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REGULAR MEETING JUNE 14, 2004 s /Karen L. White Member of the Common Council Mr. Robert Henry, 404 South Frances Street, P.O. Box 1407, South Bend, Indiana, made the presentation for this bill. Mr. Henry advised that the petitioner USF Holland Inc. proposes to construct a new 100 -door terminal facility (63,000 SF) on 26.43 acres located between Cleveland Road and the Indiana Toll Road, between Mayflower Road and the Ameritech Facility. The project is estimated to cost $7.5 million (including land) and reflects the need for expansion of the existing South Bend operations to accommodate the rapid growth in revenue, service and employment. The project will create 15 new permanent jobs within the first year, representing a new annual payroll of $825,000.00 and will maintain 258 existing permanent full time and four existing permanent part-time jobs. The estimated dollar value of the redevelopment is $6,200,000 to $6,500,000. 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 Varner made a motion to adopt this Resolution. Councilmember Coleman seconded the motion which carried and the Resolution was adopted by a roll call vote of eight (8) ayes. RESOLUTION NO. 3343 -04 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND DESIGNATING CERTAIN AREAS WITHIN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, COMMONLY KNOWN AS 925 NORTH NOTRE DAME AVENUE AS A RESIDENTIALLY DISTRESSED AREA FOR PURPOSES OF A FIVE (5) YEAR RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT FOR JOHN J. WHELAN III AND MOLLY O'NEILL WHELAN WHEREAS, a Statement of Benefits and a petition for residential real property tax abatement have been submitted to and filed with the City Clerk for consideration by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana requesting that the area commonly known as 925 North Notre Dame Avenue, South Bend, Indiana, and which is more particularly described as follows: The S %2 E %2 lot 126 Sorin's 2nd Addition; and N %2 E %2 Lot 126 Sorin's 2nd Addition in the City of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana and having the Key Numbers 18 -5107 -3775 and 18 -5107 -3776, be designated as a Residentially Distressed Area under the provisions of Indiana Code 6 -1.1 -12.1 et se q., and South Bend Municipal Code Sections 2 -76 et sea., and; WHEREAS, the Department of Community and Economic Development has concluded an investigation and prepared a report with information sufficient for the Common Council to determine that the area qualifies as a Residentially Distressed Area under Indiana Code 6 -1.1- 12.1, et seg., and South Bend Municipal Code Sections 2 -76, et seq., and has further prepared maps and plats showing the boundaries and such other information regarding the area in question as required by law; and WHEREAS, the Community and Economic Development Committee of the Common Council has reviewed said report and recommended to the Common Council that the area 19