Finding it Necessary to Lease Real Property for the South Bend Water Works

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RESOLUTION NO. 9a A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, FINDING IT NECESSARY TO LEASE REAL PROPERTY FOR THE SOUTH BEND WATER WORKS WHEREAS, The City of South Bend, Indiana is owner of certain real property and improvements located at 224 North Main Street and known as the South Bend Water Works Administration building, which building houses the administrative offices of the South Bend Water Works; and WHEREAS, said Water Works Administration building is used and staffed by the employees of South Bend Water Works and houses the City's water utility operations; and WHEREAS, said Water Works Administration Building comprises approximately 8,000 square feet, which area is insufficiently large to accommodate all of the staff and operations of the City's water utility, which insufficiency results in the inefficient operation of the City's water utility and added cost of such operations; and WHEREAS, the most efficient and cost effective allocation of resources warrants the relocation of the Engineering Department of the City's Water Works administrative operations from said Water Works Administration building to a new facility that is adequately sized to house the Department; and WHEREAS, the owners of the real estate and improvements at 205 North Main Street, South Bend, housing the Main Street Row, are desirous of leasing such real estate and improvements to the City for use as the City's Water Works Engineering Department; and WHEREAS, the Director of the South Bend Water Works has inspected said Main Street Row property and has found it to be adequately sized, comprising 1,000 square feet and, with improvements, otherwise suited for use as the City's Water Works Engineering Department; and WHEREAS, the Director of the South Bend Water Works has inspected other facilities for rental; and WHEREAS, said rental at Main Street Row is for a period of two years for $22,200.00; and WHEREAS, the Director of the South Bend Water Works has recommended to the Board of Water Works Commissioners of the City of South Bend that it offer to lease the Main Street Row space for $22,200.00, subject to compliance with I.C. 36- 1 -10 -1 et seq.