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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDetermining After Investigation Lease of Property 504 N. Johnson for use as Neighborhood Partnership Center is NecessaryrUii'mi RESOLUTION NO. 2840 -00 Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana February 14, 20 00 . Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana February 16, 20 00 City Clerk President of Common Council Approved and signed by me February 17, 20 00. City Clerk LM RESOLUTION NO. 2 g L b- 0 0 RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, DETERMINING, AFTER INVESTIGATION THAT THE LEASE OF PROPERTY AT 504 N. JOHNSON, SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, FOR USE AS A NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP CENTER IS NECESSARY WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana (Board), on February 7, 2000, received a petition ('Petition ") signed by fifty (50) taxpayers of the City of South Bend, requesting that the Board lease the property at 504 N. Johnson, South Bend, Indiana, as space for a Neighborhood Partnership Center, by entering into a lease agreement with St. Stanislaus Parish for a term of one year with a one year option to renew exercisable by the City, with an annual rental not to exceed Four Thousand, Two Hundred Dollars ($4,200.00) in the first year and Four Thousand, Two Hundred Dollars ($4,200.00) in the option year if the option to renew for the second year is exercised by the City; and WHEREAS, the Board received on February 7, 2000, a certificate of the St. Joseph County Auditor certifying that the verifier of the Petition and the signatories of the Petition are taxpayers of property located within the corporate limits of the City of South Bend; and WHEREAS, I.C. 36- 1- 10 -7(2) requires, prior to the Board of Public Works entering into a lease agreement for said premises, that the Common Council determine that the premises are needed and that the lease amount is reasonable. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, as follows: 1. Thatthe 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. That the Common Council is desirous of establishing a neighborhood center in the proposed location in orderto build stronger neighborhoods by bringing municipal and community services directly to the neighborhood. 3. That the property at 504 North Johnson Street, South Bend, Indiana contains approximately one thousand (1,000) square feet of space, an area sufficient to accommodate the activities for which the Neighborhood Partnership Center is intended. 4. That on February 7, 2000, a Petition signed by fifty (50) 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 504 N. Johnson, South Bend, Indiana, as space for a Neighborhood Partnership Center by entering into a lease with St. Stanislaus Parish for a term of one (1) year with a one (1) year option to renew exercisable by the City, with an annual rental for said premises not to exceed Four Thousand, Two Hundred Dollars ($4,200.00) in the first year, and Four Thousand, Two Hundred Dollars ($4,200.00) in the option year if the option to renew forthe second year is exercised by the City. 5. That on February 7, 2000, the Board of Public Works received a certificate signed by the St. Joseph County Auditor, certifying that the verifier and the signatories of the Petition are taxpayers of property located within the corporate limits of the City of South Bend. 6. That on February 7, 2000, 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. 7. That having heard all speakers at the presentation and hearing on this Resolution and having taken into consideration facts adduced at this hearing and in documents and presentations, as well as all personal investigation, discussions, and consideration by individual Council members, 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 504 N. Johnson as a Neighborhood Partnership Center, as petitioned by the fifty (50) taxpayers of the City of South Bend, as certified by the St. Joseph County Auditor is needed. 8. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. PRESENTED NOT APPROVED ADOPTED. = v c Q .ILL Member, South Bend CorNpob Council Red In Clerk's O1#ICe FEB 0 9 2 1.0 CR'YCLERX, 80. BEND, ais