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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-08-19 Council Minutes REPORT OF SUB-COMMITTEE ON MINUTES TO THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND: THE SUB-COMMITTEE HAS INSPECTED THE MINUTES OF THE April 8, 2019 MEETING OF THE COUNCIL AND FOUND THEM TO BE CORRECT. THEREFORE,WE RECOMMEND THE SAME BE APPROVED: 2 � 4 SCOTT •� TES KA APPROVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL ON: April 22, 2019 ATTEST: /A /A_ KA' EMAH FOW ER, CITY CLERK REGULAR MEETING April 8, 2019 Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana met in the Council Chambers of the County-City Building on Monday, April 8th, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. The meeting was called to order by Council President Tim Scott and the Invocation(Imam Mohammad Sirajuddin, Islamic Society of Michiana) and Pledge to the Flag were given. ROLL CALL COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Tim Scott 1St District, President Regina Williams-Preston 2nd District Sharon L. McBride 3rd District Jo M. Broden 4th District Jake Teshka 5th District Oliver J. Davis 6th District John Voorde At-Large, Chairperson Committee of the Whole Gavin Ferlic At-Large Karen L. White At-Large, Vice President OTHERS PRESENT: Kareemah Fowler City Clerk Jennifer Coffman Chief Deputy Clerk Bianca Tirado Deputy Clerk Graham Sparks Clerk Executive Assistant Bob Palmer Council Attorney REPORT FROM THE SUB-COMMITTEE ON MINUTES Councilmember Gavin Ferlic made a motion that the minutes of the March l lth, 2019 and March 25th, 2019 meetings of the Council be accepted and placed on file. Councilmember Karen White seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine(9) ayes. SPECIAL BUSINESS BILL NO. 19-32 A SPECIAL RESOLUTION HONORING ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST CATHOLIC SCHOOL Councilmember Oliver Davis, 1801 Nash Street, South Bend, IN, served as the presenter for this bill. Councilmember Oliver Davis invited members of St. John the Baptist to join him at the podium while he presented and stated, I'm glad to be here tonight to present to you a special proclamation to honor St. John the Baptist Catholic School for its achievement. Whereas, St. John the Baptist School is led by Pastor Fr. Glenn Kohrman and Principal, Mr. Brian Carver, under the guidance of The Most Reverend Kevin C. Rhoades, Bishop, all of whom are spearheading the growth, the excellence, and the ability of the students and faculty; and, Whereas, St. John's prides itself on creating a whole student, and striving to ensure that each student best represents the school's mission of teaching students to love the"True,good,and beautiful";and,Whereas,during the 2018-2019 academic school year,the amazing third(3rd)grade students at St. John the Baptist School, under the direction of Mrs. Julie Malenda, excelled on the recent IREAD exam, with eighty-seven percent(87%)of the students passing the test. This is a small sample of the excellent work the students and staff exhibit on a daily basis; and, Whereas, St. John the Baptist's seventh (7th) and eighth (8th) grade students have shown amazing growth in mathematics, as well as 1 REGULAR MEETING April 8, 2019 language arts, due in large part to the efforts of Mrs. Shannon Jones and Mrs. Genevieve Nield; and, Whereas, St. John's is a small school with a big heart, and offers a wide variety of activities outside of the classroom to its students. From robotics and athletics, to drama, St. John's offers an eclectic educational experience,based in the strong teaching of the Catholic Principles; and,Now, therefore, be it Proclaimed by The South Bend Common Council as Follows: Section One (I) On behalf of the citizens of the City of South Bend, Indiana, we are pleased to honor the academic achievement of the students, staff, and faculty at St. John the Baptist School. Section Two (II)The City of South Bend continues to be made stronger through the educational achievements of the students, staff, and faculty at St. John the Baptist School. Section Three(III) This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon passage by the South Bend Common Council and approval by the Mayor. Councilmember Oliver Davis continued, I'm glad we have here tonight Mr. Brian Carver. Father Kohrman sent me an email, he wishes he could be here tonight, but he had another situation that came up. So, we had a meeting just a couple of weeks ago and they talked to me about their achievement. We were excited about it and so we will honor them tonight. Brian Carver, 2137 Thornhill Drive, South Bend, IN, stated, I'm the Principal at St. John the Baptist Catholic School. On behalf of our students and staff, and Father Glenn, I would like to thank you for this recognition.A lot of hard work goes into the school year, far outside of the scope of my responsibilities. All of the credit for the success we garnered at St. John's really relies on the success of our teachers,like Mrs. Malenda,who is our third(3rd) and fourth(4th)grade teacher, as well as the students. So, again, on behalf of Father Glenn and the entire St. John's community, thank you so much for this honor. Julie Malenda, 2804 Corpus Christi Drive, South Bend, IN, stated, I am amazed by my students. My third (3rd) graders were worried about the IREAD but they were troopers and they worked really hard. I was especially concerned because using the classical curriculum, we don't use the same approach that is tested on the IREAD but they know how to narrate, so, they know how to look at a story,take it apart and really dig into it. So,that helped them a lot. They all did their very best and were the best versions of themselves, so,it was great to see the results. It is such an honor to have recognized them. I have here my own children who are also students. Luke and Joseph are seventh(7th) graders and Cadence is a third (3rd) grader. Council President Tim Scott opened the floor to comments from Council Members. Councilmember Regina Williams-Preston stated, Congratulations on your academic achievement. You make South Bend proud. As you know, this is going down in the record books forever. So, you can always look back and say, you know, I did that. You're a part of the City's history of the City of South Bend. Congratulations. Councilmember Sharon L. McBride stated, I echo all of that. Very impressive, the school, the principal, the teacher, and the mom. Also, the children's hard work. So, congratulations to all of you. Great job with your leadership pushing them to be better. Congratulations. Keep working hard, kids. Continue to be great. Councilmember Jo M. Broden stated, Thank you, Councilmember Davis, for bringing this before the Council,but even more importantly, to our community by way of this resolution. St. John the Baptist has a long-standing tradition of outstanding education in South Bend. I happened to intersect with that educational process when I returned from Washington D.C. as a young twenty- four (24) year-old as I spent a year teaching there. I am very familiar with your community and the support from the church parishioners. You really do reach out into the greater neighborhood. So, thank you so much and congratulations on your academic accomplishments. Councilmember Jake Teshka stated,Thank you, Councilmember Davis, for bringing this to us and thank you guys for all you do on a daily basis to teach our youth and to make sure our City has a bright future. Thank you to the students for putting everything you've got into your education. We can't wait to see what you do when you grow up. Maybe you'll be sitting up here one(1) day. We hope so. Thank you guys, and congratulations. 2 REGULAR MEETING April 8, 2019 Councilmember John Voorde stated, Congratulations on your hard work and your achievement. I imagine a lot of the credit goes to the parents as well for their involvement as well as the principle and the staff there. Keep at it and keep working, summer vacation is only a couple of months off. Councilmember Gavin Ferlic stated, Congratulations. Councilmember Karen White stated, I would like to thank Councilmember Davis for bringing this resolution before us and to the principal and teacher,job well done. To the young students, hard work does pay off. We are so very proud of you. We expect great outcomes and I know you can't wait until summer is here, but remember during the summer, keep reading and studying. Congratulations. Councilmember Tim Scott stated,Thank you Councilmember Davis for bringing this forth. Thank you all for coming. We are proud of you. It is great that we can highlight positive things in the education of our community. Thank you so much. This being the time heretofore set for the Public Hearing on the above bills, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. There were none. Councilmember Gavin Ferlic made a motion to adopt Bill No. 19-32 by acclamation. Councilmember Jake Teshka seconded this motion which carried by a roll call vote of nine (9) ayes. REPORTS OF CITY OFFICES Representing the City Administration: Laura O'Sullivan, Chief of Staff RESOLVE INTO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE At 7:15 p.m. Councilmember Karen White made a motion to resolve into the Committee of the Whole. Councilmember Gavin Ferlic seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. Councilmember John Voorde, Chairperson, presiding. Councilmember John Voorde explained the procedures to be followed for tonight's meeting in accordance with Article 1, Section 2-11 of the South Bend Municipal Code. PUBLIC HEARINGS BILL NO. 06-19 PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 629, 