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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDetermining After Investigation Lease of Property at 2202 W. Huron for the use as Neighborhood Partnership Center is NecessaryAttest: RESOLUTION NO. 2221 -95 Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Attest March 27, 19 95 Clerk Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana Approved and signed by me z' •. of Common Council. City Clerk a , 9 9S. Mayor RESOLUTION NO. D Z — 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 February 27, 1995, 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 one year option to renew upon agreement by the City, with an annual rental not to exceed Seven Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($7,200.00) in the first year and if the option year is exercised by the City, the annual rental shall not exceed Seven Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($7,200.00); and WHEREAS, this annual rental amount may be reduced contingent upon the annual property tax bill being reduced pursuant to I.C. 36- 7 -9 -18; and WHEREAS, the Board received, on February 27, 1995, 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 partnership center in the proposed location in order to build stronger neighborhoods by bringing municipal and community services directly to the neighborhood. 3) That the 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 the 27th day of February, 1995, 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 (1) year with a one (1) year option to renew upon agreement by the City, with an annual rental for said premises not to exceed Seven Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($7,200.00) in the first year and an annual rental not to exceed Seven Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($7,200.00) if the option year is exercised by the City. 5) That on the 27th day of February, 1995, 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 the 27th day of February, 1995, 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 the 2 7thday of March, 1995, 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 Bend 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. MAR - 8 t995 PRESENTED NOT APPROVED ADOPTED-Z 1 - 95 AS Am ,ENL\ED