10-25-99 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 25. 1999 Councilmember Kelly made a motion to consider the substitute version of this Resolution. Councilmember Varner seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of nine (9) ayes. Councilmember Kelly reported that the Community & Economic Development Committee met on this Resolution and sends it to the Council with a favorable recommendation. Mr. Norman DeBoever, 53232 Holly Fern Court, Granger, Indiana, President, Target Distributing, 3735 William Richardson Drive, South Bend, Indiana, made the presentation for this Resolution. Mr. DeBoever informed the Council that they just purchased the building at 3735 William Richardson Drive and they intend to move their business into that building. He further informed the Council that they have identified the proper Standard Industrial Classification codes that would qualify them for this abatement and have provided to the Council the positives and the negatives of the approval of this abatement. Mr. DeBoever asked for the Council's consideration of their request. 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 as substituted. Councilmember Ujdak seconded the motion. Council President Sean Coleman indicated that he cannot support this Resolution as he believes it does not meet the standards for how the Council has provided for special exceptions in the past when considering these types of abatements. The motion carried and the Resolution was adopted by a roll call vote of eight (8) ayes with Council President Coleman voting nay RESOLUTION NO. 2805-99 A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE ADOPTION OF A DECLARATORY RESOLUTION DESIGNATING CERTAIN AREAS WITHIN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, COMMONLY KNOWN AS LOT #3 WEST CLEVELAND ROAD INDUSTRIAL PARK (4167 MEGHAN BEELER COURT) TO BE AN ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AREA FOR PURPOSES OF A THREE (3) YEAR REAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT FOR BEELER & BROWN PROPERTIES, L.L.C. AND DAVEY, L.L.C. WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, has adopted a Declaratory Resolution, Resolution Number 2575 -98 adopted on March 12, 1998, designating certain areas within the City as Economic Revitalization Areas for the purpose of tax abatement consideration; and WHEREAS, a Declaratory Resolution designated the area commonly known as Lot #3 West Cleveland Road Industrial Park (4167 Meghan Beeler Court), South Bend, Indiana, and which is more particularly described as follows: Lot Numbered Three (3) as shown on the recorded Plat of West Cleveland Road Industrial Park, Section One, recorded November 6, 1997 as Document Number 9746182 in the Office of the Recorder of St. Joseph County, Indiana and which has Key Number 25- 1013 - 020702, as an Economic Revitalization Area; and