705, AND 713 NORTH NOTRE DAME AVENUE, COUNCILMANIC DISTRICT NO. 4 IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA Councilmember Oliver Davis, chair of the Zoning and Annexation Committee, reported that they met this afternoon and send this bill forward with a favorable recommendation. Shawn Klein, Planner for the Area Plan Commission with offices located on the 11a' floor of the County-City Building, South Bend, IN, served as the presenter for this bill. Mr. Klein stated,Good evening. The petitioners are requesting a zone change from SF-Two (2), Single-Family and Two (2)-Family District to MF-One(1),Urban Corridor and Multi-Family District for the area outlined in red (referencing a slide in a presentation which is available in the City Clerk's Office). To the north of the site, across Almond Court, is Olivet AME Church zoned SF-Two (2). To the east of the site are Single-Family homes zoned SF-Two (2) as well as Multi-Family apartments zoned MU, Mixed-Use. To the south are Multi-Family apartments zoned PUD, Planned Unit Development. That was rezoned to PUD in 2013 to allow for Multi-Family use. And, to the west 3 REGULAR MEETING April 8, 2019 are Single-Family homes zoned SF-Two (2). Currently on the site are two (2) Single-Family homes. The site plan shows the development of six (6) attached Single-Family homes. Parking would be located in garages to the rear of the homes. The development would need to meet the development standards of the MF-One (1), Urban Corridor and Multi-Family District, as well as the Northeast Neighborhood Overlay Zoning District. The petitioners are proposing the following written commitments. The project area shall be limited to a total of six(6) Single-Family attached dwelling units. This rezoning comes to the Common Council with a favorable recommendation, subject to this written commitment. I would be happy to answer any questions you might have. Mike Danch, Danch, Harrier & Associates with offices located at 1643 Commerce Drive, South Bend, IN, served as the petitioner for this bill. Mr. Danch stated, I am representing the petitioners, the University of Notre Dame and Shamrock Realty LLC. As Shawn mentioned, and what we talked about in the Committee meeting, what we are asking to do is to rezone this property from SF-Two (2) to MF-One(1) to allow for Single-Family homes. The intent is to put each home that you see here (referencing a slide in the presentation) on a lot. We will go through the City's subdivision process as well to create individual lots. The site is located on the southwest corner of Almond Court and Notre Dame Avenue. As we had discussed, there is a paper alley that is to the west of this particular site. We will be taking that alley and will improve that to make it part of our driveways. Our access will be off of Almond Court. All the homes will be facing Notre Dame Avenue. They will be hooked up to City water and sewer. All drainage will be handled on site per the latest City's standards. We also gave Council a copy of the written commitments. Those were also the commitments we have with the neighborhood. We will be recording those, assuming the Council approves this particular project. The one(1) commitment Shawn mentioned, we will also record that commitment as part of our process of approval with the City of South Bend, the Area Plan Commission and the Building Department. Councilmember Oliver Davis stated, Please explain what happened today with you and the church. Matt Dasalvo, 52 Dawn Harbor Lane, Riverside, CT, stated, I lived on the property as a senior at the University and have known this area for some thirty-five (35) plus years. Today, I met with Pastor Thomas, the head of Olivet Church and her their Board of Trustees to explain the project we are going to do. We went over the whole project. I thought it went very well and they appreciated the communication given to them. They are quite pleased with this project. Councilmember Oliver Davis interjected, That's always good to hear. Thank you. Greg Hakanen, 415 Main Building, Notre Dame, IN, stated, I'm with the University. I'm really here in two (2) capacities, though. I'm also a representative and Board Member of the NNRO. So, my comments really come from both of those organizations. Our collective vision for this particular block, if you go back ten(10)or twelve(12)years was Single-Family detached housing, a continuation of which you see farther up Notre Dame Avenue,and the vision was it would extend all the way to downtown South Bend. Since then,three(3) different apartment projects have risen, so, this changed the character of the block. This project, we believe, both the University and the NNRO, fits in very well with the current character of the block. We think it will be a large improvement to the built landscape on this block. With the restrictions, the most important one(1) to us, is if the unit is bought by someone who wants their undergraduate student to live there, that is fine, but no other unrelated undergraduate students can live in a unit. That is important to us to preserve the residential character of the neighborhood. So, we ask for your favorable recommendation. This being the time heretofore set for the Public Hearing on the above bills, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. There were none. Councilmember Oliver Davis made a motion to send Bill No. 06-19 to the full Council with a favorable recommendation. Councilmember Karen White seconded this motion which carried by a voice vote of nine(9) ayes. RISE AND REPORT 4 REGULAR MEETING April 8, 2019 Councilmember Gavin Ferlic made a motion to rise and report to full Council. Councilmember Jake Teshka seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine(9) ayes. REGULAR MEETING RECONVENED Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend reconvened in the Council Chambers on the fourth floor of the County-City building at 7:22 p.m. Council President Tim Scott presided with nine (9)members present. BILLS —THIRD READING BILL NO. 06-19 THIRD READING ON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 629, 705, AND 713 NORTH NOTRE DAME AVENUE, COUNCILMANIC DISTRICT NO. 4 IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA Councilmember Oliver Davis made a motion to adopt Bill No. 06-19.Councilmember John Voorde seconded this motion which carried by a roll call vote of nine(9) ayes. RESOLUTIONS BILL NO. 19-17 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, APPROVING A PETITION OF THE AREA BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1119 LINCOLNWAY WEST Councilmember Jo M. Broden,chair of the Health and Public Safety Committee,reported that they met this afternoon and send this bill forward with a favorable recommendation. Kareemah Fowler, City Clerk with offices located on the 4th floor of the County-City Building, South Bend, IN, served as the presenter for this bill. Clerk Fowler stated, This resolution was presented earlier today by Joe Molnar, the Ordinance Violations Bureau Clerk. I am filling in for him this evening. Earlier today, he read the cover letter. There are eight(8) applications. They all went through the appropriate process. This is the process that happens yearly for scrap metal. Those applications are checked by the Police Department, the Fire Department and Code Enforcement. All eight (8) of these got checked off for approval, so they are good to go. Councilmember Jo M. Broden asked, Just to clarify, there are still three(3) in process, correct? Clerk Fowler replied, Yes, there are. They haven't been signed off on yet. So, we wanted to move forward with the ones that were complete so that those entities operating have valid licenses. We will bring forth the other three(3) as soon as they are complete. This being the time heretofore set for the Public Hearing on the above bills, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. There were none. Councilmember Gavin Ferlic made a motion to adopt Bill No. 19-17. Councilmember Karen White seconded this motion which carried by a roll call vote of nine(9) ayes. 19-18 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND 5 REGULAR MEETING April 8, 2019 DESIGNATING CERTAIN AREAS WITHIN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, COMMONLY KNOWN AS 1545 S. OLIVE STREET, SOUTH BEND, IN 46619 AN ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AREA FOR PURPOSES OF A (5) FIVE-YEAR PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT FOR MOLDING PLASTICS, LLC Councilmember Gavin Ferlic, chair of the Community Investment Committee, reported that they met this afternoon and send this bill forward with a favorable recommendation. Dan Buckenmeyer, Director of Business Development for the Department of Community Investment with offices located on the 14th floor of the County-City Building, South Bend, IN, served as the presenter for this bill. Mr. Buckenmeyer stated, If it pleases the Council, we have seven (7) tax abatements coming before you all. I will give a very brief overview of all of those and then come back and do each one(1)individually. We have seven(7)projects coming forward today and I just wanted to present a little bit of the whole picture of what is happening here and explain, again,tax abatements. There is a tendency for some folks to think, oh my goodness,we're giving something away when,really,it is purely upside.We are looking at properties,as the second (2'')bullet point denotes(referencing a slide in a presentation which is available in the City Clerk's Office), with a current tax contribution of about $147,000 a year. With the approval of these abatements, these same properties would, within a decade's time, begin contributing