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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDetermining Lease Property at 224 W. Jefferson Blvd. is Necessary for General Office SpaceAttest: RESOLUTION 3256 -03 Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana October 13 20-2-3 Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana October 14, 20 03 Approved and signed by me October 15 City Clerk President of Common Council 20--13—. City Clerk LM RESOLUTION NO. 32-S6-0-3 RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, DETERMINING, AFTER INVESTIGATION, THAT THE LEASE OF PROPERTY AT 224 WEST JEFFERSON BOULEVARD, SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, IS NECESSARY FOR USE AS GENERAL OFFICE SPACE WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana, received a petition on September 24, 2003 signed by fifty taxpayers of the City of South Bend, requesting that the Board lease the office space at 224 West Jefferson Boulevard, South Bend, Indiana, by entering into a lease with Tom Herrman and Associates for a term of one year with an option to renew for two additional one year periods with a monthly rental of Seven Thousand Five Hundred One Dollars ($7,501.00) in the first year; Seven Thousand Six Hundred Fourteen and 39/100 Dollars ($7,614.39) in the second year; and Seven Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty Eight and 39/100 Dollars ($7,768.39) in the third year; and WHEREAS, on September 24, 2003, the Board of Public Works received a certificate of the St. Joseph County Auditor certifying that the verifier of the Petition and the signers of the Petition are taxpayers of property within the corporate limits of the City of South Bend; and WHEREAS, I.C. 36- 1- 10 -7(2) requires, before the Board of Public Works as "leasing agent' enters into a lease agreement, that the Common Council, as "fiscal body," determine after investigation that the premises are needed, and that the lease amount is reasonable; and WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works has conducted the public hearing required by I.C. 36- 1- 10 -13. BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND AS FOLLOWS: 1. The Common Council has conducted a public hearing on this Resolution, and has heard persons desiring to speak in favor of and opposed to the adoption of this Resolution. 2. The Common Council wishes to provide general office space in the proposed location in order to offer the services of the Division of Community Development to the residents of the City. 3. The office proposed to be leased at 224 West Jefferson Boulevard, South Bend, Indiana, contains approximately 7,088 usable square feet of space, which is sufficient to accommodate the activities for which the space is intended. 4. On September 24, 2003, a Petition signed by fifty taxpayers of the City of South Bend, Indiana, was filed with the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana, requesting that the Board lease the property at 224 West Jefferson, South Bend, Indiana, by entering into a lease with Tom Herrman and Associates for a term of one year with an option to renew for two additional one year periods with a monthly rental of Seven Thousand Five Hundred One Dollars ($7,501.00) in the first year; Seven Thousand Six Hundred Fourteen and 39/100 Dollars ($7,614.39) in the second year; and Seven Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty Eight and 39/100 Dollars ($7,768.39) in the third year. On September 24, 2003, the Board of Public Works received a certificate signed by the St. Joseph County Auditor, certifying that the verifier and signers of the Petition are taxpayers of property within the corporate limits of the City of South Bend. 6. A proposed lease agreement for the premises was filed with the Board of Public Works, a true and complete copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, the original of which is located for public inspection at the Office of the Clerk of the Board of Public Works, 13' Floor, County -City Building, South Bend, Indiana. 7. Having considered the presentation and hearing on this Resolution, the Common Council of the City of South Bend hereby finds, pursuant to I.C. 36- 1- 10 -7(2), that the lease of property at 224 West Jefferson Boulevard as general office space is needed, as petitioned by the fifty taxpayers of the City of South Bend, whose signatures were certified by the St. Joseph County Auditor. 8. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. Z& 1:6� Member, South Bend Co on Council PRESENTED 10 - \ 3 - ©3 NOT APPROV`D ADOPTED t0,k3 -03 Filed In Clerk's Office E OCT Q li 2003 UMVTAA OIIDA CITYCLUK, 8C. BW' 0L TO THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND: Your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred: BILL NO. 03 -114 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, DETERMINING, AFTER INVESTIGATION, THAT THE LEASE OF PROPERTY AT 224 WEST JEFFERSON BOULEVARD, SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, IS NECESSARY FOR USE AS GENERAL OFFICE SPACE Respectfully report that they have examined the matter and that in their opinion, this bill is being recommended to the full Council with a favorable recommendation. Karl King Chairman