02-28-00 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 28, 2000 The petitioner is a long standing family owned South Bend based business. During the due diligence portion of this project, several new sites were considered including Grape Road in Mishawaka, however, the company would like to remain a South Bend based business. 2. The company experienced a great deal of economic hardship during the construction of the Ironwood underpass. Many delays in completion of the project left access to and from the business difficult and sometimes nearly impossible. 3. The company enjoys a good relationship with the City of South Bend by providing the City Police Department with one new motorcycle free of charge each year. Additionally, the company trades in the City's other motorcycles straight up for new bikes on a semi - annual basis. The Common Council hereby determines that the property owner is qualified for and is granted property tax deduction for a period of six (6) years. SECTION VII. The Common Council directs the City Clerk to cause notice of the adoption of this Declaratory Resolution for Real Property Tax Abatement to be published pursuant to Indiana Code 5 -3 -1 and Indiana Code 6 -1.1- 12.1 -2.5, said publication providing notice of the public hearing before the Common Council on the proposed confirming of said declaration. SECTION VIII. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. s /Charlotte Pfeifer Member of the Common Council Councilmember Kelly reported that the Community & Economic Development Committee met on this Resolution and sends it to the Council with a favorable recommendation. Mr. G. D. McDaniel, dba McDaniel's Harley- Davidson, 1910 Lincolnway East, South Bend, Indiana, made the presentation for this Resolution. Mr. McDaniel informed the Council that he is in the process of building an eleven thousand two hundred (11,200) square foot addition to his building which will double its size. He noted that this is possible because be acquired excess property from the County when they were building the new underpass. He further informed the Council that his business suffered during the time this underpass was being built. This project will create seven (7) to eight (8) new employees representing a new annual payroll of one hundred eighty -one thousand dollars ($181,000.00). A Public Hearing was held on this 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 White 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. 2844 -00 A RESOLUTION RECONFIRMING THE ADOPTION OF A DECLARATORY RESOLUTION DESIGNATING CERTAIN AREAS WITHIN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, COMMONLY KNOWN AS SOUTHEAST CORNER OF NILES AVENUE AND CORBY BLVD. TO BE AN ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AREA FOR PURPOSES OF A THREE (3) YEAR REAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT FOR C.D.T., L.L.C.