08-25-80 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 25 1980 r� REGULAR MEETING RECONVENED CONTINUED RESOLUTION NO. 802 -80 A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE ADOPTION OF A DECLARATORY RESOLUTION DESIGNATING CERTAIN AREAS, WITHIN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, COMMONLY KNOWN AS BEACON HEIGHTS HOUSING AREA TO BE AN URBAN DEVELOPMENT AREA FOR PURPOSES OF REAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT AND A DETERMINATION OF THE PUBLIC UTILITY AND BENEFIT OF THE PROJECT PROPOSED FOR TAX ABATE- MENT CONSIDERATION. WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of South Bend has adopted a Declaratory Resolu- tion designating certain areas within the City as Urban Development Areas for purposes of tax abatement consideration; and WHEREAS, a Declaratory Resolution designating the area commonly known as BEACON HEIGHTS HOUSING AREA and more particularly described by a line drawn as follows: A part of the Northeast Quarter of Section No. 4, in Township No. 37 North, Range No. 2 East, lying and being in the City of South Bend, and described as follows, viz: PARCEL I: Beginning at a point measured North 64 degrees 3 minutes East 1013.70 feet along the center of Crumstown Road from the center of Section 4, Township 37 North, Range 2 East and 500 feet north of the center line of said Crumstown Road, said point being in the West- erly boundary of land now or formerly of Edward Krill hereinafter described as Parcel II; running thence in a Westwardly direction a distance of 720 feet to a point; thence in a Nor - thwardly direction at right angles to the last mentioned course a distance of 1237.89 feet to a point in a 16.5 foot alley; thence in an Eastwardly direction at right angles to the last mentioned course a distance of 122.44 feet to a point; thence in a Southwardly direction at right angles to the last mentioned course a distance of 140.34 feet to a point; thence in an Eastwardly direction at right angles to the last mentioned course a distance of 597.56 feet to a point; thence in a Southwardly direction at right angles to the last mentioned course a distance of 634.55 feet to a point being the Northwesterly corner of land now or formerly of Edward Krill hereinafter described as Parcel II; thence continuing in a Southwardly direction along the Westerly boundary of said Parcel II a distance of 463 feet to the point or place of beginning; together with all rights, title and interest of the present owner of land herein described in and to all streets and alleys adjoining said land. PARCEL II. Beginning at a point measured North 64 degrees 3 minutes East 1013.70 feet along the center of Crumstown Road from the center of Section 4, Township 37 North, Range 2 East, said point being the Southeasterly corner of land now or formerly of the Bendix Aviation Zorporation; running thence in a Northwardly direction along the Easterly boundary of said land of the Bendix Aviation Corporation a distance of 500 feet to a point being the South - aasterly corner of other land of said Aviation Corporation, hereinbefore described as Parcel I; thence continuing in a Northwardly direction along the Easterly boundary of said Parcel I a distance of 463 feet to a point; thence is an Eastwardly direction at right angles to the last mentioned course a distance of 768 feet to a point; thence in a Southwardly direction at right angles to the last mentioned course a distance of 630 feet to a point in the center line of Crumstown Road; thence in a Southwestwardly direction along the center line of Crums- town Road a distance of 838 feet to the point of beginning. EXCEPTING THEREFROM the following described property: % tract or parcel of land in the Northeast Quarter of Section No. 4 in Township No. 37 North, Range No. 2 East, situation in the City of South Bend described as follows, Viz: 3eginning in the center of Crumstown Avenue in said City of South Bend at a point North 64 degrees 3' East, a distance of 1013.7 feet from the center of said Section No. 4; thence due forth a distance of 500 feet; thence due West a distance of 720 feet; thence North a distance Df 552.32 feet for a place of beginning thence North a distance of 552.32 feet for a place of beginning of the land to be herein described; thence continuing North along the West line of 3eacon Heights, as recorded May 5, 1944 in Plat Book 15, page B in the office of the Recorder Df St. Joseph County, Indiana, a distance of 685.58 feet; thence South 89 degrees 56' East, a listance of 122.4 feet; thence South 0 degrees 02' West a distance of 140.13 feet; thence South 89 degrees 58' East a distance of 597.6 feet; thence South a distance of 545.44 feet; :hence South 89 degrees 49' west a distance of 253.17 feet; thence South a distance of 68.78 Eeet;thence West a distance of 213.75 feet; thence North a distance of 68.79 feet; thence South 89 degrees 49' West, a distance of 253.17 feet to the place of beginning. AND ALSO EXCEPTING THEREFROM other land described as follows: k tract of land located in the Northeast Quarter of Section 4, Township 37 North, Range 2 ;ast, more particularly described as follows: :ommencing at a point which is the intersection of the Southerly line of Lincoln Way West and =he West line of a right -of -way 19 feet in width as dedicated in the recorded Plat of Alward's addition to the City of South Bend; thence South along the West line of said 19 foot right - )f -way a distance of 633.09 feet to the point of beginning which is the Northeast corner of 3eacon Heights Addition; thence continuing South along the West line of said 19 feet right - )f -way a distance of 330 feet; thence West along a line at right angles to the line just iescribed a distance of 21 feet; thence North and parallel to said right -of -way a distance of 330 feet; thence East 21 feet to the point of beginning. Ls an Urban Development Area and WHEREAS, the Area Plan Commission has submitted to the Council its written order approving for the Declaratory Resolution to the Council; and WHEREAS, the Council held a public hearing for the purpose of hearing persons in savor of the proposed project and those remonstrators who were opposed to the proposed pro- ject; and