HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-28-16 Community InvestmentOFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
KAREEMAH FOWLER, CITY CLERK
COMMUNITY INVESTMENT NOVEMBER 28, 2016 3:14 P.M.
Committee Members Present:
Other Council Present:
Others Present:
Agenda:
Will Smith (Citizen Member)
Tim Scott (Ex- Officio), John Voorde, Dr. David
Varner, Jo Broden, Karen White
Kareemah Fowler, Joseph Molnar, Michael
Passavoir, Kathleen Cekanski- Farrand
Bill No. 16 -85: Declaratory (9) nine -year property
abatement for GLC Portage Prairie, LLC
Bill No. 16 -86: Waiver of non - compliance by Noble
Americas South Bend, Ethanol, LLC
Ex- Officio Chairperson Tim Scott called the meeting to order with two (2) items on the agenda.
Bill No. 16 -85: Declaratory (9) nine -year property abatement for GLC Portage Prairie,
LLC
The Committee discussed continuing the bill on December 12, 2016 in the Common Council.
The Committee made no motion.
Bill No. 16 -86: Waiver of non - compliance by Noble Americas South Bend, Ethanol LLC
Aaron Kobb, Community Investment, with offices on the 14th Floor of the County -City Building,
served as presenter of this bill. Mr. Kobb stated, What this is, is a waiver of non - compliance.
When a petitioner is granted a tax abatement, they have until May 15th of that year to file forms
with the Auditor's Office. If those forms are not filed, then the Auditor's Office can't match the
abatement for their tax bill. So, the petitioner has the ability to come back to Council and seek a
waiver of non - compliance to waive that filing deadline, get that paperwork filed, and then the
Auditor's Office will go back and apply it to the previous tax year. It saves them from losing a
year on their abatement.
Councilmember Dr. David Varner asked, So, it's only good for one (1) year?
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wages are, whereas the tax returns go over to another part of government, and there just doesn't
seem to be a cross -check between the two (2).
Councilmember Karen White, Councilmember Tim Scott, and Council Attorney Kathleen
Cekanski- Farrand discussed whether or not the Council had done a review of all tax abatements
for the year of 2016, which they had not. Councilmember White suggested that all tax
abatements that are out -of- compliance should be discussed. Councilmember Scott requested that
this suggestion be forwarded to Brian Pawlowski of Community Investment, to be done by
December 12. 2016.
Councilmember Voorde asked Mr. Winks why there was such a large difference between the
$22,000,000 estimated investment and $80,000,000 actual investment.
Mr. Winks responded, We didn't do a very good job, on the front -end, for analysis. So, there was
never a comprehensive engineering study done prior to deciding what it was going to cost to fix
this. We kept spending until we made it work.
There being no quorum present, the Committee gave no recommendation.
With no further items on the agenda, Ex- Officio Chairperson Tim Scott adjourned the meeting at
3:25 p.m.
Res y Submitte ,
Tim Scott, Ex- io Chairperson (Council President)