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REGULAR MEETING
<br />SEPTEMBER 2. 1997
<br />WHEREAS, the property to be leased at 609 W. Indiana Street, South Bend, Indiana,
<br />contains approximately two thousand five hundred ten (2,510) square feet, an area sufficient to
<br />accommodate the activities for which the Neighborhood Partnership Center is intended; and
<br />WHEREAS; the Board of Public Works of the- City of South Bend, Indiana, on August 27,
<br />1997, 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 609 W. Indiana Street, South Bend, Indiana, for a
<br />term of one year, with a one year option to renew upon the City's option with a rental not to exceed
<br />Five Thousand Four Hundred Dollars ($5,400.00) in the term and Five Thousand Four Hundred
<br />Dollars ($5,400.00) in the option term if the option to renew for the second term is exercised by the
<br />City; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Board also received, on August 27, 1997, a certificate of the St. Joseph
<br />County Auditor, certifying that the verifier of the Petition and at least fifty (50) of the signatories of
<br />the Petition are taxpayers of property located within the corporate limits of the City of South Bend;
<br />and
<br />WHEREAS, the Board also received, on August 27, 1997, 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, determined
<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 609 W. Indiana Street, South Bend, Indiana, for its use
<br />as a Neighborhood Partnership Center.
<br />2) That the Petition, as certified by the St. Joseph County Auditor and submitted to the
<br />Board on August 27, 1997, 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 one (1) year, with a one (1) year
<br />option to renew exercisable by the City, and with a rental not to exceed Five Thousand Four Hundred
<br />Dollars ($5,400.00) in the first term and Five Thousand Four Hundred Dollars ($5,400.00) in the
<br />second term if the option to renew is exercised by the City.
<br />4) That Paul M. Dillon and Phyllis M. Dillon are entitled to receive a tax exemption for
<br />the leased 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 August 27, 1997,
<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 September 22, 1997, at
<br />9:30 a.m. in the City of South Bend Meeting Room, 1308 County -City Building, South Bend,
<br />Indiana, 46601, at which hearing all persons desiring to be heard will be given the opportunity to
<br />address whether the Proposed Lease is necessary and whether the proposed rental is fair and
<br />reasonable.
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