HomeMy WebLinkAboutDesignating Tax Abatement - South Bend Absorbtech LLC 3900 W. William Richardson Dr. (5 Year Personal Property)Attest:
RESOLUTION
NO. 2295 -95
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana,
Attest
October 23,Iq 95
Clerk
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, I
October 24, 95
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RESOLUTION NO. �W— 1J
A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH BEND DESIGNATING CERTAIN
AREAS WITHIN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND COMMONLY KNOWN AS
3900 WEST WILLIAM RICHARDSON DRIVE
AN ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AREA FOR
PURPOSES OF PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT FOR
South Bend Absorbtech ®, L.L.0
WHEREAS, a petition for personal property tax abatement consideration has been
filed with the Common Council of the City of South Bend, requesting that the area
commonly known as 3900 West Richardson Drive, South Bend, Indiana, and which is
more particularly described as follows:
20 acres of land off the East end of the South Half of the Northwest
Quarter of Section 21, Township 38 North, Range 2 East excepting
therefrom the following: A part of the South Half of the Northwest
Quarter of Section 21, Township 38 North, Range 2 East, St. Joseph
County; Indiana, described as follows: Beginning on the South line
of said Quarter Section South 88° 57' 48" West 160.62 feet from the
Southwest corner of said Quarter Section; thence South 88-571 48"
West 501.97 feet along said South line to the Southwest corner of
the owner's land; thence North 0.52' 00" West 221.16 feet along the
West line of the owner's land; thence Southeasterly 548.23 feet
along an are to the right having a radius of 4,718.66 feet and
subtended by a long chord having a bearing of South 67^ 13' 54" East
and a length of 547.92 feet to the point of beginning.
and this property has Key Number 25- 1012 -0198 , be designated
as an Economic Revitalization Area under the provisions of Indiana Code 6 -1.1-
12.1-1 et sea., and South Bend Municipal Code Sections 2 -76 et sea.; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Economic Development has concluded an investigation
and prepared 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 -1, et sea., and South Bend Municipal Code Sections 2-
76 et sea., 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 Human Resources 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, that:
(a) the estimate of the cost of the new manufacturing equipment
is reasonable for equipment of that type;
(b) the estimate of the number of individuals that will be
employed or whose employment will be retained by the Petitioner can
be reasonably expected to result from the proposed installation of
new manufacturing equipment;
(c) the estimate of the annual salaries of those individuals who
will be employed or whose employment will be retained can be
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reasonably expected to result from the proposed installation of new
equipment;
(d) any other benefits about which information was requested are
benefits that can be reasonably expected to result from the proposed
installation of 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 equipment can be reasonably expected to yield the benefits
identified in the Statement of Benefits as set forth in Section 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 Economic Development, and the Human Resources and Economic
Development Committee's favorable recommendation, that the area herein described
be designated as Economic Revitalization Area for purposes of personal property
tax abatement and hereby makes such a designation.
SECTION IV. 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.
SECTION 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 VI. The Common Council directs the City Clerk to cause notice of the
adoption of this Declaratory Resolution to be published pursuant to Indiana Code
5 -3 -1, said publication providing notice of the public hearing before the Common
Council on 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.
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CIT9' CLERK, S0. ®ENO, IN.