Resolution No. 05-2017 - Leighton Subdivision & Transfer of Michigan St. Shops to RDC

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RESOLUTION NO. 05-2017 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND ACCEPTING THE TRANSFER OF REAL PROPERTY FROM THE SOUTH BEND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION, AUTHORIZING A MEMBER TO EXECUTE SUBDIVISION DOCUMENTS, AND APPROVING THE TRANSFER OF REAL PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION WHEREAS, the City of South Bend, Indiana, Board of Public Works (the "Board") has custody of real property owned by the City of South Bend, Indiana (the "City") pursuant to Ind. Code 36-9-6-3; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of a certain Lease between the Board and the South Bend Public Transportation Corporation ("TRANSPO") dated November 15, 2000 (the "Lease"), TRANSPO conveyed to the City certain real property, commonly known as the Leighton Parking Garage property and more particularly described in attached Exhibit A (the "Property"), by the Corporate Quitclaim Deed dated January 25, 2017, and recorded on January 31, 2017, as Document No. 1702510 in the Office of the Recorder of St. Joseph County (the "Deed"); and WHEREAS, the Board desires to express its acceptance of the Deed conveying the Property to the City under the terms of the Lease; and WHEREAS, the Board, as the record owner of the Property, desires to appoint one of its members to take all actions necessary to complete the proposed subdivision of the Property, which is entitled Leighton Plaza First Minor Subdivision, for the purpose of separating the storefront units contained within the Leighton Parking Garage (the "Michigan Street Shops") from the Property at large; and WHEREAS, the South Bend Redevelopment Commission, the governing body of the City of South Bend, Indiana, Department of Redevelopment (the "Commission"), exists and operates pursuant to Ind. Code 36-7-14 (the "Act"); and WHEREAS, the Board desires, after final approval and recordation of the proposed subdivision plat, to convey the Michigan Street Shops to the Commission pursuant to Ind. Code 36-1-11-8 for the purpose of making the Michigan Street Shops available for re -use and redevelopment in accordance with the Commission's purposes and powers under the Act; and WHEREAS, it is anticipated that the Commission will adopt a resolution accepting the Board's conveyance of the Michigan Street Shops to the Commission and appointing a representative to accept and record the deed received from the Board. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND AS FOLLOWS: 1. The Board accepts TRANSPO's conveyance of the Property to the City accomplished by the Deed pursuant to the terms of the Lease.