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REGULAR MEETING May 9, 2016 No one from the public spoke in favor of or against the bill. Councilmember Gavin Ferlic made a motion to adopt Bill 16 -42. Councilmember Dr. David Varner seconded the motion which carried by a roll call vote of nine (9) ayes. 16 -43 A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE ADOPTION OF A DECLARATORY RESOLUTION DESIGNATING CERTAIN AREAS WITHIN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, COMMONLY KNOWN AS 3605 W. CLEVELAND RD, SOUTH BEND, IN 46628 AN ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AREA FOR PURPOSES OF A (5) FIVE -YEAR PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT FOR: FEDERAL -MOGUL POWERTRAIN, LLC Councilmember Gavin Ferlic, Chairperson of the Community Investment Committee, reported that they met and send this bill forward with a favorable recommendation. Sarah Heintzelman, Community Investment with offices on the 14th Floor of the County -City Building, served as the presenter for this bill. This is an $11,315,200 investment and the total taxes to be abated are $447,285 and the taxes to be paid are $523,409 and will help maintain five - hundred and forty -four (554) jobs with an annual payroll of over $23 million. Bill Mackey, 1919 Eaglepoint Ct. South Bend, served as the petitioner of this bill. They have invested about $50 million in the last six (6) years at this location and are very committed to the area. The auto industry is very competitive and a lot of that competition comes from Mexico and China. This helps them continue to compete with those countries. Councilmember Regina Williams- Preston asked if they did not get this tax abatement would they leave the City. Mr. Mackey responded no. No one from the public spoke in favor of or against the bill. Councilmember Gavin Ferlic made a motion to adopt Bill 16 -43. Councilmember Karen White seconded the motion which carried by a roll call vote of nine (9) ayes. 16 -48 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, APPOINTING AN AGENT/NEGOTIATOR TO REPRESENT THE COMMON COUNCIL AND ADDRESSING AN ADVISORY CITY NEGOTIATING TEAM FOR THE 2016 SOUTH BEND POLICE DEPARTMENT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS Councilmember John Voorde, Chairperson of the Health and Public Safety Committee, reported that they met and send this bill forward with a favorable recommendation. Council President Tim Scott served as the presenter and petitioner of this bill. This bill appoints attorney Kathleen Cekanski - Farrand as the chief negotiator for the Common Council for the financial end of the negotiations with the Police Department in regards to labor negotiations. The Administration handles all language and we work quite well as a team and have had good spirits with the F.O.P for the last two (2) negotiations. Councilmember Regina Williams- Preston asked if it is correct that the fee would be no more than $20,000. Council President Scott stated the budget last year was roughly $20,000 which would be divided between this negotiation and the negotiation with Teamsters. Councilmember Williams- Preston also asked about the general outline of the current contract. Council Attorney Kathleen Cekanski - Farrand responded she would send it the entire Council. 20