05-12-03 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING MAY 12, 2003 RESOLUTIONS RESOLUTION NO. 3185 -03 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND DESIGNATING CERTAIN AREAS WITHIN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, COMMONLY KNOWN AS 121 WEST LASALLE STREET AN ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AREA FOR PURPOSES OF A THREE (3) YEAR REAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT FOR BRAY OKILO, INC. WHEREAS, a petition for real property tax abatement has been filed with the City Clerk for consideration by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana requesting that the area commonly known as 121 West LaSalle Street, South Bend, Indiana, and which is more particularly described as follows: Lots numbered 74 and 75 and 173, as shown on the recorded Original Plat of the town, now City of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana and which has Key Number 18 -1003 -0120, be designated as an Economic Revitalization Area under the provisions of Indiana Code 6- 1.1- 12.1 -1 et sec ., and South Bend Municipal Code Sections 2 -76 et SeMc .; and WHEREAS, the Department of Economic Development has concluded an investigation and prepared a report with information sufficient for the Common Council to determine that the area qualifies as an Economic Revitalization Area under Indiana Code 6 -1.1- 12.1 -1, et sec ., and South Bend Municipal Code Sections 2 -76 et sue., and has further prepared maps and plats showing the boundaries and such other information regarding the area in question as required by law; and WHEREAS, the Human Resources and Economic Development Committee of the Common Council has reviewed said report and recommended to the Common Council that the area qualifies as an Economic Revitalization Area. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows: SECTION I. The Common Council hereby determines and finds that the Petition for Real Property Tax Abatement and the Statement of Benefits form completed by the Petitioner meet the requirements of Indiana Code 6 -1.1- 12.1 -1 et se_ _ c�., and qualified under the relevant provisions of South Bend Municipal Code Sections 2 -76 et seq., for tax abatement. SECTION II. The Common Council hereby determines and finds the following: A. That the description of the proposed redevelopment or rehabilitation meets the applicable standards for such development; B. That the estimate of the value of the redevelopment or rehabilitation is ■