HomeMy WebLinkAboutDesignating Certain Areas as a Professional Sports Development AreaRESOLUTION
NO. 2522 -97
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana,
November 10,
19 97
Attest:
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana
November 12,
97
19
Clerk
of Common Council.
Approved and signed by me November 12, 19 97
City Clerk
Mayor
RESOLUTION NO. n� 97
A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND CONFIRMING
RESOLUTION NO. 2519 -97 DESIGNATING CERTAIN AREAS
WITHIN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA COMMONLY KNOWN AS
THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME, CENTURY CENTER,
COVELESKI STADIUM, MORRIS CIVIC AUDITORIUM /PALAIS ROYALE
BALLROOM AND STUDEBAKER NATIONAL MUSEUM
AS A PROFESSIONAL SPORTS DEVELOPMENT AREA
WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of South Bend,
Indiana, approved and adopted Resolution 2519 -97 designating
certain areas within the City, described below, commonly known as
The College Football Hall of Fame, Century Center, Stanley
Coveleski Stadium, Morris Civic Auditorium /Palais Royale Ballroom,
and Studebaker National Museum as the South Bend Professional
Sports Development Area, and establishing a Tax Area for purposes
of allocating Covered Taxes:
The College Football Hall of Fame
Lots 44, 45, 46 and vacated East /West a 1 1 e y
located in the Northwest 1/4 of Section 12,Township
37 North, Range 2 East, City of South Bend, Portage
Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana. More
particularly described as follows:
Commencing at the Northwest corner of Section 12,
Twp. 37N, R.2E.; thence South 1230' (feet) along the
Section Line; thence East 1140' (feet) to the Northwest
corner of Lot 46, Plat of South Bend (Original Town),
also being the point of beginning: thence South 212.19'
(feet), (212' Plat) to the Southwest corner of lot 44,
including 14' (foot) vacated alley; thence East 165.64'
(feet), (165' Plat) to the Southeast corner of lot 44,
also being the West R/W line of the North /South Service
Drive; thence North 212.09' (feet), (212.10' Plat), to
the Northeast corner of Lot 46; thence West along the
North Line of Lot 46 a distance of 165.17' (feet), (165'
Plat), back to the point of beginning.
Also the North /South Service Drive located in the Plat of
River Bend Addition to the City of South Bend, Portage
Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana. More particularly
described as follows:
Beginning at the Northeast corner of Lot 46,
Plat of South Bend (Original Town); thence
South (212.09' (feet) , (212.10' Plat) ; thence East 40.16'
(feet), (40' Plat), to the Southwest corner of Lot 5,
Plat of River Bend Addition to the City of
South Bend; thence North 212.06' (feet),
(212.06' Plat) to the Northwest corner of Lot
5; thence West 40.04' (feet), (40.00 Plat),
back to the point of beginning.
Also Lot 5, Plat of River Bend Addition to the City of
South Bend, Portage Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana.
More particularly described as follows:
Beginning at the Northwest corner of Lot 5; thence South
212.06'; (feet), (212.06' Plat) to the Southwest corner
of Lot 5; thence East 128.02' (feet), (127.52' Plat), to
the Southeast corner of Lot 5; thence North 211.99'
(feet), (211.96' Plat) along the West R/W line of South
St. Joseph Street to the Northeast corner of Lot 5;
thence West 127.80' (feet), (127.67' Plat), along the
South R/W line of East Washington Street, back to the
point of beginning.
An easement located in the Northwest Quarter of Section
12, township 37 North, Range 2 East.
A permanent easement located in the 95' (foot) right -of-
way of St. Joseph Street, for construction, maintenance
and use as a pedestrian tunnel beneath St. Joseph Street,
connecting the College Football Hall of Fame and the
Century Center. Part of a parcel of land as shown on the
plat of River Bend Addition to the City of South Bend,
St. Joseph County, Indiana, which is recorded in Plat
Book 31, Page "R" in the Office of the Recorder of St.
