Determining Lease Property at 224 W. Jefferson Blvd. is Necessary for General Office Space

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RESOLUTION NO. 32-S6-0-3 RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, DETERMINING, AFTER INVESTIGATION, THAT THE LEASE OF PROPERTY AT 224 WEST JEFFERSON BOULEVARD, SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, IS NECESSARY FOR USE AS GENERAL OFFICE SPACE WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana, received a petition on September 24, 2003 signed by fifty taxpayers of the City of South Bend, requesting that the Board lease the office space at 224 West Jefferson Boulevard, South Bend, Indiana, by entering into a lease with Tom Herrman and Associates for a term of one year with an option to renew for two additional one year periods with a monthly rental of Seven Thousand Five Hundred One Dollars ($7,501.00) in the first year; Seven Thousand Six Hundred Fourteen and 39/100 Dollars ($7,614.39) in the second year; and Seven Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty Eight and 39/100 Dollars ($7,768.39) in the third year; and WHEREAS, on September 24, 2003, the Board of Public Works received a certificate of the St. Joseph County Auditor certifying that the verifier of the Petition and the signers of the Petition are taxpayers of property within the corporate limits of the City of South Bend; and WHEREAS, I.C. 36- 1- 10 -7(2) requires, before the Board of Public Works as "leasing agent' enters into a lease agreement, that the Common Council, as "fiscal body," determine after investigation that the premises are needed, and that the lease amount is reasonable; and WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works has conducted the public hearing required by I.C. 36- 1- 10 -13. BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND AS FOLLOWS: 1. The Common Council has conducted a public hearing on this Resolution, and has heard persons desiring to speak in favor of and opposed to the adoption of this Resolution. 2. The Common Council wishes to provide general office space in the proposed location in order to offer the services of the Division of Community Development to the residents of the City. 3. The office proposed to be leased at 224 West Jefferson Boulevard, South Bend, Indiana, contains approximately 7,088 usable square feet of space, which is sufficient to accommodate the activities for which the space is intended.