10-26-15 Common Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING October 26, 2015 Committee of the Whole Chairperson Dieter asked for questions from the Council. Derek Dieter, Chairperson of Committee of the Whole asked if there was anyone wishing to speak in favor or against and saw none. Councilmember Valerie Schey made a motion send the Bill 67-15 to the Council with a favorable recommendation. Councilmember Gavin Ferlic seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of seven (7) ayes. 66-15 PUBLIC HEARING ON A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, APPROVING A RESOLUTION OF THE SOUTH BEND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION AND ESTABLISHING AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TARGET AREA, FORMER CHASE TOWER AND ADJACENT PARKING LOT Gavin Ferlic, Community Investment Committee, reported that they met this afternoon on this bill and send it to the Council with a favorable recommendation. th Presenter: Brock Zeeb Department of Community Investment, Offices on the 14 floor of this building: Before you is a recommendation from the Community Investment Commission recommending the Council pass an ordinance designating the area known as the Chase Tower as an economic development target area. It will lead into the tax abatement later on in the Council agenda tonight and will allow passage of that if this is approved. This is a requirement anytime you have a mixed use project in the CVD. The economic development area says that the property is outside normal development due to plumbing, HVAC, parking, elevators, and deteriorations to the building. So it needs the designation to have the abatement resolution passed. The final decision will be the Council’s whether or not to target that. That would allow for the residential tax abatement to come forth. Committee of the Whole Chairperson Dieter asked for questions from the Council. Derek Dieter, Chairperson of the Committee of the Whole asked if there was anyone wishing to speak in favor or against and saw none. Councilmember Valerie Schey made a motion send the Bill 66-15 to the Council with a favorable recommendation. Councilmember Gavin Ferlic seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of seven (7) ayes. RISE AND REPORT Council President Tim Scott made motion to rise from the Committee of the Whole. Councilmember Gavin Ferlic seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of seven (7) ayes. ATTEST: ATTEST: ____________________________ ____________________________ John Voorde, City Clerk Karen L. White, Chairperson Committee of the Whole REGULAR MEETING RECONVENED Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend reconvened in the th Council Chambers on the fourth (4) floor of the County-City Building at 7:36 p.m. Council President Tim Scott, presided with seven (7) members present. 6