an estimated $1.3 million per year to the tax rolls. This is how tax abatements work. We give businesses an incentive and a bit of a break for a few years in their property taxes that allows them to invest and invest heavily. Again, we have seven (7) tax abatements that total over $60 million of private investment coming into our community. We have six hundred and six (606)jobs being retained in our community. We are adding over sixty (60) jobs. Now, again, as I noted this afternoon, that doesn't feel like a lot but those are only the direct jobs associated directly with these projects. A few of these projects are spec projects, in other words, buildings being built for a future tenant. Our history is good with these. Our last three (3) spec buildings garnered about seven hundred (700) employees for the City. So, when you look at them globally, it's a great investment and opportunity for South Bend to provide these incentives for these individuals. Again, as it shows from bottom to top (referencing a slide in the presentation),the 2018pay2019, our current tax base is lower than $200,000 a year. It's going to escalate approaching $2 million a year as we go into the next decade with that. Mr. Buckenmeyer continued, With that, Molding Plastics LLC is a wonderful company that has been around for forty (40) some years in the City of South Bend. They are looking to expand. They've already done the real property side of their investment.They've invested about$5 million in land and building which will house the equipment,which is the topic of this tax abatement. This is a personal property tax abatement, giving them a break on personal property taxes on capital equipment. It is expected to be about a $5 million investment in order to, again, increase their production capacities. By increasing that production capacity, they are adding twenty (20) new jobs,retaining forty-five(45), and they are good paying jobs that average eighteen dollars per hour ($18/hour)wages.As an interesting side note,again,this company is a plastics manufacturer.Their raw materials find their way to end use in everything from bathtubs to my favorite Corvettes. This is a great legacy company here in the City and I am happy to support them. Troy and Tim are here as petitioners as well. Councilmember Karen White stated, I would first(1St)like to thank you for your development and your support in terms of working with the City and the Administration, but I would like to hear about the role this incentive has played to help make your decision to expand your business here within the City of South Bend. Troy Wade, 1545 South Olive Street, South Bend, IN, stated, I'm the Vice President and General Manager of Molding Plastics LLC. I would say that we had plans in doing it, but the plans might have been delayed until we could come up with the funds to pay for it. We would have done it in stages. So, employing twenty (20) new people would come later. More production would come later. My hope is that we would have done it anyway, but it would have taken much longer. 6 REGULAR MEETING April 8, 2019 Councilmember Karen White followed up, And could you share with us what the average salary would be? The hourly wages for the employees? Mr.Wade replied, Sure,the average is anywhere from eighteen to twenty-five dollars an hour($18 - $25/hour) depending on what the job is for that position. There are twenty in this petition that we will hire from this project. There are five(5) that will be salaried and fifteen (15) will be labor. This being the time heretofore set for the Public Hearing on the above bills, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. There were none. Councilmember John Voorde stated, I would like to make a brief comment. Tax abatements are sometimes controversial items. I'm not running for office this election cycle, but I've been to a number of political forums. There are a multitude of candidates out there for Council and for Mayor and sometimes I've heard Council candidates, in particular, say we've got to do away with abatement. I wish we had seven(7) abatements before us every meeting because that means there are people that have faith in the future of this community. We are just deferring future taxes. We are not giving anything away. We are creating jobs and we are creating a tax base. Tax abatement is something we should all be enthusiastic about, in my mind. Councilmember Oliver Davis interjected,And I agree with you and I want to thank you for sharing that because it's just been a lot of different discussions and emails about the fact we are giving monies away and blasting us like crazy. But they are coming out to the sixth(6th) district, another one (1) is coming over there with Catalyst coming over there, I mean, this is wonderful. It is wonderful seeing an old manufacturing section not used for a long period of time and now you see it spring up in that whole area. So, I agree with your thoughts and thank you for sharing. Councilmember Tim Scott stated, I'll comment too, just to follow up on that. Without this new investment, we wouldn't have the taxes or the jobs on that. We'll talk about spec buildings, too. You have a field that may generate $1,600 in taxes right now, but until there is a building and actual employees and businesses in there, that is where the taxes come from. Councilmember Regina Williams-Preston interjected, I have a comment as well. I think I want to also validate, though, the experience of what people are hearing and what they think. There is a way, and there are times when tax abatements are overused and sometimes, we do. I think what this Council has a commitment to do is making sure we are leveraging our tools for attracting investment in a smart way. We talk about these opportunity zones, we're talking about the tax abatements, we're talking about TIF and Dan and I just had a wonderful conversation about beginning to invest in cooperative businesses. I think as we move forward, and I'm sure we will be doing this,we need to have more conversations with the community about Redevelopment tools and all of the different ways we can attract business, so the public has a better understanding of how we are using these tools in a way that is beneficial for the City. So, I've found, for example, in these cases as we move forward with these tonight,that, you know,these are great investments. What is happening and what is coming across the table, the jobs being created, the wages, and these are all things we've talked about as Council, I know in the short time that I've been on Council, looking to have that information right up front so it is easy for us to see and understand the benefit. This is about community benefit. So, there is one (1) we are going to talk about that I will probably mention tonight about, you know, what does it mean? We have another thing on the table about project labor agreements. How can we make sure that, as we are doing this, we can start making sure we are benefitting the community in the best way possible? So, thank you for bringing that up, Councilmember Voorde. I think that's a really important conversation and it's about educating the community and staying connected, so everybody is well-informed. Councilmember Jo M. Broden interjected, If I might, I was just going to add, location, location, location. Really, it matters to our community when we look at the benefits of this. Just a general comment out of the benefit of hearing all these petitions together earlier this afternoon and really vetting them, if you would, the livable wages, the job opportunities, yes. The training opportunities, yes. Public transportation that actually enables people to get to those opportunities, whether they be jobs or training. The ancillary benefits of suppliers buying, if it is personal property, the investments that are, you know, made here in Indiana and in nearby communities, and within our own community,all of those things. One(1)of the petitioner's tonight is suggesting a walking path, right? To support the neighborhood. The conversation about all the synergy and REGULAR MEETING April 8, 2019 the energy and the different projects that are going in the northwest section of our City, I mean, the right location with the right infrastructure can really do a lot to a community. I think, as a Council, our conversations have been elevated and our awareness by the public who has come forward who are in proximity to these locations, you know, asking for additional support. So, I think working together, you know, we can check off a lot of positives related to using this tool. But, it also spurs additional conversations about doing this in the right way that compliments a community. One (1) of the things that I really love about this batch of abatements is that those conversations have been teed up and they've been, you know, had and they will be ongoing. Several of the petitioners have a proven track record and the process where we evaluate these on an annual basis, did you come before us with something before us in the past? Did you hit your goals and your objectives, relative to all of these benefits? It really helps us make our decisions much more easily, knowing that it is a sure bet that these will succeed. I'm really grateful for all of the conversations about benefits, both local and broader. Councilmember Gavin Ferlic made a motion to adopt Bill No. 19-18. Councilmember Karen White seconded this motion which carried by a roll call vote of nine (9) ayes. Councilmember Regina Williams-Preston made a motion to hear together, for purposes of public hearing, Bill Nos. 19-20 and 19-24. Councilmember Oliver Davis seconded this motion which