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REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 25, 1980
<br />REGULAR MEETING RECONVENED (CONTINUED
<br />EXCEPTING therefrom a certain tract of land described as beginning at the northeast corner
<br />of the southwest quarter of said Section 16; thence south 33 feet, thence west 16 feet;
<br />thence south parallel with the east line of said Section 16 367 feet, thence west parallel
<br />with the centerline of said Section 16, to the east line of the right -of -way of the New
<br />Jersey, Indiana and Illinois Railroad Company as the same has been and is now located; the:
<br />northeasterly along the easterly line of said right -of -way to the east and west centerline
<br />of said Section 16 to the east line thereof and the place of beginning containing 27.017
<br />acres, more or less, and conveyed to the New Jersey, Indiana and Illinois Railroad Company
<br />be deeds recorded respectively in Deed Record 164, Page 140 and Deed Record 164, Page 140
<br />and Deed Record 193, Page 191, of the records of St. Joseph County, Indiana;
<br />AND ALSO EXCEPTING, therefrom the right -of -way of the New Jersey, Indiana and Illinois
<br />Railroad Company and the Penn Central Railroad, and now known as Conrail.
<br />Subject to all legal highways, the total parcel containing 70 acres, more or less,
<br />be designated as an Urban Development Area under the provisions of Indiana Code 6 -1.1 -11.1
<br />-1, and that the public utility and benefit of the project be determined; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Commission has conducted an investigation pursuant to
<br />Section 2 -77 of the Municipal Code and prepared a report determining that the area here -
<br />tofore described did quality as an Urban Development Area under Indiana Code 6 -1.1- 12.1 -1;
<br />and that the Commission has prepared maps and plats showing the boundaries and such other
<br />information as required by law of the area in question; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Human Resources and Economic Development Committee of the South Bend Com-
<br />mon Council has reviewed said report and recommended to the Common Council that the area
<br />qualifies as an Urban Development Area.
<br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indian
<br />as follows:
<br />SECTION I. That the Common Council hereby accepts the report and recommendation of
<br />the Human Resources and Economic Development Committee that the area herein described
<br />be designated an Urban Development Area, and hereby adopts a Resolution designating this
<br />area as an Urban Development Area for purposes of real property Tax Abatement.
<br />SECTION II. That the Common Council requests the City Clerk, upon receipt of the re-
<br />port of the Area Plan Commission to cause notice of the adoption of this Resolution to be
<br />published, said publication providing notice of the public hearing before the Common
<br />Council on said declaration.
<br />SECTION III. THis Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its
<br />adoption by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor.
<br />/s /John Voorde
<br />Member of the Common Council
<br />A public hearing was held on the resolution at this time. Mr. Richard Mintz, attorney
<br />representing the petitioner, indicated this tax abatement would be for the ethanol plant.
<br />He indicated they would employ 150 on -site employees. Council Member Serge made a motion
<br />to adopt this resolution, seconded by Council Member TAylor. The resolution was adopted
<br />by a roll call vote of nine ayes.
<br />RESOLUTION NO. 806 -80 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SALE OF REAL ESTATE FOR
<br />LESS THAN THE APPRAISED VALUE.
<br />WHEREAS, real estate located at 1245 Van Buren Street, South Bend, described as
<br />Lot Numbered Five (5) as shown on the recorded plat of Ward's Subdivision of Lots-Numbered
<br />One Hundred and Six (106), One Hundred and Seven (107), One Hundred and Eight (108), One
<br />Hundred and Nine (109) and One Hundred and Ten (110) in Cushing's Fifth Addition of the
<br />City of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, is now Vacant and the Common Council has
<br />heretofore approved its sale as surplus city real estate; and
<br />WHEREAS, this real estate has been appraised for Five Hundred Fifty Five Dollars
<br />(555.00) and has been offered for sale by the City; and
<br />WHEREAS, the prospective purchaser of said said real estate, being a neighbor who
<br />desires to construct a garage on the property, has sought to obtain title insurance on
<br />the property preparatory to purchase, but the title has been determined to be unmerchan -1
<br />table because of certain defects in the filing of the original mechanic's lien by the
<br />contractor hired by the City to demolish a substandard structure thereon, and the City
<br />foreclosure action on the mechnaic's lien and purchased by the City at sheriff's sale,
<br />has, therefore, resulted in the City obtaining title to the real estate which is defective
<br />and unmerchantable; and
<br />WHEREAS, the City has expended court costs in the amount of $55.00 in the mechanic's
<br />lien foreclosure action, and a $65.00 appraisal fee, and the propective purchaser has
<br />offered to pay this expense of $120.00 to the City as purchase price for this property,
<br />and
<br />WHEREAS, Section 14.5 of the Municipal Code of the City of South Bend request approval
<br />of the Common Council for the City to sell surplus real estate for less than its full
<br />appraised value.
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