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filed. We don't want to see that. We want to make sure that we have every opportunity to try to work to an agreement on this matter. Mr.Nussbaum continued, stating, The bottom line is that we have a company with five-hundred and twenty(520) employees. It is a union planta United Steel Workers plant. A very highly paid manufacturing plant that's had a record of great success over the past thirty(30) years. It employs residents of the City of South Bend. It does business with many businesses here in South Bend. I looked at their vendor list: there are two-hundred (200) businesses in South Bend, many of which are longstanding companies that they do business with. The way this all occurred thirty(30) years ago-1987, actually, is when the New Carlisle Economic Development Area was put in place—its infrastructure was constructed without any City money whatsoever. There's a truck line from the I/N Tek and I/N Kote plant to the Wastewater Treatment Plant; a dedicate line, so there are no additions or any leakage out. It goes right into the Wastewater Treatment Plant; it does not go into the river. So, there is absolutely no combined sewer overflow issues that are caused by I/N Tek and I/N Kote. However, in calculating the rate,there is a significant part of the rate which I/N Tek and I/N Kote pays which does address that issue. There is also part of the rate, a PILOT—payment in lieu of taxes—where the City of South Bend benefits from the Wastewater Treatment Plant to the extent that it would otherwise be a tax- paying entity. There are some significant dollars there. That is outlined in the presentation, and I will go into further detail later this evening. Mr. Nussbaum continued, stating, About forty percent (40%) is what I/N Tek and I/N Kote pays to the City as the largest rate-paying customer. Those, for things that it either causes—which is the major part: combined sewer overflow—or for services the plant does not receive: it does not receive Fire services, it does not receive road services, it does not have its garbage picked up. There are no City services that are offered that I/N Tek and I/N Kote needs. However,part of the I/N Tek and I/N Kote rates that are being paid do go to those things. If you quantified it, based on the numbers that we have: between those two (2) components—the combined sewer overflow and the PILOT—it's about$1,000,000 a year that I/N Tek and I/N Kote pays. That is significant. That's $1,000,000, in my view, of savings. The rate that they paid has gone up $1,000,000 from 2010 to 2016. If you add on this fourteen percent(14%), that's another$300,000. It's just not sustainable. They are either going to have to look for other options or they are going to have to cut back in other areas, whether it's employment, or what-not. I think it is well worth our while to try to maybe give us one (1)month or so to try to work out an agreement so that we don't file any litigation and we can put this matter, in a very businesslike fashion,to bed. It would be in the best interest of everybody. My request this evening is for you to open the public hearing, hear from the public, keep the public hearing open, and we schedule the public hearing to continue at a future date, to allow I/N Tek and IIN Kote and the City of South Bend to continue its discussions. Committeemember Dr. Varner asked for the man behind Mr.Nussbaum to be introduced. Mr.Nussbaum identified the man as Tom Caiya, President of IIN Tek and UN Kote. Mr. Nussbaum stated that Mr. Caiya was open to questions regarding the plant and its operations. Committeemember Dr. Varner responded, I would expect that stuff will all be covered when we get around to talking about some finalities. I appreciate you being here, thank you. Another 5