01-13-14 Common Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 13, 2014 Statement of Benefits comply with Chapter 2, Article 6, of the Municipal Code of the City of South Bend and Indiana Code 6- 1.1 -12 et seq. SECTION III. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Common Council and is approved by the Mayor. Member of the Common Council Tim Blanky- Executive Vice President of Schaffer Industries Inc.- 701 Nimtz Parkway- we have been awarded two contracts from existing customers as they need three additional new pieces of equipment those pieces will cost $1.4 million and we will add 5 new permanent positions because of that. There, being no one else present wishing to speak to the Council either in favor or in opposition to the Council. Councilmember Varner made a motion move for the adoption of 14 -03, the motion was seconded by Councilmember Schey, which carried by a roll call vote of eight (8) ayes. BILL NO. 14 -04 A RESOLUTION RECONFIRMING THE ADOPTION OF A DECLARATORY RESOLUTION DESIGNATING CERTAIN AREAS WITHIN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, COMMONLY KNOWN AS 4601 NITMTZ PARKWAY TO BE AN ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AREA FOR PURPOSE PROERTY TAX ABATEMENT OF A FIVE (5) YEAR PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT AND EXTENDING THE ABATEMNT FOR 1 YEAR AND CHANGING OWNERSHIP FROM SOUTH BEND GEAR TO SOMACHINI NORTH AMERICA WHEREAS, the Common Council of the city of South Bend, Indiana, has adopted 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 4601 Nimtz Parkway, South Bend, Indiana, and which is more particularly described as follows: This real estate is commonly described as: vacant land North of and adjacent to 4701 Nimtz Parkway, said property having frontage on Showerlux Drive, South Bend, Indiana 46628 and is legally described as follows: that part of the Southeast Quarter of Section 20 and the Southwest quarter of section 21, both in Township 38 North, Range 2 East, German Township, City of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana which is described as: Lot # 10A as shown on the plat of "H.G. Bans Centre -Phase One First Replay subdivision recorded by Document No. 0746267 in the records in the Office of the Recorder of St. Joseph County, Indiana. Containing 5.54 acres more or less. Subject to all legal highways, easements and restrictions of record, and which has Key Number 71- 03 -21- 300 - 001.000 -009, 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 remonstrance and objections from interested persons; and 6