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1200 County-City Building, 227 West Jefferson, South Bend, Indiana 46601-1830 Phone 574/235-9371 Fax 574/235-9021
To: Redevelopment Commissioners
From: David Relos, Economic Development Planner
Subject: Declaratory Resolution No. 2657
Date: March 05, 2010
On January 15 and February 19, 2010, the Commission approved Staff to begin the
process to study four acquisition target areas in the Airport Economic Development
Area (AEDA). This process included the gathering of information on the parcels to be
added, and an estimation of costs associated with the acquisition and redevelopment
of these properties. This process has been completed, and its findings presented to
the Commission.
Attached to this memorandum is Resolution No. 2657, which is a Declaratory
Resolution to amend the Development Plan for the AEDA . This Declaratory
Resolution begins the process to amend the Development Plan to allow for the
acquisition of these four target areas.
Additionally, Resolution No. 2657 will confirm the legal description for the AEDA. After
the merger of the AEDA and the old Sample Ewing Development Area with Resolution
No. 2351 on July 20, 2007, there became some discrepancies in the legal description.
This action will clarify and confirm those boundaries.
Upon approval by the Commission, resolutions will be put before the Area Plan Commission
and Common Council for their approval, before a Public Hearing and Confirming Resolution
would be presented to the Commission for final approval. Approval for advertising for the
Public Hearing is also requested of the Commission. Advertising would be done after
approval from the Common Council is granted.
Staff believes it would be of public utility and benefit to amend the Development Plan by
adding these properties to the acquisition list and allowing these acquisitions. Staff
requests Commission approval of Resolution No. 2657 and the necessary advertising to
carry it through.
What We Do Today Makes A Difference!
RESOLUTION N0.2657
A RESOLUTION OF THE SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
AMENDING THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR
THE AIRPORT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AREA
AND ADDING ONE OR MORE PARCELS TO THE LIST OF PARCELS
TO BE ACQUIRED AND RESTATING AND CONFIRMING THE LEGAL
DESCRIPTION FOR THE AIRPORT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AREA
WHEREAS, the South Bend Redevelopment Commission ("Commission"), governing body
of the City of South Bend Department of Redevelopment ("Department"), on February 23, 1990,
adopted Resolution No. 919 declaring the Airport Economic Development Area ("Area") in the City
of South Bend, Indiana ("City") to be an economic development area within the meaning of the
Redevelopment of Cities and Towns Act of 1953, as amended, I.C. § 36-7-14 (the "Act"); and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 919 and the Airport Economic Development Area Economic
Development Plan (the "Development Plan") adopted by Resolution No. 919 on February 23, 1990
were confirmed by Resolution No. 938 adopted on June 27, 1990; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 919 was amended by Resolution No. 965, adopted on
November 9, 1990 and confirmed by Resolution No. 971 adopted on January 2, 1991 and said
resolutions expanded the Airport Economic Development Area by adding Expansion Area No. 1 and
Expansion Area No. 2; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 919 was further amended by Resolution No. 1058, adopted on
May 22, 1992 and said resolution expanded the Airport Economic Development Area by adding
Expansion Area No. 3; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 919 was further amended by Resolution No. 1238, adopted on
April 15, 1994; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 919 was further amended by Resolution No. 1349, adopted on
July, 7, 1995 and said resolution expanded the Airport Economic Development Area by adding
Expansion Area No. 4; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 919 was further amended by Resolution No. 1516 adopted on
July 18, 1997; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 919 was further amended by Resolution No. 1545, adopted on
November 21, 1997 and said resolution expanded the Airport Economic Development Area by
adding Expansion Area No. 5; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 919 was further amended by Resolution No. 1667, adopted on
February 19, 1999 and said resolution expanded the Airport Economic Development Area by adding
Expansion Areas No. 6, 7, and 8; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 919 was further amended by Resolution No. 1670, adopted on
March 5, 1999; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 919 was further amended by Resolution No. 1796, adopted on
October 20, 2000 and said resolution expanded the Airport Economic Development area by adding
Expansion Areas No. 9 and 10; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 919 was further amended by Resolution No. 1798, adopted on
October 20, 2000; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 919 was further amended by Resolution No. 1827, adopted on
February 16, 2001 and said resolution expanded the Airport Economic Development Area by adding
Expansion Area No. 11; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 919 was further amended by Resolution No. 1916, adopted on
