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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-26-2026 FINAL Common Council Meeting Agenda 1 SOUTH BEND COMMON COUNCIL M EETING A GENDA Monday, October 26, 2026 7:00 P.M. The South Bend Common Council meeting will be open to the public at the Council Chambers on the 3rd floor of the South Bend City Hall, 215 South Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., South Bend, IN 46601 or available by way of a virtual meeting using the Microsoft Teams Meeting App. Public access to the meeting can be granted by this Microsoft Teams Link: https://tinyurl.com/SBCC102626 1. INVOCATION PASTOR JAMES SAVANNAH | CHRISTIAN LIFE CENTER SOUTH BEND 2. PLEDGE TO THE FLAG 3. ROLL CALL 4. REPORT FROM THE SUB-COMMITTEE ON MINUTES OCTOBER 12, 2026 5. SPECIAL BUSINESS SPECIAL RESOLUTION HONORING THE LIFE AND PUBLIC SERVICE OF JOHN JOSEPH VOORDE SPECIAL RESOLUTION HONORING THE POWER OF PRETTY GIRLS WEAR PINK, INC. IN RECOGNITION OF BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH 6. REPORTS FROM CITY OFFICES 2 7. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE TIME:_____ BILL NO. 58-26 PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, ANNEXING TO AND BRINGING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AND AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED IN CENTRE TOWNSHIP, CONTIGUOUS THEREWITH; COUNCILMANIC DISTRICT NO. 5, FOR 20061 DICE STREET & 60555 MAIN STREET, SOUTH BEND, INDIANA (PUBLIC HEARING ONLY) 69-26 PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AUTHORIZING A DIRECT LOAN TO THE DEVELOPER OF AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FACILITY (HEARTWOOD COMMONS PROJECT) AND APPROVING OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH (SUBSTITUTE) 77-26 PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING CHAPTER 21 OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE TO MAKE MISCELLANEOUS CHANGES FOR CLARIFICATION AND CONSISTENCY, TO SIMPLIFY DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES, AND TO ACHIEVE HIGHER QUALITY DEVELOPMENT (SUBSTITUTE) 79-26 PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND APPROVING A PETITION OF THE ADVISORY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2209 WEST WASHINGTON STREET COUNCILMANIC DISTRICT NO. 2 IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA 80-26 PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, FIXING THE ANNUAL PAY AND MONETARY FRINGE BENEFITS OF SWORN MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH BEND POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2027 81-26 PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNClL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, FIXING THE ANNUAL PAY AND MONETARY FRINGE BENEFITS OF SWORN MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH BEND FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2027 (SUBSTITUTE) 8. BILLS ON THIRD READING TIME:______ BILL NO. 69-26 THIRD READING ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AUTHORIZING A DIRECT LOAN TO THE DEVELOPER OF AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FACILITY (HEARTWOOD COMMONS PROJECT) AND APPROVING OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH (SUBSTITUTE) 3 77-26 THIRD READING ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING CHAPTER 21 OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE TO MAKE MISCELLANEOUS CHANGES FOR CLARIFICATION AND CONSISTENCY, TO SIMPLIFY DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES, AND TO ACHIEVE HIGHER QUALITY DEVELOPMENT (SUBSTITUTE) 79-26 THIRD READING ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND APPROVING A PETITION OF THE ADVISORY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2209 WEST WASHINGTON STREET COUNCILMANIC DISTRICT NO. 2 IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA 80-26 THIRD READING ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, FIXING THE ANNUAL PAY AND MONETARY FRINGE BENEFITS OF SWORN MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH BEND POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2027 81-26 THIRD READING ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNClL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, FIXING THE ANNUAL PAY AND MONETARY FRINGE BENEFITS OF SWORN MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH BEND FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2027 (SUBSTITUTE) 9. RESOLUTIONS BILL NO. 26-34 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, ADOPTING A WRITTEN FISCAL PLAN AND ESTABLISHING A POLICY FOR THE PROVISION OF SERVICES TO AN ANNEXATION AREA IN CENTRE TOWNSHIP (HOOSIERLAND ANNEXATION AREA) 26-35 A RESOLUTION REAFFIRMING THE GRANT OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT DEDUCTIONS AND WAIVING NONCOMPLIANCE FOR PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS 2652 JACLYN COURT, SOUTH BEND, INDIANA 46614 AND 3161 YOUNGS COURT, SOUTH BEND, INDIANA 46614 FOR THE ROBERT HENRY CORPORATION 10. BILLS ON FIRST READING BILL NO. 82-26 FIRST READING ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, TO VACATE THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY: CHAPIN STREET, NORTH OF CALVERT STREET AND SOUTH OF BRUCE STREET 4 83-26 FIRST READING ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, APPROVING A PETITION OF THE ADVISORY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF BRICK ROAD AND TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, COUNCILMANIC DISTRICT NO. 1 IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA 84-26 FIRST READING ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, APPROVING A PETITION OF THE ADVISORY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1318 CORBY BOULEVARD, COUNCILMANIC DISTRICT NO. 4 IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA 85-26 FIRST READING ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AMENDING CHAPTER 13, ARTICLE 12 SECTIONS 13-155 THROUGH AND INCLUDING 13-164 ESTABLISHING CHRONIC PROBLEM PROPERTY REGULATIONS 11. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 12. NEW BUSINESS APPROVAL OF 2027 COMMON COUNCIL MEETING DATES 13. PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR 14. ADJOURNMENT TIME: _________ NOTICE FOR VIRTUAL ATTENDEES Virtual attendees wishing to speak during the public portion of the meeting must activate their camera, displaying the speaker, to be recognized by the Chair. NOTICE FOR HEARING AND SIGHT IMPAIRED PERSONS Auxiliary Aid or Other Services may be Available upon Request at No Charge. Please give Reasonable Advance Request when Possible In the interest of providing greater public access and to promote greater transparency, the South Bend Common Council agenda has been translated into Spanish. All agendas are available online from the Council’s website, and also in paper format in the Office of the City Clerk, 4th Floor County-City Building. Reasonable efforts have been taken to provide an accurate translation of the text of the agenda, however, the officiate is the English version. Any discrepancies which may be created in the translation are not binding. Such translations do not create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or equity by a party against the Common Council or the City of South Bend, Indiana.