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City of South Bend <br />Common Council <br />441 County-City Building • 227 W. Jefferson Blvd <br />South Bend, Indiana 46601-1830 <br />Oliver J. Davis October 21, 2014 <br />President <br />Members of the South Bend Common Council <br />Derek D. Dieter 4'h Floor County -City Building <br />Vice - President South Bend, Indiana 46601 <br />(574) 235 -9321 <br />Fax (574) 235 -9173 <br />http://www.southben(iin.gov <br />Valerie Schey <br />Chairperson, Committee <br />Re: Vacant Building Maintenance and Registration Fees <br />g $� <br />of the Whole <br />Dear Council Members: <br />Tim Scott <br />First District <br />It has been over seven (7) years since the annual registration fee amounts for vacant <br />buildings have been reviewed and updated. <br />Henry Davis, Jr. <br />Second District <br />The fees charged are to the owner of property that is vacant so that they are carrying <br />Valerie Schey <br />some of the burden to address these properties, rather than all of that expense being <br />Third District <br />on our taxpayers. The attached ordinance would increase the fees charged in <br />Section 6 -37.1 (h) to reflect the costs being incurred by the City. <br />Fred Ferlic <br />Fourth District <br />As of this month, as posted on the City's website, the City of South Bend is <br />continuing to make progress on our vacant and abandoned housing initiative. It <br />David Varner <br />reports the following: <br />Fifth District <br />188 Houses Repaired <br />Oliver J. Davis 297 Houses Demolished <br />Sixth District 6 CDC Partner Houses <br />Derek D. Dieter 62 State Blight Elimination Program <br />At Large 8 Houses Under Contract for Deconstruction <br />45 Houses Under Contract for Demolition <br />Gavin Ferlic 606 Total" <br />At Large <br />I seek your support of these needed changes. I look forward to discussing this with <br />Karen L. White you. I recommend that the Bill be referred to the Health and Public Safety <br />At Large Committee so that it can be heard by the Common Council on November 101h <br />Thank you. <br />Most sincereby <br />Tim Sco'`�`-3 -- J <br />_s <br />First District Council Member <br />Attachment <br />Filed say ; rVice <br />r~ � 14�Ui4 <br />JoIrIN VOGA M <br />CITY CLERK, SOUTH BEND, IN <br />