01-08-01 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 8.2001 said North line 1656.99 feet to the Northeast corner of said Southeast Quarter; thence South 0 degrees 23' 54" West 163.00 feet along the East line of Section 23; thence South 89 degrees 36'06" East 17.10 feet to the Westerly right of way of the Conrail Railroad; thence along said right of way line 805.63 feet along a curve to the right having a radius of 5680.15 feet and subtended by along chord having a bearing of South 25 degrees 20' 34" West and a length of 804.95 feet; thence continuing on said right of way line South 29 degrees 17' 52" West 1983.97 feet to the South line of Section 23 and the centerline of Chippewa Avenue; thence South 90 degrees 00' 00" West along said South line 1184.94 feet to the Point of Beginning. Containing 89.675 acres more or less. PARCEL II: A non - exclusive right -of -way and easement for the use, inspection, construction, installation, repair, maintenance, and replacement, of a 48 inch storm sewer for surface water run -off as it flows from the Main Plant (Parcel I), across, through, over and under "Plant 8" and the "Remaining Property" (as defined in the Declaration of Easements, Covenants, and Conditions made as of September 20, 1984 by Amland Corporation and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of St. Joseph County, Indiana as Document No. 8419846 into Bowman Creek. Said easement to be described as follows: A parcel of land in the Northeast Quarter of Section 23, Township 37 North, Range 2 East, being a strip of land thirty (30) feet wide, fifteen (15) feet on each side of the following described line. Beginning at a point on the South line of said Northeast Quarter 680 feet West of the Southeast corner of said Quarter Section; thence North 0 degrees 25' East 43 feet; thence North 49 degrees West along the approximate centerline of the existing storm sewer 148 feet to the North line of Plant 8 parcel. and which has Key Number 18- 8020 -0837, as an Economic Revitalization 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 WHEREAS, the Council has determined that the qualifications for an economic revitalization area have been met. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows: SECTION I. The Common Council hereby confirms its Declaratory Resolution designating the area described herein as an Economic Revitalization Area for the purposes of tax abatement. Such designation is for Personal Property tax abatement only and is limited to two (2) calendar years from the date of adoption of the Declaratory Resolution by the Common Council. SECTION II. The Common Council hereby determines that the property owner is qualified for and is granted Personal Property tax deduction for a period of five (5) years, and further determines that the petition complies with Chapter 2, Article 6, of the Municipal Code of the City of South Bend and Indiana Code 6- 1.1 -12 et seq. SECTION III. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption