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REGULAR MEETING August 27, 2018 jobs from Mishawaka to South Bend and will be creating twenty-five (25) new permanent full- time jobs with salary ranges between $35,000 and $110,000 a year. This is a four (4) year phase- in abatement. So by year five (5) they will be paying full bode on the property. Richard Doolittle, 4100 Edison Lakes Parkway, Mishawaka, IN, served as the petitioner for this bill. Mr. Doolittle stated, It is a 13,500 square foot new construction. It will be fifty percent(50%) office and fifty percent (50%) warehouse for a company that is a national company. They are currently located in Mishawaka and they have a subsidiary in South Bend but they intend to relocate into this building. Councilmember Oliver Davis asked, Could you share with us the most immediate impact this will have? Mr. Buckenmeyer replied, We will see the return on investment as, frankly, a lay return on investment. It allows us to give something back to a company that is bringing jobs and investment to the City. Some of our largest taxpayers right now are companies we gave abatements to in years past. We see this as a critical tool to bring companies and jobs into the City. Councilmember Oliver Davis followed up, For the future,I would like to know the fastest time we will see this hit. For the average person saying we are giving off all these tax abatements and they don't see any return and those kinds of things. What would be your argument that would help that person understand? Mr. Buckenmeyer replied, If you are asking for the specific return on investment and the year we break even on the investment, I don't have that in front of me and I apologize. I can certainly communicate that back to you. Councilmember Oliver Davis stated, In the future that should be in the presentation because we are being asked about that a lot more. Mr. Buckenmeyer replied, The full taxes abated will be just over $100,000 and then the full tax amount they will be paying after five (5) years is $144,000 a year. This being the time heretofore set for the Public Hearing on the above bill, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. None from the public wished to speak in favor of or opposition to this bill. Councilmember John Voorde made a motion to adopt Bill No. 18-38. Councilmember Oliver Davis seconded the motion which carried by a roll call vote of eight(8) ayes. 18-40 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, APPROVING A PETITION OF THE AREA BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 213 AND 217 SOUTH MAIN STREET Councilmember Oliver Davis, chair of the Zoning and Annexation Committee, reported that they met this afternoon and send this bill forward with a favorable recommendation. Angela Smith, Deputy Director of the Area Plan Commission with offices on the 111' floor of the County-City Building, South Bend, IN, served as the presenter for this bill. Ms. Smith stated, The petition before you seeks a special exception use on the corner of Wayne and Jefferson. The proposed commercial building to go in the vacant parcel has a proposed coffee shop on the southern portion. The special exception is to allow for a drive-thru. In the Downtown District and the Central Business District, drive-thrus are special exceptions. So the proposal is at this southern location here (referencing a slide in the presentation which is available in the City Clerk's Office) there would be a pickup window.Motorists would come in on Main Street and exit on Main Street. This comes to you from the Area Board of Zoning Appeals (ABZA) with a favorable recommendation. There was no one present to speak in favor of or in remonstrance to this proposal. 6