01/08/07 Community and Economic Development Committee Minutes

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community and c~no~nic De~rel~pment omr~ittee ~~~~ ~o~th fiend Gammon co~rn~~l The January 8, gg7 meeting of the Community and Economic Development omnnittee of the South Bend Common Douncil eras called to order by its Chairperson, council Member Derek D. Dieter at 4:b p~m, in the Council's Informal Meeting Raorn. Persons in attendance included Council Members Pfeifer, Kelly, Darner, Kuspa, Kirsits, Rouse, Dieter and Pu~~ello; Mayor Stephen J. Luecke, Paul J. Meyer, Rich Deahl, Public 1111orks Director Gary pilot, Don [nks, Martha ~e~ris, Rita Kopala, Martin'Ullolfson, Bill challiol, Jamie Lao of the o~~h ~er~~ Tr~r`b~n and Kathleen Cekanski-~'arrand, Council Attorney. Council Member Dieter Hated that the Committee members include Council Members Kelly, Pu~~ello, vllhite, and himself} B~II ~~~ 4l-~~ or~r~ericial Real fro a Tax Abatement Re pest fog tl~e Guth fed clinic aorta e~Brick Branch office 4~4~ IV~~th Pv~t a Read; Council Member Dieter celled far a report from the Department of Corn~unity Econan~ic Development on bill No. 4~-~~ vuhich is a special exception request fora ~- yearreal property tax abatement for the property located at 4440 la~orth Portage Road. Bill chlliol of the Departr~ent of Community ~ Ecanor~ic Development highlighted portions of the December ~ g0~ report copy attached, He noted that the petitioner, the South Bend Clinic, is seeking a special exception in order to receive a b-year real property tax abatement for the construction of their Portage-Brick branch office. The land is current vacant. He then handed out a copy of the January 3, ~gg7 "Public Benefit Paints Summary" ~cop]~ attached}. Ike concluded his remarks by stating that the Department supports the petitioner's request for the ~-year abatement Rich Deahl, an attorney Frith offices located at Sao forth Michigan in dawnto~rn South Bead made the faunal presentation lie Hated that the cast of the proposed medical office building gill be ,g4,Ogg and ~vili have a ~ o~-space paved surface parking lot. The project will maintain nineteen ~1g} exiitn, permanent, full-time jobs and seven ~l} part~time jobs. Paul J. Meyer, Executive Director and Manager of the South Bend Clinic, Lt_P provided a ~-page draviring of the South Bend Clinic ~ SuriCentr ~uhich is proposed copy attached}. He noted that this gill be one of faun locations v~rhich they v~ill have providing medical services in the community. Mr, Meyer noted that some of the physicians utiriil be re-located to this location. Ike added that the property eras annexed into the city in January of OOfi. The development will add a near tax base far this part of the city.