04-10-00 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING APRIL 10, 2000 eight hundred (12,800) square foot steel warehouse on two (2) acres at 2102 West Washington which is in the West Washington- Chapin Development Area. The cost of this building is estimated at two hundred twenty -five thousand dollars ($225,000.00). Mr. Batteast further informed the Council that Batteast Construction will occupy part of the space in this building. 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, 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 Aranowski seconded the motion which carried and the Resolution was adopted by a roll call vote of nine (9) ayes. BILLS - FIRST READING BILL NO. 34 -00 FIRST READING ON A BILL TO VACATE THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY: THE FIRST STREET TO BE VACATED IS THE EAST HALF OF ECLIPSE PLACE FROM THE SOUTH RIGHT -OF -WAY OF KELLER STREET TO THE SOUTH RIGHT -OF -WAY OF MARQUETTE BOULEVARD, A DISTANCE OF 672.6 FEET AND A WIDTH OF 30 FEET. PART LOCATED IN THE VERNON HEIGHTS ADD., SOUTH BEND, ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, INDIANA. THE SECOND STREET TO BE VACATED IS KELLER STREET FROM THE EAST RIGHT - OF -WAY OF ECLIPSE PLACE TO THE WEST RIGHT -OF -WAY OF KALEY STREET FOR A DISTANCE OF 280.5 FEET AND A WIDTH OF 50 FEET. PART LOCATED IN VERNON HEIGHTS ADD., SOUTH BEND, ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, INDIANA. THE ALLEY TO BE VACATED IS THE FIRST NORTH/SOUTH ALLEY WEST OF KALEY STREET FROM THE NORTH RIGHT - OF -WAY OF KELLER STREET TO THE SOUTH RIGHT -OF- WAY OF MARQUETTE BOULEVARD FOR A DISTANCE OF 622.6 FEET AND A WIDTH OF 14 FEET. PART LOCATED IN THE VERNON HEIGHTS ADD., SOUTH BEND, ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, INDIANA This bill had first reading. Councilmember Coleman made a motion to refer this bill to the Public Works and Property Vacation Committee and set it for Public Hearing and Third Reading on April 24, 2000. Councilmember Varner seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. BILL NO. 35 -00 FIRST READING ON A BILL AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1515 KEMBLE, IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA This bill had first reading. Councilmember Kelly made a motion to refer this bill to the Area Plan Commission. Councilmember King seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. BILL NO. 36 -00 FIRST READING ON A BILL AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 231 EAST IRELAND ROAD IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA