10-26-87 Human Resources & Economic Development

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Human Resources and Economic Development Committee. Minutes/October 26, 1987 Page 2 jest. Intracomp. has selected a sight located in Phase TV of, the industrial foundation's Airport In.dustri.al Park, The sight will require sight improve- ments including,.,wate.r,_ sewer, and road work., The State Industrial Develop.- ment Grant will enable the city to finance this project with a fifty percent (50%1 match_ of the cost not to. exceed seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000.00) so that water, sewer, and access to the property can be had by Intracomp. Councilman Voorde inquired as to whether the. grant was specific to the project and it was indicated that it was. Following. further discussion, Councilman Serge made a motion seconded by Council- man Taylor, that; Bil1 No. 102-87 be recommended favorably to Council. The mo- tion passed. The Council: Attorney then noted that Resolution Nos. 87-85, which would request Real Property Tax.;Abatement for the property located at 228-230 South Michigan Street, and Resolution 87-86., which would request Real Property Tax Abatement for the property located at 902-910 East Ireland Road, were necessary because the data regarding the tax rate was .not properly incorporated when the Council unanimously passed these resolutions at the last meeting. She indicated that she would be giving: the :presentati.ons on both of the resolutions rather than having each_ of the petitioners do it personnally; She specifically referenced the re- ports from the Department of Economic Development- on each of the projects, and reminded the Council that the Economic Development and Human Resources Committee, as well as. the Common.Council had acted in a unanimous vote on each of the projects at the last meeting. The Commuittee then reviewed Resolution- No, 87-87, which would authorize the Mayor to submit an:application to, the Department of Housing and Urban Development for the Transitional Housing Grant Program Ann Kolata stated that Kathy Baumgartner would give the formal presentation this evening, She stated that the total pro- ject may cost between five hundred. to six hundred thousand dollars. There would be a total of sixty units. involved. The Housing .Development Corporation would be the project manager of the program, initially. Councilman Voorde requested specific. information with regard to the proposed project. Following further discussion, Councilman Taylor made a motion seconded by Council- man Serge, that Resolution 87-87 be recommended favorably to .Council. The motion passed. The Committee then reviewed Bill' No. 103-87, which would add a new chapter 14,.5 to th.e: South: Bend Municipal Code to be entitled "Affirmative Action Procedures". Councilman. Braboy noted that the ordinance was in each of the Councilman's pac- ket as well as a. summary of the ordinance, and that it had been initiated by the Mayor's Minority' Affairs Committee. Eugenia Schwartz, the City Attorney, then passed out a substitute bill and docu- mentation entitled "Data presented to the Common Council in support' of Bill No. 103-87" (copy_attached) . Mrs. Schwartz then reviewed- briefly the data involved