November 1, 2002 and said resolution expanded the Airport Economic Development Area by adding
Expansion Areas No. 12, 13, 14 and 15; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 919 was further amended by Resolution No. 1958, adopted on
March 7, 2003; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 919 was further amended by Resolution No. 1977, adopted on
July 18, 2003 and said resolution expanded the Airport Economic Development Area by adding
Expansion Area No. 16; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 919 was further amended by Resolution No. 2006, adopted on
November 7, 2003 and said resolution expanded the Airport Economic Development area by adding
Expansion Area No. 17; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 919 was further amended by Resolution No. 2019, adopted on
December 19, 2003 and said resolution expanded the Airport Economic Development area by adding
Expansion Area No. 18;
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 919 was further amended by Resolution No. 2064, adopted on
July 2, 2004; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 919 was further amended by Resolution No. 2090, adopted on
October 22, 2004 and said resolution expanded the Airport Economic Development Area by adding
Expansion Area No. 19; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 919 was further amended by Resolution No. 2091, adopted on
October 22, 2004; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 919 was further amended by Resolution No. 2106, adopted on
November 5, 2004; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 919 was further amended by Resolution No. 2144, adopted on
March 4, 2005 and said resolution expanded the Airport Economic Development Area by adding
Expansion Area No. 20; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 919 was further amended by Resolution No. 2245, adopted on
July 21, 2006; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 919 was further amended by Resolution No. 2254, adopted on
August 25, 2006 and said resolution expanded the Airport Economic Development Area by adding
Expansion Area No. 21; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 919 was further amended by Resolution No. 2279, adopted on
December 15, 2006 and said resolution expanded the Airport Economic Development Area by
adding Expansion Area No. 22; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 919 was further amended by the Resolution No. 2348 and
Resolution No. 2351, adopted on June 19, 2007 and July 20, 2007 respectively and said resolution
expanded the Airport Economic Development Area by adding Expansion Area No. 23 and
consolidating the Sample Ewing Development Area (the "Consolidated Area No. 1 ")into the Airport
Economic Development Area; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 919 was further amended by Resolution No. 2352, adopted on
July 20, 2007; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 919 was further amended by Resolution No. 2375, adopted on
September 7, 2007; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 919 was further amended by Resolution No. 2382, adopted on
October 19, 2007; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 919 was further amended by Resolution No. 2450, adopted on
May 16, 2008; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 919 was further amended by Resolution No. 2596, adopted on
August 26, 2009; and
WHEREAS, the Development Plan includes a list of parcels of property to be acquired; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to modify the list of parcels of property to be acquired by adding
additional parcels of property to the acquisition list; and
WHEREAS, the Commission previously adopted the Development Plan and now desires to
amend the Development Plan to provide for the acquisition of the parcels of property set forth in
Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS, on January 15, 2010, the Commission authorized the Department to conduct
surveys and investigations and to thoroughly study the Airport Economic Development Area within
the City;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Act, the Department has conducted surveys and investigations
and has thoroughly studied the Airport Economic Development Area and the Development Plan; and
WHEREAS, upon such surveys, investigations and studies having been made, the
Commission finds that the Plan Amendment cannot be achieved by regulatory processes or by the
ordinary operations of private enterprise without resort to the powers allowed under the Act and that
the public health and welfare will be benefited by the accomplishment of the Plan Amendment
which shall include the acquisition of the properties identified in Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS, the Plan Amendment conforms to other development and redevelopment plans
for the City; and
WHEREAS, upon such surveys, investigations and studies having been made, the
Commission finds that the legal description defining the Area has become unmanageable and should
be restated and confirmed.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SOUTH BEND
REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION, GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF SOUTH
BEND DEPARTMENT OF REDEVELOPMENT, AS FOLLOWS:
1. The Commission hereby deternines that to accomplish the redevelopment of the Area,
it is necessary to acquire additional land within the Area, as shown on Exhibit A attached hereto and
incorporated herein.
