04-12-99 Community & Economic Development

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Comm Zeport: Community and Economic Development Committee So OS tommon eottttttl of tht City of iiotttfj gent,: The April 12, 1999 meeting of the Community and Economic Development Committee was called to order by Council Member Roland Kelly, Chairperson of the Committee at 4:00 p.m.in the Council informal meeting room . Persons in attendance included Council Members: Kelly, Pfeifer, King, Sniadecki, Varner, Ujdak, Hosinski, Sniadecki and Coleman; Nancy Van Scoyk, John Phair, Bob Hunt,Lew Powell,Eugenia Schwartz,Ken Fedder,Terry Bland,representative for each of the requested tax abatements,and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand. Council Member Kelly noted that the first item on the agenda was to review Res. No. 99- 18, which is a five (5) year residential real property tax abatement request for the real property located at 1914 and 1920 North Fremont Street(Rebecca Harris) Nancy Van Scoyk reviewed her report dated March 23, 1999 (copy attached) which concluded that the project meets the qualifications for a five (5) year residential real property tax abatement. The project would have Garden Homes construct homes valued between$65,000 to $ 70,000 on the parcels which would provide affordable homes on infill lots in the city (report attached). Following discussion, Res. No. 99-18 was recommended favorably to the full Council. The Committee then reviewed Substitute Res. No. 99-19 which is a ten (10) year real property tax abatement request for the property located at 234 South Chapin Street (South Bend Heritage Foundation). Nancy Van Scoyk reviewed her report dated March 30, 1999 (copy attached). The project by SBHF would be for the construction of a commercial building on approximately .85 acres located immediately north of the Say-A-Lot grocery store on the northeast corner of Western and Chapin Street. The estimated total project cost is $ 750,000. Following discussion, the Committee found that the proposed project meets the special exception provisions of § 2-84 of the South Bend Municipal Code, and therefore recommended Substitute Res. No. 99-19 favorably to the full Council. The Committee then reviewed Res. No. 99-20 which is a five (5) year residential real property tax abatement request for the properties located at 1216 West Colfax Avenue and 119, 123, 124, 127, 128, 131 and 132 Spruce Street as a residentially distressed area for South Bend Heritage Foundation. Nancy Van Scoyk reviewed her report dated March 29, 1999 (copy attached) which concluded that the project meets the qualifications for a five (5) year residential real property tax abatement.