HomeMy WebLinkAboutSupporting City Administrations Request to Appropriate $400,000 Animal Care & Control Facility RESOLUTION � � L� �� I
A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA,
SUPPORTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION'S REQUEST FOR THE SOUTH BEND
REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION TO APPROPRIATE AN ADDITIONAL$400,000 OF
TIF FUNDS TO COMPLETE THE FINANCING OF A NEW SBACC FACILITY
��e,�xr� South Bend Animal Care and Control (SBACC) was started as a program of the City
in 1996 in order to provide more effective services for the residents of our community; and,
� SBACC staff have developed vibrant partnerships with C.A.R.E., Pet Refuge, Brown
Mackie College, Heartland Small Animal Rescue and other groups interested in the health and welfare
of animals; and,
���e e�, the staff, volunteers and partners of SBACC continue to provide exceptional service
for South Bend, responding to emergency calls 24/7/365 and handling over 4,000 animals a year;
and,
���e� the facility at 105 N. Olive Street is inadequate to provide housing for the number of
animals detained by SBACC and to provide space for the adoption, spay/neuter operations, and
isolation of animals with infectious diseases; and,
��1�e e� the current facility is not ADA compliant and would need significant upgrades; and,
�, after many years of discussion and review, plans have been developed for a new
SBACC facility at 521 Eclipse; and,
��1� the Common Council approved rezoning for this facility at its meeting on May 10,
2010; and,
� the South Bend Redevelopment Commission has appropriated $1,500,000 of Tax
Increment Finance (TIF) dollars for construction of the new facility.
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follows:
Section I. The Common Council of the City of South Bend supports the continued operation
of Animal Care and Control functions by the City and believes that construction of a new SBACC
facility is in the best interests of the residents of South Bend. •
Section II. The Common Council recognizes the important animal care services provided by
the Humane Society of St. Joseph County and encourages SBACC officials to work with the Humane
Society to ensure that pets are returned to their owners at a reasonabfe cost, to cooperate in
handling animals from each other's jurisdictions, and to actively work to minimize the number of
animals euthanized in St. Joseph County and the City of South Bend.
Section III. The South Bend Common Council is grateful for the assistance provided by the
South Bend Redevelopment Commission to build this new faciliry and supports the additional
appropriation request for $400,000 of TIF funds to complete financing for construction and soft costs
for this new facility.
Section IV: This Resolution shall be in full force n effect from a d after it adoption by the
Council and approval by the Mayor. ` -
Member of the outh Ben Common Council
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