08-11-03 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 11, 2003 Code 5 -3 -1, said publication providing notice of the public hearing before the Common Council on the proposed confirming of said declaration. SECTION VII. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. s/Karen L. White Member of the Common Council Councilmember King, Chairperson, Community and Economic Development Committee, reported that this committee held a Public Hearing on this bill this afternoon and voted unanimously to send it to the full Council with a favorable recommendation. Mr. Earl Hoff, representing Federal -Mogul Powertrain, Inc., formerly known as AE Piston, 3605 West Cleveland Road, South Bend, Indiana, residing at 25741 County Road #24, Elkhart, Indiana, made the presentation for this bill. Mr. Hoff advised that this project is to buy three (3) new anodizing machines at a cost of $4.5 to add anodizing to the top ring groove of the pistons they make for GM, Ford and Nissan. This anodizing is a leading edge new technology that helps them be in a competitive environment to help the performance of the piston in the engine. They will anodize eleven million pistons a year with this equipment. This project will add twelve (12) new jobs to their workforce. 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 Varner made a motion to adopt this Resolution. Councilmember King seconded the motion which carried and the Resolution was adopted by a roll call vote of nine (9) ayes. RESOLUTION NO. 3226 -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 1105 ST. PETER STREET AS A RESIDENTIALLY DISTRESSED AREA FOR PURPOSES OF A FIVE (5) YEAR RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT FOR JOHN M. AND ERIN L. RYAL WHEREAS, a Statement of Benefits and a petition for residential real property tax abatement has been submitted to and 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 1105 St. Peter Street South Bend, Indiana, and which is more particularly described as follows: Lots numbered sixty -three (63) and sixty- four(64) as shown on the recorded Plat of Sorin's second addition to the town of Lowell, now within and a part of the City of