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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4796-19 A Resolution of the Common Council of South Bend, Indiana, Encouraging continued and increased public engagement between the Public and the Redevelopment Commission RESOLUTION No. 4796-19 Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana June 10, 20 19 Attest: eltA44-1.44-0)1 //z,,,...4,4.___ City Clerk . -ema •. • - -41114Attest President of Common Council Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana June 10, 19 20 . .24-14-.•1..."-01 ''44,,,Ii. City Clerk Kareemah N. Fowler Approved and signed by me 3Uie 1, 20 i 1 . /1,:< , AP Maya. .t ,/ SUBSTITUTE BILL NO. 19-43 RESOLUTION NO. 4796-19 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF SOUTH BEND,INDIANA,ENCOURAGING CONTINUED AND INCREASED PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN THE PUBLIC AND THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION Whereas, the Redevelopment Commission, pursuant to IC 36-7-14-32, is empowered to; (1)make plans for carrying out a program of voluntary repair and rehabilitation of buildings and improvements; (2)make plans for the enforcement of laws and regulations relating to the use of land and the use and occupancy of buildings and improvements, and to the compulsory repair,rehabilitation, demolition, or removal of buildings and improvements; (3)make preliminary plans outlining urban renewal activities for neighborhoods to embrace two(2)or more urban renewal areas; (4)make preliminary surveys, including environmental assessments,to determine if the undertaking and carrying out of an urban renewal project are feasible; (5)make plans for the relocation of persons (including families, business concerns, and others) displaced by an urban renewal project; (6) make relocation payments to or with respect to persons(including families,business concerns,and others)displaced by an urban renewal project, for moving expenses and losses of property for which reimbursement or compensation is not otherwise made, including the making of payments financed by the federal government; and (7)develop, test, and report methods and techniques, and carry out demonstrations and other activities, for the prevention and the elimination of areas needing development as defined in the conditions described in IC 36-7-1-3 in urban areas; and Whereas, the Redevelopment Commission is comprised of five voting members, three of whom are appointed by the Mayor and two are appointed by the South Bend Common Council. In addition, one member of the South Bend Community School Corporation Board of School Trustees is appointed by the Mayor as a non-voting adviser to the Commission.; and Whereas,IC 36-7-14-3(b)gives the Common Council the statutory obligation to review and oversee the budget of the Redevelopment Commission; and Whereas, IC 36-7-14-13 requires the Redevelopment Commission to issue a report to the City's executive and fiscal body which includes, in part,the names of the then qualified and acting commissioners,the names of the officers of that body,the number of regular employees and their fixed salaries or compensation,the amount of the expenditures made during the preceding year and their general purpose, an accounting of the tax increment revenues expended by any entity receiving the tax increment revenues as a grant or loan from the commission,the amount of funds on hand at the close of the calendar year, and other information necessary to disclose the activities of the commissioners and the results obtained; and Whereas, IC 36-7-14-13 also requires that report to include the following information set forth for each tax increment financing district regarding the previous year: (1) Revenues received. (2) Expenses paid. (3)Fund balances. (4)The amount and maturity date for all outstanding obligations. (5)The amount paid on outstanding obligations. (6)A list of all the parcels and the depreciable personal property of any designated taxpayer included in each tax increment financing district allocation area and the base assessed value and incremental assessed value for each parcel and the depreciable personal property of any designated taxpayer in the list. (7)To the extent that the following information has not previously been provided to the department of local government finance: (A)The year in which the tax increment financing district was established. (B)The section of the Indiana Code under which the tax increment financing district was established. (C)Whether the tax increment financing district is part of an area needing redevelopment,an economic development area,a redevelopment project area,or an urban renewal project area. (D)If applicable,the year in which the boundaries of the tax increment financing district were changed and a description of those changes. (E)The date on which the tax increment financing district will expire. (F)A copy of each resolution adopted by the redevelopment commission that establishes or alters the tax increment financing district; and Whereas,the Redevelopment Commission has stated an expectation of having$28.4 million within its control during fiscal year 2019; and Whereas, the Redevelopment Commission is otherwise subject to the same laws,rules, and ordinances of a general nature that apply to all other commissions or departments of the City; and Whereas,the Common Council's standing Community Investment Committee is charged with overseeing the various activities of the Community Investment Department and programs directed by this Department; and Whereas,the mission of the Common Council is: "To make certain that our City Government is always responsive to the needs of our residents&that the betterment of South Bend is always our highest priority"; and Whereas,The City of South Bend, including the Common Council and the Redevelopment Commission,is committed to delivering excellent services to its residents, including transparency of data and internal performance management information through the City's core values of excellence,accountability, innovation, inclusion and empowerment; and Whereas, among the 2019 goals of the Redevelopment Commission are: 1)to improve resident engagement on City services and direct neighborhood association support; 2)to increase meaningful information available on City services, including better accessibility of information online; and Whereas,among stated priorities of each of the Common Council,the City and the Redevelopment Commission are: transparency,public engagement and the City's growth; and Whereas,the Redevelopment Commission's currently schedule of regular meetings at 9:30 a.m. on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month may make it difficult for many citizens of South Bend to attend and voice their opinions regarding agenda items; and Whereas,the Common Council believes that the mission of the Redevelopment Commission,together with the missions of the Common Council and the City, would be better served by changing the scheduled time for Redevelopment Commission meetings to a time 4:00 p.m. or later; and Whereas,the Council acknowledges and appreciates the added burden and inconvenience placed on the members of the Redevelopment Commission,its staff,volunteers and petitioners by such a change,but believes that such a change is in the best interests of the citizens of the City; and Whereas,it is important that citizens not only be given an opportunity to attend the Redevelopment Commission meetings,but also have an opportunity to address any agenda item by directly responding to a petitioner's presentation and hearing any rebuttal; and Whereas,the Redevelopment Commission has played a vital role in the development of the City in recent years and it is anticipated that this vital role will continue into the future. Section I. A change in the scheduled meeting time for the Redevelopment Commission from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. or later may provide more citizens of South Bend an opportunity to attend the meetings while being respectful of the Commission, its staff,volunteers,and petitioners. Section II. The Commission should adopt rules and procedures by which any person attending such meeting is able to engage the Redevelopment Commission per agenda item. Section III.The Common Council strongly encourages the Redevelopment Commission to approve and adopt the recommendations of the Common Council, effective July 1,2019. Section IV. This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon passage by the South Bend Common Council and approval by the Mayor. 11Wir Tim Scott, Council President South Bend Common Council rartSkfiliti l°I10I2ol1 Not A5-1o. ADOPTFn wt-2 r I t 1 (9