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REGULAR MEETINGAUGUST 11, 2008 BILL NO. 08-73 A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE ADOPTION OF A DECLARATORY RESOLUTION DESIGNATING CERTAIN AREAS WITHIN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, COMMONLY KNOWN AS 4201 LINDEN AVENUE AN ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AREA FOR PURPOSES OF A FIVE (5) YEAR PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT FOR GTA CONTAINERS, INC. Councilmember Varner made a motion to combine these bills for purposes of Public Hearing. Councilmember White seconded the motion which carried by a voice vote of seven (7) ayes. RESOLUTION NO. 3891-08 A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE ADOPTION OF A DECLARATORY RESOLUTION DESIGNATING CERTAIN AREAS WITHIN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, COMMONLY KNOWN AS 4201 LINDEN AVENUE AS AN ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AREA FOR PURPOSES OF UP TO A SEVEN (7) YEAR REAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT FOR FOXTROT REALTY CORPORATION WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, has adopted a Declaratory Resolution designating certain areas within the City as Economic Revitalization Areas for the purpose of tax abatement consideration; and WHEREAS, a Declaratory Resolution designated the area commonly known as 4201 Linden Avenue, South Bend, Indiana, and which is more particularly described as follows: “A part of the east half of the southwest quarter of Section 4, Township 37 North, Range 2 East, South Bend, Indiana, more particularly described as follows, viz: Beginning at a point on the south line of said Southwest quarter 578.67 feet west of the southeast corner of said southwest quarter; thence continuing westerly along said south line of southwest quarter with an assumed bearing of North 89°42’30” West, 741 feet more or less to the west line of the east half of said southwest quarter, 1344 feet more or less to the southerly right-of-way line of the New York Central Railroad Company; thence South 79°18’30” East along said southerly right-of-way line 758.3 feet, more or less to a point which is North 00°08’15” East 1207.34 feet to the place of beginning, excepting from the above described tract a strip of land 40 feet in width, north and south, taken off of and from the entire width of the south and thereof for Linden Avenue and which has Key Number 018-2193-7257, be designated as an Economic Revitalization Area; and WHEREAS, notice of the adoption of a Declaratory Resolution and the public hearing before the Council has been published pursuant to Indiana Code 6-1.1-12.1-2.5; and WHEREAS, the Council held a public hearing for the purposes of hearing all remonstrances and objections from interested persons; and 9