01-13-03 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 13, 2003 Mr. Bernard Feeney, Registered Land Surveyor, 715 South Michigan Street, South Bend, Indiana, made the presentation for this bill on behalf of D & H Home Builders, Inc., the developers of the Royal Oak Estates Subdivision. Mr. Feeney noted that this tax abatement is requested for a thirty (30) lot addition to the existing Royal Oak Estates. These lots will average approximately one hundred eighty thousand ($180,000.00) each when fully developed contributing an additional $5.4 estimated tax base to the City of South Bend. A Public Hearing was held on the Resolution at this time. There being no one present wishing to speak to the Council either in favor of or in opposition to this Resolution, Councilmember Coleman made a motion to adopt this Resolution. Councilmember Varner seconded the motion which carried and the Resolution was adopted by a roll call vote of nine (9) ayes. RESOLUTION NO. 3148-03 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, APPROVING THE FIVE YEAR INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH ST. JOSEPH COUNTY CONCERNING EMS SERVICES FOR THE YEARS 2003 - 2007 WHEREAS, the City of South Bend, Indiana, has a long and successful history of providing emergency medical services to its residents; and WHEREAS, St. Joseph County, Indiana, wishes to provide the very best emergency medical services to its residents and feels that this can be provided by the City of South Bend; and WHEREAS, I.C. 36-1-7, the Interlocal Cooperation Act, authorizes one or more governmental entities to exercise jointly or by one entity on behalf of the other powers that may be exercised by such units severally; and WHEREAS, commencing in December 1997, the City of South Bend has provided emergency medical services for St. Joseph County under Interlocal Agreement. The parties wish to continue that relationship; and WHEREAS, the Executives of both the City of South Bend and St. Joseph County have reached an agreement on this payment and have approved the Five Year Interlocal Agreement Concerning EMS Services attached hereto. NOW, THEREFORE, AND PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY GRANTED BY THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, UNDER I.C. 36-1-7, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That the Common Council ofthe City of South Bend, Indiana, has considered and hereby approves and ratifies the Five Year Interlocal Agreement Concerning EMS Services for the