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REGULAR MEETING August 28, 2017 case the City elects to terminate this lease—if it decides to build new office space or to move the current twelve (12) employees to a different space in the City—there's a two (2) month penalty payment with six (6) months' notice, and then a commission that must be paid, which is four percent (4%) of the aggregate base rate. This comes out to about $2,300, plus the two (2) months' rent. I would further represent that the City has complied with the Indiana State statute. It has provided the Council with fifty(50) signatures of property owners in the community who are in support of this lease. We ask that you sign off and ratify this lease so that we can continue this relationship with 207 North Main, for the next three (3) years. Councilmember Oliver Davis asked, That termination clause was not in the last agreement? Mr. Schmitt responded, It was more of what I would call a"traditional"termination provision. This has been negotiated down, because there have been some discussions with the City on whether or not we want to continue operating out of this space for the next three (3) years. It has probably been presented before Council before,but we're looking at the best ways to manage our workforce,to manage the space and where their offices are. So, it's just something that the Legal Department and the different teams of the City are paying attention to. This being the time heretofore set for the Public Hearing on the above bill, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. Those from the public wishing to speak in favor of this bill: Jesse Davis, P.O. Box 10205, South Bend, IN, stated that he is in favor of the City being able to terminate a lease agreement prematurely,but also inquired if the list of fifty (50) signatures Mr. Schmitt referenced is accessible by the public. Councilmember Scott confirmed that it is. None from the public wished to speak in opposition to this bill. Councilmember Dr. David Varner made a motion to adopt Bill No. 17-52. Councilmember Karen White seconded the motion which carried by a roll call vote of nine (9) ayes. 17-53 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, APPROVING A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CITY OF SOUTH BEND FIRE DEPARTMENT REGARDING INDIANA TASK FORCE ONE Councilmember Jo M. Broden, Chair of the Health and Public Safety Committee, reported that they met this afternoon and send this bill forward with a favorable recommendation. Stephen Cox, Fire Chief, South Bend Fire Department, with offices at 1222 South Michigan Street, South Bend, IN, served as the presenter of this bill. Chief Cox was joined at the podium by Battalion Chief Chris Baker, Assistant Director of the Indiana River Rescue School. Chief Cox stated, Tonight, we come and respectfully request the Council to approve this resolution, allowing the South Bend Fire Department to participate in training, deployment, and other activities with Indiana Task Force One, which is administered through the Indianapolis Fire Department in the City of Indianapolis. This comes with a lot of different benefits to the City of South Bend, along with: training; federal monies; monies for backfill on deployments, etc,that we might be able to take place in; an experience that our team members would be able to engage in on deployments and be able to bring that experience back here, assisting us with any sort of local deployment, as well. Councilmember Oliver Davis asked, Could you give us a short history of about how this came to pass? And could you explain what us being able to receive backfill dollars specifically means? Chief Cox responded, If I could start with the second question first, I'll let Chief Baker go ahead and take the other one (1). `Backfill"is basically when we send individuals from the Fire 9