09/24/07 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 24, 2007 No. 15, said point of beginning being on the Southerly line of a strip of land fifty(50) feet wide reserved for the right of way of the Indiana Northern Railroad Company thence running South on the center line of Olive Street, a distance of Six Hundred Eight and fifteen-hundredths (608.15) feet to the South east corner of said North East quarter of the North West quarter of Section No. 15; thence running West on said South line, a distance of Thirteen Hundred twenty-seven (1327) feet to the West line of said quarter Section, thence North on said West line, a distance of Four Hundred Ninety-three and four hundredths (493.04) feet to the Southerly line of said parcel deeded by said Grantors to the New York Central Railway Company; thence North Easterly along the Southerly line of said last named parcel to a point on the South line or the right of way of the Indiana Northern Railroad Company due West of the place of beginning: thence East ten hundred Fifty-seven and Thirteen-hundredths (1057.13) feet, more or less, to the place of beginning and containing Seventeen and seven hundred Sixty-one thousandths (17.761) acres, exclusive of Olive Street. All that part of the East Half of the North West Quarter of the North West Quarter of Section No. 15, Township No. 37 North, Range No. 2 East, that lies South of the right- of-way of the Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa Railroad Company (now New York Central Railroad), now within and a part of the City of South Bend; excepting there from a lot or parcel of land bounded as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the South Easterly line of said right-of--way and the East line of the East Half of the Northwest Quarter of the North West Quarter of said Section No. 15, thence running South Westerly along the South Easterly line of said right-of--way to the West line of the East Half of the North West Quarter of the North West Quarter of said Section; thence running South 219 feet, more or less, to a point thence North Easterly parallel with and 219 feet South of the Southerly line of said right- of-way to the East line of the East Half of the North West Quarter of the North West Quarter of said Section No. 15; thence North 219 feet, more or less, to the place of beginning. and which have Key Numbers 18-8075-2838, 18-8075-2839, 18-8075-2843, 18-8075- 2844.03, 18-8075-2844.04, 18-8075-2844.06, 18-8075-2845.01, 18-8075-2845.02, 18- 8075-2845.03, be designated as an Economic Revitalization Area under the provisions of Indiana Code 6-1.1-12.1 et seq., and South Bend Municipal Code Sections 2-76 et seq., and; WHEREAS, notice of the adoption of a Declaratory Resolution and the public hearing before the Council has been published pursuant to Indiana Code 6-1.1-12.1-2.5; and WHEREAS, the Council held a public hearing for the purposes of hearing all remonstrance's and objections from interested persons; and WHEREAS, the Council has determined that the qualifications for an economic revitalization area have been met NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows: SECTION L The Common Council hereby confirms its Declaratory Resolution designating the area described herein as an Economic Revitalization Area for the Purposes of tax abatement. Such designation is for Personal property tax abatement only and is limited to two (2) calendar years from the date of adoption of the Declaratory Resolution by the Common Council. SECTION IL The Common Council hereby determines that the property owner is qualified for and is granted Personal property tax deduction for a period of five (5) years, and further determines that the petition complies with Chapter 2, Article 6, of the Municipal Code of the City of South Bend, and Indiana Code 6-1.1-12 et seq. 21