01/03/01 Board of Public Works Special Meeting Minutes

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t : 11.. ^f-,. -1 . 9! 1-, SPECIAL MEETING WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2001 A Special Meeting of the Board of Public Works was convened at 1:05 p.m. on Wednesday, January 3, 2001, by Board President Gary A. Gilot, with Ms. M. Catherine Roemer and Mr. Donald E. Inks present. Also present was Board Attorney Frank Schaffer. ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2-2001- CERTAIN AGREEMENTS RELATED TO THE CROWE CHIZEK JOB RETENTION PROJECT Mr. Jon Hunt, Director, Community and Economic Development, was present, and stated that the Redevelopment Commission made an offer on one (1) of four (4) parcels of property from the United States Post Office for the Crowe Chizek,'City of South Bend Project. This Agreement was approved and signed at a recent Redevelopment Commission meeting. The Agreement clarifies specific points for carrying out the Agreement , regarding curb cuts and street vacations, as well as a punch -list related to the contracts the Board of Public Works will be taking bids for. Therefore, upon a motion made by Mr. Gilot, seconded by Mr. Inks and carried, the following Resolution was adopted by the Board of Public Works: RESOLUTION NO. 2-2001 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA CONCERNING CERTAIN AGREEMENTS RELATED TO THE CROWE CHIZEK JOB RETENTION PROJECT WHEREAS, the City of South Bend, Indiana, by and through its Department of Redevelopment (the "City") has determined that the retention and expansion of Crowe, Chizek and Company LLP ("Crowe") located within the City is in the best interests of the City; and WHEREAS, the South Bend Redevelopment Commission ("Commission") is the governing body of the Department of Redevelopment; WHEREAS, in order to facilitate the retention and expansion of Crowe, the Commission has or shall acquire certain properties; WHEREAS, as part of the acquisition of property, Commission has entered into an Agreement ("Agreement") with the United States Postal Service dated December 21, 2000, wherein the Commission shall acquire a portion of property from the United States Postal Service; WHEREAS, under the terms and conditions of the Agreement, Commission is required to make certain improvements on property retained by the United States Postal Service and property adjacent thereto in order to ensure that Postal Service operations will not be disrupted by the Commission's partial acquisition of Postal Service property; WHEREAS, it is intended that the Board of Public Works will assist the Commission in the development project and the Crowe Job Retention Project ("Project"); WHEREAS, the City believes that the Project is in the best interests of the health, safety and the social and economic welfare of the City and its residents and that the Project complies with federal, state and local laws under which the Project has been undertaken and is being assisted; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Public Works for the City of South Bend, Indiana as follows: 1. The Board of Public works shall assist the South Bend Redevelopment Commission with the Crowe Job Retention Project by assisting in the execution of the Commission's development plans, including, but not limited to, those actions contemplated by the Agreement between the Commission and the United States Postal Service. 2. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect after its adoption by the Common Council.