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REGULAR MEETING February 26, 2018 Kirk Smith, 325 Enterprise Drive, Breckenridge, MI, served as petitioner for this bill. Mr. Smith stated, This is a pretty straight forward project. It is the repurposing of a bank with a drive-thru window for Biggby Coffee. It is a great use and great neighborhood. Councilmember Oliver Davis asked, Will you offer hot chocolate? Mr. Smith replied, Yes. Hot, Iced or Frozen. This being the time heretofore set for the Public Hearing on the above bill, proponents and opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. None from the public wished to speak in favor of or opposition to this bill. Councilmember Oliver Davis made a motion to pass Bill No. 18-04. Councilmember Gavin Ferlic seconded the motion, which carried by a roll call vote of nine (9) ayes. 18-07 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND WAIVING PETITIONER, THE LASALLE APARTMENTS, LLC NON-COMPLIANCE WITH IND. CODE §6-1.1-12.1.6 ET SEQ. Councilmember Gavin Ferlic, Chair of the Community Investment Committee,reported that they met this afternoon and send this bill forward with a favorable recommendation. James Mueller, Executive Director of Community Investment with offices on the 140,floor of the County-City Building, South Bend, IN, served as presenter for this bill. Mr. Mueller stated, As we went through the process last summer, we bundled a lot of the waivers of non-compliance of tax abatements and this related to the CF-1 process which goes through the Council. The tax abatements are a complicated economic development tool that touches the Assessor's Office, the Auditor's Office,the Common Council,the City Clerk and Community Investment. This is a new type of issue we have encountered that stems from when it starts. The abatement starts when the Assessor assesses the new assessed value. In this case,the petitioner did not receive a new assessed value in 2016 and therefore did not know this was year one (1) of the abatement to start the process. Jeff Ryan, Real America with offices located at 10501 Hague Road, Fishers, IN, served as the petitioner for this bill. Mr. Ryan stated, I hope you agree that we rehabbed the building and did beautiful work as we committed 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. None from the public wished to speak in favor of or opposition to this bill. Councilmember Gavin Ferlic made a motion to pass Bill No. 18-07. Councilmember Karen White seconded the motion, which carried by a roll call vote of nine (9) ayes. BILLS FIRST READING BILL NO. 13-18 FIRST READING ON AN ALLEY VACATION- EAST/WEST ALLEY 14' IN WIDTH AND APPROXIMATELY 120' LONG FROM EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY OF EMERSON STREET AND EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY OF NORTH/SOUTH ALLEY BETWEEN NORTHSIDE BOULEVARD AND HILDRETH STREET, SOUTH BEND, INDIANA Councilmember Oliver Davis made a motion to send Bill No. 13-18 to the Public Works and Property Vacation Committee and set it for Second Reading and Public Hearing on March 12th, 9