11-24-80 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 24 1980 REGULAR MEETING RECONVENED (CONTINUED WHEREAS, The Council held a public hearing for the pruposes of hearing persons in favor of the proposed project and those remonstrators who were opposed to the proposed project; and WHEREAS, the Council has determined the public utility and benefit of the project. 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 confirms its Declaratory Resolution de- signating the area described herein as an Urban Development Area for purposes of tax abatement consideration and confirms its determination of the project's public utility and benefit. SECTION II. This resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. /s /Lewis A. McGann Member of the Common Council A public hearing was held on the resolution at this time. Mr. Richard Mintz, attorney for the petitioner, indicated this had been before the Council before in the form of a declaratory.resolution. He indicated that Redevelopment and ARea Plan had given approval to this abatement. Council Member Voorde read the report from Area Plan. Council Member Szymkowiak made a motion to adopt this resolution, seconded by Council Member Voorde. The resolution was adopted by a roll call vote of seven ayes and two nays (Council Members Beck and Crone.) RESOLUTION NO. 837 -80 A RESOLUTION FOR THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR A GOVERNOR'S DISCRETIONARY GRANT, UNDER THE COMPREHENSIVE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ACT, THROUGH THE INDIANA OFFICE OF OCCUPATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. WHEREAS, the City of South Bend, acting through the Office of the Mayor and the Common Council, has aggressively and successfully sought to improve South Bend's economy by initiating and supporting economic development projects which increase the City's tax base, job opportunities, and local incomes; and WHEREAS, the City of South Bend acting through the Office of the Mayor and Common Council, has aggressively and successfully sought out federal assistance to support local efforts and to supplement local resources; and WHEREAS, the purpose of the -- Governor's Discretionary Fund is to strengthen the links between economic development activities and CETA efforts to provide employment for low to moderate income persons; and WHEREAS, the City of South Bend would like to implement a development packaging and job targeting mechanism to be utilized principally in economic development activities that have a substantial.pot.ential for job creation; and WHEREAS, the Mayor is the chief executive officer of the City, and is the applicant for a Governor's Discretionary Grant through the Indiana Office of Occupational Develop- ment. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana: SECTION I: Hereby establishes the authority of the Mayor of the City of South Bend to submit an application for funds in the amount of Forty -two Thousand Six Hundred Twenty Dollars ($42,620.00) to the Governor's Discretionary Fund through the Indiana Office of Occupational Development, SECTION II. Hereby designates the Department of Redevelopment as the ADministrative Agent for the program. SECTION III. This resoluttion shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. /s /Lewis A. McGann Member of the Common Council A public hearing was held on the resolution at this time. Patrick McMahon, Director of Public Works, indicated they were submitting an application for a $42,620 grant. He in- dicated that the Governor's Discretionary Fund was part of CETA.and was being used to strengthen the links between economic development activities and CETA efforts to provide employment for low to moderate income individuals. He indicated that Redevelopment intends to use the grant to provide staff and support services for the purpose of carrying out economic development activities which will create new jobs in the City. Council Member Kopczynski: made a motion to adopt this resolution, seconded by Council Member Crone. The resolution was adopted by a roll call vote of nine ayes.