12-13-10 Common Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 13, 2010 c. That the estimate of the annual salaries of those individuals that will be employed or whose employment will be retained by the Petitioner can be reasonably expected to result from the proposed installation of new manufacturing equipment; d. Any other benefits about which information was requested are benefits that can be reasonably expected to result from the proposed new manufacturing equipment; and e. The totality of benefits is sufficient to justify the deduction requested. SECTION II. The Common Council hereby determines and finds that the proposed new manufacturing equipment can be reasonably expected to yield the benefits identified in the Statement of Benefits as set forth in Sections 1 through 3 of the Petition for Personal Property Tax Abatement Consideration and that Statement of Benefits form completed by the petitioner, said form being prescribed by the State Board of Accounts, are sufficient to justify the deduction granted under Indiana Code 6-1.1-12.1-4.5. SECTION III. The Common Council hereby accepts the report and recommendation of the Department of Community and Economic Development, and the Community and Economic Development Committee's favorable recommendation, that the area herein described be designated as an Economic Revitalization Area for purposes of personal property tax abatement and hereby makes such a designation. SECTION IV. The Common Council determines that such designation is for personal property tax abatement only and shall be limited to two (2) calendar years from the date of the adoption of this Resolution by the Common Council. SECTION V. The Common Council hereby determines that the property owner is qualified for and is granted property tax deduction for a period of (5) five years; provided however, the Petitioner may not receive an economic revitalization area deduction if it receives an enterprise zone investment deduction under I.C. 6-1.1-45 for the same property. SECTION VI. The Common Council directs the City Clerk to cause notice of the adoption of this Declaratory Resolution for Personal Property Tax Abatement to be published pursuant to Indiana Code 5-3-1, said publication providing notice of the public hearing before the Common Council on the proposed confirming of said declaration. SECTION VII. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. s/Derek D. Dieter Member of the Common Council Councilmember Rouse, Chairperson, Community and Economic Development Committee reported that this committee held a Public Hearing on this bill this afternoon and sends it to the full Council with a favorable recommendation. st Mr. Rich Deahl, Attorney at Law, Barnes & Thornburg, 600 1 Source Bank Center made the presentation for this bill. Mr. Deahl advised that G.H.S. Corporation is one of the largest domestic manufactures of strings for fretted instruments, including for example strings of classic, acoustic and electric guitars, bass instruments, mandolins, banjos, fiddles and many other instruments. They are proposing to relocate is primary string manufacturing operations to South Bend in a phased transition process to ramp up production and commence production during 2011. The project consists of the installation of string manufacturing equipment including, without limitation, automated ball-end machines, and computer monitored 24