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REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 9, 2025 241 <br /> <br /> <br />ADOPTED at a meeting of the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, <br />Indiana held on December 9, 2025, at 215 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Suite 300, <br />South Bend, Indiana 46601. <br /> <br />CITY OF SOUTH BEND <br />BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS <br />s/ Elizabeth A. Maradik <br />s/ Joseph R. Molnar <br />s/ Gary A. Gilot <br />s/ Murray L. Miller <br />s/ Breana N. Micou <br /> <br />ATTEST: <br />s/ Hillary R. Horvath, Clerk <br /> <br />ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 29-2025 – A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, <br />INDIANA BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS REGARDING THE PURCHASE OF REAL <br />PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1024 W. INDIANA AVE. & 1538 PRAIRIE AVE., SOUTH BEND, <br />INDIANA <br />Upon a motion made by VP Molnar, seconded by Mr. Miller and carried by roll call, the <br />following resolution was adopted by the Board of Public Works: <br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO. 29-2025 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH <br />BEND, INDIANA, REGARDING THE PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT <br />1024 W INDIANA AVE & 1538 PRAIRIE AVE., SOUTH BEND, INDIANA <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City of South Bend, Indiana, Board of Public Works (the “Board”) <br />has custody of and may maintain all real property owned by the City of South Bend, <br />Indiana (the “City”) pursuant to I.C. 36-9-6-3; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City, acting by and through the Board, may purchase land or <br />structures in accordance with the procedure stated in I.C. 36-1-10.5; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, on the South Bend Common Council approved Resolution <br />pursuant to I.C. 36-1-10.5-5(1), and the Board now intends to purchase the real property <br />located at 1024 W Indiana Ave & 1538 Prairie Ave., South Bend, Indiana, and more <br />particularly described in attached Exhibit A (the “Property”); and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Board has obtained two (2) appraisals of the fair market value of <br />the Property and provided copies of each to the South Bend Common Council in <br />accordance with <br />I.C. 36-1-10.5-5(2); and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Board believes it is in the best interest of the City and its residents <br />to purchase the Property. <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF <br />THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AS FOLLOWS: <br /> <br />1. The Board hereby appoints Mr. Joseph Molnar, employee of the <br />Department of Community Investment and a member of the Board, as the Board’s <br />authorized representatives in pursuing the purchase of the Property and delegates to him <br />all necessary authority to serve in the Board’s place as purchasing agent under I.C. 36-1- <br />10.5. <br /> <br />2. The Board hereby approves and will execute simultaneously with this <br />Resolution the form of purchase agreement attached hereto as Exhibit B. The Board