carried by a voice vote of nine(9) ayes. 19-20 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 5245 DYLAN DRIVE, SOUTH BEND, IN 46628 AN ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AREA FOR PURPOSES OF A(5) FIVE-YEAR PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT FOR CHASE PLASTICS SERVICES, INC. 19-24 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 5245 DYLAN DRIVE, SOUTH BEND, IN 46628 AN ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AREA FOR PURPOSES OF A SEVEN (7) YEAR REAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT FOR CBK LAND DEVELOPMENT, LLC Councilmember Gavin Ferlic, chair of the Community Investment Committee, reported that they met this afternoon and send these bills forward with favorable recommendations. Council President Tim Scott declared, Before we start, I would like to announce my abstention of vote on both of these bills. The company I work for, I am the Director of Material Management and Purchasing and Chase Plastic is a wonderful supplier of ours. I am doing this for transparency. While I don't benefit directly from any financial gains from the business of Chase Plastic, I will abstain from this vote. Dan Buckenmeyer, Director of Business Development for the Department of Community Investment with offices located on the 14th floor of the County-City Building, South Bend, IN, served as the presenter for this bill. Mr. Buckenmeyer stated,Bill No. 19-20 is a personal property tax abatement for Chase Plastics. They have been in South Bend for several years. They were an early resident of Portage Prairie. They are doing a significant expansion of their warehousing facility there. So, there are two (2) sides to this as the two (2) resolutions imply. One (1) is the personal property tax abatement, giving them a break on the purchase of capital equipment. They will be making an $823,000 investment in machines, storage, racking and so on. It will add additional jobs. They will retain nineteen (19)jobs and add twelve (12) additional jobs in part of 8 REGULAR MEETING April 8, 2019 this. These have good wages, and these are solid warehousing logistics jobs. They have a great organization with great retention. As Councilmember Broden noted, this is one (1) of our community members with a great track record. We've done other successful incentives and abatements with them in the past. The second (2nd) is the same company, different name. CBK Land Development is the land-owning entity associated with Chase Plastics which owns the property and building which will house the aforementioned equipment. There will be$3.5 million investment in this 80,000 square foot expansion that will add,again, additional warehousing,truck docking, and so on and so forth. Michael Hall is here as the petitioner. Michael Hall, 5245 Dylan Drive, South Bend, IN, served as the petitioner for this bill. Mr. Hall stated, First (1St) off, thank you for this opportunity and we would love your support. Without the tax abatement, we need it now. We are actually diverting some of the storage we have to other regions of the United States just because we physically did not have the room. So, these tax abatements will help us greatly in terms of our positive cash flow, which we are turning around and investing with additional jobs and keeping our wages at what we call a market plus.An 80,000 square foot facility,the contract has been awarded to a local general contractor who is going to use vendors and local subcontractors for the project. This being the time heretofore set for the Public Hearing on the above bills, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. There were none. Councilmember Gavin Ferlic made a motion to adopt Bill No. 19-20. Councilmember John Voorde seconded this motion which carried by a roll call vote of eight(8)ayes(Councilmember Tim Scott abstained). Councilmember Gavin Ferlic made a motion to adopt Bill No. 19-24.Councilmember John Voorde seconded this motion which carried by a roll call vote of eight(8) ayes(Councilmember Tim Scott abstained). 19-22 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 4373 AMERITECH DRIVE, SOUTH BEND, IN 46628 AN ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AREA FOR PURPOSES OF A SEVEN (7)YEAR REAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT FOR HOPKINS PROPERTIES OF SOUTH BEND, LLC Councilmember Gavin Ferlic, chair of the Community Investment Committee, reported that they met this afternoon and send this bill forward with a favorable recommendation. Dan Buckenmeyer, Director of Business Development for the Department of Community Investment with offices located on the 14th floor of the County-City Building, South Bend, IN, served as the presenter for this bill. Mr. Buckenmeyer stated, The recipient of this abatement is Hopkins Properties, also known as Truck Centers INC, (TCI) and formally know as Hill Truck Center down on Sample Street. So, this is an exciting expansion and relocation of another long- time South Bend company. They presently are located right next to our Central Services building on Sample Street. They are moving to a great location for their business, right at the corner of Routes 31 and 80,the bypass and the tollway,where they will have great visibility and opportunity to capture that truck traffic as a dealer in new trucks and a repair center for trucks. It is a significant investment. It is almost an $18 million investment. It will be a 100,000 square foot facility. They will retain forty-two (42) jobs and they will add thirty (30) new jobs. Again, these are of very desirable pay. There is a range of fifteen to twenty-five dollars per hour($15 - $25/hour). This is a great opportunity for the City of South Bend. It takes an otherwise simply wooded corner and turns it into something pretty special that many passersby will see as they come into our City. The petitioner, Mr. John Hopkins who is the Chairman and CEO, is in from their headquarters in Illinois and then Tyler Yates is a VP and heads up the South Bend location. 9 REGULAR MEETING April 8, 2019 Councilmember Oliver Davis interjected, No questions but we just wish them farewell from the sixth (6th) district and Sample Street. As you move forward up to the first (1st) district, as least you're still in the City, we will miss you. John Hopkins, 38 Country Club View, Edwardsville, IL, served as the petitioner for this bill. Mr. Hopkins stated, As Dan has so well done, this is a significant project for us and one (1) that we feel is very important and is a major investment for us. This is much more than what we've typically invested in facilities and much larger than what we've typically invested. It will be a major expansion of employment opportunities for technicians, parts people and so on. As Dan alluded to, a minimum of fifteen (15), but a lot of them will be eighteen to thirty dollars per hour ($18 - $30/hour). We think it could be even more than thirty(30)jobs. Again, we are grateful for the opportunity to be considered and we would consider it a blessing if you would approve our opportunity here. Tyler Yates, 7503 Toscana Court, Granger, IN, stated, John pretty much hit the nail on the head. We really appreciate your support to allow us to move forward with this project. Councilmember Regina Williams-Preston stated, I want to thank you. You shared, and maybe you could share more, for the public record, you have a long-standing commitment to this community. You talked about have multiple generations of families working, and I would like to hear more about that and then I have another question. Mr. Hopkins replied, I appreciate the opportunity to expand on that. We are forty-nine (49) years in business when we acquired Hill Truck sale. They had been in this area for fifty-four (54) years and we acquired them in January of 2016. So,we gave them all the seniority of all of their previous years of employment. We just awarded last week a forty-five(45) year employment award which included a very nice check and plaque to one(1)of our long-time technicians up here. Today I just awarded a thirty-five(35)year award, a nice plaque and check to another long-time employee.We have twenty(20) employees that have been with us for over forty(40) years in our company right now. One hundred and sixty-five (165) over twenty (20) years with us. We do have multi- generational and I think that is one(1) of the greatest honors we can have is when a father asks his son to be a part of our business or his brother to be a part of our business and many others of the same way. We have many of the second (2nd) and third (3rd) generation that are a part of us. Training and education are really huge for us because our industry keeps evolving and changing and there is a lot of construction going on, so we have to be really quick at moving. We have our own dedicated training centers. We have our own dedicated school. We've been doing the school now for about five (5) years and we have fifty-five (5) graduates from the school. All fifty-five (55) of them are still employed by us over these past five (5) years. All are really great and strong technicians or parts people. At our training center we've trained over 6,000 technicians across North America at our Troy, Illinois location. We are going to have a sub-training center here in South Bend because of the distance from our Troy location. Tyler already has that person being trained. It takes about two (2) years to get them trained to be able to educate and train all of our people and certify them. Again, it is a great opportunity for us to be here and be a part of your community. Councilmember Regina Williams-Preston stated, Again, thank you. Businesses