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<br />REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 28, 1994
<br />a lease agreement for said premises, that the Common Council, determine that the
<br />premises are needed and that the lease amount is reasonable.
<br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND,
<br />INDIANA, as follows:
<br />1. That the Common Council has conducted a public hearing on this Resolution,
<br />and has heard persons desiring to speak in favor of and opposed to the adoption of
<br />this Resolution.
<br />2. That the Common Council is desirous of establishing a neighborhood center in
<br />the proposed location in order to build stronger neighborhoods by bringing municipal
<br />and community services directly to the neighborhood.
<br />3. That this property at 937 South Bend Avenue, South Bend, Indiana, contains
<br />approximately 1,500 square feet of space, an area sufficient to accommodate the
<br />activities for which the Neighborhood Partnership Center is intended.
<br />4. That on the 14th day of November, 1994, a Petition signed by fifty (50)
<br />taxpayers of the City of South Bend, Indiana, was filed with the Board of Public
<br />Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana, requesting that the Board lease the
<br />property at 937 South Bend Avenue, South Bend, Indiana, as space for a Neighborhood
<br />Partnership Center by entering into a lease with Northeast Development Corporation
<br />for a term of one (1) year with an annual rental for said premises of Seven Thousand
<br />Two Hundred and Ninety -Nine Dollars and Ninety -Six Cents ($7,299.96).
<br />5. That on the 14th day of November, 1994, the Board of Public Works received a
<br />certificate signed by the St. Joseph County Auditor, certifying that the verifier and
<br />the signatories of the Petition are taxpayers of property located within the
<br />corporate limits of the City of South Bend.
<br />6. That on the 14th day of November 1994, a proposed lease agreement for the
<br />premises was filed with the Board of Public Works, a true and complete copy of which
<br />is attached hereto and incorporated herein.
<br />7. That having heard all speakers at the presentation and hearing on this
<br />Resolution on the 28th day of November, 1994, and having taken into consideration
<br />facts adduced at this hearing and in documents and presentations, as well as all
<br />personal investigation, discussions, and consideration by individual Council members,
<br />the Common Council of the City of South Bend hereby finds, pursuant to I.C. 36 -1 -10-
<br />7(2) that the lease of property at 937 South Bend Avenue as a Neighborhood
<br />Partnership Center, as petitioned by the fifty (50) taxpayers of the City of South
<br />Bend, as certified by the St. Joseph County Auditor is needed.
<br />8. This resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its
<br />adoption by the Common Council and approval by the mayor.
<br />/S/ Ann Puzzello
<br />Member of the Common Council
<br />A public hearing was held on the resolution at this time. Karla Stragland,
<br />Neighborhood Centers' division of planning , made the presentation. She indicated
<br />this renewal was for a one year term and the annual rent will not exceed seven
<br />thousand two hundred ninety nine dollars and ninety six cents. Jennifer Moorehead,
<br />president of the Northeast Neighborhood Council, indicated they worked on the renewal
<br />of the lease, and it was a community effort. Sherril Ash, 1342 Chalfant, spoke in
<br />favor of this lease. She gave a brief presentation on the activites at the center.
<br />Council Member Kelly made a motion to adopt this resolution, seconded by Council
<br />Member Ladewski. The resolution was adopted by a roll call vote of nine ayes.
<br />RESOLUTION NO. 2193 -94 A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE ADOPTION OF A DECLARATORY
<br />RESOLUTION DESIGNATING CERTAIN AREAS WITHIN THE CITY OF
<br />SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, COMMONLY KNOWN AS 2920 W. SAMPLE TO BE
<br />AN ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AREA FOR PURPOSES OF A FIVE YEAR
<br />PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT FOR PETERSEN PRINTING
<br />CORPORATION, DBA PETERSEN GRAPHICS GROUP
<br />WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, has adopted a
<br />Declaratory Resolution designating certain areas within the City as Economic
<br />Revitalization Areas for the purpose of tax abatement consideration; and
<br />WHEREAS, a Declaratory Resolution designated the area commonly known as 2930 W.
<br />Sample, South Bend IN, and which is particularly described as follows:
<br />Situate in St. Joseph County, in the State of Indiana
<br />A lot or parcel of land in the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of
<br />Section Fifteen (15), Township Thirty -Seven (37) North, Range Two (2) East,
<br />described as follows, to -wit: Beginning on the South line of Sample Street in
<br />the City of South Bend, Indiana, at a point 330 feet East and 35 feet South of
<br />the Northwest corner of said Section 15; thence East along the South line of
<br />Sample Street 400 feet; thence South a distance of 536.78 feet more or less to
<br />the Northerly right -of -way
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