Designating Tax Abatement - 5855 Carbonmill Drive - GWSB Properties, LLC Lessee: Corporate Services Inc

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WHEREAS, Corporate Services, Inc. in anticipation of timely consideration of Petitioner's tax abatement petition committed to completion of a new heating and air conditioning system (HVAC) completely installed on the Property and ready for inspection by a client by a date specific time; and WHEREAS, the client intends to begin utilizing Corporate Services' products and services to be provided on the Property; and WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Commission did not come to a final resolution regarding the Petitioner's tax abatement petition at its July 20, 2007 meeting, Petitioner and Petitioner's tenant, Corporate Services, Inc. encountered significant time constraints to complete the installation of the HVAC system; and WHEREAS, the date specific time Corporate Services committed to was prior to the next available scheduled Common Council meeting date of August 13, 2007; and WHEREAS, the Petitioner's tenant, Corporate Services, Inc., with prior notification to the Common Council, requested Petitioner to commence work on the installation of the HVAC system before the Common Council could consider the petition; and WHEREAS, Petitioner commenced such work; and WHEREAS, the Common Council has adopted a policy requiring that petitioners for tax abatement wait until after the Common Council has adopted declaratory and confirming resolutions in accordance with Indiana Code section 6-1.1-12.1-2.5 (b) and (c), before obtaining a building permit and before initiating redevelopment or rehabilitation of real property, absent circumstances that compel a petitioner to initiate such activities before such resolutions have been adopted; and WHEREAS, the Petitioner has presented substantial evidence to the Common Council that urgent circumstances existed requiring the Petitioner's tenant, Corporate Services, Inc., to request that installation of the HVAC system be initiated before the Common Council had adopted declaratory and confirming resolutions, and the Common Council has concluded that such circumstances present a compelling reason to waive the Common Council's policy: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows: SECTION I. The Petitioner has presented testimonial and documentary evidence of the following facts and the Common Council hereby makes the following findings of fact in support of this resolution: