HomeMy WebLinkAboutDetermining After Investigation Lease of Property 224 W. Jefferson Blvd. for use as General Office SpaceAttest:
RESOLUTION
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Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana
September 11,
2000.
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana
September 12, _- 00
Approved and signed by me
September 13,
City Clerk
President of Common Council
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City Clerk
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RESOLUTION NO. 2 1 2-�0 _06
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 11, 2000 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 Eighty -Eight Dollars
($7,088.00) in the first year; Seven Thousand One Hundred Fifteen and 64/100 Dollars ($7,115.64)
in the second year; and Seven Thousand One Hundred Forty-Three and 39/100 Dollars ($7,143.39)
in the third year; and
WHEREAS, on September 11, 2000, 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, prior to the Board entering into a lease agreement,
that the Common Council determine that the premises are needed, and that the lease amount is
reasonable.
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 ofthe Division of Community Development to the residents ofthe 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 11, 2000, 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 Eighty -Eight Dollars
($7,088.00) in the first year; Seven Thousand One Hundred Fifteen and 64/100 Dollars ($7,115.64)
in the second year *; and Seven Thousand One Hundred Forty -Three and 39/100 Dollars ($7,143.39)
in the third year.
5 On September 11, 2000, 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`h
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.
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Member, South Bend Common Council
The Petition and Auditor's Certificate contained an error in the second year monthly rental
($7,225.64 rather than $7,115.64) which is immaterial because the actual monthly rent is less
than what was stated.
PRESENTED Q -1v,06
F40T APPROVED
ADOPTED
Filed in Clerk's Office
SEP 0 6 2000
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