10-24-11 Common Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 24, 2011 WHEREAS, Section 16 of the Act prohibits the Commission from proceeding until the Plan Commission Order is approved by the municipal legislative body of the City; and WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City is the municipal legislative body of the City and now desires to approve the Plan Commission Order in order to permit the Commission to proceed with the redevelopment of the Area; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows: 1. The Plan Commission Order attached hereto is in all respects hereby approved, ratified and confirmed. 2. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Common Council of the City and compliance with procedures required by law. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, this 24th day of October, 2011. s/Derek D. Dieter Member of the Common Council Councilmember Rouse, Chairperson, Community and Economic Development committee, reported that this committee held a Public Hearing on this bill this afternoon and voted to send it to the full Council with no recommendation. th Mr. Matt Sikora, Planner, Economic Development Department, 12 Floor County-City Building, 227 W. Jefferson Blvd., South Bend, Indiana, made the presentation for this bill. Mr. Sikora advised that on September 13, 2011, the Redevelopment Commission approved Declaratory Resolution No. 2932, which began the process to amend the Development Plan of the South Bend Central Development Area, to allow for the acquisition of property located at 318 E. Colfax Avenue (the former Wharf Restaurant site.) This proposal was further considered and approved (as Resolution No. 221-11) during the October 18, 2011 meeting of the Area Plan Commission. The site has been sitting vacant for approximately 10 years, and in the interest of spurring additional development along the east bank of the St. Joseph River and to be more responsive and in a position to negotiate a potential purchase given the current owners’ revived interest in selling it will be necessary to add the property to the acquisition list. Staff has assed this property and found its acquisition and proposed plan of reuse to be consistent with the goals and objectives of the East Bank Village Master Plan. 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 Puzzello made a motion to adopt this Resolution. Councilmember Varner seconded the motion which and the Resolution was adopted by a roll call vote of six (6) ayes and one (1) nay (Councilmember Rouse.) 7