02-27-89 Council Meeting Minutes

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This being the time heretofore set for public hearing on the above bill, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. John Leisenring, Deputy Controller, made the presentation on the bill. He indicated that the bill relates to the City's need to secure a temporary loan to meet operating expenses for the General Fund through December 29, 1989. The loan is in anticipation of and not in excess of current taxes levied in 1988 and collectible in 1989. All provisions of the ordinance are in conformance with the relevant State statutes that define the process to be used by cities. Council Member Coleman stated that the Personnel & Finance Committee had met on this bill and recommend it to the council favorable. Council Member Coleman made a motion to recommend this bill to the Council favorable, seconded by Council Member Niezgodski. BILLS, THIRD READING ORDINANCE NO. 7966 -89 A BILL ADOPTING THE PROVISIONS OF THE INDIANA CODE ADDRESSING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A DEPARTMENT OF STORM WATER MANAGEMENT. This bill had third reading. Council Member Voorde 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. 7967 -89 A BILL AMENDING CHAPTER 5 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, COMMONLY KNOWN AS "ANIMAL AND FOWL." This bill had third reading. Council Member Coleman made a motion to pass this bill, seconded by Council Member Voorde. The bill passed by a roll call vote of eight ayes, one abstention, (Council Member Niezgodski.) ORDINANCE NO. 7968 -89 A BILL AUTHORIZING TAX ANTICIPATION TIME WARRANTS FOR 1989. This bill had third reading. Council Member Coleman made a motion to pass this bill, seconded by Council Member Duda. The bill passed by a roll call vote of nine ayes. RESOLUTIONS RESOLUTION NO. 1704 -89 A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE ADOPTION OF A DECLARATORY RESOLUTION DESIGNATING CERTAIN AREAS WITHIN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA COMMONLY KNOWN AS LAFAYETTE STREET BETWEEN STULL AND BROADWAY STREET TO BE AN ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AREA FOR PURPOSES OF A SIX (6) YEAR REAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT FOR MURDOCK & SONS CONSTRUCTION, 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 Lafayette Street between Stull and Broadway Street and which is more particularly described as follows: Seventy -five feet of the West end of the North Half of Lot Numbered Fourteen (14), and the South Half of Lot Numbered Fourteen (14), all Lots Numbered Fifteen (15), Twenty (20), Twenty -one (21), Twenty -two (22) and Twenty -six (26), and the North Half of lot Numbered Nineteen (19) all as shown on the recorded Plat of Samuel C. Stull's Second Addition to the City of South Bend, recorded in Plat Book 6, page 29, in the Office of the Recorder of St. Joseph County, Indiana. 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 had 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. The Common Council hereby confirms its Declaratory Resolution designating the area described herein as an Economic Revitalization Area for the purposes of tax 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. SECTION II. The Common Council hereby determines that the property owner is mia]ified for and is granted real property tax deduction for a period of ten (10)