Establishing a advisory committee to study options for the property known as Elbel Golf Course

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RESOLUTION NO. 14550 'l (.0 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, ESTABLISHING A 5- MEMBER ADVISORY SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO STUDY AND RECOMMEND ALL REASONABLE AND VIABLE OPTIONS FOR THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE ELBEL GOLF COURSE AS A SHORT AND LONG TERM ASSET OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA 6)fi9;..4 the South Bend Common Council recognizes that approximately 313 acres of land have been developed into the Elbel Golf Course, named after Robert Elbel, who served on the City's Board of Park Commissioners from 1910 to 1937, was opened to the public in 1965; and G, in 2014, the South Bend Board of Park Commissioners approved the City of South Bend 5 -Year mast Plan 2014 -2018 which did not list Elbel Golf Course among the "possible candidates of property reduction" listed on page 127 of the Plan under the title "Analysis of the Department Facilities and Programs in Relationship to the Project Funds to make the Department a Sustainable Entity; and G," on December 16, 2015, the City's Board of Park Commissioners adopted Resolution No. 003 -2015 which included the following provisions: 1. The Park Board hereby deems Elbel as not required for the future operation of the Parks Department; and 2. The Park Board accepts the average redevelopment appraised value of Elbel as $1,295,000.00; and 3. The Park Board accepts the average golf course appraised value of Elbel as $747,500.00; and 4. The Park Board hereby recommends to Council the sale of Elbel and shall act only upon Council's approval of the sale of Elbel"; and Ell, Park Board Resolution No. 003 -2015 was filed as an attachment to a 2 -page Bill, and 2- page cover letter with the Office of the City Clerk on January 6, 2015, which contained the following title: "An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, Approving the Disposition of Real Property Located at 26595 Auten Road, South Bend, Indiana 46628" and was assigned by the Clerk's Office Bill No. 01 -16; and G, Bill No. 01 -16 had first reading before the South Bend Common Council on January 11, 2016, and was referred to the Council's Parks, Recreation, Cultural Arts & Entertainment Committee and set for public hearing on February 8, 2016; and Q the Council's Parks, Recreation, Cultural Arts & Entertainment Committee scheduled a Committee meeting on Bill No. 01 -16 on January 25, 2016, which began at 4:40 p.m. where following the formal presentation by a representative of the City Administration, one (1) person spoke in favor and twenty -three (23) persons spoke in opposition, with the Committee meeting being adjourned at