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Subdivision, recorded February 11, 2015 as Document No. 1503430 in the Office of the <br />Recorder of St. Joseph County, Indiana; and <br />WHEREAS, Run - Faster -Run LLC (the "Company "), a wholly owned subsidiary <br />of Swing- Batter - Swing, LLC, purchased Lot 5 of the Coveleski Park Minor Subdivision, <br />more commonly known as 525 S. Lafayette Blvd., South Bend, Indiana, (the "Parcel ") <br />from the City on April 7, 2015; and <br />WHEREAS, the St. Joseph County Assessor's office sent a Notice of Assessment <br />dated as of September 14, 2015 with respect to the Parcel; and <br />WHEREAS, the Company, has represented that the Notice of Assessment was not <br />received by the Company; and <br />WHEREAS, an Application for Deduction from Assessed Valuation of Structures <br />in Economic Revitalization Areas (Form 322/RE) ( "Form 322/RE ") must be filed with <br />the St. Joseph County Auditor (the "Auditor ") before May 10 in the year in which the <br />addition to assessed valuation (or new assessment) is made, or not later than thirty (30) <br />days after the Notice of Assessment of Land and Improvements (Form 11) (the "Notice <br />of Assessment ") is mailed to the property owner if it is mailed after April 10; and <br />WHEREAS, Form 322/RE requires that Form CF- 1/Real Property (Form CF -1) <br />( "Form CF -1 ") must be attached to the Form 322/RE; and <br />WHEREAS, the Company subsequently received a Tax Bill dated April 5, 2016 <br />(the "Tax Bill ") providing that the spring installment of property taxes on the Parcel was <br />due May 10, 2016; and <br />WHEREAS, upon receipt of the Tax Bill, the Company filed Form 322/RE and <br />Form CF -1 with the Auditor's office within thirty (30) days of receipt of the Tax Bill; and <br />WHEREAS, the Tax Bill, without the application of the abatement previously <br />approved by the Common Council, results in a tax being due of $36,199.42; and <br />WHEREAS, the Company has requested that the Common Council exercise its <br />authority as the designating body to waive noncompliance by adopting a resolution <br />pursuant to Section 11.3 of the Act; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of <br />South Bend, Indiana, as follows: <br />SECTION 1. The petitioner has presented testimonial evidence of the following <br />facts in support of this resolution: <br />A. The petitioner states that the Company was unaware that the Form 322/RE <br />and Form CF -1 needed to be filed with the Auditor's Office within thirty (30) <br />US.106317781.01 <br />