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Home My WebLink About4620-17 Designating 321 S Main Street as Economic Revitalization Area for purposes of a five (5) year tax abatementAttest: RESOLUTION No. 4620 -17 Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana February 27, 20 17 City Clerk President of Common Council Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana February 28, 20 17. Approved and signed by me 20 City Clerk RESOLUTION NO. +U 2-0 — j q A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND DESIGNATING CERTAIN AREAS WITHIN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, COMMONLY KNOWN AS 321 South Main Street, South Bend, IN 46601 AN ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AREA FOR PURPOSES OF A (5) FIVE YEAR REAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT FOR Hibberd Development, LLC WHEREAS, a petition for real property tax abatement consideration has been filed with the City Clerk for consideration by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, requesting that the area commonly known as 321 South Main Street, South Bend, IN 46601 and which is more particularly described as: 018- 3008 -0263 LOT 274 EX 22'X90' NE COR O P SOUTH BEND 018- 3008 -0264 LOT 275 34'N SIDE O P SO BEND and which has Key Numbers 018 - 3008 -0263 and 018- 3008 -0264 be designated as an Economic Revitalization Area under the provisions of Indiana Code 6 -1.1 -12.1 et seMc., and South Bend Municipal Code Sections 2 -76 et secs., and; WHEREAS, petitioner has agreed to and has accepted responsibility to report any changes in the final legal description and to report the final, appropriate Key Number to the Department of Community Investment and to the Office of the City Clerk; and WHEREAS, the Department of Community Investment has concluded an investigation and prepared a report with information sufficient for the Common Council to determine that the area qualifies as an Economic Revitalization Area under Indiana Code 6 -1.1 -12.1, et seg., and South Bend Municipal Code Sections 2 -76, et seq., and has further prepared maps and plats showing the boundaries and such other information regarding the area in question as required by law; and WHEREAS, the Community Investment Committee of the Common Council has reviewed said report and recommended to the Common Council that the area qualifies as an Economic Revitalization Area. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows: SECTION I. The Common Council hereby determines and finds that the Petition for Real Property Tax Abatement and the Statement of Benefits form completed by the Petitioner meet the requirements of Indiana Code § 6 -1.1 -12.1 et seq., for tax abatement. SECTION II. The Common Council hereby determines and finds the following: A. That the description of the proposed redevelopment or rehabilitation meets the applicable standards for such development; B. That the estimate of the value of the redevelopment or rehabilitation is reasonable for projects of this nature; C. That the estimate of the number of individuals who will be employed or whose employment will be retained by the Petitioner can reasonably be expected to result from the proposed described redevelopment or rehabilitation; D. That the estimate of the annual salaries of those individuals who will be employed or whose employment will be retained by the Petitioner can be reasonably expected to result from the proposed redevelopment or rehabilitation; E. That the other benefits about which information was requested are benefits that can be reasonably expected to result from the proposed described redevelopment or rehabilitation; and F. That the totality of benefits is sufficient to justify the requested deduction, all of which satisfy the requirements of Indiana Code § 6 -1.1- 12.1 -3. SECTION III. The Common Council hereby determines and finds that the proposed described redevelopment or rehabilitation can be reasonably expected to yield benefits identified in the Statement of Benefits, Sections 1 through 3 of the Petition for Real Property Tax Abatement Consideration and the Memorandum of Agreement between the Petitioner and the City of South Bend, and that the Statement of Benefits form completed by the petitioner, said form being prescribed by the State Board of Accounts, are sufficient to justify the deduction granted under Indiana Code § 6- 1.1- 12.1 -3. SECTION IV. The Common Council hereby accepts the report and recommendation of the Community Investment Committee that the area herein described be designated as an Economic Revitalization Area and hereby adopts a Resolution designating this area as an Economic Revitalization Area for purposes of real property tax abatement. SECTION V. The designation as an Economic Revitalization Area shall be limited to (2) two calendar years from the date of the adoption of this Resolution by the Common Council. SECTION VI. The Common Council hereby determines pursuant to Indiana Code 6 -1.1- 12.1 -17 that the property owner is qualified for and is granted property tax deduction for a period of (5) 2 five years as provided in the following abatement schedule: Year Real Property Abatement 1 100% 2 100% 3 100% 4 100% 5 100% SECTION VII. The Common Council directs the City Clerk to cause notice of the adoption of this Declaratory Resolution for Real Property Tax Abatement to be published pursuant to Indiana Code § 5 -3 -1 and Indiana Code § 6 -1.1- 12.1 -2.5, said publication providing notice of the public hearing before the Common Council on the proposed confirming of said declaration. SECTION VIII. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. ,QESENTE6. a -9-1- 111 NOT APPRO) i ADOPTIO 'a '' Member oT^The Common Counci 3 Filed in Clerk's Office FEB 2 2 2017 KAREEMAH FOWLER CITY CLERK, SOUTH BEND, IN