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REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 28, 2016 AMERICAS SOUTH BEND ETHANOL LLC FOR CERTAIN PERSONAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3201 WEST CALVERT STREET DESIGNATED AS AN ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AREA UNDER RESOLUTION 4332 -14 Council President Tim Scott reported that the Community Investment Committee met today and send this forward with no recommendation. Aaron Kobb, Community Investment, with offices on the 14th Floor of the County -City Building, served as presenter of this bill. Mr. Kobb stated that the resolution in question is for a five (5) year personal property tax abatement that was granted in April 2014 for Noble Americas. That approval was the first step in the process for the petitioner. From then on, they have been and are responsible for filing paperwork to the County Auditor's Office for that abatement, which would be reflected on their tax bill. If that filing deadline is missed, the Council has the ability to grant a resolution for waiver of noncompliance, which would allow the County Auditor to then view that waiver and reapply that abatement to the tax bill that was missed. Rob Winks, 50946 Hawthorne Meadow Drive, South Bend, IN, stated that the issue relates to the March 1St, 2015 assessment date for property tax filing. It was filed timely in May 2015, excluding the Form 103 -ERA for the abatement amount, which was for year one (1). The error for the prior year was found when the filing was made for the December 31St, 2015 property tax return that was due May 2016. At that point in time, it had been found by a new staff member in Noble Americas' Corporate Tax Department. Mr. Winks stated, At that point, we went ahead and filed the filing for December 31 St, 2015 timely in May with the year two (2) abatement included in the return. Noble Americas then requested the option of amending the 2015 tax return related to the March 1st assessment. The taxes charged by the County were paid in the full gross amount and in a timely manner in May and November of 2016. Councilmember Dr. David Varner made a motion to pass Bill No. 16 -86. Councilmember Oliver Davis seconded the motion which carried by a roll call vote of eight (8) ayes. 16 -90 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, REQUESTING PROGRESS REPORTS TO BE GIVEN ANNUALLY TO THE ZONING AND ANNEXATION COMMITTEE ON EACH NEIGHBORHOOD AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN Councilmember Tim Scott made a motion to continue Bill No. 16 -90 until December 12th, 2016 and send it to the Zoning and Annexation Committee. Councilmember Regina Williams- Preston seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of eight (8) ayes. BILLS FIRST READING 7246 FIRST READING ON AN ORDINANCE INITIATED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA AMENDING CHAPTER 21 OF THE SOUTH BEND MUNICIPAL CODE, ARTICLE 3 BY ADDING SHARED HOUSING TO PERMITTED PRIMARY USES IN CBD CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT; AND SECTION 11 BY ADDING THE DEFINITION OF SHARED HOUSING CO UNCILMEMBER OLIVER DA VIS EXITED THE CHAMBERS AT 9:18 p. m. THE Q UOR UM IS NOW SET AT SEVEN (7). 18