING, TITLE INSURANCE, AND LEGAL FEES, AND THE EXPENSES AND LEGAL FEES INCIDENTAL TO THE ISSUANCE OF SAID BONDS. This being the time heretofore set for public hearing on the above ordinance, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard thereon. Councilman Craven moved for amendment of the ordinance as read by F. J. Nimtz. The motion was seconded by Councilman Reinke. Motion carried. Council Chairman Grounds announced that the public hearing on the amendment would be held at this time. Mr. F. Gerard Feeney, South Bend attorney, representing McDonald Studio, stated he was happy to speak in favor of this ordinance. It had been reported by the City Attorney, Attorney Arthur Frisk and Mr. Nimtz that the purchase of the Palais Royale was not now included in this amended ordinance. He said he felt the Council could understand the concern of McDonald Studio at being faced with another move after recently moving from across the street into the Palais Building and completing remodeling in the amount of $28,000. He complimented the Council in looking toward the future in the purchase of land for the proposed Civic Center. He said this was the first time in 3 years that he came before the Council not as a remonstrator but as a proponent and he heartily approved their action of amending this ordinance. Mrs. Jane Warner, 222 S. Greenlawn Avenue, South Bend, Indiana, President of Michiana Arts and Sciences Council, read the followiny statement endorsing the bond issue: "Mr. Grounds, Members of the Common Council 10 -11 -71 " My name is Mrs. Jane Warner. I live at 222 South Greenlawn Avenue, I am the president of the Michiana Arts and Sciences Council, a coordinating organization whose membership includes nearly all of the major arts and cultural groups of the community. The board of directors of the Arts and Sciences Council has authorized me to convey to the South Bend Common Council our enthusiastic endorsement of the proposed bond issue for economic and community development. The bond issue has been described as an "investment in tomorrow" and we feel this description accurately depicts a proposal that clearly represents a major step toward the building of a better community. The proceeds of the bond issue will help create new jobs, assist in the continued revitalization of our City's central business dis- trict and contribute to an atmosphere of community achievement. (Statement continued on next page)