07/29/91 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING JULY 29, 1991 WHEREAS, said real property was accepted by the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend pursuant to Resolution 17-1991 adopted on April 29, 1991; and WHEREAS, Resolution 991 of the South Bend Redevelopment Commission and Resolution 17-1991 of the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bond misidentified the common address of said real property as 622 South Columbia, rather than 624-630 South Columbia, which inaccuracy the Board of Public Works is desireous of correcting hereby; and WHEREAS, the City of South Bend has been informed of a need by the Habitat for Humanity of St. Joseph County, Indiana, Inc. for said property in order to construct housing for low-income families on the site of said real property; and WHEREAS, legal counsel for the City of South Bend have examined the Articles of Incorporation of said Habitat for Humanity of St, Joseph County, Indiana, Inc. and have found that the purpose of said corporation is to provide dwelling accommodations and social services for low-income families where no adequate housing exists for them, and further, that said corporation has qualified as a charitable organization exempt from federal taxation under the terms of the Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) as well as not -for -profit status by the State of Indiana Department of Revenue; and WHEREAS, pursuant to I.C. 36-1-11-1(a)(7), the City of South Bend may transfer property to an Indiana not -for -profit corporation without recourse to the provisions of I.C. 36-1-11, which otherwise govern the disposition of public property; and WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works is satisfied that the transfer of this property to the Habitat for Humanity of St. Joseph County, Indiana, Inc. for the purpose of providing dwelling accommodations for low-income families is a sufficient public purpose to justify the transfer of said real property. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AS FOLLOWS: 1. That the transfer of the following described real property by the City of South Bend, acting by and through its Board of Public Works to the Habitat for Humanity of St. Joseph County, Indiana, Inc.: A parcel of land in the Southwest Quarter of Section 12, Township 37 North, Range 2 East, City of South Bend, Portage Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana, being Lots 6 and 7 of Birdsell Mfg. Co. Subdivision as recorded in Book 1, Page 48 at the St. Joseph County Recorder's office in South Bend, Indiana and described as follows: COMMENCING at an iron on the Northwest corner of Lot 9 in Birdsell Mfg. Co.'s Subdivision and also being on the East right-of-way line of Columbia Street; thence South 00000105" West (bearing assumed), 87.00 feet along said East right-of-way line to the Point of Beginning; thence North 88021'17" East, 134.70 feet to the West right-of-way line of a 10.00 foot alley; thence South 00000105" West, 101.00 feet along said West right-of-way line; thence South 88021117" West, 134.70 feet to the East right-of-way line of Columbia Street; thence North 00000105" East 101.00 feet along said East right-of-way line to the Point of Beginning, and containing 0.3123 acres, more or less, and is subject to all easements, restrictions and or covenants of record, more commonly known as 624-630 South Columbia, South Bend,