04-25-05 Community & Economic Development

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Colima and Economic Dedeloument Committee 2005 South Bend Common Councit The April 25, 2005, meeting of the Commun and�onel Development t4 39 p.mC n the Council called to order by its Chairperson, Council Member Informal Meeting Room. Persons in attendance included: Council Members Dieter, Pfeifer, Kelly, Puzzello, Varner, Kuspa, Rouse, and White; Citizen Member Martha Lewis, Mayor Stephen J. Luecke, Sharon Kendall, Executive Director of the Department of Community and Economic Development; Economic Development Specialist Tedd Schaffer, Public Works Director Gary Gilot, Rita Kopola, City Clerk John Voorde, Economic Development Specialist Andy Laurent, Shirley Garratty,Mark Harman,Ron Milligan and Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand,Council Attorney. Council Member Puzzello noted that the committee consists of Citizen Member Martha Lewis, Council Members Kuspa,Kelly,Kirsits and herse lf. Council Member Pn7zello called for a presentation on Bill No. 23-05 which would a proprime $200,000 of EPA brownfield grant funds within Fund # 209 for the purpose of brownfield assessment and cleanup activities. Andy Laurent, an Economic Development Specialist made the presentation. He noted that the funds would be used to address and remediate achlorinated oted that bids are due located at from former South Bend Stamping Plant property. He Friday. Council member Kelly made a motion, seconded by Council Member Kuspa that Bill No. 23-05 be recommended favorably to Council. The motion passed. Council Member Puzzello noted that the Council has received correspondence from the petitioner on Bill No. 5-38 who is requesting that the Bill be struck from this evening's agenda. Council Member Puzzello then called for a presentation on Bill No. 5-43 which is a ten(10)year real property tax abatement request for the property located at lot 5 in the US 31 Industrial Park, Phase II,which is being requested by Stanz Cheese Company,Inc.,d/b/a Stanz Foodservice,Inc. Economic Development Specialist Tedd Schaffer reviewed his report dated April 18,2005 (copy attached). He noted that the petitioner uses its warehouse and distribution facility to store The dry and frozen goods for customers throughout northern Indiana petitioner plans to build a 100,000 square foot building on 19.58 acres which will have a project cost between$6 and$8 million. 172 full-time jobs would be maintained. t tax under The bat concluded that the petitioner meets the qualifications for a ten(10) year real ro pe rty Section 2-82 of the SBMC addressing"industrial development city wide". Richard Deahl, at attorney with Barnes & Thornburg with offices located in downtown South Bend made the formal presentation. He noted that Shirley Garratty, the Controller and Mark Harman,the Company President were present and could answer any questions which the Council April 25,2005 Community and Economic Development Committee meeting of the 2005 South Bend Common Council -page 1-