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REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 22, 2007 Member of the Common Council RESOLUTION NO. 3695-07 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND DESIGNATING CERTAIN AREAS WITHIN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, COMMONLY KNOWN AS 511 EAST COLFAX AVENUE AND 210 NORTH NILES AVENUE AN ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AREA FOR PURPOSES OF A (5) FIVE-YEAR PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT FOR ODYSSIAN TECHNOLOGY WHEREAS, a petition for personal property tax abatement consideration has been filed with the City Clerk for consideration by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, requesting that the area commonly known as 511 East Colfax Avenue and 210 North Niles Avenue, South Bend, Indiana, and which is more particularly described as follows: Mid Pt 83 Ex 3' x 84.75' SW Cor OP Lowell; W 38.25' of E 80.25' Lot 84 W 38.25' of E 80.5' S 16.5' Lot 83 OP Lowell; 42' E End Lot 84 x 42' E End 1 Rd Side Lot 83 OP Lowell and which has Key Numbers 18-5005-0116; 18-5005-0118 and 18-5005-0119 be designated as an Economic Revitalization Area under the provisions of Indiana Code 6- 1.1-12.1 et sec ., and South Bend Municipal Code Sections 2-76 et sec ., and; WHEREAS, the Department of Community and Economic Development has concluded an investigation and prepared a report with information sufficient for the Common Council to determine that the area qualifies as an Economic Revitalization Area under Indiana Code 6-1.1-12.1, et sec ., and South Bend Municipal Code Sections 2-76, et sec ., and has further prepared maps and plats showing the boundaries and such other information regarding the area in question as required by law; and WHEREAS, the Community and Economic Development Committee of the Common Council has reviewed said report and recommended to the Common Council that the area qualifies as an Economic Revitalization Area. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows: SECTION L The Common Council hereby determines and finds pursuant to Indiana Code 6-1.1-12.1-4.5 et sec ., that: a. The estimate of the cost of the new manufacturing equipment is reasonable for equipment of that type; b. That the estimate of the number of individuals that will be employed or whose employment will be retained by the Petitioner can reasonably be expected to result from the proposed installation of new manufacturing equipment; a. That the estimate of the annual salaries of those individuals that will be employed or whose employment will be retained by the Petitioner can be reasonably expected to result from the proposed installation of new manufacturing equipment; d. Any other benefits about which information was requested are benefits that can be reasonably expected to result from the proposed new manufacturing equipment; and 44