2. The Commission hereby determines that the public health and welfare will be
benefited by the accomplishment of the Plan Amendment.
3. The Commission hereby determines that the accomplishment of the Plan Amendment
will be of public utility and benefit as measured by:
a) the attraction or retention of permanent jobs;
b) an increase in the property base;
c) improved diversity of the economic base;
d) other similar public benefits.
4. The Commission hereby determines that the estimated cost of acquisition and
redevelopment of the property being added to the acquisition list is $15,400,000.00.
The Commission hereby determines that the Plan Amendment conforms to other
development and redevelopment plans for the City.
6. a. The maps and plats of the Airport Economic Development Area, showing the
boundaries, the location of the various parcels of property, streets, alleys and other features affecting
the acquisition, clearance, replatting, replanning, rezoning or redevelopment of the Area, that are to
be devoted to public ways, levees, sewerage, parks, playgrounds and other public purposes under the
Plan, which maps and plats were previously adopted by the Commission, are hereby confirmed by
the Commission.
b. The legal description defining the Airport Economic Development Area is
restated and confirmed as contained in Exhibit B, attached hereto.
7. The Secretary is hereby directed to file a certified copy of said Development Plan, as
amended, with the minutes of this meeting.
8. The officers of the Commission are hereby directed to submit this Resolution,
together with supporting data, to the Area Plan Commission and the South Bend City Common
Council, as provided by Section 16 of the Act, for the approval of this Resolution and the Plan
Amendment, and if approved by both bodies, the Resolution and the Plan Amendment shall be
submitted to public hearing and remonstrance as provided by Section 17 and Section 17.5 of the Act
and IC 5-3-1 and after all required filings have been made pursuant to Section 17(b) and (c) of the
Act.
9. All orders or resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby rescinded, revoked and
repealed in so far as such exist.
10. This Resolution does not affect any rights or liabilities accrued, penalties incurred,
offenses committed or (except as otherwise provided herein) proceedings begun before the effective
date of this Resolution.
11. All other findings, determinations and conclusions in Resolution No. 737, as
amended, shall remain as stated therein.
12. The United States of America is hereby assured of full compliance by the South Bend
Redevelopment Commission with regulations of the Department of Housing and Urban
Development effectuating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended.
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RD.NO.
ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the South Bend Redevelopment Commission held on
March 5, 2010, at 1308 County-City Building, 227 West Jefferson Boulevard, South Bend, 1N
46601.
