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RESOLUTION NO. <br /> RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, <br /> INDIANA, DETERMINING, AFTER INVESTIGATION, THAT THE LEASE OF <br /> PROPERTY AT 319 NILES AVENUE, SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, <br /> IS NECESSARY FOR USE AS GENERAL OFFICE SPACE <br /> WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana, received a <br /> petition on May 14, 2012 signed by fifty taxpayers of the City of South Bend, requesting that the <br /> Board lease the office space at 319 Niles Avenue, South Bend,Indiana,by entering into a lease with <br /> 319 Niles,LLC for a term of five(5)years with an option to renew for one additional five year term <br /> with a monthly rental of Three Thousand Five Hundred Fifty-Five Dollars($3,555.00) for the initial <br /> five year term; and <br /> WHEREAS, on May 14, 2012, the Board of Public Works received a certificate of the St. <br /> Joseph County Auditor certifying that the verifier of the Petition and the signers of the Petition are <br /> taxpayers of property within the corporate limits of the City of South Bend; and <br /> WHEREAS, I.C. 36-1-10-7(2)requires;before the Board of Public Works as "leasing agent" <br /> enters into a lease agreement, that the Common Council, as "fiscal body," determine after <br /> investigation that the premises are needed, and that the lease amount is reasonable; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works has conducted the public hearing required by I.C. <br /> 36-1-10-13. <br /> BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br /> SOUTH BEND AS FOLLOWS; <br /> 1. The Common Council has conducted a public hearing on this Resolution, and has <br /> heard persons desiring to speak in favor of and opposed to the adoption of this Resolution. <br /> 2. The Common Council wishes to provide office space in the proposed location in <br /> order to offer the services of the South Bend Human rights Commission to the residents of the City. <br /> 3. The office proposed to be leased at 319 Niles Avenue, South Bend,Indiana,contains <br /> approximately 2,975 square feet of space on the first floor, which is sufficient to accommodate the <br /> activities for which the space is intended. <br /> 4. On May 14, 2012, a Petition signed by fifty taxpayers of the City of South Bend, <br /> Indiana,was filed with the Board of Public Works of the City of'South Bend,Indiana,requesting that <br /> the Board lease the property at 319 Niles Avenue, South Bend,Indiana, by entering into a lease with <br /> 319 Niles,LLC for a term of five(5)years with an option to renew for one additional five year term <br /> with a monthly rental of Three Thousand Five Hundred Fifty-Five Dollars($3,555.00)for the initial <br /> five year term. <br />