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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of South <br />Bend, Indiana, as follows: <br />SECTION I. The Common Council hereby determines and finds that the Petition for <br />Real Property Tax Abatement and the Statement of Benefits form completed by the <br />Petitioner meet the requirements of Indiana Code 6 -1.1 -12.1 et se ., for tax abatement. <br />SECTION II. The Common Council hereby determines and finds pursuant to Indiana <br />Code 6- 1.1- 12.1 -3 et. seq. the following: <br />a. That the description of the proposed redevelopment or rehabilitation meets the <br />applicable standards for such development. <br />b. That the estimate of the value of the redevelopment or rehabilitation is reasonable <br />for projects of this nature; <br />C. That the estimate of the number of individuals who will be employed or whose <br />employment will be retained by the Petitioner can reasonably be expected to result from <br />the proposed described redevelopment or rehabilitation; <br />d. That the estimate of the annual salaries of those individuals who will be employed <br />or whose employment will be retained by the Petitioner can be reasonably expected to <br />result from the proposed redevelopment or rehabilitation; <br />e. That the other benefits about which information was requested are benefits that <br />can be reasonably expected to result from the proposed described redevelopment or <br />rehabilitation; and <br />f That the totality of benefits is sufficient to justify the requested deduction, all of <br />which satisfy the requirements of Indiana Code 6 -1.1- 12.1 -3. <br />SECTION 111. The Common Council hereby determines and finds that the proposed <br />described redevelopment or rehabilitation can be reasonably expected to yield benefits <br />identified in the Statement of Benefits set forth in Sections 1 through 2 of the Petition for <br />Real Property Tax Abatement Consideration, the Memorandum of Agreement between <br />the Petitioner and the City of South Bend, Indiana, dated April 16, 2004, and the <br />Statement of Benefits form prescribed by the State Board of Accounts are sufficient to <br />justify the deduction granted under Indiana Code 6 -1.1- 12.1 -3. <br />SECTION IV. The Common Council hereby accepts the report and recommendation of <br />the Community and Economic Development Committee that the area herein described be <br />designated as an Economic Revitalization Area and hereby adopts a Resolution <br />designating this area as an Economic Revitalization Area for purposes of real property <br />tax abatement. <br />