06-10-02 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING JUNE 10, 2002 Ms. Ann Kolata, Senior Redevelopment Specialist, Community & Economic Development, 12th Floor, County -City Building, South Bend, Indiana, made the presentation for this bill. Ms. Kolata advised that this Resolution endorses the request to the South Bend Advisory Commission on Industrial Development that they designate an area within the City of South Bend as a CREED district. It outlines specifically the general area that is to be designated and asks them to consider that as a location for this new program that is available to the City. The second section of the Resolution itemizes the criteria by which the City must meet the requirements of the state law. The most significant ones are that the area must have at least 1.5 million square feet of vacant floor space, eighteen thousand (18,000) jobs must have been lost over time and the City must have significant obstacles to redevelopment of the area due to any of the following: obsolete or inefficient buildings, aging infrastructure, utility relocation requirements, transportation or access problems, topographical obstacles to redevelopment or environmental contamination. The City must also agree to commit at least one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) for the purpose of addressing the redevelopment obstacles that were listed. Ms. Kolata noted that the City has met all of the criteria for the proposed district and she asked that the Council endorse this Resolution. Ms. Kolata further noted that the Mayor will appoint six (6) members to this Commission while the Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Department of Workforce Development will each appoint one (1) member. These members will then designate the area and send the plan downstate for approval. 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 Coleman made a motion to adopt this Resolution. Councilmember King seconded the motion which carried and the Resolution was adopted by a roll call vote of nine (9) ayes. RESOLUTION NO. 3100 -02 A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE ADOPTION OF A DECLARATORY RESOLUTION DESIGNATING CERTAIN AREAS WITHIN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, COMMONLY KNOWN AS 2101 PORTAGE AVENUE RESIDENTIAL DISTRESSED AREAS FOR PURPOSES OF A FIVE (5) YEAR RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT FOR KURT OGOREK WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, has adopted a Declaratory Resolution designating certain areas within the City as Residentially Distressed Areas for the purpose of tax abatement consideration; and WHEREAS, a Declaratory Resolution designated the area commonly known as 2101 Portage Avenue, South Bend, Indiana, and which are more particularly described as follows: Street Address Legal Description Key Number 2101 Portage Avenue Lot 8 Jackson Sub Prop 18- 2116 - 423901 be designated as a Residentially Distressed Area; and WHEREAS, notice of the adoption of a Declaratory Resolution and the public hearing before the Council has been published pursuant to Indiana Code 6 -1.1- 12.1 -2.5; and WHEREAS, the Council held a public hearing for the purposes of hearing all remonstrances and objections from interested persons; and In