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WHEREAS, the City of South Bend, Indiana is owner of certain real property and
<br />improvements located at 224 North Main Street and known as the South Bend Water
<br />Works Administration Building, which building houses the administrative offices of
<br />the South Bend Water Works; and
<br />WHEREAS, said Water Works Administration Building is used and staffed by the
<br />employees of South Bend Water Works and houses the City's water utility operations;
<br />and
<br />WHEREAS, said Water Works Administration Building comprises approximately 8,000
<br />square feet, which area is insufficiently large to accomodate all of the staff and
<br />operations of the City's water utility, which insufficiency results in the
<br />inefficient operation of the City's water utility and added cost of the such
<br />operations; and
<br />WHEREAS, the most efficient and cost effective allocation of resources warrants
<br />the relocation of the Engineering Department of the City's Water works
<br />administrative operations from said Water Works Administration Building to a new
<br />facility that is adequately sized to house the Department; and
<br />WHEREAS, the owners of the real estate and improvements at 205 North Main
<br />Street, South Bend, housing the Main Street Row, are desirous of leasing such real
<br />estate and improvements to the City for use as the City's Water Works Engineering
<br />Department; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Director of the South Bend Water Works has inspected said Main
<br />Street Row property and has found it to be adequately sized, comprising 1,000 square
<br />feet and, with improvements, otherwise suited for use as the City's Water Works
<br />Engineering Department; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Director of the South Bend Water Works has inspected other
<br />facilities for rental; and
<br />WHEREAS, said rental at Main Street Row is for a period of two years for
<br />$22,200.00; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Director of the South Bend Water Works has recommended to the Board
<br />of Water Works Commissioners of the City of South Bend that it offer to lease the
<br />Main Street Row Space for $11,200, subject to compliance with I.C. 36- 1 -10 -1 et seq.
<br />WHEREAS, the Director of the South Bend Water Works has found it necessary for
<br />the most efficient operation of the South Bend Water Works to lease the additional
<br />space at 205 North Main Street, South Bend, Indiana.
<br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND,
<br />INDIANA, AS FOLLOWS:
<br />1. That the Common Council for the City of South Bend, Indiana, hereby declares
<br />it necessary for the protection of the public health and welfare of the inhabitants
<br />of the South Bend Waterworks district and the safeguarding of the property within
<br />the district that the City of South Bend, Indiana, and for efficiency of the
<br />operations of the South Bend Water Works that the South Bend Water Works lease the
<br />following real property, situated in St. Joseph County:
<br />1,000 square feet of space at 205 North Main Street, South Bend, Indiana
<br />2. That the Common Council for the City of South Bend, Indiana, hereby declares
<br />it to be of public utility and benefit to lease the space in Main Street Row.
<br />3. That the Common Council for the City of South Bend, Indiana, hereby
<br />establishes the maximum proposed lease of the Main Street Row space to be $22,200.00
<br />for a period of two years.
<br />4. This resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its
<br />adoption.
<br />/s/ Stephen Luecke
<br />Member of the Common Council
<br />A public hearing was held on the resolution at this time. John Stancati, Director
<br />of the Water Works, made the presentation for the bill. He indicated the Water
<br />Works Building was overcrowded and they were attempting to alleviate some of the
<br />problem by moving the Engineering Department to this leased space. He indicated
<br />they were continuing to look for a new location for the Water Works. Council Member
<br />Coleman made a motion to amend this bill, on the first page, last paragraph, by
<br />changing the amount to $22,200, seconded by Council Member Kelly. The motion
<br />carried. Council Member Kelly made a motion to adopt the resolution, seconded by
<br />Council Member Coleman. The resolution was adopted by a roll call vote of six ayes
<br />and two nays (Council Members Washington and Slavinskas.)
<br />BILLS, FIRST READING
<br />BILL NO. 30 -92 A BILL OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA,
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