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IREGULAR MEETING APRIL 11, 1994
<br />Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend met in the Council
<br />Chambers of the County -City Building on Monday, March 28, 1994, at 7:00 p.m. The
<br />meeting was called to order and the Pledge to the Flag was given.
<br />Present: Council Members Luecke, Washington, Kelly,
<br />Puzzello, Slavinskas, Zakrzewski, Coleman, Duda
<br />and Ladewski
<br />Absent: None
<br />IREPORT FROM THE SUB - COMMITTEE ON MINUTES
<br />ITo the Common Council of the City of South Bend:
<br />The sub - committee has inspected the minutes of the March 14, 1994 meeting of the
<br />Council and found them correct.
<br />Therefore, we recommend the same be approved.
<br />/s/ Ann Puzzello
<br />/s/ Gene Ladewski
<br />Council Member Coleman made a motion that the minutes of the March 28, 1994, meeting
<br />of the Council be accepted and placed on file, seconded by Council Zakrzewski. The
<br />motion carried.
<br />SPECIAL BUSINESS
<br />RESOLUTION NO. 2114 -94 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH
<br />BEND, INDIANA, COMMENDING STEVE BATZEL, JOHN WILSON AND
<br />ROBERT DEGROTTE FOR THEIR HEROIC EFFORTS AT THE WASTE WATER
<br />TREATMENT PLANT.
<br />WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, acknowledges
<br />that an accident occurred on February 8, 1994; and
<br />WHEREAS, a contractual employee who was doing maintenance work on the bottom of
<br />an eighteen foot deep clarifier tank ran out of air; and
<br />WHEREAS, when the three (3) City maintenance workers realized that the
<br />individual was in trouble, they dove into the tank in ten degree water and swan to
<br />save the drowning man; and
<br />WHEREAS, Steve Batzel, John Wilson, and Robert DeGroote risked their lives to
<br />save this individual and placed their lives in jeopardy to save his; and
<br />WHEREAS, the heroic and dedicated efforts of these three (3) City workers is
<br />commendable and the Common Council thanks and salutes each of them.
<br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND,
<br />INDIANA, AS FOLLOWS:
<br />Section I. The Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, on behalf of
<br />the citizens of our City publicly commend City maintenance workers Steve Batzel, John
<br />Wilson, and Robert DeGroote for risking their lives to save another individual on
<br />February 8, 1994.
<br />Section II. The Common Council commends each of these dedicated City workers
<br />for their selfless dedication on February 8th, but also commends John Wilson for his
<br />eighteen years of dedicated service to the City, Steve Batzel for his four years of
<br />dedicated service to the City, and Robert DeGroote for his two years of dedicated
<br />service to the City.
<br />Section III. This resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after
<br />its adoption by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor.
<br />Stephen Luecke, 1st District
<br />Cleo Washington, 2nd District
<br />Roland Kelly, 3rd District
<br />Ann Puzzello, 4th District
<br />Linas Slavinskas, 5th District
<br />Thomas Zakrzewski, 6th District
<br />Sean Coleman, At Large
<br />Loretta Duda, At Large
<br />Eugene Ladewski, At Large
<br />Approved by me, Joseph E. Kernan, the Mayor of
<br />United State of American this day of April 1994
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<br />the City of South Bend, Indiana,
<br />Irene Gammon, City Clerk Joseph Kernan, Mayor
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