04-14-80 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING AP IIL1_4, 1980 REGULAR MEETING RECONVENED (CONTINUED BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that any costs or expenses incurred in connection with the Thomas and Jane Kinnucan Project shall be included in the project costs and reimbursed from the proceeds of the Economic Development Revneue Bonds to be issued with respect thereto; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the liability and obligation of South Bend Economic Develop- ment Commission and the City of South Bend, Indiana, shall be limited solely to the good faith efforts to consummate such proceedings and issue such Bonds, and neither the South Bend Economic Development Commission nor the City of South Bend, Indiana, or its officers or agents, shall incur any liability if for any reason the proposed issuance of such Bonds is not consummated. This Inducement Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. /s /Lewis A. McGann Member of the Common Council A public hearing was held on the resoltuion at this the Economic Development Commission, indicated this bond issue. He indicated this was for expansion of new jobs will be created by this expansion. Counci this resolution, seconded by Council Member Taylor. vote of nine ayes. RESOLUTION NO. 772 -80 time. Mr. Kenneth Fedder, attorney for inducement resolution was for a $300,000 their facilities. He said eight to ten 1 Member Szymkowiak made a motion to adopt The resolution was adopted by a roll call A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, RECOMMENDING THAT THE BOARD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES OF THE SOUTH BEND COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION GIVE GREATER NOTIFICATION TO THE PUBLIC OFFICIALS WHEN SEEKING OPTIONS TO PURCHASE SHCOOL CORPORATION PROPERTY. WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, recognizes that the Board of School Trustees of the South Bend Community School Corporation is charged with the res- ponsibility of determining the most fiscally sound-use of its properties, and WHEREAS, the Council realizes that the Board is faced with problems of declining enroll- ment and shrinking budgets; and WHEREAS, the Council believes that the decision to sell any unnecessary or surplus shcool corporation property is a decision which affects not only the immediate and surrounding neigh- borhood, but the community at large; and WHEREAS, the recent Board meetings held on the possible sale of the Central Career Center and a multi -acre vacant lot across from Nuner School demonstrate the need for more notification to the public and public officials, and for more input from these groups. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows: SECTION I. That the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, recommends that the Board of School Trustees of the South Bend Community School Corporation give reasonably written notice to the public and elected public officials in the City of meetings called for the purpose of selling unnecessary or surplus school corporation property. SECTION II. That since the sale of school corporation property affects not only the immediate neighborhood but also the City at large, that the best interests of the City would be best served by greater notification and more public input. SECTION III. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. /s /Beverlie J. Beck Member of the Common Council A public hearing was held on the resolut.ion at this time. Council Member Beck indicated this resolution was offered not to challenge the School Corporation right to dispose of property, but to encourage them to give notice to the public and encourage public input on what use will be made of the land. Mr. Miles Hoffman, 712 Forrest, spoke in favor of this resolution. Council Member Dombrowski made a motion to adopt this resolution, seconded by Council Member Szymkowiak. The resolution was adopted by a roll call vote of eight ayes and one nay (Council Member Taylor.) RESOLUTION NO. 773 -80 AN INDUCEMENT RESOLUTION OF SOUTH BEND COMMON COUNCIL RELATING TO MASTERBILT, INCORPORATED MACHINERY ACQUISITION PROJECT. WHEREAS, the South Bend Common Council heretofore investigated, studied, surveyed and reported to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana, that a need exists in the community for additional job opportunities and commercial, light industrial and industrial diversification within the City of South Bend, Indiana; and in accordance with such investigation and to provide improvement of job opportunities and diversification within the City of South Bend, Indiana, a financing agreement should be effected with Masterbilt, Incorporated relating to a project to be known as "A Machinery Acquisition Project "; and WHEREAS, Masterbilt, Incorporated is established in the light industrial trade or business of contract machining and is the owner of a machine shop for such purpose at 325 South Walnut Street, South Bend, Indiana, on which site it has recently erected additional facilities and buildings to expand its operation consisting of approximately a total of ten thousand (10,000) square feet, and funds are required for the acquisition of a "Cyclone CNC Turning Center," which is a sophisticated piece of machinery to be acquired from the manufacturer of such marchinery, South Bend Lathe Works, of South Bend, Indiana.