06-26-00 Council Meeting Minutes

Home Browse Search

REGULAR MEETING JUNE 26, 2000 from the date of adoption of the Declaratory Resolution by the Common Council. SECTION II. The Common Council hereby determines that the property owner is qualified for and is granted Real property tax deduction for a period of ten (10) years, and further determines that the petition complies with Chapter 2, Article 6, of the Municipal Code of the City of South Bend and Indiana Code 6- 1.1 -12 et. sea. SECTION III. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Common Council and approved by the Mayor. s /Charlotte Pfeifer Member of the Common Council Mr. Gerald Lerman, President, Steel Warehouse, 1121 East Woodside, South Bend, Indiana, made the presentation for this Resolution. Mr. Lerman indicated that Steel Warehouse intends to expand their physical facility by sixty thousand (60,000) to one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet to support the production they now have and for the purchase of new equipment. The cost of the equipment will be between $2.5 and $3 million dollars. Further, Mr. Lerman indicated that this project will add fifteen (15) new jobs. 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 Aranowski made a motion to adopt this Resolution. Councilmember Coleman seconded the motion which carried and the Resolution was adopted by a roll call vote of nine (9) ayes. RESOLUTION NO. 2896 -00 A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE ADOPTION OF A DECLARATORY RESOLUTION DESIGNATING CERTAIN AREAS WITHIN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, COMMONLY KNOWN AS 2722 WEST TUCKER DRIVE, SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, TO BE AN ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AREA FOR PURPOSES OF A FIVE (5) YEAR PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT FOR STEEL WAREHOUSE CO., INC. WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, has adopted a Declaratory Resolution designating certain areas within the City as Economic Revitalization Areas for the purpose of tax abatement consideration; and WHEREAS, a Declaratory Resolution designated the area commonly known as 2722 West Tucker Drive, South Bend, Indiana, and which is more particularly described as follows: The following parcels of Real Estate all located in St. Joseph County, Indiana: A part of the South %2 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 15, Township 37 North, Range 2 East in the City of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, described as follows: Beginning at a point on the East line of the Southwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of said Section 15, 580.64 feet South of the Northeast corner of said Southwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4, said point being 172.0 feet North of the North right of way line of the Indiana Northern Railway Company; thence Westerly parallel with said North right -of -way line 565 feet to the Southwest corner of a tract of land conveyed to Stanley Enterprises, Inc. By a deed recorded October 16, 1993 in Deed Record 777, page 226; thence North along the West line of said Stanley Enterprises, Inc. tract, said line being parallel with the East line of said Southwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4, 323.0 feet to the South line of Tucker Drive; thence West along the South line of Tucker Drive 215.93 1 I