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RESOLUTION NO. /9909- #oq
<br />A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL
<br />OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA,
<br />DETERMINING, AFTER INVESTIGATION, THAT THE
<br />LEASE OF SUITE 100, 205 WEST JEFFERSON
<br />BOULEVARD, SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AS OFFICE
<br />SPACE FOR THE ST. JOSEPH COUNTY /SOUTH BEND
<br />BUILDING DEPARTMENT, IS NEEDED
<br />WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works of the City of South
<br />Bend, Indiana, on November 16, 1992, received a petition
<br />( "Petition ") signed by at least fifty (50) taxpayers of the City
<br />of South Bend, requesting that the Board lease Suite 100, 205'
<br />West Jefferson Boulevard, South Bend, Indiana ( "Premises "), as
<br />office space for the St. Joseph County /South Bend Building
<br />Department ( "Building Department "), by entering into a lease
<br />agreement with the Jefferson Boulevard Partnership of South Bend,
<br />Indiana, for a term of two (2) years, with a one (1) year
<br />extension at the City's option, with an annual rental not to
<br />exceed Twenty -four Thousand Dollars ($24,000.00) the first year,
<br />Twenty -five Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($25,200.00) the second
<br />year, and Twenty -six Thousand Four Hundred Dollars ($26,400.00)
<br />the third year, if the option for the third year is exercised by
<br />the City; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works received, on November 16,
<br />1992, a certificate of the St. Joseph County Auditor, certifying
<br />that the verifier of the Petition and the signatories of the
<br />Petition are taxpayers and owners of property located within the
<br />corporate limits of the City of South Bend; and
<br />WHEREAS, I.C. S 36- 1- 10 -7(2) requires, prior to the Board of
<br />Public Works entering into a lease agreement for said Premises,
<br />that the Common Council, after investigation, determine that the
<br />Premises are needed.
<br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the
<br />City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows:
<br />1) That the Common Council has conducted a public hearing
<br />on this Resolution, and has heard persons desiring to speak in
<br />favor of and opposed to the adoption of this Resolution.
<br />2) That the Common Council finds that the current office of
<br />the Building Department at 732 County -City Building provides
<br />insufficient space to accommodate the needs of the Building
<br />Department and to allow for the effective and efficient
<br />administration and operation of said Department.
<br />3) That an efficient and cost - effective allocation of
<br />resources warrants the relocation of the Building Department, and
<br />no adequate alternative space can be found within the County -City
<br />Building.
<br />4) That the Building Commissioner has recommended that the
<br />City lease the premises commonly known as Suite 100, 205 West
<br />Jefferson Boulevard, South Bend, Indiana, for the use and
<br />operation of the Building Department.
<br />5) That on the 16th day of November, 1992, a Petition
<br />signed by at least fifty (50) taxpayers of the City of South
<br />Bend, Indiana, was filed with the Board of Public Works of the
<br />City, requesting that the Board lease Suite 100, 205 West
<br />Jefferson Boulevard, South Bend, Indiana, as office space for the
<br />Building Department by entering into a lease agreement with the
<br />Jefferson Boulevard Partnership of South Bend, Indiana, for a
<br />term of two (2) years, with a one (1) year extension at the
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