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REGULAR MEETING April 8, 2019
<br /> Councilmember Regina Williams-Preston replied, Terrific, thank you.
<br /> Councilmember Jake Teshka stated, I'm glad you are bringing part of that training center here.
<br /> Otherwise, I don't know where we would find all these diesel techs. They are about as scarce as
<br /> they get nowadays, and I think this adds to another initiative and what should be part of this
<br /> Council's priority is training these folks for these types of positions and these jobs we are bringing
<br /> to the City. We need to have the workforce developed to move into those positions seamlessly.
<br /> Thank you for the work you are doing on that end as well. So, I think that's great.
<br /> Councilmember Jo M. Broden stated, Just quickly, and this isn't just for you but for some of the
<br /> other petitioners in the group,but Mr. Buckenmeyer mentioned it was a wooded piece of land that
<br /> is going to be converted into your wonderful uses and terrific benefit for the community. But,just
<br /> to recognize, I think, as a City, I would like to call out our pretty low standards in terms of
<br /> landscaping and looking at things from an environmental impact perspective, you know,building-
<br /> wise. So, I guess, and I acknowledge that all of the petitioners are currently supporting local non-
<br /> profits and that is part of our application process, but I would just like to throw it out there that as
<br /> our community moves in our conversations about sustainability and climate impact, I would like
<br /> to put it out there,as we go forward with some of these approvals and you as you are going forward
<br /> in your process of working with contractors who will build this out, maybe take a look at some of
<br /> those opportunities as they present themselves to kind of check some of those boxes. I think, you
<br /> know, we can look at that on a short-term,mid-term and long-term benefit and I would hope, you
<br /> know,our developer communities can see a partnership on that. If you can't do it on site,find ways
<br /> to offset it in our broader community. Plant some trees if not in this location, you know, some
<br /> mitigating approaches if not on your own location, perhaps elsewhere. That is not specific to you
<br /> but to the broader group.
<br /> Mr. Hopkins replied, One(1) of the big things we've done on our recent two (2)building projects
<br /> was a big solar array. We are very big with the solar power and being self-sustaining.
<br /> Councilmember Tim Scott asked, Please state what baseball team you support.
<br /> Mr. Yates replied, The St. Louis Cardinals.
<br /> This being the time heretofore set for the Public Hearing on the above bills, proponents and
<br /> opponents were given an opportunity to be heard. There were none.
<br /> Councilmember Gavin Ferlic made a motion to adopt Bill No. 19-22. Councilmember John Voorde
<br /> seconded this motion which carried by a roll call vote of nine (9) ayes.
<br /> 19-26 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 IGNITION PARK,
<br /> SOUTH BEND, IN 46601 AN ECONOMIC
<br /> REVITALIZATION AREA FOR PURPOSES OF
<br /> AN EIGHT (8)YEAR REAL PROPERTY TAX
<br /> ABATEMENT FOR CATALYST THREE, LLC
<br /> Councilmember Gavin Ferlic, chair of the Community Investment Committee, reported that they
<br /> met this afternoon and send this bill forward with a favorable recommendation.
<br /> Dan Buckenmeyer, Director of Business Development for the Department of Community
<br /> Investment with offices located on the 14th floor of the County-City Building, South Bend, IN,
<br /> served as the presenter for this bill. Mr. Buckenmeyer stated, This is a pretty exciting one (1) for
<br /> South Bend. Not only is it a buildout of Ignition Park but it is a retention effort for one (1) of our
<br /> treasured existing employers. First (1St) the office building, this will be a $16 million investment
<br /> in an 83,000 square foot building. It will be larger, ironically, than the other two (2) in order to
<br /> house this large employer. The other two (2) that you see there (referencing a slide in the
<br /> presentation), Catalyst One (1) and Two (2) are both only about 50,000 square feet. The five
<br /> hundred(500)retained jobs come by way of an organization that started here over thirty(30)years
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