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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of <br />South Bend, Indiana, as follows: <br />SECTION I. The Common Council pursuant to Section 2 -84 of the South Bend Municipal <br />Code finds the ten (10) years is the appropriate and rational time period for this tax abatement <br />in light of the following: <br />The petitioner currently employs over 103 people in the South Bend office and <br />has an annual payroll of over $3.9 trillion. The petitioner also projects to add <br />as many as 150 new positions to its payroll over the next five years. <br />2. Environmental Health Laboratories (EHL), in conjunction with Underwriters <br />Laboratories (UL), which is the largest public safety testing company in the <br />world, are dedicated to public safety and to the communities they are a part of. <br />The petitioner cites the enormous costs associated with this project, with total <br />project costs estimated to exceed $7 million. <br />SECTION II. The Common Council hereby confirms its Declaratory Resolution designating <br />the area described herein as an Economic Revitalization Area for the purposes of tax <br />abatement. Such designation is for Real property tax abatement only and is limited to two (2) <br />calendar years from the date of adoption of the Declaratory Resolution by the Common <br />Council. <br />SECTION III. The Common Council hereby determines that the property owner is qualified <br />for and is granted Real property tax deduction for a period of ten (10) years, and further <br />determines that the petition complies with Chapter 2, Article 6, of the Municipal Code of the <br />City of South Bend and Indiana Code 6- 1.1 -12 et sea. <br />SECTION III. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by <br />the Common Council and approved by the Mayor. <br />PRESENTED <br />NOT APPROVED <br />ADOPTED <br />Member of the Common CMincil <br />1 � 201 [O:C <br />..._r....�,_._ <br />1.�k,A -,T1TA J. 0,50A <br />C" CL €M,. $0. E31OW7 !M. <br />