Designating Tax Abatement - 1215 South Walnut Street - Lock Joint Tube

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12.1, et sec ., and South Bend Municipal Code Sections 2-76, et seg., and has further prepared maps and plats showing the boundaries and such other information regarding the area in question as required by law; and WHEREAS, the Community and Economic Development Committee of the Common Council has reviewed said report and recommended to the Common Council that the area qualifies as an Economic Revitalization Area. WHEREAS, a review of the South Bend Redevelopment designation areas finds that the property is located in the Sample-Ewing Business District, which is a Tax Incremental Allocation Area; therefore, the petition for personal property must first be approved by the South Bend Redevelopment Commission. WHEREAS, a review of the South Bend Urban Enterprise Zone finds that the property is located in the Urban Enterprise Zone Area and may qualify for the Enterprise Zone Investment Deduction under I.C. 6-1.1-45 for the same property. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows: SECTION I. The Common Council hereby determines and finds pursuant to Indiana Code 6- 1.1-12.1-4.5 et sec ., that: a. The estimate of the cost of the new manufacturing equipment is reasonable for equipment of that type; b. That the estimate of the number of individuals that will be employed or whose employment will be retained by the Petitioner can reasonably be expected to result from the proposed installation of new manufacturing equipment; That the estimate of the annual salaries of those individuals that will be employed or whose employment will be retained by the Petitioner can be reasonably expected to result from the proposed installation of new manufacturing equipment; d. Any other benefits about which information was requested are benefits that can be reasonably expected to result from the proposed new manufacturing equipment; and e. The totality of benefits is sufficient to justify the deduction requested. SECTION II. The Common Council hereby determines and finds that the proposed new manufacturing equipment can be reasonably expected to yield the benefits identified in the Statement of Benefits as set forth in Sections 1 through 3 of the Petition for Personal Property Tax Abatement Consideration and that Statement of Benefits form completed by the petitioner, said form being prescribed by the State Board of Accounts, are sufficient to justify the deduction 2