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con~nn~q~ and Econol;~n~c eolUp one oo <br />2UO(i South Bend fbFnt~io~~ Cc>tssxit <br />Tire .Tanua.ry 9, 200E~, meeting of the Can~r~r~urrity and lcanan~rie I~evelap~rrer~t Carrr~nittee was <br />sailed to order ley its chairperson, ~crunctl Nle,rrrl7er Roland Kelly at 4;43 p.nr.. ion tine Council. <br />irrfarrnal Meeting i~aor~~. <br />1'ersorrs irr attendance incir.~ded Cortncii Merrrbers Dieter, Pfeifer, Kelly, P~€:r.~ello, Varner, ~Ibite <br />ar,d Rarrse:, .Mar~tira Luis; Carnr~runity acrd Econor~ric Development l~xecuti~7e Director Sharon <br />Kendall, Bob Mathia, Michael .l. Morris, Teff M:cGawarr, iar~rie Loo of the ~~SCtr~~da ~3end `I'r•ibt~rre <br />acrd ~athleerr Cel~:arrski-lia.rrarrd, Carrncil. A,ttorn~]r. <br />~:ouneii Member Kelly noi.ed that Cornrn.ittee is cokeposed of Cor€ncil Il~letnl~ers Puz~ello, Kusl?a, <br />Kirsits and hirtrself <br />bill irTo. 06-0~: laecl~r~t®ry ~-yeafl° Meat Property fax ~l~ateet fo~• >i~~~ ~:o~rrterce <br />Dri~~e <br />mill No. 06-€!6a 1~~~:laxatc~ry ~-year ~'er•~rayarat Prolae~•tg~ rl'ax :~laa€e~~e~~t fo~~ l~~l <br />~;om~teree B~-ive <br />C`crt~rlcil Mer~rirer Kelly called. for a report franc the Depart~~rent. of Cc~mrr~ru.ni.ty a.rrd 1~:car~ao~~ric <br />L3eveloprrrent an t3ill Na. Qfi-(3~ which w-auld designate the property eai~rr~ronly known as l ~t31 <br />Carrrmerce Drive as an ecorrorxric revitali~at~ion area for purposes a~ err eight (8) year real. <br />prapert}r tax abater~rerrt for .Michael ~, Morris and. an SiII ~Ia. 06-~~5 which ~ua~ald designate fire <br />property carxrr~ranly kno~v€r as 1~3C31 Carnr~rerce Drive as an ~;corror~ric revitalization area for <br />purposes of a five {5? year personal property tax. al~ater~.ent far 1/rrsynze Research Laboratories; <br />inc. <br />l3ob Mathia, assistant ®irector of Eeano~.r~ric Develaprnent reviewed iris multi-page report dated <br />Decer3~her- 1 Fi; 2[35 far the prag~ased rehabilitation of the 2,423 square feat building of <br />approximately ~ 1 million copy attaehed~ arad iris rrrulti-page report dated December ifr; 2~J~15 <br />an the proposed purchase of crew eyuiprnetrt in the arnarrrr~t of ~S~O,~~C~ (copy attaeired~. 1-1e <br />noted that froth of the recittc~sts meet the ~;overrring state and local criteria_ <br />iVlicirael ,l_ 1\!lo~-r-is, the peiitiarrer, grade tl~e far-rrral presentation on loth bills. He proposes to <br />relocate and expand two (2} biotechnology companies, i~.n~:yr~re Research Laboratories, Inc. <br />(1/RL) ar~d R2Diag'nostics (R21~}. 1~;RL is arse of the pri~~rary suppliers of coagulation and <br />fibrinalytic proteins for research; while R?D ~rra~ar:~factures ar~rd sells clef leased diag7rostic kits <br />~~~hicia are used for clotting ar~d hleedir~g disorders. Mr. Morris noted that lie owns both <br />cornpariies, t-le provided eons-page irando€.~t entitled "`issue f'aetor I'athvvay" which sirorus tt~e <br />very technical extrinsic pathway of tissue damage (ca~py aitaclred.}. ~e began tine bosin.esses 24 <br />years ago and Hated that portions of his facilities rr€ust stare its€~rs at -S~ degrees ~:_ <br />3n response to a cir~estiar~ from CotEncil Merr~ber Kelly, Mr. Morris noted that curj°ently he leas <br />eleven (l l) employees who wo~~id lie r~rairrtained, and that 17et~~Teer~ 23-30 employees are <br />anticipated in bath the clerical and professional areas during the course of fire al~ater~~errts. fie <br />noted brat rraany of tine positions will. be highly technical with a rnini.rrzurrr of a Bachelor of <br />.lamtary ). 2O{)Ci Cot~i~ncFn3h~ and r'cusxsrr~ic 1_)ece3opn~c~~t ~cmlmitlea hheeling .Ntiniates -r'csge 1 «;~ 2- <br />