REGULAR MEETING JUKE 22, 1998
<br />approximately two thousand (2,000) square feet, an area sufficient to accommodate the activities for
<br />which the Neighborhood Partnership Center is intended; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana, on June 22,
<br />1998, received a petition ("Petition") signed by at least fifty (50) taxpayers of the City of South Bend,
<br />requesting that the Board lease the premises at 2202 West Huron, South Bend, Indiana, for a term
<br />of three years, with a rental not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) per month, to be paid by
<br />the City; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Board also received, on June 22, 1998, a certificate of the St. Joseph County
<br />Auditor, certifying that the verifier of the Petition and at least fifty (50) of the signatories of the
<br />Petition are taxpayers of property located within the corporate limits of the City of South Bend; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Board also received, on June 22, 1998, a proposed lease agreement
<br />("Proposed Lease") concerning the lease of the premises as petitioned; and
<br />WHEREAS, I.C. 36-1-10-7(2) requires, that prior to the Board's entering into a lease
<br />agreement for said premises, that the South Bend Common Council, after investigation, determine
<br />that the lease of the premises is needed
<br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Public Works of the City of South
<br />Bend, Indiana, as follows:
<br />1) That the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana, hereby expresses
<br />its desire and intent to lease the premises at 2202 West Huron, South Bend, Indiana, for its use as a
<br />Neighborhood Partnership Center.
<br />2) That the Petition, as certified by the St. Joseph County Auditor and submitted to the
<br />Board on June 22, 1998, is hereby accepted for filing and made available for public inspection.
<br />3) That the lease of the premises shall be for a term of three (3) years, and with a rental
<br />not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) per month.
<br />4) That West Side Partnership Center is entitled to receive a tax exemption for the leased
<br />portion of the premises pursuant to I.C. 36-1-10.
<br />5) That the Proposed Lease for the premises submitted to the Board on June 22, 1998,
<br />is hereby accepted for filing and made available for public inspection.
<br />6) That the Board directs and authorizes that a Resolution be filed with the City Clerk
<br />for consideration by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, a form of Resolution
<br />to establish, after investigation and consideration, its determination that the lease of the premises
<br />described herein is needed.
<br />7) That a public hearing on the proposed lease is hereby set for July 27, 1998, at 9:30
<br />a.m. in the City of South Bend Meeting Room, 1308 County -City Building, South Bend, Indiana,
<br />46601, at which hearing all persons desiring to be heard will be given the opportunity to address
<br />whether the Proposed Lease is necessary and whether the proposed rental is fair and reasonable.
<br />8) That this Resolution will be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the
<br />Board.
<br />Adopted this 22nd day of June, 1998.
<br />CITY OF SOUTH BEND, BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
<br />s/James R. Caldwell, President
<br />s/Lewis N. Powell, Member
<br />s/M. Catherine Roemer, Member
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