Designating Tax Abatement - Astar Inc. 645 Wilber St. (5 Year Personal Property)

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RESOLUTION NO. 9,3 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE LV I*Vo l WHEREAS, a petition for personal property tax abatement consideration has been filed with the Common Council of the City of South Bend, requesting that the area commonly known as 645 Wilber Street, South Bend, Indiana, and which is more particularly described as follows: Lots Numbered One Hundred Six (106), One Hundred Seven (107), One Hundred Eight (108) and One Hundred Nine (109) as shown on the recorded Plat of Kauffman Place Addition to the City of South Bend, recorded in Plat Book 9, page 57 in the Office of the Recorder of St. Joseph County, Indiana and this property as Key Number 18- 2016 -0465, be designated as an Economic Revitalization Area under the provisions of Indiana Code 6 -1.1- 12.1 -1 et se g., and South Bend Municipal Code Sections 2 -76 et seq.; and WHEREAS, the Department of Economic Development has concluded an investigation and prepared a report with information sufficient for the Common Council to determine that a special exception should be granted to the property to qualify it as an Economic Revitalization Area under Indiana Code 6 -1.1- 12.1 -1, et seq., and South bend Municipal Code Sections 2.76, et seq., and 2.84, et seq., and has further prepared maps and plats showing the boundaries and such other information regarding the area in question as required by law; and WHEREAS, the Human Resources and Economic Development Committee of the Common Council has reviewed said report and recommended to the Common Council that special exception should be granted to qualify the property as an Economic Revitalization Area. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows: SECTION I. The Common Council hereby determines and finds pursuant to Indiana Code 6 -1.1- 12.1 -4.5, that: (a) the estimate of the cost of the new manufacturing equipment is reasonable for equipment of that type; (b) the estimate of the number of individuals that will be employed or whose employment will be retained by the Petitioner can be reasonably expected to result from the proposed installation of new manufacturing equipment; (c) the estimate of the annual salaries of those individuals who will be employed or whose employment will be retained can be reasonably expected to result from the proposed installation of new equipment; (d) any other benefits about which information was requested are benefits that can be reasonably expected to result from the proposed installation of new manufacturing equipment; and