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REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 23, 2000 Abatement Consideration and that the Statement of Benefits form prescribed by the State Board of Accounts are sufficient to justify the deduction granted under Indiana Code 6- 1.1- 12.1 -3. SECTION IV. The Common Council hereby accepts the report and recommendation of the Community and Economic Development Committee that the area herein described be designated as - an Economic Revitalization Area and hereby adopts a Resolution designating this area as an Economic Revitalization Area for purposes of real property tax abatement. SECTION V. The designation as an Economic Revitalization Area shall be limited to two (2) calendar years from the date of the adoption of this Resolution by the Common Council. SECTION VI. The Common Council hereby determines that the property owner is qualified for and is granted property tax deduction for a period of ten (10) 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 and Economic Development Committee met on this bill and recommends this Resolution to the Council favorably. Mr. John Cleaver, Vice - President, Gibbs Wire & Steel Company, 52490 Old Hickory Lane, Granger, Indiana, made the presentation for this Resolution. Mr. Cleaver advised that Gibbs Wire and Steel Company is a distribution company that located in the Airport Industrial Park in 1962. A number of expansions have taken place since then to their present size of eighty - thousand (80,000) square feet. As they do not have room for additional expansion they have purchased fifteen (15) acres off of Olive Road to build a new $5 million dollar facility. They will add five (5) or six (6) employees and expect in the next several years to add at least twenty -nine (29) more employees as additional equipment is utilized. 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 Coleman 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. 2944 -00 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, DETERMINING, AFTER INVESTIGATION THAT THE LEASE OF PROPERTY AT 2214 MISHAWAKA AVENUE, SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, FOR USE AS A NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP CENTER IS NECESSARY WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana (Board), on September 25, 2000, received a petition ( "Petition ") signed by fifty (50) taxpayers of the City of South Bend, requesting that the Board lease the property at 2214 Mishawaka Avenue, South Bend, Indiana, as space for a Neighborhood Partnership Center, by entering into a lease agreement with Robert J. Filley for a term of twelve months with a twelve month option to renew at the option of the parties, with the rental not to exceed Four Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty Dollars ($4,920.00)