Joseph County, Indiana, more particularly described as
follows:
Commencing at the Northeast corner of Lot 5, River Bend
Addition to the City of South Bend; thence South 32.95'
(feet) along the West R/W line of St. Joseph Street to
the point of beginning; thence East 30' (feet) in St.
Joseph Street; thence South 8' (feet); thence East 65'
(feet) to the East R/W line of St. Joseph Street; thence
South 60' (feet) along the East R/W line of St. Joseph
Street; thence West 65' (feet) in St. Joseph Street;
thence South 8' (feet); thence West 30' (feet), to the
West R/W line of St. Joseph Street; thence North 76'
(feet); back to the point of beginning.
Century Center
A tract of land in the Northwest Quarter (1/4) Section 12
Township 37 North, Range 2 East, Portage Township, City of
South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, more particularly
described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the East line of St. Joseph Street
96.25' South of the centerline of Jefferson Boulevard; thence
N 000 24' 52" W on and along the East line of St. Joseph
Street 757.60' to the PC of a 615.46' radius curve to the
left; thence continuing on and along the East line on said
615.46' radius curve, a chord distance of 213.76' bearing N
100 24' 52" W an arc distance of 214.84' to the PT of said
curve; thence continuing on and along said East line of said
St. Joseph Street on a bearing of N 200 24' 52" W a distance
of 32.551; thence N 310 13' 38" E, a distance of 49.29' to
the South line of Colfax Avenue; thence N 890 39' 38" E on
and along the South line of Colfax Avenue a distance of 96.09
feet to a point on the West water's edge of the St. Joseph
River; thence Southerly and Easterly along said West water's
edge of the St. Joseph River; a distance of 85.191; thence S
450 30' 56" W, a distance of 33.161: thence S 370 25' 58" E,
a distance of 3.871; thence S 510 28' 27" W, a distance of
22.701; thence S 420 29" 3' E, a distance of 17.391; thence
S 340 46' 56" W, a distance of 2.911; thence S 130 59' 36" E,
a distance 6.451; thence S 140 29' 46" E, a distance of 83.42
feet; thence S 460 48' 33" W a distance of 93.841: thence S
420 04' 22" E, a distance of 62.171; thence S 480 02' 48" W,
a distance of 15.031; thence Southerly and Easterly along a
retaining wall a distance of 450.61'; thence S 710 30' 02" E,
a distance of 124.871; thence S 600 55' 27" E, a distance of
146.451; thence S 420 27' 53" E, a distance of 129.18 "; thence
S 740 24' 32" E, a distance of 111.26' to a point on the North
line of Jefferson Boulevard, the last four courses being along
the West water's edge of the S. Joseph River; thence S 890 40'
07" W, a distance of 106.001; thence N 00 19' 53" W, a
distance of 1.25 feet to the PC of a 360.81' radius curve to
the left; thence on and along said 360.81' radius curve to
the left a chord distance of 316.42' bearing S 630 39' 42" W,
and arc distance of 327.551; thence S 890 38' 42" W, a
distance of 405.06' to the East line of St. Joseph Street,
said point being the place of beginnings. Said tract
containing 282,700 square feet (6.72 Acres) more or less.
Stanley Coveleski Stadium
A part of the N.E. 1/4 of the S.E. 1/4 of Section 11,
Township 37 North, Range 2 East, Portage Township, St.
Joseph County, Indiana, and described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the North R.O.W. line of South
Street, which point is also the S.E. Corner of Lot 16,
Block 10, in part of Vail's S.W. Addition to the City of
South Bend, Indiana; thence Northerly along the East line
of Lot 16 and Lot 15 to the N.E. corner of Lot 15, Block
10, in said Vail's S.W. Addition, a distance of 99 feet,
more or less; thence westerly along the North line of Lot
15 to the East R.O.W. line of Taylor Street, a distance
of 115.5 feet, more or less; thence Northerly along said
East R.O.W. line to the S.W. corner of Lot 12, Block 7,
in said Vail's S.W. Addition, a distance of 605.5 feet,
more or less; thence Easterly along the South lines of
Lot 12 and Lot 4 and said lines extended to the East
R.O.W. line of Williams Street, a distance of 311 feet,
more or less; thence Southerly along said East R.O.W.
