07/22/96 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING JULY 22, 1996 WHEREAS, Indiana Code 36-1-11-6(c) provides for the disposal at private or public sale or transfer of personal property which is unfit for the purpose for which it was intended and which is no longer needed by the City; and WHEREAS, an insurance settlement for the loss incurred by the City due to the destruction of the above -referenced vehicle has been reached by the City and the State Farm Insurance . Company, which settlement includes payment to the City of $5,000.00 upon receipt of the vehicle and title to the vehicle; and WHEREAS, release of the title to the above -referenced vehicle to State Farm Insurance Company is a necessary condition of said settlement. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend as follows: That the above referenced vehicle has been destroyed as the result of an accident, is no longer needed by the City, is unfit for the purpose for which it was intended. 2. That title to said vehicle shall be released and the vehicle transferred to the State Farm Insurance Company as part of the insurance settlement reached with respect to said vehicle. 3. This Resolution shall be effective upon adoption by the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend. Adopted this 22nd day of July, 1996. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS s/John E. Leszczynski s/James R. Caldwell s/Jenny Pitts Manier ATTEST: s/Angela K. Jacob, Clerk APPROVAL OF TAX ABATEMENT PLAN - IRONWOOD PLAZA NORTH ANNEXATION AREA Mr. Larry Magliozzi, Division of Planning, stated that as a result of House Bill 1338 passed this last legislative session and effective on July 1, 1996, the City of South Bend may offer to property owners in areas it proposes to annex, an abatement of a portion of their property tax liability. The Ironwood Plaza. North Annexation area will be offered, through the Annexation Ordinance, a three year tax abatement as follows: 75% of a taxpayer's tax liability for the first year 50% of a taxpayer's tax liability for the second year 25% of a taxpayer's tax liability for the third year Therefore, upon a motion made by Mrs. Manier, seconded by Mr. Caldwell and carried, the Tax Abatement Plan for the Ironwood Plaza North Annexation was approved. APPROVE TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mrs. Manier and carried, the following eight (8) traffic control devices were approved: REMOVAL OF: One Way LOCATION: Studebaker, from LaPorte to Fassnacht REMARKS: Make Studebaker two-way street, also the alley south of LaPorte two-way