2013 Annual Report - Public Works & Property Vacation Committee

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2013 Annual Report of the Public Works and Property Vacation Committee of the South Bend Common Council Date: December 30, 2013 To: The South Bend Common Council The Office of the City Clerk From: 6 "' District Council Member Oliver Davis, Chairperson Public Works and Property Vacation Committee This Annual Report is filed as a requirement of Section 2 -10 (i) of the South Bend Municipal Code which calls for a report from the Chairperson of each of the Council's Standing Committee by the 2 °d Monday in December. Duties: The Public Works and Property Vacation Committee is charged with the following duties pursuant to Section 2 -10 (i) (8) of the South Bend Municipal Code: "Overseeing the various activities performed by the Building Department, the Department of Public Works and related public works and property vacation issues" 2013 Committee Members: The member of the Committee this year include Council Members Valerie Schey who serves as Vice - Chairperson, Dr. David Varner, and Gavin Ferlic, along with myself as Chairperson. The committee did not have any citizen members this year. Meetings: This year we have had twenty -five (25) committee meetings to date, making it one of the busiest years for this committee. Public Works and Property Vacation Committee Meeting Topics: A variety of topics were reviewed by the Public Works and Property Vacation Committee. Petitions requesting the vacation of public property constituted the majority of the ordinances which were referred to the Public Works and Property Vacation Committee for review and recommendation. Vacations of public property local procedures are consistent with the governing state law set forth at Indianan Code § 36- 7 -3 -13.