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REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 11, 2000
<br />There being no one present wishing to speak to the Council either in favor of or in opposition to this
<br />Resolution, Councilmember Varner made a motion to adopt Resolution No. 2924 -00.
<br />Councilmember Coleman seconded the motion which carried and the Resolution was adopted by a
<br />roll call vote of seven (7) ayes. Additionally, Councilmember Kelly made a motion to adopt
<br />Resolution No. 2925 -00. Councilmember Coleman seconded the motion which carried by a roll call
<br />vote of seven (7) ayes.
<br />RESOLUTION NO. 2926 -00 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
<br />CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, DETERMINING,
<br />AFTER INVESTIGATION, THAT THE LEASE OF
<br />PROPERTY AT 224 WEST JEFFERSON BOULEVARD,
<br />SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, IS NECESSARY FOR USE AS
<br />GENERAL OFFICE SPACE
<br />WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana, received a
<br />petition on September 11, 2000 signed by fifty taxpayers of the City of South Bend, requesting that
<br />the Board lease the office space at 224 West Jefferson Boulevard, South Bend, Indiana, by entering
<br />into a lease with Tom Herrman and Associates for a term of one year with an option to renew for two
<br />additional one year periods with a monthly rental of Seven Thousand Eighty -Eight Dollars
<br />($7,088.000) in the first year; Seven Thousand One Hundred Fifteen and 64/100 Dollars ($7,115.64)
<br />in the second year; and Seven Thousand One Hundred Forty-three and 39/100 Dollars ($7,143.39)
<br />in the third year; and
<br />WHEREAS, on September 11, 2000, the Board of Public Works received a certificate of the
<br />St. Joseph County Auditor certifying that the verifier of the Petition and the signers of the Petition
<br />are taxpayers of property within the corporate limits of the City of South Bend; and
<br />WHEREAS, I.C. 36- 1- 10 -7(2) requires, prior to the Board entering into a lease agreement,
<br />that the Common Council determine that the premises are needed, and that the lease amount is
<br />reasonable.
<br />BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
<br />SOUTH BEND AS FOLLOWS:
<br />1. The Common Council has conducted a public hearing on this Resolution, and has heard
<br />persons desiring to speak in favor of and opposed to the adoption of this Resolution.
<br />2. The Common Council wishes to provide general office space in the proposed location in
<br />order to offer the services of the Division of Community Development to the residents of the City.
<br />3. The office proposed to be leased at 224 West Jefferson Boulevard, South Bend, Indiana,
<br />contains approximately 7,088 usable square feet of space, which is sufficient to accommodate the
<br />activities for which the space is intended.
<br />4. On September 11, 2000, a Petition signed by fifty taxpayers of the City of South Bend,
<br />Indiana, was filed with the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana, requesting
<br />that the Board lease the property at 224 West Jefferson, South Bend, Indiana, by entering into a lease
<br />with Tom Herrman and Associates for a term of one year with an option to renew for two additional
<br />one year periods with a monthly rental of Seven Thousand Eighty -Eight Dollars ($7,088.00) in the
<br />first year; Seven Thousand One Hundred Fifteen and 64/100 Dollars ($7,115.64) in the second
<br />year *; and Seven Thousand One Hundred Forty-Three and 39/100 Dollars ($7,143.39) in the third
<br />year.
<br />5. On September 11, 2000, the Board of Public Works received a certificate signed by the
<br />St. Joseph County Auditor, certifying that the verifier and signers of the Petition are taxpayers of
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