04-10-00 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING APRIL 10, 2000 hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) a year and will maintain the thirty -five (35) existing jobs representing an annual payroll of one million four hundred thousand dollars ($1,400,000.00). A Public Hearing was held on the Resolution at this time. Mr. Thomas Fellrath, Director, Public Policy, The Chamber of Commerce of St. Joseph County, The Commerce Center, 401 East Colfax Avenue, Suite 310, P.O. Box 1677, South Bend, Indiana, addressed the Council and indicated that the Chamber is in favor of this tax abatement request. There being no one else present wishing to speak to the Council in favor of this tax abatement and no one being present wishing to speak to the Council in opposition to this Resolution, Councilmember Coleman made a motion to adopt this Resolution. Councilmember Kelly seconded the motion which carried and the Resolution was adopted by a roll call vote of nine (9) ayes. RESOLUTION NO. 2860 -00 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 2102 WEST WASHINGTON STREET AN ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AREA FOR PURPOSES OF A SIX (6) YEAR REAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT FOR BATTEAST WAREHOUSE PARTNERSHIP 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 2102 West Washington Street, South Bend, Indiana, and which is more particularly described as follows: A parcel of land in the northeast quarter of Section 10, Township 37 North, Range 2 East, Portage Township, City of South Bend, Indiana, known as lots one (1) through five (5) inclusive, thirty (3 0) through thirty-nine (3 9) inclusive, forty -three (43) and forty -four (44) inclusive and parts of vacated streets and alleys in Arnold's First Addition and which has Key Number 18- 4097 - 361201, be designated as an Economic Revitalization Area under the provisions of Indiana Code 6 -1.1 -12.1 et sect., and South Bend Municipal Code Sections 2 -76 et. sea.,and; WHEREAS, the Department of Community and 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, et. sea., and South Bend Municipal Code Sections 2 -76, et sea., 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 Community 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 et. sea., for tax abatement. SECTION II. The Common Council hereby determines and finds the following: