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Committee Report
HUMAN RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
To the Common Council of the City of South Bend
The Human Resources and Economic Development Committee was
called to order by its' Chairperson, Council Member Roland
Kelly at 4:40 p.m. in the Council Informal Meeting Room.
Persons in attendance included Council Members: Luecke,
Coleman, Puzzello, Washington, Slavinskas, Kelly, Duda,
Ladewski; Kevin Hughes, James Ongley, James Larkin, Barry
Mangus, Mike Beitzinger, Don Porter, and Kathleen Cekanski-
Farrand.
The first item on the agenda was to review Resolution No.
92-72 which would designate 4300 Quality Drive an Economic
Revitalization Area for a five (5) year personal property
tax abatement. The Committee also combined this Resolution
with Resoultion No. 92-73 which is a ten (10) year real
property tax abatement request for the property known as
4300 Quality Drive.
Mr. James A. Ongley, a Vice President of Accuride Indiana,
Inc. , presented a brochure to all Committee Members present
about this Corporation and also presented an example of
their product. He stated that the Company began thirty (30)
years ago in Burbank, California and is family owned. The
Company has over 2000 employees around the world. The
Company plans to have 250 new employees employed in the City
of South Bend with and annual payroll of six million dollars
with an average hourly rate of $9 . 25. He then showed
drawings of the building design. He further stated that the
street name was officially changed this morning by the Board
of Public Works to be known as Quality Drive. The building
is to be complete in mid-June of 1993 . Mr. Mike Beitzinger
reviewed the report from the Department of Economic
Development dated October 20, 1992 (copy attached) .
Mr. Kevin Hughes of Project Future spoke in favor of the
proposed resolutions. Council Member Coleman and Council
President Luecke also spoke in favor of the proposed
resolutions. Council Member Coleman spoke in favor of the
proposed porject and requested that a company official give
additional information at this evening's meeting why the
City of South Bend was chosen over other possible locations
in the Midwest.
Following further discussion, Council President Luecke made
a motion, seconded by Council Member Duda that Resolution
Numbers 92-72 and 92-73 be recommended favorably to Council.
The motion passed.
The Committee then reviewed Resolution No. 92-74 which is a
six (6) year real property tax abatement request for the
property known as 110 South Hill Street.
Mr. Mike Beitzinger reviewed the report from the Department
of Economic Development date October 20, 1992 . He noted
that the report sets forth the correct SIC number and the
correct key number for the proposed project. He noted that
the Economic Department noted that it does not meet current
City requirements for tax abatement and therefore would have
to petition the Common Council as a special exception under
Section 2-84 .
Mr. James Larkin and Mr. Barry Mangus of MAS Technology
Corporation doing business as Environmental Health
Laboratories, Inc. then made a presentation to the
Committee. It was noted that in light of Phase II and V of
the Safe Drinking Water Act at the Federal level that their
business is "booming" . They are certified in fifteen (15)
states, and have the technical expertise which helped the
Environmental Protection Agency write the regulations. They
are near capacity and will be at capacity by next year if
the proposed facility is built. It would be a 200 per cent
increase in square footage.
Council President Luecke noted that he met with the
Petitioner and believes that although the SIC Code falls
into a "service classification" that there are special
exceptions unique to this Company that clearly show that
they would be exporting services throughout the Country.
The Council Attorney also noted that the Substitute
Resolution contains a new Section IV which specifically sets
forth the findings which the Council must make in order to
declare this project as a "special exception" thereby
qualifying for a six (6) year real property tax abatement.
Following further discussion, Council Member Duda made a
motion seconded by Council Member Slavinskas that Substitute
Resolution No. 92-74 be recommended favorably to Council.
The motion passed.
There being no further business to come before the
Committee, the meeting was adjourned at 5: 10 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Council Member'Rolan Kelly, Chairperson
Human Resources and Economic Development Committee
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