like these, we really appreciate having and we look forward to you remaining in our community and continuing the service and benefit you bring. I'm not sure I asked, when you are building this new building, have you awarded that contract yet? Mr. Hopkins replied, We haven't awarded the contract. We've worked with a company that is based in the southern Michigan area, northern Indiana area, who works in buildings. So, we've been working with them on estimates,pricing and what kind of variances we would need,but there has not been an awarding of contractors and we haven't made a definitive decision to go forward, pending the Council's approval. Councilmember Regina Williams-Preston followed up, Given that, would you be interested in or be willing to have a conversation about a project labor agreement? Something that just puts it on the books about, how I'm sure you would already be contracting with local contractors. Mr. Hopkins replied, We would love to enter into those discussions with you. 10 REGULAR MEETING April 8, 2019 Councilmember Regina Williams-Preston replied, Terrific, thank you. Councilmember Jake Teshka stated, I'm glad you are bringing part of that training center here. Otherwise, I don't know where we would find all these diesel techs. They are about as scarce as they get nowadays, and I think this adds to another initiative and what should be part of this Council's priority is training these folks for these types of positions and these jobs we are bringing to the City. We need to have the workforce developed to move into those positions seamlessly. Thank you for the work you are doing on that end as well. So, I think that's great. Councilmember Jo M. Broden stated, Just quickly, and this isn't just for you but for some of the other petitioners in the group,but Mr. Buckenmeyer mentioned it was a wooded piece of land that is going to be converted into your wonderful uses and terrific benefit for the community. But,just to recognize, I think, as a City, I would like to call out our pretty low standards in terms of landscaping and looking at things from an environmental impact perspective, you know,building- wise. So, I guess, and I acknowledge that all of the petitioners are currently supporting local non- profits and that is part of our application process, but I would just like to throw it out there that as our community moves in our conversations about sustainability and climate impact, I would like to put it out there,as we go forward with some of these approvals and you as you are going forward in your process of working with contractors who will build this out, maybe take a look at some of those opportunities as they present themselves to kind of check some of those boxes. I think, you know, we can look at that on a short-term,mid-term and long-term benefit and I would hope, you know,our developer communities can see a partnership on that. If you can't do it on site,find ways to offset it in our broader community. Plant some trees if not in this location, you know, some mitigating approaches if not on your own location, perhaps elsewhere. That is not specific to you but to the broader group. Mr. Hopkins replied, One(1) of the big things we've done on our recent two (2)building projects was a big solar array. We are very big with the solar power and being self-sustaining. Councilmember Tim Scott asked, Please state what baseball team you support. Mr. Yates replied, The St. Louis Cardinals. This being the time heretofore set for the Public Hearing on the above bills, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. There were none. Councilmember Gavin Ferlic made a motion to adopt Bill No. 19-22. Councilmember John Voorde seconded this motion which carried by a roll call vote of nine (9) ayes. 19-26 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 IGNITION PARK, SOUTH BEND, IN 46601 AN ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AREA FOR PURPOSES OF AN EIGHT (8)YEAR REAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT FOR CATALYST THREE, LLC Councilmember Gavin Ferlic, chair of the Community Investment Committee, reported that they met this afternoon and send this bill forward with a favorable recommendation. Dan Buckenmeyer, Director of Business Development for the Department of Community Investment with offices located on the 14th floor of the County-City Building, South Bend, IN, served as the presenter for this bill. Mr. Buckenmeyer stated, This is a pretty exciting one (1) for South Bend. Not only is it a buildout of Ignition Park but it is a retention effort for one (1) of our treasured existing employers. First (1St) the office building, this will be a $16 million investment in an 83,000 square foot building. It will be larger, ironically, than the other two (2) in order to house this large employer. The other two (2) that you see there (referencing a slide in the presentation), Catalyst One (1) and Two (2) are both only about 50,000 square feet. The five hundred(500)retained jobs come by way of an organization that started here over thirty(30)years 11 REGULAR MEETING April 8, 2019 ago and has been with South Bend through that entire time. They have seen significant and nationwide growth. With that, they had reason, recently, to consider a departure from South Bend in part due to some State tax situations that they face due to the unique nature of their business. We have worked diligently with them to give them good reason to stay behind just their desire to stay in their birthplace, if you will, and where they have about five hundred (500) plus valued employees. These are important jobs to South Bend. I'll note these are consultants and higher salary paying jobs that would leave quite a hole if a company like this were to leave. These are jobs we cannot readily replace. So, it is very thrilling that we are talking about retaining Press Ganey(PG)in this effort directly through this tax abatement which,via a triple-net-lease,wherein they, as tenant would pay the property taxes. This is a direct benefit to them. Jeff Smoke is here from Great Lakes Capital, who is the developer and builder. My team from PG, who you met this afternoon, unfortunately called and they are not able to be here right now. But they send their regrets, first(1St) of all,but also their thanks for your consideration. As they said this afternoon, it is very critical. It is part of a three(3)-part element. We want to seal this and give the State a little kick in the pants to get their incentives in line and solidify this, so we can get ink on this deal. Councilmember Regina Williams-Preston stated, I think you had touched on that this is a real situation and the gentlemen said in Committee that we really could have lost this opportunity. This is a long-standing business with lots of jobs. So, it was really important to make this available for them. Mr. Buckenmeyer replied, Right, and if you look at this one(1) you'll see it is a heavier incentive than we typically do. It pushes the envelope of almost twenty percent(20%)whereas most of these we are talking about are below fifteen percent (15%) and closer to ten percent (10%). That is through direct conversations with the Mayor and we have been working really hard to make this meaningful for PG. Councilmember Regina Williams-Preston followed up,The$900,000 public funding, can you talk about that? Mr. Buckenmeyer replied, Yeah, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to gloss over that. It is unusual to pair TIF with a tax abatement. We try not to do that. Sometimes in special situations, we do stack. So, the reason this happened here is, again, when you look at this map (referencing a slide in the presentation) and the two (2) soon to be three (3) buildings, that was part of a contract done between the City and Great Lakes Capital back in 2015. So, that was a development agreement that provided $900,000 in TIF incentive for each of the three(3)buildings as they were built. That was already baked into this as a bid as PG frankly looked at this site and other sites with other developers throughout the City over the last eighteen(18)months two (2)years. It helped this site win, quite frankly. But, again, that $900,000 benefit will go to the parking lots, landscaping and local public improvements. The tax abatement will go through the owner and then directly benefit PG themselves. Councilmember Jo M. Broden asked, So, this is a consolidation though, right? Well, it's a move but it also brings about a consolidation of some of their different components, correct? Mr. Buckenmeyer replied, Yeah, as Mr. Williams said this afternoon, they are kind of spread out across about four (4) buildings right now. Some are in disrepair, so, it has affected employee morale and so on, other elements,but this brings them all under one (1)roof. Councilmember Jo M. Broden followed up, Will this include room for expansion of their workforce? Mr. Buckenmeyer replied, There is a little room for expansion, yes. Councilmember Jo M. Broden then asked, The other buildings, I mean, certainly one (1) of these are in a pretty prime spot along our river? Are there any plans for the buildings they are vacating? Mr. Buckenmeyer replied, We don't have a signed lease here, so, we don't happen to have those conversations yet,but our general consensus is these are riverfront buildings and there will be great opportunity there. We are not too worried about them. 12 REGULAR MEETING April 8, 2019 Councilmember Jo M. Broden stated, Lastly,just a comment, well, a compliment to the staff of DCI. When you look at this as a five (5) year project, frankly, we are getting at retention. I want to also thank Press Ganey for