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development Committee's favorable recommendation, that the area herein described be
<br />designated as Economic Revitalization Area for purposes of personal property tax
<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 resolution at this time. Council Member Kelly
<br />reported that the Human Resources Committee had met on this bill and recommended it
<br />to the Council favorable. Ernest Szarwark, attorney for the petitioner, made the
<br />presentation. He indicated this company planned to purchase new equipment in order
<br />to provide higher quality industrial costing and to switch from ozone depleting
<br />freon and fluoro carbon products to new environmentally acceptable refrigeration
<br />chemicals. He indicated two new jobs will be created. Roman Kowalski, 802
<br />Birchwood, spoke against this abatement. Council Member Coleman made a motion to
<br />adopt this resolution, seconded by Council Member Kelly. The resolution was adopted
<br />by a roll call vote of nine ayes.
<br />RESOLUTION NO. 1937 -92 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND
<br />DESIGNATING CERTAIN AREAS WITHIN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND
<br />COMMONLY KNOWN AS 1801 COMMERCE DRIVE, SOUTH BEND, INDIANA,
<br />AN ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AREA FOR PURPOSES OF PERSONAL
<br />PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT FOR STOUFFER INDUSTRIES, INC.
<br />WHEREAS, a petition for personal property tax abatement consideration has been
<br />filed with the Common Council of the City of South Bend, requesting that the area
<br />commonly known as 1801 Commerce Drive, South Bend, Indiana, and which is more
<br />particularly described as follows:
<br />PARCEL I:
<br />A tract of land in the Southwest Quarter of Section Thirty -three (33), Township
<br />Thirty -eight (38) North, Range Two (2) East, City of South Bend, St. Joseph
<br />County, Indiana, more particularly described as follows: Commencing at a brass
<br />plug at the center of said Section 33; thence South 90° 00' 00" west on and
<br />along the North line of said Southwest Quarter of said Section 33, a distance of
<br />1,205.66 feet to a concrete monument on the West line of a 75 foot public
<br />street; thence south 00 °29121" East on and along the west line of said 75 foot
<br />public street, a distance of 473.176 feet to an iron at the point of beginning;
<br />thence continuing South 00 °29'21" East on and along said West line of said 75
<br />foot public street, a distance of 237.00 feet to an iron; thence South
<br />89 °30'39" West, a distance of 362.00 feet to an iron; thence North 00 °29121"
<br />West, a distance of 237.0 feet; thence North 89 °30139" East, a distance of
<br />362.00 feet to the place of beginning; said tract being Lot Numbered Twenty -five
<br />(25) of the Airport Industrial Park, Phase II.
<br />PARCEL II.
<br />A tract of land in the Southwest Quarter (1/4) of Section Thirty -three (33),
<br />Township Thirty -eight (38) North, Range Two (2) East, City of South Bend, St.
<br />Joseph County, Indiana; more particularly described as follows: With a point of
<br />beginning arrived at by commencing at a brass plug at the center of said Section
<br />33; thence South 90 °00'00" West on said Section 33; thence South 90 °00100"
<br />West on and along the North line of said Southwest Quarter (1/4) of said Section
<br />33 a distance of 1,205.66 feet to a concrete monument on the West line of a 75
<br />foot public street (Commerce Drive); thence South 00 °29'21" East on and along
<br />the West line of said Commerce Drive, a distance of 473.176 feet to an iron at
<br />the point of beginning; thence continuing South 89 °30139" West a distance of
<br />362 feet; thence North 00 °29121" West a distance of 120.5 feet; thence North
<br />89 °30139" East a distance of 362 feet; thence South 00 °39121" East along the
<br />West line of Commerce Drive a distance of 120.5 feet to the measured North and
<br />South taken off at the entire South end of Lot numbered Twenty -Four (24) of the
<br />Airport Industrial Park, Phase II, St. Joseph, County, Indiana, now a part of
<br />the City of South Bend.
<br />and this property has Key Number 18 2183 688603, 18 2183 688612, 25 1008 033502 and
<br />25 1008 133508, be designated as an Economic Revitalization Area under the
<br />provisions of Indiana Code 6 -1.1- 12.1 -1, et seq., and South Bend Municipal Code
<br />Sections 2 -76 et seq.; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Department of Economic Development has concluded an investigation
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