06-13-88 Council Meeting Minutes

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.90 City Clerk REGULAR MEETING RECONVENED Chairman Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend reconvened in the Council Chambers on the fourth floor of the County -City Building at 8:40 p.m. Council President Voorde presiding and nine members present. BILLS. SECOND READING ORDINANCE NO. 7877 -88 AN ORDINANCE TO VACATE THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY: THE FIRST EAST /WEST ALLEY NORTH OF NORTHSIDE BLVD. RUNNING WEST FROM OAKLAND ST., FOR A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 120 FEET TO THE FIRST INTERSECTING NORTH /SOUTH ALLEY, ALL LOCATED IN OAKLAND PARK ADDITION TO THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND. This bill had second reading. Council Member Puzzello made a motion to pass this bill, seconded by Council Member Coleman. The bill passed by a roll call vote of nine ayes. ORDINANCE NO. 7878 -88 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, BY THE INCLUSION OF NEW ARTICLE 1 OF CHAPTER 14 TO BE ENTITLED ROLLER SKATES AND SKATEBOARDS. This bill had second reading. Council Member Puzzello made a motion to amend this bill, as amended in the Committee of the Whole, seconded by Council Member Coleman. The motion carried. Council Member Puzzello made a motion to pass this bill, as amended, seconded by Council Member Niezgodski. The bill passed by a roll call vote of nine ayes. RESOLUTION NO. 1615 -88 A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE ADOPTION OF A DECLARATORY RESOLUTION DESIGNATING CERTAIN AREAS WITHIN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND COMMONLY KNOWN AS 445 NORTH SHERIDAN, SOUTH BEND, INDIANA TO BE AN ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AREA FOR PURPOSES OF PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT. WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of South Bend 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 445 North Sheridan Avenue, South Bend, Indiana and which is more particularly described as follows: A tract of land in the Southwest 1/4 of Section 4, Township 37 North,Range 2 East located in Portage Township, City of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, described as follows: Beginning at a point on the West line of Sheridan Avenue (80 foot right -of -way) 420.19 feet North (assumed bearing) of the North line of Linden Avenue (80 foot right -of -way) which point is also 207 feet West and 460.19 feet North of the Southeast corner of said Southwest 1/4 of Section 4; thence Northerly along said West line of Sheridan Avenue 673.22 feet to the Southerly right -of -way line of the Consolidated Rail Corporation (formerly the New York Central Railroad); thence North 79 °18130" West along said Southerly right -of -way line of the Consolidated Rail Corporation 429.83 feet; thence South 00 °08115" West 749.04 feet to a point 418.30 feet North 00 °3115" East of the North Line of Linden Avenue; thence East perpendicular to the West line of Sheridan Avenue 370.56 feet to the point of beginning, containing 6.268 acres, more or less. as an Economic Revitalization Area; and WHEREAS, notice of the adoption of a Declaratory Resolution and the public hearing before the Council has been published pursuant to Indiana Code 6 -1.1- 12.1 -2.5; and WHEREAS, the Council held a public hearing for the purposes of hearing all remonstrances and objections from interested persons; and WHEREAS, the Council has determined that the qualifications for an economic revitalization area have been met. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows: SECTION I. That the Common Council hereby confirms its Declaratory Resolution designating the area described herein as an Economic Revitalization Area for the purposes of tax abatement. Such designation is for personal property tax abatement only and is limited to two (2) calendar years from the date of adoption of the Declaratory Resolution by the Common Council.