HomeMy WebLinkAboutAuthorizing the Urban Enterprise Association to Submit Application for Enterprise Zone Boundary Modification to Urban Enterprise Zone BoardAttest
RESOLUTION
NO. 2816 -99
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana,
November 22,
Clerk
„"ident of Common Council.
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana
November 2
Approved and signed by me November 29 19 99
City Clerk
Mayor
RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF SOUTH BEND,
INDIANA AUTHORIZING THE URBAN ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATION
OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, INC. TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION
FOR AN ENTERPRISE ZONE BOUNDARY MODIFICATION TO THE INDIANA
URBAN ENTERPRISE ZONE BOARD
WHEREAS, the State of Indiana has enacted I. C. 4- 4 -6.1, allowing certain areas within
Indiana to be designated as "Enterprise Zone" areas and entitling property owners therein to
certain benefits (as provided by law), from time to time; and
WHEREAS, a certain area within the City of South Bend, Indiana, has been so
designated as an Enterprise Zone effective as of January, 1984, said area modified effective as
July, 1987, May, 1989, October, 1993, and July, 1998; the boundaries of which are those
identified At Exhibit "A ", hereto: and
WHEREAS, the Indiana Enterprise Zone Board has adopted a policy dated October
14, 1986, revised as of July, 1993 and March, 1998, stating, in part, that modification of an
Enterprise Zone will not be considered without approval of such request by the Urban
Enterprise Association, Mayor and City Council of the City within whose borders the
Enterprise Zone is located; and
WHEREAS, application has been made to modify the Enterprise Zone located within
the City of South Bend, Indiana (hereinafter, the "ZONE "), to include within the ZONE
certain parcels of real estate all as described at Exhibit "B ", attached hereto and incorporated
herein; and
WHEREAS, the parcels of real estate described at Exhibit `B" comprise property that
is suitable for the redevelopment of commercial, industrial and residential activities and that is
compatible with the goals and objectives of the five -year strategic plan of the Urban Enterprise
Association of South Bend, Indiana, Inc., and that the inclusion of said properties is an
appropriate modification of the boundary of the Enterprise Zone located within the City of
South Bend, Indiana; and
WHEREAS, the proposed boundary modification will impact the ZONE
demographically and economically, as set forth in the boundary modification application
attached hereto as Exhibit "D "; and
WHEREAS, the Urban Enterprise Association of South Bend, Indiana, Inc., has
approved the request for this boundary modification at a public meeting held on November
10 1999.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Common Council of the
City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows:
Section I. That the request for modification of the Enterprise Zone located within the
City of South Bend, Indiana, which modification would modify the existing Enterprise Zone
to include certain parcels of real property as described at Exhibit "D" hereto, thereby
modifying the boundaries of the Enterprise Zone located within South Bend, Indiana, to those
defined at Exhibit "C ", shall be and hereby is approved.
Section II. That the demographic and economic impacts of the proposed boundary
modification, as detailed in the boundary modification application, attached hereto as Exhibit
"B" shall be and hereby are accepted.
Section III. That the boundary modification application, attached hereto as Exhibit "D ",
shall be and hereby is approved and accepted.
Section IV. That this Resolution constitutes the approval of the request for modification of
the Urban Enterprise Zone by the Council and Mayor of the City within which the zone in
question is located, as required by the policy guidelines established by the Indiana Enterprise
Zone Board, and hereby authorizes the Urban Enterprise Association of South Bend, Indiana,
Inc., to submit an application to recommend an enterprise zone boundary modification to the
Indiana Enterprise Zone Board.
Section V. That this Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption
by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor.
CiS,t�C
Member of the Common Council
PRESENTED 1 \-L1-`( 1
NOT APPROVED
ADOPTED \ \ -Z'L -j A
Filed In Clerk's Office
NOV 1 7 1999
LCRETTA A J. DUDA
CRY CLERK, 80. BEND, IN,