11-25-13 Common Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 25,2013 SECTION V. The designation as an Economic Revitalization Area shall be limited to two (2) calendar years from the date of the adoption of this Resolution by the Common Council. SECTION VI. The Common Council hereby determines that the property owner is qualified for and is granted property tax deduction for a period of(9) nine years as shown by the attachment pursuant to Indiana Code 6-1.1-12.1-17. SECTION VII. The Common Council directs the City Clerk to cause notice of the adoption of this Declaratory Resolution for Real Property Tax Abatement to be published pursuant to Indiana Code § 5-3-1 and Indiana Code § 6-1.1-12.1-2.5, said publication providing notice of the public hearing before the Common Council on the proposed confirming of said declaration. SECTION VIII. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. s/Derek D. Dieter Member of the Common Council Councilmember Gavin Ferlic, Chairperson, Community Investment Committee, reported that this committee held a Public Hearing on this bill this afternoon and voted to send it to the full Council with a favorable recommendation. Kyle Bach, President & CEO, Mecca Companies, Inc., 911 Main St., Indianapolis, Indiana, made the presentation for this bill. Mr. Bach: I will keep it really brief, but I am excited to be presenting this proposal today,being the fact that I grew up in the River Park Neighborhood and after leaving Nuner, went to Washington High School, "Pride of the West Side." We are here today presenting a$7.5 million total dollar investment into the community. I am excited about the opportunity of providing off- campus student housing facilities for students at Indiana University South Bend, and anybody else who want to partake in our facility. So I want to thank you for your time and I am here to answer any questions that you might have. A Public Hearing was held on the Resolution at this time. There being no one present wishing to speak to the Council either in favor of or in opposition to this Resolution, Councilmember Oliver Davis made a motion to adopt this Resolution. Councilmember Schey seconded the motion which carried and the Resolution was adopted by a roll call vote of eight (8) ayes. RESOLUTION NO. 4301-13 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND DESIGNATING CERTAIN AREAS WITHIN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, COMMONLY KNOWN AS 212-220 WEST EWING AN ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AREA FOR PURPOSES OF A (7) SEVEN-YEAR REAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT FOR DEMBY ENTERPRISES, LLC WHEREAS, a petition for real property tax abatement has been filed with the City Clerk for consideration by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana requesting that the area commonly known as 212-220 West Ewing, South Bend, Indiana, and which is more particularly described as follows: Lots numbered four (4) through forty-eight (48), both inclusive, as shown on the recorded plat of Stover- Longley Addition to the City of South Bend as platted by Silas E. Longley and Burton H. Stover, which plat was recorded February 24, 1915 in Plat Book No. 9 at page 187 in the Recorder's office of St. Joseph County, Indiana. Also the vacated alley lying South of Lots 4 to 8, inclusive, in said Stover —Longley Addition and the vacated alley lying East of Lots 28 to 46, inclusive, in said Stover-Longley Addition. Also the South half of the vacated alley lying North of Lot No. 9 in said Addition, also, the whole 25