South Bend Human Rights Commision Lease 319 Niles Avenue

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SUBSTITUTE BILL NO. 12 -47 RESOLUTION NO. q `L 3 'O- RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, DETERMINING, AFTER INVESTIGATION, THAT THE LEASE OF PROPERTY AT 319 NILES AVENUE, SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, IS NECESSARY FOR USE AS GENERAL OFFICE SPACE WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana, received a petition on May 14, 2012 signed by fifty taxpayers of the City of South Bend, requesting that the Board lease the office space at 319 Niles Avenue, South Bend, Indiana, by entering into a lease with 319 Niles, LLC for a term of five (5) years with an option to renew for one additional five year term with a monthly rental of Three Thousand Five Hundred Fifty -Five Dollars ($3,555.00) for the initial five year term; and WHEREAS, on May 14, 2012, the Board of Public Works received a certificate of the St. Joseph County Auditor certifying that the verifier of the Petition and the signers of the Petition are taxpayers of property within the corporate limits of the City of South Bend; and WHEREAS, I.C. 36- 1- 10 -7(2) requires, before the Board of Public Works as "leasing agent" enters into a lease agreement, that the Common Council, as "fiscal body," determine after investigation that the premises are needed, and that the lease amount is reasonable; and WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works has conducted the public hearing required by I.C. 36- 1- 10 -13. BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND AS FOLLOWS: 1. The Common Council has conducted a public hearing on this Resolution, and has heard persons desiring to speak in favor of and opposed to the adoption of this Resolution. 2. The Common Council wishes to provide office space in the proposed location in order to offer the services of the South Bend Human rights Commission to the residents of the City. 3. The office proposed to be leased at 319 Niles Avenue, South Bend, Indiana, contains approximately 2,975 square feet of space on the first floor, which is sufficient to accommodate the activities for which the space is intended. 4. On May 14, 2012, a Petition signed by fifty taxpayers of the City of South Bend, Indiana, was filed with the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana, requesting that the Board lease the property at 319 Niles Avenue, South Bend, Indiana, by entering into a lease with 319 Niles, LLC for a term of five (5) years with an option to renew for one additional five year term with a monthly rental of Three Thousand Five Hundred Fifty -Five Dollars ($3,555.00) for the initial