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REGULAR MEETING February 12, 2018 NANCY J. MASTERS WITH IND. CODE § 6- 1.1-12.1-5 ET SEQ Councilmember Regina Williams-Preston, Vice-Chair of the Community Investment Committee, reported that they met this afternoon and send this bill forward with a favorable recommendation. James Masters, 5015 Masthead Court, South Bend, IN, served as petitioner for this bill. Mr. Masters stated, Good evening. It is my pleasure to speak to you all tonight on behalf of one (1) of my most favorite people in the world, my wife. A year ago, January2017,my wife and I bought a new home in the City limits in the farthest northwest corner of the City. In fact our backyard goes up to the City-County line. We are three quarters of a mile from the Michigan border so whenever you see the weather forecast and they talk about the storms in Berrien County, they hit us right there. One (1) of the attractions in building in the villas at Lake Blackthorn in that subdivision is, some number of years ago I believe it was November 2013, the Council passed a resolution granting five (5) year tax abatement to build there. This passed in that November when I was getting ready to file the new forms you have to file for a new house, I submitted the application for the tax abatement. The County Auditor bounced it back and said it was filed late and pointed out it had to be filed thirty (3 0) days of when the Assessor sends you the Form-11 Notice of reassessment. The problem is that notice doesn't comply with State Law because State Law requires that notice to tell you that you have to file the abatement application within thirty (30) days because it is unlike every other application to file. This must happen often enough because you have the vested authority to wave this. I ask your approval of this petition. This being the time heretofore set for the Public Hearing on the above bill, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. None from the public wished to speak in favor of or opposition to this bill. Councilmember John Voorde made a motion to pass Bill No. 18-06. Councilmember Oliver Davis seconded the motion, which carried by a roll call vote of seven(7) ayes. BILLS FIRST READING BILL NO. 07-18 FIRST READING ON AN ORDINANCE TO VACATE THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY: THE RIGHT OF WAY TO BE VACATED BEGINS AT A POINT APPROXIMATELY 565' SOUTH ON SOUTH ST. JOSEPH STREET FROM THE EAST IRELAND ROAD SOUTH RIGHT OF WAY, RUNNING SOUTH APPROXIMATELY 75', THEN WEST APPROXIMATELY 88', THEN NORTH APPROXIMATELY 109' TO A POINT APPROXIMATELY 530' SOUTH ALONG SOUTH ST. JOSEPH STREET FROM THE EAST IRELAND SOUTH RIGHT OF WAY Councilmember John Voorde made a motion to send Bill No. 07-18 to the Public Works and Property Vacation Committee and set it for Second Reading and Public Hearing on February 26th, 2018. Councilmember Karen White seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of seven(7) ayes. 08-18 FIRST READING ON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST AND NORTHEAST CORNERS OF WESTERN AND WILLIAM AND THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF WAYNE AND 15