03-24-14 Common Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING MARCH 24, 2014 to the airport because they expected a lot of money regarding those options. Councilmember White- I would ask this question was asking in the committee meeting and I don't know if it was answered or not in regards to individuals who have been asking when they can start applying for the jobs and do you have a timeframe on when that would start, and where would they go? Presenter (Community Investment) - I'm not aware but we do have representatives here. Present (Lippert Components) - Good evening, as far as jobs we are always having people apply, there are many different ways that they can now, we actually have an email address which is jobskmills.ci. Lcom they can apply through our website, and they can apply in person in Goshen, though not at the new facility yet, we're still getting everything ready. We have human resources department down in Goshen which 1700 Jeffs Drive and they can apply there too. President Davis - Any other questions. Councilmember H. Davis- Well, this is the last one. There was 100 jobs first or 110, a 108 for 2014, then we go to 300 by the end of the tax abatement, if that number is not achieved. There are some penalties associated with them right? Presenter (Community Investment) - Correct, there's actually a two -fold that Councilman Schey is also on the redevelopment commission. So there is a redevelopment commission investment also on top of the tax abatement. So for the tax abatement purposes. Every May the company is required to reporting to both the county clerk and the state to be eligible for the tax abatement, if they fail to meet their committed numbers in compliance then the tax abatement can be removed. In addition for redevelopment commission dollars that are being investment the same fallbacks exist based upon the amount of project investment committed and the number of jobs committed failure to meet either of those projections will result in a fine of 1.59 dollar to investment to project. Councilmember Henry Davis - That's great, I don't understand that let that be on the record. Past practices have led me to believe that we're not best served better than we should be when those fallback are put in to play then we have not been going to, the rebuttal to the answer is that the economy is bad. And so we don't need to penalize folks who brought investment to this area because we have the answer that the economy is bad or the economy is not doing well. And so those penalties are not put on those folks who need to be penalized. So I just want to make sure that, that was out there and they understood that. Presenter (Community Investment) - The number needed to fill, bring all 305 to the best of your ability. Councilmember Henry Davis- I appreciate the best, I just want make sure that part of the business we are making sure we are nodding the guy across the table Presenter (Community Investment)- Just for clarification this is not just for labor components, this is the same basis that we have entered with every single deal with every single employer in the last 6 months and we will continue to use that a template moving forward. Public Hearing. None for or Against: Councilmember Scott made a motion to adopt this substitute Resolution. Councilmember Ferlic seconded the motion which carried and the Resolution was adopted by a roll call vote of 8 ayes. BILL NO. 14 -27 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND DESIGNATING CERTAIN AREAS WITHIN THE CITY OF SOUTH 29