Waiving the Required Filing Date of May 5, 2013 and Acceptance of the CF-1 - Ameriplex Superior Partners Located at 5231 Dylan Drive

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iV RESOLUTION NO. l 3 63-( A RESOLUTION WAIVING THE REQUIRED FILING DATE OF MAY 15, 2013 AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE CF -1 REAL PROPERTY FORM AND FORM 322 WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN FILED UNDER RESOLUTION 4238 -13 FOR AMERIPLEX SUPERIOR PARTNERS LOCATED AT 5231 DYLAN DRIVE Whereas, The State of Indiana, County of St. Joseph, Adopted by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana commonly known as 5231 Dylan Drive, South Bend, Indiana had adopted RESOLUTION 4238 -13, pursuant to Indiana Code 6-1.1-12. Ito be an economic revitalization area for purposes of six (6) year real tax abatement for Ameriplex Superior Partners. Whereas, Resolution 4238 -13 was presented and adopted by the Common Council on January 28, 2013. Whereas, Mr. Timothy Baker, Agent of Holliday Properties, states that the Form CF -1 Real Property and Form 322 were not filed by the May 15, 2013 deadline date due to staff turnover. Whereas, the tax bill which was to have been 100% abated results in a tax being due of $121.154.76; with the abatement the tax bill will be only $11,679.58. Now, therefore be it resolved by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana as follows: SECTION 1. The petitioner has presented testimonial evidence of the following facts in support of this resolution: A. There has been a change in the personnel at Ameriplex Superior Partners and the required Form CF -1 Real Property and Form 322 were not filed due to that staff turnover. B. The stated property cannot afford this large tax bill at the present time. C. Ameriplex Superior Partners has invested $3,090,683 into the project. The company has exceeded their employment goals of 62 new positions on the original petition. The entire facility is now leased to one tenant that employs in excess of seventy people. E. The project is an outstanding asset to this community. SECTION II. The foregoing facts, taken together, lead the Common Council to conclude that compelling reasons exist to waive the filing deadline.