10-11-99 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 11, 1999 meeting of the Council. Councilmember Varner seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. BILL NO. 99 -105 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 3030 NORTHSIDE BOULEVARD AS A RESIDENTIALLY DISTRESSED AREA FOR PURPOSES OF A FIVE (5) YEAR RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT FOR LARRY & BEVERLY STEELE Councilmember Kelly made a motion to strike this tax abatement from consideration by the Council at the request of the petitioner. Councilmember Varner seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. RESOLUTION NO. 2802 -99 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, DETERMINING, AFTER INVESTIGATION THAT THE LEASE OF PROPERTY AT 609 W. INDIANA AVENUE, SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, FOR USE AS A NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP CENTER IS NECESSARY WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana (Board), on October 1, 1999, received a petition ( "Petition ") signed by fifty (50) taxpayers of the City of South Bend, requesting that the Board lease the property at 609 W. Indiana Street, South Bend, Indiana, as space for a Neighborhood Partnership Center, by entering into a lease agreement with Paul M. Dillon and Phyllis M. Dillon for a term of six months with an option to lease on a month to month basis with a rental not to exceed Two Thousand Nine Hundred and Seventy Dollars ($2,970.00) in the lease term and at the same monthly rate if the option is exercised; and WHEREAS, the Board received on October 1, 1999, a certificate of the St. Joseph County Auditor certifying that the verifier of the Petition and the signatories of the Petition are taxpayers of property located within the corporate limits of the City of South Bend; and WHEREAS, I.C. 36- 1- 10 -7(2) requires, prior to the Board of Public Works entering into a lease agreement for said premises, that the Common Council determine that the premises are needed and that the lease amount is reasonable. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, as follows: 1. That the Common Council has conducted a public hearing on this Resolution, and has heard persons desiring to speak in favor of and opposed to the adoption of this Resolution. 2. That the Common Council is desirous of establishing a neighborhood center in the proposed location in order to build stronger neighborhoods by bringing municipal and community services directly to the neighborhood. 3. That the property at 609 W. Indiana Avenue, South Bend, Indiana contains approximately two thousand five hundred ten (2,510) square feet of space, an area sufficient to accommodate the activities for which the Neighborhood Partnership Center is intended. 4. That on October 1, 1999, a Petition signed by fifty (50) taxpayers of the City of South Bend, Indiana, was filed with the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana, requesting that the Board lease the property at 609 W. Indiana Street, South Bend, Indiana, as