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<br />abatement and hereby makes such a designation,
<br />SECTION IV. The Common Council determines that such designation is for personal
<br />property tax abatement only and shall be limited to two (2) calendar years from the
<br />date of the adoption of this Resolution by the Common Council.
<br />SECTION V. The Common council hereby determines that the property owner is
<br />qualified for and is granted property tax deduction for a period of five (5) years.
<br />SECTION VI. The Common Council directs the City Clerk to cause notice of the
<br />adoption of this Declaratory Resolution to be published pursuant to Indiana Code
<br />5 -3 -1, said publication providing notice of the public hearing before the Common
<br />Council on said declaration.
<br />SECTION IX. 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/ Steve Luecke
<br />Member of the Common Council
<br />A public hearing was held on the resolutions at this time. Council Member Kelly
<br />reported the Human Resources Committee had met on these resolutions and recommended
<br />them to the Council favorable. He made a motion to accept the substitute Bill No.
<br />92 -26, seconded by Council Member Washington. The motion carried. Council Member
<br />Slavinskas made a motion to accept the substitute Bill No. 92 -27, seconded by
<br />Council Member Coleman. The motion carried. Charlene Claywell, controller, made
<br />the presentation for the resolutions. She indicated Toro had considered closing the
<br />South Bend plant, due to declining production, however, they decided to stay in
<br />South Bend based in part on the support and commitment made by the City and State.
<br />She indicated they closed a southern plant and their production will be transferred
<br />to South Bend. Mike Seitz, Chamber of Commerce, spoke in favor of these
<br />resolutions. Mayor Kernan spoke in favor of the resolutions. Council Member Kelly
<br />made a motion to adopt Resolution No. 92 -26, as amended, seconded by Council Member
<br />Coleman. The resolution was adopted by a roll call vote of nine ayes. Council
<br />Member Kelly made a motion to adopt Resolution No. 92 -27, as amended, seconded by
<br />Council Member Coleman. The resolution was adopted by a roll call vote of nine
<br />ayes.
<br />RESOLUTION 1940 -92 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND
<br />ADOPTING A WRITTEN FISCAL PLAN AND ESTABLISHING A POLICY FOR THE
<br />PROVISION OF SERVICES TO AN ANNEXED AREA IN CLAY TOWNSHIP
<br />WHEREAS, there has been submitted to the Common Council of the City of South
<br />Bend, Indiana, an ordinance which proposes the annexation of the hereinafter
<br />described real estate located in Clay Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana; and
<br />WHEREAS, the territory proposed to be annexed is located in Clay Township, St.
<br />Joseph County, to the southeast of the intersection of Douglas Road and Hickory
<br />Road, extended, and is needed and can be used by the City for its development in the
<br />reasonably near future, the development of which land will require a level of
<br />municipal public services basic to the establishment and maintenance of such nature,
<br />including street and road maintenance, and services of a capital improvement nature,
<br />including street construction, street lighting, sewer facilities, and storm water
<br />facilities; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana now desires to
<br />establish and adopt a fiscal plan and establish a definite policy showing (1) the
<br />cost estimates of services of a non - capital nature, including street and road
<br />maintenance, police and fire protection and other non - capital services normally
<br />provided within the corporate boundaries, and services of a capital improvement
<br />nature, including street construction, street lighting, water facilities, sewer
<br />facilities, and storm water drainage facilities to be furnished to the territory to
<br />be annexed; (2) the method(s) of financing those services; (3) the plan for the
<br />organization and extension of those services; (4) that services of a non - capital
<br />nature will be provided to the annexed area within one (1) year after the effective
<br />date of the annexation, and that they will be provided in a manner equivalent in
<br />standard and scope to similar non - capital services provided to areas within the
<br />corporate boundaries of the City of South Bend, that have characteristic of
<br />topography, patterns of land use, and population density similar to that of the
<br />territory to be annexed; (5) that services of a capital improvement nature will be
<br />provided to the annexed area within three (3) years after the effective date of the
<br />annexation in the same manner as those services are provided to areas within the
<br />corporate boundaries of the City of South Bend that have characteristics of
<br />topography, patterns of land use and population density similar to that of the
<br />territory to be annexed and in a manner consistent with federal, state and local
<br />laws, procedures, and planning criteria; and (6) the plan for hiring the employees
<br />of other governmental entities who jobs will be eliminated by the proposed
<br />annexation; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, the Board of
<br />Public Safety of the City of South Bend, and the Board of Water Works Commissioners
<br />of the City of South Bend have approved a written fiscal plan and established a
<br />policy for the provision of services of the territory to be annexed which plan and
<br />policy, as it relates to the territory to be annexed, the Common Council finds to be
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