12-12-05 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 12, 2005 Mr. St. Pierre advised that Photocrome is primarily aphoto-processing lab, doing photofinishing for Gene's Camera Store. Photochrome processes film, makes prints from film and digital cameras, prints enlargements, processes slide film, makes photo CD's prints digital pictures, and transfers slides and home movies to DVD or VHS. Photochrome is proposing to replace an existing five-year-old digital lab with a more reliable model. The lab is slow and unreliable. In order to maintain production, quality and timeliness a new lab is needed. 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 Varner seconded the motion which carried and the Resolution was adopted by a roll call vote of nine (9) ayes. RESOLUTION NO. 3545-OS A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE ADOPTION OF A DECLARATORY RESOLUTION DESIGNATING CERTAIN AREAS WITHIN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, COMMONLY KNOWN AS 4521 NIMTZ PARKWAY AS AN ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AREA FOR PURPOSES OF A TEN (10) YEAR REAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT OR IMAGINEERING PROPERTIES, LLC WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, has adopted a Declaratory Resolution designating certain areas within the City as Economic Revitalization Areas for the purpose of tax abatement consideration; and WHEREAS, a Declaratory Resolution designated the area commonly known as 4521 Nimtz Parkway, South Bend, Indiana, and which is more particularly described as follows: A PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER (SW '/4) OF SECTION 21, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 2 EAST, SITUATE IN GERMAN TOWNSHIP, CITY OF SOUTH BEND, ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, INDIANA AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT AN IRON PIPE MARKING THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER (SW '/4) OF SAID SECTION 21; THENCE SOUTH 00'23'18" EAST ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID QUARTER SECTION A DISTANCE OF 973.15 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTH RIGHT-0F-WAY LINE OF F.J. NIMTZ PARKWAY (DOCUMENT # 94-45142; THENCE SOUTH 60'00'07" EAST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID NIMTZ PARKWAY A DISTANCE OF 352.47 FEET TO AN IRON PIPE MARKING THE PLACE OF BEGINNING OF THIS DESCRIPTION SAID POINT BEING THE SOUTHEASTERN MOST CORNER OF H.G. BAUS CENTRE PHASE I, SAID PLAT BEING RECORDED IN DOCUMENT NO. 95-07104. OFFICE OF THE RECORDER, ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, THENCE NORTH 29'59'53" EAST ALONG THE SOUTHEASTERLY LINE OF SAID BAUS CENTRE A DISTANCE OF 483.40 FEET TO A POINT OF CURVATURE; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID BAUS CENTRE AND ALONG A TANGENT CURVE TO THE RIGHT HAVING A RADIUS OF 170.00 FEET AND AN ARC LENGTH OF117.97 FEET (TANGENT=61.47'. CHORD BEARING AND DISTANCE =NORTH 49'52'44" EAST = 115.62', DELTA = 39'45'41") TO THE EAST MOST CORNER OF SAID BAUS CENTRE; THENCE ALONG A COMPOUND CURVE TO THE RIGHT HAVING A RADIUS OF 228.33 FEET AND AN ARC LENGTH OF 168.38 FEET (TANGENT= 88.22', CHORD BEARING AND DISTANCE =SOUTH 89'06'53" EAST = 164.59', DELTA = 42'15'06") TO A POINT OF TANGENCY; 13