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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDetermining After Investigation Lease of Property 205 W. Jefferson Blvd. for use as General Office Space is NecessaryAttest RESOLUTION NO. 2687 -98 Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana October 26, Iq 98 . Attest: __ Pres Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend. Indiana October 27, i9.-98 . Clerk of Common Council. Approved and signed by me October 28, Iq 98 City Clerk Mayor RESOLUTION NO. C � g RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, DETERMINING, AFTER INVESTIGATION THAT THE LEASE OF PROPERTY AT 205 W. JEFFERSON BLVD., SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, FOR USE AS GENERAL OFFICE SPACE IS NECESSARY WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana, on October 8, 1998 received a petition signed by fifty taxpayers of the City of South Bend, requesting that the Board lease the office space at 205 W. Jefferson, Suite 416, South Bend, Indiana, by entering into a lease with 1st Source Bank for a term of one year with an option to renew for two additional one year periods without further rent increase, with an annual rental not to exceed Twenty -Seven Thousand Four Hundred Seventy -Eight Dollars ($27,478.00), without notice or demand, each installment to be paid in advance upon the first day of each installment period to the Lessor or at such place as the Lessor may designate in writing; and WHEREAS, the Board received on October 8, 1998 a certificate of the St. Joseph County Auditor certifying that the verifier of the Petition and the signors 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 THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, RESOLVES THAT: 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 of the Division of Planning and Neighborhood Development to the residents of the City. 3. The office at 205 W. Jefferson Blvd., Suite 416, South Bend, Indiana, contains approximately 2,498 square feet of space, an area sufficient to accommodate the activities for which the space is intended. 4. On October 8, 1998, 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 205 W. Jefferson, Suite 416, South Bend, Indiana, by entering into a lease with 1st Source Bank for a term of one year with an option to renew for two additional one year periods, with an annual rent not to exceed Twenty -Seven Thousand Four Hundred Seventy -Eight Dollars ($27,478.00). 5. On October 8, 1998, the Board of Public Works received a certificate signed by the St. Joseph County Auditor, certifying that the verifier and the signors 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. 7. Having considered the Resolution on October 26, 1998, South hereby finds, pursuant to of property at 205 W. Jefferson office space, as petitioned by South Bend, as certified by the needed. presentation and hearing on this the Common Council of the City of I.C. 36- 1- 10 -7(2), that the lease Blvd., Suite 416 as general the fifty taxpayers of the City of St. Joseph County Auditor, is 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 PRESENTED NOT APPROVED OCT 2 1 1998 ADOPTED /0-26- �-/ "9