Resolution No. 51 Approving Donation of Funds to an Indiana Non-Profit Corp. for Weather Amnesty Purposes

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RESOLUTION NO.51-2016 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, APPROVING THE DONATION OF FUNDS TO AN INDIANA NON- PROFIT CORPORATION FOR WEATHER AMNESTY PURPOSES WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works (the "Board") for the City of South Bend, Indiana (the "City"), exists and operates in accordance with the laws of the State of Indiana and the South Bend Municipal Code; and WHEREAS, Rescue Incorporated d/b/a Hope Ministries ("Hope") is an Indiana non-profit corporation and is qualified as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; and WHEREAS, Hope anticipates carrying out certain weather amnesty programs and services to serve the City's homeless population during the coldest times of the year; and WHEREAS, the Board desires to promote and support Hope's weather amnesty efforts by donating certain funds (the "City Funds") to Hope to defray Hope's expenses in carrying out its weather amnesty efforts, including, but not limited to, expenses arising out of acquiring a building in the City at and from which to carry out Hope's weather amnesty efforts, obtaining any necessary zoning and other approvals for the building, and outfitting the building in order to serve Hope's weather amnesty purposes (collectively, the "Permitted Expenditures"); and WHEREAS, the City Funds have previously been appropriated by the South Bend Common Council; and WHEREAS, the Board has determined that donating the City Funds to Hope for weather amnesty purposes constitutes a valid public purpose and will serve the interests of the City's residents; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AS FOLLOWS: 1. The Board hereby donates the City Funds to Hope in an amount not to exceed One Hundred Twenty -Five Thousand Dollars ($125,000.00) to be used for Permitted Expenditures in furtherance and support of Hope's weather amnesty efforts. 2. Hope may seek disbursement of all or a portion of the City Funds donated under this Resolution by submitting a written request to Pam Meyer of the City's Department of Community Investment (the "Board's Representative"), which the Board's Representative may approve or deny, in whole or in part, conditionally or unconditionally, as she determines in her sole discretion. 3. This Resolution will be in full force and effect after its adoption by the Board. 1