11-28-05 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETINGNOVEMBER 28, 2005 SECTION VIII. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. s/Charlotte D. Pfeifer Member of the Common Council Councilmember Puzzello, Chairperson, Community and Economic Development Committee, reported that this committee held a Public Hearing on this bill this afternoon and voted to send it to the full Council with a favorable recommendation. Mr. James Hammer, 1302 W. Sample Street, South Bend, Indiana, made the presentation for this bill. Mr. Hammer advised that Imagineering Properties, L.L.C. is the real estate holding company for Imagineering Enterprises, Inc., a metal finishing serve to the automotive and aerospace industries. Imagineering Properties proposes to build an 80,000 sq. ft. building on 8.67 acres of land on Nimtz Parkway. The estimated cost of the project is $4,500,000. This building will be the processing facility and offices of Imagineering Enterprises operations in South Bend. Mr. Hammer further advised that they will build an EcoPark next to the building. The EcoPark will include plantings and materials indigenous to Indiana forests, wetlands and prairies, complete with trails, recycling ponds and streams, benches, gazebos and lookout points. A Public Hearing was held on the Resolution at this time. There being no one present wishing to speak to the Council either in favor of or in opposition to this Resolution, Councilmember Dieter made a motion to adopt this Resolution. Councilmember Kelly seconded the motion which carried and the Resolution was adopted by a roll call vote of nine (9) ayes. RESOLUTION NO. 3539-05 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, TO ESTABLISH THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE VACATION OF PUBLIC REAL PROPERTY, LOCATED ON A PORTION OF MAIN, STREET, LAFAYETTE BOULEVARD, AUTEN STREET AND HOOVER STREET, NOW KNOWN AS HOMER AVENUE, SOUTH OF IRELAND ROAD, WEST OF MICHIGAN STREET AND NORTH OF THE ST. JOSEPH VALLEY PARKWAY (U.S. 20/31 BY-PASS) PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE NO. 9508-04 WHEREAS, on May 10, 2004, the South Bend Common Council passed substituted and amended Ordinance No. 9508-04 which at Section V specifically provided the following: This ordinance shall be passed by the Common Council and be in full force and effect upon receiving a resolution being filed for Common Council consideration by the Administration which Addresses the progress of the proposed construction related to the Anchor Retail project. Such resolution shall further set forth a date Certain for the effective date of the vacation of real property Addressed in this ordinance and cross access easement agreements as necessary to serve affected parcels (including specifically Maxi’s restaurant), all of which shall be subject to the approval of The Common Council and the Mayor. 17