their willingness to work with us. And of course, the developers. Mr. Buckenmeyer stated, For the record, it's been all the way up and down the chain from the developers and, I mean, a year ago, roughly, we were sitting in the Mayor's conference room and this has been a very involved experience. We have worked very hard on this, every member of the team has. Councilmember Karen White stated, We recently attended a workshop dealing with opportunity zones. Is this building in an opportunity zone? And what would that mean in terms of any type of impact or incentives? Mr. Buckenmeyer replied,All of Ignition Park is in one(1)of the Census Tracts that encompasses an opportunity zone. I can't speak to what that means but in one (1) manner, yes, that could be a benefit should the developer want to create a fund for folks to invest their capital gains into. The opportunity zones are a vehicle for that. There could be investment in this building from other outside resources, but I don't know if that has happened. Jeff Smoke, 112 West Jefferson Boulevard, South Bend, IN, replied, In terms of the opportunity zones,there is still a lot of language being fleshed out and how those are being implemented. Some have been already but, basically, it allows for a lower cost of capital to go in and help incentivize projects. So, we are not planning on that for this one(1) yet because the language is still new, but we may end up doing it in the end. It is all being worked out in real time. Councilmember John Voorde asked, Is this an Urban Enterprise Zone? If so, are there any benefits that accrue to anyone doing anything in a UEZ? Mr. Buckenmeyer replied, I believe it is in the zone, but they haven't done much with that. This being the time heretofore set for the Public Hearing on the above bills, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. There were none. Councilmember Oliver Davis stated, I just want to, again,thank you. When we sat on this Council a few years ago, about the whole Ignition Park, we were highly concerned that Innovation Park was going to be the big success and Ignition Park was going to be pretty much left to fend for itself. That has not been the case at all and I remember back to Mayor Steve about that and Mayor Pete has continued that, and this is really creating that. The way the Catalyst is set up, when we brought people to that building, they have been amazed. It just gives a whole different flavor to the whole Rum Village area as you come through that section and I think it is going to really build up that whole section and I'm pleased to be a part of this. Mr. Buckenmeyer stated, I'm thrilled you brought that up. You bring up a great point. I think that if and hopefully when this happens, this will be absolutely transformational. You throw five hundred(500)people into any concentrated area, you are going to have a transformational effect. Councilmember Oliver Davis interrupted, I can see stores coming. People are going to want everything from restaurants, to eating places to everything else. From my house, it's going to be much easier to just enjoy life and so, yeah. Mr. Smoke stated, As part of this expansion, we will be adding a full-service café to Catalyst One (1). Councilmember Oliver Davis interjected, Ok, I will work with you on the menu and we can do that kind of thing, that would be cool. I'm at peace. Councilmember Oliver Davis made a motion to adopt Bill No. 19-26.Councilmember Gavin Ferlic seconded this motion which carried by a roll call vote of nine (9) ayes. 19-28 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND DESIGNATING CERTAIN AREAS WITHIN THE 13 REGULAR MEETING April 8, 2019 CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, COMMONLY KNOWN AS NE CORNER OF ADAM ROAD AND U.S. 31 BYPASS, SOUTH BEND, IN 46628 AN ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AREA FOR PURPOSES OF A SIX(6)YEAR REAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT FOR GLC PORTAGE PRAIRIE IV, LLC Councilmember Gavin Ferlic, chair of the Community Investment Committee, reported that they met this afternoon and send this bill forward with a favorable recommendation. Dan Buckenmeyer, Director of Business Development for the Department of Community Investment with offices located on the 14th floor of the County-City Building, South Bend, IN, served as the presenter for this bill. Mr. Buckenmeyer stated, This is the first (1St) of two (2), I'll just do a little preamble on the next two (2) coming if you will humor me. As I said this afternoon, if you want to show economic strength, growth and vitality in a community, look for spec buildings. We just talked about in the past five (5) abatements, we've talked about$40 million of investment in our community. These next two (2)including$20 million of investment in buildings that currently have no proposed tenant. We can't count proposed jobs yet because we don't know who is going to go in there but,again,we have a good track record.The last three(3)spec buildings that the current petitioner, GLC, did brought about seven hundred (700) jobs. So, it is just an exciting moment, really, for an economic development geek like me, to stand up here and talk about this level of investment from two (2) of our most trusted partners and valued partners in the City in terms of developers and their commitment to the community. Mr.Buckenmeyer continued,That said,we will start with Great Lakes Capital.This is where CTDI is(referencing a slide in the presentation). That was what was known as spec three(3)when it was built. It now houses five hundred (500) plus employees. The subject area for the new building is just north of that. It's just all yellow because it is a single plat right now. It will be platted off into smaller pieces. In any event,it will be a$7 million investment and a 166,000 square foot building. Again, it will be styled to house a light industrial manufacturer or a logistics warehousing distribution company. And again, there is great access to I-80 and I-90. Again, we don't list any jobs,per se, in this but we do expect indirect jobs by the eventual tenants. Councilmember Regina Williams-Preston stated, I think it will be good to clarify about the traffic patterns and how people will access that property. Council President Tim Scott replied, I can speak to that. When CTDI went in, there was a lot of concern with what is in yellow(referencing a slide in the presentation)right now going all the way up to Bertrand Road and the Michigan State line. This Council has approved buildings within here that would have no access to Mayflower or anywhere up to Bertrand Road. I've worked as the first (18t) district rep with Community Investment, Dan has been involved, as well as Engineering, on working to improve the roads and access in and out of this for better and more peaceful traffic for the citizens that live within the area,which is county. So,if you look, Mayflower Road is a county road and everything around this is pretty much county. The houses along Adams Road is county as well. One (1) thing that was mentioned earlier that was kind of over-looked was the State will be working on the off-ramps and the bypass within that area but also the City and TIF dollars are going in to improve Cleveland Road and that access. The twelve (12)points go beyond that. Dan and I have been working together and right now it is an Engineering study. Our Engineering as well as the County Engineering because we have to have county cooperation on this as well. We have to look at traffic patterns and road conditions. Also, we are going to be working with developers and the businesses to make sure their employees understand where they need to come and go out of there so everybody has a better quality of life. We will be looking at other traffic solutions with it. One (1) thing is, there really is no good wayfinding signs when anybody comes off the highways. There is a very small sign that says, 'No Trucks.' We need to see lighted signs that point trucks in the right direction. There are simple and cheap solutions we can do and there are some more expensive things that we will need cooperation for, not only from the developers but the City and the County. That was mentioned earlier in Committee today. We will continue those conversations. I did send,last week an email, and we will pool that information together and 14 REGULAR MEETING April 8, 2019 once we understand what is going on, I will share that with the Council and the public. Bobby K, the County Councilmember, has been in those conversations as well. These are good problems to have, we just have to solve them for all the citizens. Councilmember Regina Williams-Preston stated, Thank you, President Scott. You've really done a lot of work and this is a good example of how our decisions in the City impact the County. It is just a wonderful example of us working together to make sure we are taking care of everybody. We talked also in Committee,and I've been asking everybody,have you awarded the contract yet? You mentioned before you usually work with Majority Builders but haven't decided yet. Mr. Smoke replied, Correct. Councilmember Regina Williams-Preston stated,I will just ask you again for public record. Would you be willing to have a conversation about doing a project labor agreement,to solidify with your builders, that community benefit? Mr. Smoke replied,Yes, we would entertain those discussions, certainly. Councilmember Jo M. Broden interjected, I would just like to actually concur with the comments about your leadership, President Scott. I would like to highlight, too, your responsiveness to the actual citizens who came before the Council. I know