09-25-06 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 25, 2006 SECTION IV. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Common Council and approved by the Mayor. s/Timothy A. Rouse Member of the Common Council Mr. William Jagger, Vice-President, Old Fort Building Supply, Inc., 1401 S. Main Street, South Bend, Indiana, made the presentation for this bill. Mr. Jagger advised that Old Fort Building Supply is a major supplier of construction materials to the Michiana area. The main product lines are brick, architectural block, stone, landscaping pavers, drywall, acoustical ceilings and related products. The company plans to renovate a city-owned, vacant lot into a paved and fenced outdoor storage yard for masonry products. The additional storage is Phase I of a four-phase expansion plan at Old Fort. The estimated cost of the addition is $200,000. A Public Hearing was held on the Resolution at this time. There being no one present wishing to speak to the Council either in favor of or in opposition to this Resolution, Councilmember Kelly made a motion to adopt this Resolution. Councilmember Varner seconded the motion which carried and the Resolution was adopted by a roll call vote of nine (9) ayes. RESOLUTION NO. 3643-06 A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE ADOPTION OF A DECLARATORY RESOLUTION DESIGNATING CERTAIN AREAS WITHIN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, COMMONLY KNOWN AS 105 NORTH NILES AVENUE AS AN ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AREA FOR PURPOSES OF AN (8) EIGHT-YEAR REAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT FOR NILES/WASHINGTON LP, FOR THE BENEFIT OF AM GENERAL WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, has adopted a Declaratory Resolution designating certain areas within the City as Economic Revitalization Areas for the purpose of tax abatement consideration; and WHEREAS, a Declaratory Resolution designated the area commonly known as 105 North Niles Avenue, South Bend, Indiana, and which is more particularly described as follows: Parcel E3-3 and E3-4U. A part of Lots Numbered Forty-three (43), Forty-four (44), Forty-five (45), Forty-six (46), Forty-seven (47) and Forty-eight (48) of the Original Plat of the Town of Lowell, now a part of the City of South Bend, together with that portion of the vacated 14-foot alley lying between Lots 45 and 46, said tract being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point 11.00 feet West of the Northeast corner of Lot 43 in said plat; thence South 00°06’00” West, parallel and 11 feet West of said West line of Niles Avenues, 409.94 feet to a point on the South line of Lot 48 in said plat, 11.00 feet West of the Southeast corner thereof; thence North 89°45’24” West, along said South line, 118.15 feet; thence North 00°04’38” East, 211.66 feet to a point on the South line of Lot 45 in said Plat; thence South 89°56’31” East, 29.29 feet; thence North 00°05’44” East. 198.04 feet to a point on the North line of Lot 43 in said Plat; thence South 89°54’00” East, along said North line, 89.00 feet to the place of beginning. Also, a parcel of land being a part of Lots 43 through 48 and the adjacent vacated 14-foot alley all in the Original Town of Lowell, now City of South Bend, Indiana, and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the Northeast Corner of said Lot 43; 16