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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDesignating Tax Abatement - G.D. & A.M. McDaniel dba McDaniel's Harley -Davidson 1910 Lincoln Way East (6 Year Real Property)Attest: RESOLUTION NO. 2843 -00 Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana February 28, 00 20_. Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana March 1, Approved and signed by me 20 00 h 2 City Clerk President of Common Council 20 00 . City Clerk 0 RESOLUTION NO. 2 J I 3 -O0 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND DESIGNATING CERTAIN AREAS WITHIN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, COMMONLY KNOWN AS 1910 LINCOLN WAY EAST AN ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AREA FOR PURPOSES OF A SIX A6) YEAR REAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT FOR G. D. & A. M. MCDANIEL (dba MCDANIEL'S HARLEY- DAVIDSON) WHEREAS, a petition for real property tax abatement has been filed with the City Clerk for consideration by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana requesting that the area commonly known as 1910 Lincoln Way East, South Bend, Indiana, and which is more particularly described as follows: A parcel of land in the East Half of the Southeast quarter of Section 18, Township 37 North, Range 3 East, City of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana and being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the intersection of the North right of way of Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) and the west right of way of Ironwood Drive, identified as 64.01 feet left of Line "PRA" at Station 151 +22.25 on Sheet One of the Right of Way Dedication sheet obtained from Cole Associates, Inc. And prepared for the St. Joseph County Ironwood Conrail Project No. S612 -76; thence South 88 039'00" West along the north line of said railroad right of way 238.40 feet to a 3/4" pinch pipe; thence continuing South 88 °39'00" West along said north line 187.70 feet to a 3/4" rebar; then North 0 °36'24" East 148.41 feet to the south line of Lincolnway East; thence easterly and souther along said south line the following courses and distances: South 88'06'00" East 149.90 feet; South 85 °50'49" East 37.17 feet; South 00015'36" East 25.50 feet; South 82016'12" East 194.24 feet; South 40'08'58" East 71.17 feet; thence South 00003'55" East 24.70 feet to the point of beginning of this description. Containing 1.09 acres. Subject to public rights of way and other easements and encumbrances or record. and which has Key Number 18- 7079 -2894, be designated as an Economic Revitalization Area under the provisions of Indiana Code 6 -1.1 -12.1 et sea., and South Bend Municipal Code Sections 2 -76 et sea., and; WHEREAS, the Department of Community and Economic Development has concluded an investigation and prepared a report with information sufficient for the Common Council to determine that the area qualifies as an Economic Revitalization Area under Indiana Code 6 -1.1- 12.1, et sM., and South Bend Municipal Code Sections 2 -76, gt sea., and has further prepared maps and plats showing the boundaries and such other information regarding the area in question as required by law; and WHEREAS, the Community and Economic Development Committee of the Common Council has reviewed said report and recommended to the Common Council that the area qualifies as an Economic Revitalization Area. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows: SECTION I. The Common Council hereby determines and finds that the Petition for Real Property Tax Abatement and the Statement of Benefits form completed by the Petitioner meet the requirements of Indiana Code 6 -1.1 -12.1 gt seo., for tax abatement. SECTION II. The Common Council hereby determines and finds the following: A. That the description of the proposed redevelopment or rehabilitation meets the applicable standards for such development. B. That the estimate of the value of the redevelopment or rehabilitation is reasonable for projects of this nature; C. That the estimate of the number of individuals who will be employed or whose employment will be retained by the Petitioner can reasonably be expected to result from the proposed described redevelopment or rehabilitation; D. That the estimate of the annual salaries of those individuals who will be employed or whose employment will be retained by the Petitioner can be reasonably expected to result from the proposed redevelopment or rehabilitation; E. That the other benefits about which information was requested are benefits that can be reasonably expected to result from the proposed described redevelopment or rehabilitation; and F. That the totality of benefits is sufficient to justify the requested deduction, all of which satisfy the requirements of Indiana Code 6 -1.1- 12.1 -3. SECTION III. The Common Council hereby determines and finds that the proposed described redevelopment or rehabilitation can be reasonably expected to yield benefits identified in the Statement of Benefits set forth as Sections I through II of the Petition for Real Property Tax Abatement Consideration and that the Statement of Benefits form prescribed by the State Board of Accounts are sufficient to justify the deduction granted under Indiana Code 6 -1.1- 12.1 -3. SECTION IV. The Common Council hereby accepts the report and recommendation of the Community and Economic Development Committee that the area herein described be designated as an Economic Revitalization Area and hereby adopts a Resolution designating this area as an Economic Revitalization Area for purposes of real property tax abatement. SECTION V. The designation as an Economic Revitalization Area shall be limited to two (2) calendar years from the date of the adoption of this Resolution by the Common Council. SECTION VI. The Common Council pursuant to Section 2 -84 of the South Bend Municipal Code finds the six (66) years is the appropriate and rational time period for this tax abatement in light of the following: The petitioner is a long standing family owned South Bend based business. During the due diligence portion of this project, several new sites were considered including Grape Road in Mishawaka, however the company would like to remain a South Bend based business. The company experienced a great deal of economic hardship during the construction of the Ironwood underpass. Many delays in completion of the project left access to and from the business difficult and sometimes nearly impossible. The company enjoys a good relationship with the City of South Bend by providing the City Police Department with one new motorcycle free of charge each year. Additionally, the company trades in the City's other motorcycles straight up for new bikes on a semi - annual basis. The Common Council hereby determines that the property owner is qualified for and is granted property tax deduction for a period of six (6) years. SECTION VII. The Common Council directs the City Clerk to cause notice of the adoption of this Declaratory Resolution for Real Property Tax Abatement to be published pursuant to Indiana Code 5 -3 -1 and Indiana Code 6 -1.1- 12.1 -2.5, said publication providing notice of the public hearing before the Common Council on the proposed confirming of said declaration. SECTION VIII. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. Member of the Common &Acill PRESENTED Z -ZB-Ob NOT, APPROVED ADOPTED 2- 7-8-66 Filed in Clerk's Office FEB 2 3 2000 LORETTA J. DUDA CITY CLERK, SO. BEND, W