on our very first (1St) vote, related to your earlier project, that was input Council had received. Thank you for your leadership on that. But, I also think it's important to thank staff and elected representatives on both the City and Council level. I think it's really important that, as we move forward, and I'm glad we're going to have an update that we actually solidify some timing on these improvements. I think the message that help is on the way is kind of vague, but if we can say help is on the way and these are our priority projects by X deadline, I think that is a much more substantial response. I look forward to those types of conversations. Council President Tim Scott stated, Just within the last week and a half, we found out about Cleveland Road. I think it is about $2 million the City is putting into Cleveland. The idea was to say, yes, this is what we are going to do. We are working out the details. We will bring that forth. This being the time heretofore set for the Public Hearing on the above bills, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. There were none. Councilmember Gavin Ferlic made a motion to adopt Bill No. 19-28. Councilmember Jake Teshka seconded this motion which carried by a roll call vote of nine(9) ayes. 19-30 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 24605 CLEVELAND ROAD, SOUTH BEND, IN 46628 AN ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AREA FOR PURPOSES OF A SIX(6)YEAR REAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT FOR 31 NIMTZ LAND, LLC Councilmember Gavin Ferlic, chair of the Community Investment Committee, reported that they met this afternoon and send this bill forward with a favorable recommendation. Dan Buckenmeyer, Director of Business Development for the Department of Community Investment with offices located on the 14th floor of the County-City Building, South Bend, IN, served as the presenter for this bill. Mr. Buckenmeyer stated, This is the second (2nd) of two (2) spec buildings. This one (1) is 225,000 square feet and nearly a $13 million project. Nimtz Road runs across the southern border of this map that's on here(referencing a slide in the presentation). The bypass runs along the right side of that map. If you were to go to the northwest there, you would bump into Tire Rack. This will fill an empty tooth. One(1)of these two (2)parcels that this will fill was just annexed into the City. Again, it is a great testament to the confidence our City 15 REGULAR MEETING April 8, 2019 developers and partners have in the continued growth and investment in South Bend. We expect it will bring a wonderful number of indirect jobs, whether it becomes utilized for light manufacturing, warehousing, or some mix within that 225,000 square feet. Paul Phair is here from Holladay Properties who is the developer. Holladay construction is also the builder. Councilmember Jo M. Broden asked,You guys were the early adopters out in this area. So, I think that should be noted. You were first(1St) in on the scene, and a lot has followed after you. I want to recognize your initial and early efforts on that. As well, I would say the Chamber of Commerce and some of our partners with regional planning has really identified needs here. So, between private and public,inclusive of our Community Investment staff,our leadership in Administration, a lot of this has really come together. I want to acknowledge your company and predecessors. Paul Phair, 227 South Main Street, South Bend, IN, replied, Thank you very much and you're absolutely right. Even before I joined the company and I've been with Holladay for thirteen (13) years now, we really were early in getting into this northwest area and saw the potential the toll road and the US-31 intersection really had for industry in our town. Over the years, we've developed many buildings out in this area. We still own about 750,000 square feet in addition to the one (1) we are talking about, but I'll bet we've probably developed another 1.5, maybe 2 million square feet that has since sold over the last two (2) decades. It has been a great area and personally, for me,up in the Portage Prairie area,that was my sole focus from day one(1). So, I'm thrilled to see it grow into what it has become. We're excited to get this project going and thank you all for the opportunity. This abatement will be huge in offsetting our risk for such a major investment. Councilmember Jake Teshka stated, Holladay has a proven track record in our community for meeting their obligations. Thank you, Paul, and to your father as well, for all that Holladay has done for us here in the community. Councilmember Regina Williams-Preston interjected, I really liked the question that Councilmember Davis asked in Committee. Do you remember that, Councilmember Davis? Councilmember Oliver Davis stated, What I asked was in terms of the issue of putting us, as we look at our sister cities of Mishawaka and Elkhart, how does this put us in terms of positioning as we look at those kinds of cities in terms of positioning us with marketing and attracting those kinds of businesses. Mr. Phair replied, Dan mentioned, having two (2) spec buildings is a really good indication of the confidence that people have in the community. If we were in Chicagoland or a larger market, spec building is more standard. It is a traditional way for large industrial developers to do that. But, in communities our size, it is not a very typical thing to see in great number. So, we definitely will have the advantage of having space available over some of the cities in close proximity that don't have that same advantage. Councilmember Tim Scott stated, When Great Lakes built the 200,000 square foot building in the Portage Prairie area,there were only thirteen(13)distribution buildings that size in the entire State. The demand is there, I can tell you that. Councilmember Regina Williams-Preston interjected, And one (1) of the things you said specifically is it can cut the timeframe for businesses looking to set up right away. So, that is one (1) of the advantages we will have with the spec buildings. Mr. Phair replied, No doubt. Most companies don't want to take the time to plan a new building. So, having something ready to go for them can take their timeframe from fifteen (15) months to four(4) months. That is a huge advantage for them to be able to move with the speed of business, react more quickly to market forces, all that kind of stuff. Councilmember Karen White stated,This is just another example of the Council working with not only the developer and Administration, but also with the citizens. I was on the Council at the time when the vision of having Portage Prairie came to our community. Not only did we have extensive meetings, but we met on Saturday's. We dealt with the resident's concerns. We listened. We did our best to make sure their concerns were heard, and we made sure that, as we moved forward, we did our best to ensure that the developer had the support they needed and that our residents, as 16 REGULAR MEETING April 8, 2019 • much as possible, their needs were met. Almost every Saturday, we were meeting about this particular project. Again,we see the results of the work the Council did way back fifteen(15) some years ago. Thank you for your work. This being the time heretofore set for the Public Hearing on the above bills, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. There were none. Councilmember Gavin Ferlic made a motion to adopt Bill No. 19-30. Councilmember Oliver Davis seconded this motion which carried by a roll call vote of nine(9) ayes. BILLS ON FIRST READING BILL NO. 10-19 FIRST READING ON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND SEEKING A SPECIAL EXCEPTION USE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED WEST AND ADJACENT TO 6100 NIMTZ PARKWAY, COUNCILMANIC DISTRICT NO. 1 IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA Councilmember John Voorde made a motion to send Bill No. 10-19 to the Area Plan Commission for their May 21',2019 meeting and to the Zoning and Annexation Committee for Second Reading and Public Hearing on May 28th, 2019. Councilmember Gavin Ferlic seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine(9) ayes. Councilmember Gavin Ferlic then made a motion to move the May 27th,2019 meeting of the South Bend Common Council to May 28th,2019 in observance of Memorial Day. Councilmember Oliver Davis seconded this motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. 11-19 FIRST READING ON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 121 EAST TUTT STREET, COUNCILMANIC DISTRICT NO. 2 IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA Councilmember John Voorde made a motion to send Bill No. 11-19 to the Area Plan Commission for their May 21st,2019 meeting and to the Zoning and Annexation Committee for Second Reading and Public Hearing on May 28th, 2019. Councilmember Gavin Ferlic seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine(9) ayes. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Councilmember Oliver Davis stated,Without discussing too much because I know we just had the first (1') reading, the ordinance we just went over, I was in conversations with our City attorney and we were trying to go over the lease agreement. There has been a lot of discussion that the lease of weather amnesty was going to close on April 15`h,but it ended up closing on April 1'. I just wanted to get clarification on that. I know there was a meeting on that and I couldn't make the last meeting but in terms of any planning, well, what is being said is there was no planning and it was just closed. I know Mr. Dave Matthews had a meeting with them yesterday, but, what is your knowledge about the case and everything else? Council Attorney Bob Palmer replied, My knowledge is the original lease agreement for the Tutt Street location provided for a lease that ended on April 15`h of this year. Following a resolution of this Council to keep weather amnesty open until April 1 S`of this year,there will be a two (2)week time period between the end of weather amnesty and the lease terminated. I'm not aware of what happened with April 18t and I'm also not aware of any continued discussion between Hope Ministries, the City and the owner of the Tutt Street location for weather amnesty purposes. 