Resolution No 59-2019 - For the Disposal of Surplus Property

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RESOI,'(J"FION NO. 59-2019 &RESOLUTION OF THE CITE` OF SOUGH E J fI"IAN A., BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE .DISPOSAL OF SURPLUS .___.....�.... �...�..._................._ PROPERTY WHEREAS, I.C. 36-9-6-1 gives the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend the right and duty to have custody of, control of, use of, and dispose of in accordance with Indiana statutes, all real and personal property owned by the City of South Bend (the "City"); and WHEREAS, I.C. § 5-22-22-1 permits and establishes procedure for disposal of personal property which is no longer needed by the City or which is unfit for the purpose for which it was intended; and WHEREAS, I.C. § 5-22-22-8 states that personal property may be deemed worthless if the sale or transportation of such personal property would cost more than its value and allows for the disposition of such personal property at the discretion of the City; and WHEREAS, the City and St. Joseph County, Indiana entered into an Interlocal Agreement dated December 12, 2017 for the support of the Historic Preservation Commission (the "Interlocal Agreement"); and WHEREAS, Section 3.07 of the Interlocal Agreement provides that the property of the Historic Preservation Commission (the "HPC") is acquired, held, and disposed of in the name of the City; and WHEREAS, Section 4.07 of the Interlocal Agreement transferred all of the assets of the HPC to the City; and WHEREAS, Section 4.06 requires the City to provide storage space for the assets by December 2020; and WHEREAS, the City has limited space in which to store all of the assets of the HPC; and WHEREAS, City staff dedicated to the HPC along with the HPC disposition committee (the "HPC Staff') have determined which assets are of the greatest interest and value to the HPC; and WHEREAS, the HPC Staff contacted potential purchasers or donees for some of the remaining assets (the "Property") and also determined that the cost of paying for additional storage for or disposing of the Property would exceed its value. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend that the Property as described on the attached Exhibit A is no longer needed by the City, is no longer useful to the HPC, and has an estimated fair market value of Zero Dollars ($0.00); and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Property be disposed of by donation or otherwise and removed from the City inventory, effective immediately upon the adoption of this resolution. Signature Page Follows