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RESOLUTION
NO. 2535 -97
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend. Indiana,
December 22, — 97
Attest: �r -r' �,(' Pres
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana
December 23, 97
19
Clerk
of Common Council.
Approved and signed by me
December 24,
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City Clerk
Mayor
RESOLUTION NO.
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
814 SOUTH MAIN STREET, SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, 46601
AN ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AREA FOR PURPOSES OF
PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT FOR
SCHAFER GEAR WORKS, INC.
WHEREAS, a petition for personal property tax abatement consideration has been filed with the City Clerk for
consideration by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, requesting that the area commonly known as
814 S. Main St., South Bend, Indiana, and which is more particularly described as follows:
PARCEL I: All of Lots Numbered One Hundred Nine (109) and One Hundred Ten (110) as shown on the
recorded Plat of Daniel Garst's 1st addition to South Bend City, now within and apart of the City of South
Bend.
PARCEL II: All of Lots Numbered Two Hundred Fifty -seven (257) and Two Hundred Fifty -eight (258) as
shown on the recorded Plat of Daniel Garst's Subdivision of a part of his 1st addition to South Bend City,
now a part of the City of South Bend.
PARCEL III: All of Lots Numbered Two Hundred Eleven (211) and Two Hundred Twelve (212) as shown
on the recorded Plat of Daniel Garst's 1st addition to the South Bend City, now within and a part of the City
of South Bend.
PARCEL IV: Beginning at the Northwest corner of Lot Two Hundred Twenty (220) in Garst's First addition
to South Bend City now within and a part of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as recorded in Plat Book 3, page
41 in the Office of the Recorder of St. Joseph County, Indiana, said beginning point being the intersection of the
South line of said vacated 14 foot alley with the East right -of -way line of Main Street as now exist: thence north
0 degrees 00' 00" East (bearing assumed) along said East right -of -way line of Main Street, a measured distance
of 52.13 feet to the South line of the North 30.00 feet of said Lot Two Hundred Sixty (260); thence North 89
degrees 57'40" East along said South line and parallel with the North line of said Lot 260, a measured distance
of 200.37 feet to the East line of Lot Two Hundred Twelve (212) in Garst's First addition; thence South 0 degrees
10'21 " West along the East line of said Lot 212, a measured distance of 51.93 feet to the Northeast comer of
Lot Two Hundred Thirteen (213) in said Garst's First addition being also the Southeast corner of a 14 foot alley
vacated by Vacation Resolution 3444; thence South 89 degrees 56'20" West along the South line of said vacated
14 foot alley, a measured distance of 200.25 feet to the place of beginning.
PARCEL V: All of Lots Numbered Two Hundred Thirteen (213), Two Hundred Fourteen (214) , Two Hundred
Fifteen (215), Two Hundred Sixteen (216), and the East 10 feet of Lot Numbered Two Hundred Seventeen (217)
all as shown on the recorded Plat of Daniel Garst's 1st addition of South Bend City, now within and a part of the
City of South Bend, excepting therefrom the South 25 feet thereof.
PARCEL VI: All of Lots Numbered Two Hundred Eighteen (218), Two Hundred Nineteen (219), and Two
Hundred Twenty (220), and the West 15 feet of Lot Numbered Two Hundred Seventeen (217) all as shown on
the recorded Plat of Daniel Garst's 1st addition to South Bend City, now within and a part of the City of South
Bend, excepting therefrom the South 24.5 feet thereof.
And which has Key Number 18- 042`l-62 1, be designated as an Economic Revitalization Area under the provisions
of bidiana_Code 6 -1.1 -12.1 eUN, and South Bend Municipal Code Sections 2 -76 et seq.; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Community and Economic Development has concluded an investigation and pre-
pared 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 seq., 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 pursuant to Indiana Code 6 -1.1- 12.1 -4.5 .t sra„
that:
a. the estimate of the cost of the new manufacturing equipment is reasonable for equipment
of that type;
b. that the estimate of the number of individuals that will be employed or whose employment
will be retained by the Petitioner can reasonably be expected to result from the proposed installation of new
manufacturing equipment;
C. that the estimate of the annual salaries of those individuals that will be employed or whose
employment will be retained by the Petitioner can reasonably be expected to result from the proposed
installation of new manufacturing equipment.
d. any other benefits about which information was requested are benefits that can be reasonably
expected to result from the proposed new manufacturing equipment; and
e. the totality of benefits is sufficient to justify the deduction requested.
SECTION II The Common Council hereby determines and finds that the proposed new manufacturing equip-
ment can be reasonably expected to yield the benefits identified in the Statement of Benefits as set forth in
Sections 1 through 3 of the Petition for Personal Property Tax Abatement Consideration and that the Statement
of Benefits form completed by the petitioner, said form being prescribed by the State Board of Accounts, are
sufficient to justify the deduction granted under Indiana Code 6- 1.1- 12.1 -4.5.
SECTION III The Common Council hereby accepts the report and recommendation of the Department of
Community and Economic Development, and the Community and Economic Development Committee's
favorable recommendation, that the area herein described be designated as an Economic Revitalization Area
for purposes of personal property tax abatement and hereby makes such a designation.
SECTION TV. The Common Council determines that such designation is for personal property tax abatement
only and shall be limited to two (2) calendar years from the date of the adoption of this Resolution by the
Common Council.
SECT ON V The Common Council hereby determines that the property owner is qualified for and is granted
property tax deduction for a period of five (5) years.
SECTION -ML The Common Council directs the City Clerk to cause notice of the adoption of this Declaratory
Resolution for Personal Property Tax Abatement to be published pursuant to-Indiana_Coda 5 -3 -1, said publication
providing notice of the public hearing before the Common Council on the proposed confirming of said declaration.
SECTION Vii This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Common
Council and approval by the Mayor.
PRESENTED /2-22-97
NOT APPROVED
ADOPTED
Member of the Common Council
Filed in Clerk's, Office
DEC 1 6 1997
LORETTA J. DUDA
CITY CLERK, SO. BEND, IN.