17 REGULAR MEETING April 8, 2019 Councilmember Oliver Davis interjected, Ms. O'Sullivan, is there any light you can share with us regarding where we are because I've been getting questions on that. Laura O'Sullivan, Chief of Staff to the Mayor of the City of South Bend with offices located on the 14th floor of the County-City Building, South Bend, IN, replied, I do not have an update on that.The latest update can be provided by the minutes of the meeting with Pam Meyer in the Health and Public Safety Committee. Councilmember Oliver Davis interjected, Is there any way you can provide us a fresh update regarding what has gone on? Given the comments from the media, the comments and everything else, where we are today, what has been done so people can make a public statement on that? Basically, it's been said it was closed, they created Tent City, and the City wiped all that out, it has created this whole turn around and rumble as you are probably aware of. So, what can we do to be proactive? I know in our whole conversation on weather amnesty we had before, we were getting everything done prior to the June or July date. Ms. O'Sullivan replied, We can get an update on that. Councilmember Oliver Davis interjected, I appreciate that. How soon can we expect that? Ms. O'Sullivan replied, Maybe two (2) days? Councilmember Oliver Davis stated, Thanks, I appreciate it. I'm at peace. Councilmember Jo M. Broden stated, I would like to just bring the public up to date with a climate resolution. Councilmember Teshka, the chair of the Utilities Committee, and myself as chair of Health and Public Safety, will be bringing forward to the Council on Monday, April 22nd at the 7:00 p.m. meeting, relative to some early steps we would like Council and leadership to look at. To that,we had a presentation in Committee today from Therese Dorau,the Director of the Office of Sustainability, and she provided a PowerPoint presentation. We hope to have that live and available under the Council Initiatives portion of our website webpage and also individuals can get ahold of it by contacting any one(1)of their Council Members as well. If I might,just quickly solicit, we are looking for input on what was presented today within the context of the Committee meeting. Basically, it was an outline of what Council is considering and we are entertaining input from the community on that. So, you can contact any one (1) of the chairs of the Committees as well as your own Council Member. That document will hopefully be online tomorrow as well as the two (2) additional handouts given to Council. One (1) is from our Urban Sustainability Directors Network. It is Appendix A,USDN GHG Reduction High Impact Practices. So,basically, greenhouse gas reduction high-impact practices are something that could inform the discussions going forward, both at the Council and community level. And then a second (2nd) document handout,the United States Conference of Mayors and the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, the Alliance for a Sustainable Future. There is a quick four (4) or five (5) page document, again, that could also inform our discussions leading into the April 22nd request from Council to pass a resolution relative to climate change impact. The entire public record will be rounded out, including the minutes from the February 18th meeting and the February 27th meeting. I would like to expressly thank, on behalf of my Committee, Graham Sparks and the Clerk's Office for all of their work. And, the Sustainability Office and, particularly, Therese Dorau and Eric Horvath for all of your support and leadership on this issue here to date. I look forward to our April 22nd meeting and our consideration as Council on this. NEW BUSINESS There was no new business. PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR Rod Goodchild, 837 South 24th Street, South Bend, IN, stated, I'm right next to Potawatomi Park. He handed out documents to the Council Members which are available in the City Clerk's Office. Mr. Goodchild stated, I come today to thank everyone on this panel, these Council Members. I 18 REGULAR MEETING April 8, 2019 want to especially point out the PARC Committee, Sharon McBride, Chairperson, I can't thank you enough. You've taken the baton. As a runner myself on two (2) US teams, 1980 and 1984, Masters Gold, top runner at forty (40) and was trying my best to be at seventy (70) to break the American record. But, when you write a book and people respect you, and you put your heart and soul into it, it does continue to keep you on the path. If I tell anybody, if they can just get a ticket to get on the plane, you can get to wherever you're going. But, you need a ticket. My ticket was my father and what he left me, there is nothing more, the story, than coming from an Indian reservation when your grandma Dory was one hundred(100)years old when I was five(5). It was 1850 when she was born.To think that we have had now eleven(11) spirit animal carvings,thanks to you Council Members. Gavin, you're the Vice Chair, your father totally supported it. Oliver, you were there and spoke of my father. He was smiling. My sister, she at twenty (20) years with Phil Sinclair,he wrote in your newspaper, employees from the City, the dedication to her and her service. Sue Stevenson Goodchild, over twenty(20) years. With that, John Voorde, without him, it would have never happened. I thank everyone. I know it chokes me up sometimes. Do you see this plaque? It says Goodchild. When I was in grade school, that was the first (1St) time I saw my name: Roderick Goodchild.That was from delivering papers.Three(3)areas I have to get the flag, Aaron Perri got that. To get the fourteen (14) spirit animals, we have that done with the rock for my dad.And for the eleven(11) stones that give the messages, as Mayor Pete said, you can't write a book with blank pages, you can't understand what the eleven (11) carvings are without the messages. As you've all seen,they are there. The Native Americans have all spoken.They all want it done. I've heard now from Parks that it's going to be done. It will be done in time for the Best. Week. Ever. coming up in June. Thank you so much, everyone, I can't thank you enough for all of your support. It goes without saying, everyone had to be involved to have it succeed. Thank you. Bill Stranz, 1818 South Olive Street, South Bend, IN, stated, I'm from Bill's Auto Shop. I'm still trying to get together with the City Engineers or somebody for the right-of-way where they are putting in the street. They are making Olive Street a single lane each way with a center turn lane. No parking on either side of the street and it's eliminating all the parking in front of my place of business. We've been out there for fifty-five (55) years. They suggested I put a parking lot on the side of my building. The storage lot goes back about one hundred (100) feet. I've got some estimates on putting the fence back further and paving a lot and a few other things that would have to be done. I still don't know what the City expects of a parking lot.That is my problem. I'm trying to get together with the City Engineers. Hopefully they can do something. I've been talking to Mr. Voorde and he's been helping me out as well as Councilmember Oliver Davis. I thank you very much for your help so far. I have some proposals and prices. Randall Norris, 802 South 31st Street, South Bend, IN, stated, I'm here on behalf of my employers. They are investors in this area. They have several properties in the Coquillard Park area and throughout South Bend. I'm mainly talking about Coquillard Park right now. I've done a lot of work in that area. I've been there for about three (3) years now. And, in three (3) years, I've witnessed four (4) instances of gun fire in that park. Not around that park, in that park. Three (3) of those four(4) times, there were small children playing in that park. How lucky are we that no one has been hit yet? They want solutions to that problem. No one feels safe in that neighborhood anymore. Just last night we had an incident at about 8:45 p.m., there were thirty(30)to forty(40) shots fired, with children, in that park. One (1) of the bullets actually went through into one(1) of our houses, went in through the wall, through the living room, through the bedroom and it lodged in a headboard. So, you're not even safe in your own home in that area anymore. A bullet can get you. The people I work for, Amanda Shutz, she would love to have conversation. She wants to be involved in the solution. We are just looking for something, common sense, that works and will solve this problem. She would like to speak with you personally, Mr. Ferlic. If I can get your contact information at the end of the meeting, I would like that. I just want everyone to be aware of what it is going on there. Our luck is going to run out and something needs to be done. Thank you. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Council, President Tim Scott adjourned the meeting at 8:46 p.m. 19