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REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 11, 2006
<br />SECTION VI. The Common Council hereby determines that the property owner is
<br />qualified for and is granted property tax deduction for a period (8) eight years.
<br />SECTION VII. The Common Council directs the City Clerk to cause notice of the
<br />adoption of this Declaratory Resolution for Real Property Tax Abatement to be published
<br />pursuant to Indiana Code § 5-3-1 and Indiana Code § 6-1.1-12.1-2.5, said publication
<br />providing notice of the public hearing before the Common Council on the proposed
<br />confirming of said declaration.
<br />SECTION VIII. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its
<br />adoption by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor.
<br /> s/Timothy A. Rouse
<br /> Member of the Common Council
<br />Councilmember Kelly, Chairperson, Community and Economic Development
<br />Committee, reported that this committee held a Public Hearing on this bill this afternoon
<br />and voted to send it to the full Council with a favorable recommendation.
<br />Mr. Timothy A. Baker, Executive Vice-President, Holladay Properties, 227 S. Main
<br />Street, Suite 300, South Bend, Indiana, made the presentation for this bill.
<br />Mr. Baker advised that the Niles Avenue office is AM General’s corporate headquarters.
<br />AM General is a major supplier to the U.S. Military of personnel vehicles and a builder
<br />of sport utility vehicles (SUVs) for General Motors. The company plans to construct a
<br />17,500 square foot addition and make improvements to the existing building of 35,000
<br />square feet. The construction of the new addition and improvements to the existing
<br />office building will allow AM General to remain in South Bend with space to grow as the
<br />market dictates. The estimated cost of the addition if $2,009,000 and improvements to
<br />the existing building of approximately $500,000.
<br />A Public Hearing was held on the Resolution at this time.
<br />There being no one present wishing to speak to the Council either in favor of or in
<br />opposition to this Resolution, Councilmember Kelly made a motion to adopt this
<br />Resolution. Councilmember Kuspa seconded the motion which carried and the
<br />Resolution was adopted by a roll call vote of eight (8) ayes.
<br />RESOLUTION NO. 3637-06 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL
<br /> OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND
<br /> DESIGNATING CERTAIN AREAS WITHIN THE
<br /> CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA,
<br /> COMMONLY KNOWN AS 1730, 1738, 1746,
<br /> 1810, 1818, 1826, 1834, 1833, 1823, 1815, 1807,
<br /> 1749 ALFTON COURT AND 6128 SOUTH
<br /> BRIDGETON DRIVE AS RESIDENTIALLY
<br /> DISTRESSED AREAS FOR PURPOSES OF A (5)
<br /> FIVE-YEAR RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY
<br /> TAX ABATEMENT FOR ROJO
<br /> DEVELOPMENT, INC., NORAWOOD MANOR
<br />WHEREAS, a Statement of Benefits and a petition for residential real property
<br />tax abatement have been submitted to and filed with the City Clerk for consideration by
<br />the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana requesting that the area
<br />commonly known as 1730, 1738, 1746, 1810, 1818, 1826, 1834, 1833, 1823, 1815, 1807,
<br />1749 Alfton Court and 6128 South Bridgeton Drive, South Bend, Indiana, and which is
<br />more particularly described as follows:
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