CITY OF SOUTH BEND,
DEPARTMENT OF REDEVELOPMENT
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EXHIBIT A
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RESOLUTION NO. 2657
AMENDMENT TO THE AIRPORT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AREA
DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Burton Pro erties owned by South Bend Board of Public Works
Parcel # Pro erty Address Name
018.8027.1085 v/1 3 8 9 William St South Bend Board of Public Works
018.8027.1086 1517 S Taylor South Bend Board of Public Works
018.8027.1087 1518 S Taylor South Bend Board of Public Works
018.8027.1095 513 W Indiana South Bend Board of Public Works
018.8027.1098 PO Box 2647 South Bend Board of Public Works
018.8027.1099 2647 v/I William St South Bend Board of Public Works
WEST OF PRAIRI E PROPERTIES
Parcel # Pro ert Address Name
018-8021-084102 ] 040 W Sam le Central Transport
018-8021-084203 1008 W Sample Suzanne L Crofoot Rev Trust
018-8021-084204 1008 W Sam le Curtis L Crofoot Rev Trust
018-8021-0842 1008 W Sample Curtis L Crofoot
018-8021-804201 1000 W Sample Cao Enterprises LLC
018-8022-0899 1015 Prairie Missionar Church North Central District
018-8021-084710 18 S Prairie JVH Inc
018-8021-084708 1313 Prairie JVH Inc
018-8052-2114 1503 Prairie Indiana Land Trust 1503
018-8052-211401 1505 Prairie Indiana Land Trust 3051
IVY TECH 2010
Parcel # Pro ert Address Name
18.7001.0017 116 E Sample Fidencio & Es eranza Bueno
18.7001.0018 114 E Sample Fidencio & Esperanza Bueno
18.7001.0026 115 E Ohio FidencioBueno
18.7001.0016 120 E Sample Patricia A Enyart Rev Trust
18.7001.0027 117 E Ohio Patricia A Enyart Rev Trust
18.7001.0028 119 E Ohio Patricia A Enyart Rev Trust
18.7001.0029 121 E Ohio Patricia A Enyart Rev Trust
18.7001.0030 123 E Ohio Patricia A Enyart Rev Trust
18.7001.0013 202 E Sample Leonard & Karen A Sears
18.7001.0014 130 E Sample Leonard & Karen A Sears
18.7001.0031 125 E Ohio Leonard & Karen A Sears
18.7001.0032 127 E Ohio Leonard & Karen A Sears
18.7001.0033
129 E Ohio Norwest Bank as Succ Trustee Family Trust
for Justin S Barron
GORNY PLAZA
Parcel # Pro ert Address Name
018.8003.0139 122 E Garst St Jose h A & Geraldine L Gorny
018.8003.0145 1116 S Main St Joseph A & Geraldine L Gorny
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018.8003.0151 1107 S Michigan St Joseph A & Geraldine L Gorny
INDIANA AVE -TAYLOR to PRAIRIE
Parcel # Pro ert Address Name
018-8024-0981 1402 Prairie Amundson James M & Carol D
018-8024-098201 1402 Prairie Ave Amundson James M & Carol D
018-8053-2120 1504 Prairie Ave Veen Lois -- Problem Deed
018-8053-2121 1512 Prairie Ave Veen Beene D
018-8053-2122 1514 Prairie Ave Veen Beene D
018-8053-2127 1522 Prairie Ave Bottorff Arthur E
018-8053-2129 1524 Prairie Ave Magee Thomas And Mary
018-8053-2130 1526 Prairie Ave Magee Thomas & Mary
018-8053-2131 1534 1536 Prairie Ave Trotter James C
018-8053-2132 1025 1027 Indiana Ave Bautista Arrmando & Elva C
018-8053-2133 1538 Prairie Bautista Armando & Elva C
018-8053-2134 1017 W Indiana Hardin Albert *Prob Deed*
018-8053-2141 1530 Kemble City Of South Bend
Ol 8-8053-2139 1531 Kemble Taylor Distributors Of Indiana Inc
018-8053-2138 1527 Kemble Delgado Carlos & Monica
