04-24-84 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING APRIL 24, 1984 Thirty - three (33) feet taken off of and from the entire length of the South side of Lot Numbered Two Hundred Sixty -two (262) and Twenty -two (22) feet taken off of and from the entire length of the North side of Lot Numbered Two Hundred Sixty -three (263) of the Original Plat of the Town, now City of South Bend. be designated as an Economic Revitalization Area under the provisions of Indiana Code 6- 1.1- 12.1 -2, et seq.; and 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 adopts a resolution designating this area as an Economic Revitalization Area for purposes of real property tax abatement. SECTION II. That this designation shall be limited to five (5) calendar years from the date of the adoption of this Resolution by the Common Council. SECTION III. That the Common Council directs the City Clerk to cause notice of the adoption of this resolution to be published, said publication providing notice of the public hearing before the Common Council on said declaration. SECTION IV. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. /s/ Beverlie J. Beck Member of the Common Council A public hearing was.held on the resolution at this time. Tom Gibson, of the Holladay Corporation, indicated this building was formerly owned and occupied by Indiana Bill. he indicated they were planning to renovate this property and tax abatement was a key to this planned renovation. He indicated that the property is not located within a redevelopment area, but it is within 5 feet of the Indiana R66 Redevelopment Area. He indicated they planned to spend between $650,000 and $700,000, and expect the development to create 32 new jobs. Council Attorney Farrand indicated that the resolution should be amended to delete the second and third whereas clause, and in Section I delete "hereby accepts the report and recommendation for the Human Resources and Economic Development Committee ". Council Member Taylor made a motion to accept the amendments, seconded by Council Member Serge. The motion carried. Council Member Taylor made a motion to adopt the resolution, as amended, seconded by Council Member Serge. The resolution was adopted by a roll call vote of six ayes and three nays (Council Members Zakrzewski, Crone and Voorde.) RESOLUTION NO. 1139 -84 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, RECOMMENDING THAT THE GREATER ST. JOHN MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH'S APPLICATION FOR A DIRECT LOAN FOR HOUSING AND HANDICAPPED BE APPROVED BY THE HUD AREA OFFICE. WHEREAS, the Greater St. John Missionary Baptist Church will be filing an application for Section 202 Director Loan Assistance for Housing and Handicapped on or before April 30, 1984; and WHREAS, the proposed project would be a fifty (50) unit complex with modern one and two bedroom efficiency appartments for the elderly and the handicapped; and WHEREAS, the area selected for the project is in the vicinity of the Orange - Colfax connector on the West Side of South Bend which is within an area receiving several community services; and WHEREAS, the Common Council believes that multi- family type housing of this type is needed and therefore recommends approval of the proposed project. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Common Council of the City of South Bend as follows: SECTION I. The South Bend Common Council recommends that the application for Section 202 Direct Loan Assistance for Housing and Handicapped to be filed by the Greater St. John Missionary Baptist Church be approved by the HUD area office in Indianapolis. SECTION II. The Council believes that housing for the elderly and the handicapped is needed within the City of South Bend and sees the proposed project on the West Side to be another positive step to revitalizating this important area of the City. SECTION III. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. /s/ Eugenia Braboy Member of the Common Council A public hearing was held on the resolution at this time. Council Member Braboy indicated this proposed project would include a total of fifty units made up on one