Approving the Lease of the Storyland Zoo Property within Rum Village Park to Orphan Animal Care Facility

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RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND APPROVING THE LEASE OF THE STORYLAND ZOO PROPERTY WITHIN RUM VILLAGE PARK TO ORPHAN ANIMAL CARE FACILITY WHEREAS, the City of South Bend, Indiana, owns a facility known as Storyland Zoo which is located within Rum Village Park in the City of South Bend; and WHEREAS , said facility has been closed by the Board of Park Commissioners and is no longer operated for a public purpose due to the lack of funds ; and WHEREAS, the Board of Park Commissioners has continued to maintain the vacant facility in order to prevent deterioration and vandalism of said facility and the Board of Park Commissioners does not intend to reopen the facility for a public purpose within the reasonably foreseeable future; and WHEREAS, it is in the City' s best interest that the facility be occupied and maintained in order to prevent deterioration and vandalism of said facility; and WHEREAS, the Orphan Animal Care Facility is an Indiana not-for- profit corporation with tax exempt status , organized for the purpose of rehabilitating injured wild animals and it desires to lease the Storyland Zoo facility to be used as an animal refuge and re- habilitation center; and WHEREAS, the City of South Bend desires to encourage and facilitate the care and rehabilitation of injured wild animals within the City of South Bend; and WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the Board of Park Commissioners to enter into a lease agreement with Orphan Animal Care Facility for the use and maintenance of the Storyland Zoo property as a wild animal refuge and rehabilitation center. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend as follows : SECTION 1 . That this lease, a copy of which is attached hereto, dated June 21, 1982, for the lease of the Storyland Zoo property between the Board of Park Commissioners and the Orphan Animal Care Facility is hereby approved. SECTION 2. That this Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the South Bend Common Council and approval by the Mayor. FILED ID CLERK'S OF CE 7 67 -a8.-SR �/ PRESENTED embe•Y` 9 the Common Council NW APPROVED JUN 2 3 1982 I signed only to provid an opportunity for public d_-ecuz,s!.0) ADOPTED Irene Gammon and Council action on the is ue. 6 .2 f-jj CRY CLERK,SOUTH BEND.IND.