018-8053-2137 1525 Kemble Ave Thomas Betty B % Smith Betty
018-8053-2136
1521 Kemble Ave Rice Shirley D As The Mother And Legal
Guardian Of Rice Corderyl D
018-8053-2135
1521 Kemble Ave Rice Shirley D As The Mother And Legal
Guardian Of Rice Corderyl D
018-8053-2126 1519 Kemble Ave Ross Anthon Pierre
018-8053-2125
1515 Kemble Ave Peoples Choice National Homes * Problem
Deed*
018-8053-2124 1511 Kemble Ave Davis Carla
018-8053-2123 1503 1505 Kemble Ave Carothers Alfred & Nathaniel Carothers
018-8024-0962 18 Vac Lot 76x175 Kemble New Jersey Ind And Ill Rr % Taxation Dept
018-8024-0980 18 Vac Lot 76x165 Catalpa New Jersey Ind And Ill Rr
018-8024-0982 18 Vac Lot 50x350 Penn Cent Railroad Property
018-8024-0973 18 1500 Blk Kemble Johnson James L & Cornelia A
018-8024-0964 1504 Kemble Allen Tom
018-8024-0965 1506 Kemble Smart Guys Llc
018-8024-0966 1510 Kemble Washington Arlenia
018-8024-0967 1512 Kemble White Rose E
018-8024-0968 1514 Kemble Foster Lillie & Hankin James Derick
018-8024-0969 1518 Kemble Cit Of South Bend
018-8024-0970 1524 Kemble City Of South Bend
018-8024-0971 1528 Kemble Perez Rosa
018-8024-0972 1530 Kemble St Dill William Charles
018-8024-0990 913-915 W Indiana Bottorff Arthur E
018-8024-0991 909 W Indiana B & R Properties A Gereral Partnershi
018-8024-0992 905 W Indiana B & R Properties A General Partnership
018-8024-0993
901-903 W Indiana Up Ventures Ii Llc % Newbridge Realty
Capital
018-8024-0989 1525 Catal a Civil City Of South Bend
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018-8024-0988 1521 Catalpa Sheneman Mike
018-8024-0987 1517 Catalpa Sheneman Mike
018-8024-0986 1513 Catalpa Shurn Gregory A
018-8024-0985 1509 Catalpa Sheneman Mike
018-8024-0984 1505 Catalpa City Of South Bend
018-8024-0974 1501 Catalpa Sheneman Mike
018-8023-093001 18 Vac Lot 66x124 Catalpa
Av
Ne Jersey Ind And Ill Rr.
018-8023-093401 18 Vac Lot 64x124 Raffs 1st Ney Jersey Ind And Ill Rr.
018-8023-0930 State Board Assessed Ney Jersey Ind And I11 Rr.
018-8023-09420] 18 Vac Lot 63x124 Kendall New Jersey Ind And Ill Rr
018-8025-0994 1502 Catalpa Frison Sam F & Willie Mae
018-8025-0995 1506 Catalpa Ungerecht Craig
018-8025-0996 1510 Catalpa Caribou Investment Group Llc
018-8025-0997 1514 Catal a Spurlock Anthony D
018-8025-0998 1518 Catalpa Frison Rev Sam F & Willie Mae
018-8025-0999 1522 Catalpa Frison Sam
018-8025-1000 1526 Catalpa Scott Rose L And Jones Willie E
018-8025-1022 823+823-1/2 W Indiana Medich Dorothy
018-8025-1023 817 W Indiana Av Kendall Jack E
018-8025-1024 813 Indiana Kendall Sandra & Jack
018-8025-1025 809 W Indiana Ave Kendall Jack E & Sandra J
018-8025-1026 807 W Indiana Hells Angels Realty Trust
018-8025-1027 801-805 Indiana-Vac Lot Dowling Stephen T
018-8025-1007 1525 Chapin City Of South Bend
018-8025-1006 1521 Chapin City Of South Bend
018-8025-1005 1517 Cha in Cit Of South Bend
018-8025-1004 1513 Chapin Russell George E
018-8025-1003 1509 Cha in Bryce Peters Financial Corporation
018-8025-1002 1505 Chapin Murphy Linda
018-8025-1001 1501 Chapin Murphy Linda
018-8025-1008 1502 Cha in Pedraza Eduardo & Maria Del Carmen
018-8025-1009
1506 Cha in City Of South Bend % Department Of
Redevelo ment
018-8025-1010 1510 Chapin Palma-Diaz Maria Del Carmen