line to the S.W. corner of Lot 14, Block 8, in said
Vail's S.W. Addition, a distance of 113 feet, more or
less; thence Easterly along the South line of Lot 14 and
said line extended to the N.W. corner of Lot 7, Block 8,
in said Vail's S.W. Addition, a distance of 129.5 feet,
more or less; thence in a Southeasterly direction to a
point on the East line of Lot 31, Block 8, in said Vail's
S.W. Addition, which point is 24.75 feet North of the
S.E. corner of said Lot 31, a distance of 306 feet, more
or less; thence Southerly along the East line of Lot 31
to the North R.O.W. line of Monroe Street, a distance of
25 feet, more or less; thence Easterly along said North
R.O.W. line to the West R.O.W. line of Lafayette Street,
a distance of 179 feet, more or less; thence Southerly
along said West R.O.W. line to the North R.O.W. line of
South Street, a distance of 492.5 feet, more or less;
thence Westerly along said North R.O.W. line to the point
of beginning, a distance of 801 feet, more or less.
MORRIS CIVIC AUDITORIUM AND PALAIS ROYALE BALLROOM
Lot Numbered Six (6) and a lot or parcel of
land twenty -four (24) feet in width, north
south, taken off of and from the entire length
of the south side of Lot Numbered Five (5) ,
all as shown on the original plat of the City
of South Bend, Indiana.
STUDEBAKER NATIONAL MUSEUM
Lots Numbered Forty -six (46), Forty -seven (47), and
Forty -eight (48) as shown on the recorded Plat of
Samuel Martin's Addition to the Town, now City of
South Bend, recorded in the Office of the Recorder
of St. Joseph County, Indiana, in Plat Book 3, page
28, together with the East Half (1/2) of the
vacated alley lying West of and adjacent to Lots
Numbered Forty -six (46), Forty -seven (47) and
Forty -eight (48) and together with the South Half
(1/2) of the vacated alley lying North of and
adjacent to said Lot Forty -six (46), and
Lots Numbered Fifty -eight (58), Fifty -nine (59) and
Sixty (60) as shown on the recorded Plat of Samuel
Martin's Addition to the Town, now City of South
Bend, recorded in the Office of the Recorder of St.
Joseph County, Indiana, in Plat Book 3, page 28,
together with the West Half (1/2) of the vacated
alley lying East of and adjacent to said lots and
together with the South Half (1/2) of the vacated
alley .lying North of and adjacent to said Lot
Fifty -eight (58); and
WHEREAS, the City Clerk caused to be published notice of the
adoption and substance of Resolution No. 2519 -97, in accordance with
I.C. 5 -3 -1, and naming November 10, 1997, at 7.00 p.m., at the 4th
Floor Council Chambers of the County -City Building, South Bend,
Indiana, as the date, time, and place of the Council's receipt and
hearing of remonstrances and objections from persons interested in
or affected by the proceedings pertaining to the designation of a
Professional Sports Development Area; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council held a public hearing for the
purposes of hearing all remonstrances and objections from
interested persons; and
WHEREAS, the Common Council has determined that the
qualifications for a Professional Sports Development Area have been
met.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the
City of South Bend, Indiana as follows:
SECTION I. The Common Council hereby confirms Resolution
2519 -97 designating the area described therein as a Professional
Sports Development Area.
SECTION II. The Common Council determines that it is of
public benefit and utility to taxpayers to proceed with the
establishment of a Professional Sports Development Area as set
forth in Resolution 2519 -97 , and that the public health and
welfare will be benefitted by the establishment of the Professional
Sports Development Area.
SECTION III. This Resolution constitutes final action by the
Common Council determining the public utility and benefit of
establishing a Professional Sports Development Area and confirming
Resolution 2519 -97 pertaining to the Professional Sports
Development Area. This Resolution shall be in full force and
effect from and after its adoption by the Common Council and
approved by the Mayor.
Member of the Co on Cou cil
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Filed in Clerk's Office
OCT 2 2 1OV97
LORETTAJ. DUDA
CITY CLERK, 80.8END,IN.