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RESOLUTION
NO. 2681 -98
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana
September 28, -19i 98.
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana
September 29, 19 98.
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of Common Council.
Approved and signed by me September 30, _ 19 98 _
Clerk
Mayor
RESOLUTION NO. 19/49
RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, DETERMINING, AFTER
INVESTIGATION THAT THE LEASE OF PROPERTY
AT 2202 WEST HURON 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 August 25, 1998, received a petition
( "Petition ") signed by fifty (50) taxpayers of the City of South
Bend, requesting that the Board lease the property at 2202 West
Huron, South Bend, Indiana, as space for a Neighborhood
Partnership Center, by entering into a lease agreement with REBS,
Inc. for a term of one year, with a monthly rental of Five
Hundred Fifty Dollars ($550.00) payable on the third of each
month, for a total rent for the twelve (12) month period not to
exceed Six Thousand Six Hundred Dollars ($6,600.00); and
WHEREAS, the Board received on August 25, 1998, 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. That 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. That the Common Council is desirous of establishing a
neighborhood center in the proposed location in order to build
stronger neighborhoods by bringing municipal and community
services directly to the neighborhood.
3. That this property at 2202 West Huron, South Bend,
Indiana, contains approximately 2,000 square feet of space, an
area sufficient to accommodate the activities for which the
Neighborhood Partnership Center is intended.
4. That on August 25, 1998, 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 2202 West Huron,
South Bend, Indiana, as space for a Neighborhood Partnership
Center by entering into a lease with REBS, Inc., for a term of
one year, with a monthly rental of Five Hundred Fifty Dollars
($550.00) payable on the third of each month, for a total rent
for the twelve (12) month period not to exceed Six Thousand Six
Hundred Dollars ($6,600.00) per year.
5. That on August 25, 1998, the Board of Public Works
received a certificate signed by the St. Joseph County Auditor,
certifying that the verifier and the signatories of the Petition
are taxpayers of property located within the corporate limits of
the City of South Bend.
6. That on August 25, 1998, a proposed lease agreement for
the premises was filed with the Board of Public Works, a true and
complete copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated
herein.
7. That having heard all speakers at the presentation and
hearing on this Resolution on 56PTFM8E2 Z$ , 1998, 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 hereby
finds, pursuant to I.C. 36- 1- 10 -7(2), that the lease of property
at 2202 West Huron 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.
Member, South Bend Common Council
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NOT APPROVED
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SEP 2 3 1998