05-28-02 Community & Economic Development

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Qommitt ort: Qtommunity ant( Commit kki►ezopnt nt (tommittuz The May 28, 2002 meeting of the Community and Economic Development Committee was called to order by its Chairperson Council Member Karl King at 4:18 p.m. in the Council Informal Meeting Room. Persons in attendance included Council Members Varner, King, Coleman, Ujdak, Kirsits, White, and Kelly; Jon Hunt, Larry Magliozzi, Michael Beitinger, Ann Kolata, Aladean DeRose, Cathy Bruckner, Felicia R. Davis, Max Ujdak, Terry Bland of the fOUt 1 VtUti 'ertbunt and Kathy Cekanski Farrand,Council Attorney. Council Membek King called for a presentation on Bill No. 02-45 which is a five (5) year residential real property tax abatement request for the property located at 2101 Portage Avenue for Kurt Ogorek. Michael Beitzinger of Community Development noted that because Bill No. 02-45 and Bill No. 02- 46 were utilizing the same builder and developer that the department has combined their reports into one document. The Council Attorney noted that the Committee could hear both of the proposed resolutions at the Committee level, however because the tax abatement requests each have separate eq p key numbers that they must be heard separately at the Common Council meeting later this evening. She also added that the Council must request a summary of the proposed tax abatement request for both the declaratory stage and the confirmatory stage during the Common Council meetings. Mr. Beitzinger than introduced Felicia R. Davis,a recent IUSB graduate, who would be reviewing the report. Council Member King noted that both Bill No. 02-45 and Bill No. 02-46 which is a five (5) year residential real property tax abatement request for the property located at 5301 Olds Avenue for Diane R. Cunningham. Felicia R. Davis, Economic Development Specialist then reviewed her report dated May 22, 2002 (copy attached). Garden Homes plans to construct two(2) homes,one at each location listed in the proposed resolutions. The home proposed for 5301 Olds Avenue has an estimated project cost between$70,000 to approximately$ 79,000;and the home proposed for 2101 Portage Avenue has an estimated project cost between $70,000 and $98,640. The report concluded that both requests meet the requirements under § 2-77.1 addressing "single-family real property abatement" of the South Bend Municipal Code. Mike Urbanski of Garden Homes spoke in favor of both resolutions and noted that this would add two(2) additional homesites to the City of South Bend. Following discussion, Council Member Ujdak made a motion, seconded by Council Member Kirsits that Bill No. 02-45 be recommended favorably to Council. The motion passed. Council Member Kirstis then made a motion, seconded by Council Member Ujdak that Bill No. 02-46 be recommended favorably to Council. The motion passed.