018-8025-1011 1514 Cha in Dworecki Naomi
018-8025-1012 1518 S Chapin Stajkowski Angela M
018-8025-1013 1520 Cha in Taylor Lonnie E
018-8025-1014 1526 Chapin Taylor Lonnie E & Luther J Taylor
018-8025-1028 725 W Indiana Barany Sheet Metal Inc
018-8025-1029 BARANY SHEET METAL INC
018-8025-102801 BARANY SHEET METAL INC
018-8025-1031 733 W Indiana Mccune James
018-8025-1032 729-731 Indiana Ave Strantz George S & Theresa
018-8025-1033 725-727 Indiana Ave Strantz George S & Theresa
018-8025-1021 1527 Kendall Gammage Robert Jr
018-8025-1020 1521 Kendall Gammage Robert Jr
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018-8025-1019 1517 S Kendall Girolamo Robert Jr
018-8025-1018 1513 Kendall Mcginness Eric & Luping W
018-8025-1017 1509 Kendall Franklin Louise
018-8025-1016 1505 Kendall Austin Darrel L
018-8025-1015 1721 S Douglas (Vac Lot) Austin Darrel L
018-8026-1034 1502 Kendall Banko Ca ital L
018-8026-1036 V/L Adj 1504 Kendall City Of South Bend Board Of P Works
018-8026-1038 1510 Kendall Villalba Irma & Marcos V Jt W/Ros
018-8026-1040 1514 Kendall Ruin Village Nei hborhood Assoc
018-8026-1042 1518 Kendall Rum Village Neighborhood Assoc
018-8026-1044 1522 Kendall Ruin Village Neighborhood Assoc
018-8026-1046 1528 Kendall Rum Village Neighborhood Assoc
018-8026-1048 721 Indiana Kraft Tire Service Inc
018-8026-1050 713 W Indiana Holmes Damon
018-8026-1051
709 Indiana Individual Family & Community
Development
018-8026-1052 705 W Indiana Neff Ashley
018-8026-1053 701 W Indiana Fuzy Michael
018-8026-1047 1521 S Scott Rice Matthew L
018-8026-1045 1521 S Scott Rice Matthew L
018-8026-1043 V\L Adj 1517 S Scott Rice Matthew L
018-8026-1041 1513 S Scott Hale Yolanda J
018-8026-1039 1509 S Scott Strantz George S
018-8026-1037 1505 S Scott City Of South Bend
018-8026-1035 1501 S Scott Cit Of Sb /Bd Of Public Works
018-8026-1054 1502 Scott St City Of South Bend
018-8026-1055 Scott-Vac Lot St Cit Of South Bend
018-8026-1058 1508 Scott St Dbgfi Llc
018-8026-1059 1512 S Scott St Wesszo Julius J & Helen M
018-8026-1062 1514 S Scott St Cardenas Yolanda
018-8026-1063 1518 S Scott St Freitag Nancy K
018-8026-106501 1520 Scott St Mbaabu Alice
018-8026-106502 1524 S Scott St Badua Jayvee
018-8026-1065 S Scott-Vac Lot St Rector Everett And Erma
018-8026-1066 627 W Indiana Av Carrillo Lino G
018-8026-1067 621 W Indiana Av Thaumaturgus Inc
018-8026-1068 617 W Indiana Av Baker George
018-8026-1069 615 W Indiana Av Baker George
018-8026-1070 609 W Indiana Av Monique Inc
018-8026-1071 605 Indiana Av Thaumaturgus Inc
018-8026-1072 601 Indiana Av Us Bank Na As Trustee
018-8026-1064 1519 S Taylor St City Of South Bend
018-8026-1061 1507 S Taylor St Erin Real Estate Inc
018-8026-1060 1505 S Ta for St Messinger Linda & Werntz June
018-8026-1057 1503 S Taylor St Thomas William
018-8026-1056
1501 Taylor St Horvat Derhonda & Anglemeyer Agnes
Problem Deed*
Air ort Industrial Park, Phase 2
Parcel # Pro ert Address Name
018-2183-6854 V/L Maplewood Lot 36 1St Source Leasing
EXHIBIT B
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RESOLUTION N0.2657
RESTATEMENT OF THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION DEFINING
THE AIRPORT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AREA