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OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK KAREEMAH FOWLER, CITY CLERK COMMUNITY INVESTMENT Committee Members Present: Other Council Present Others Present: Agenda: May 23, 2016 4:23 P.M. Gavin Ferlic, Regina Williams- Preston, Oliver Davis, Randy Kelly, Paul Tipps Karen White, Dr. David Varner, John Voorde, Jo M. Broden Kareemah Fowler, Joseph Molnar Kathleen Cekanski- Farrand, Adriana Rodriguez Bill No. 16 -50 — Approving a waiver of non - compliance for Run - Faster -Run, LLC Committee Chair Gavin Ferlic called the meeting to order with one (1) bill on the agenda. Bill No. 16 -50 - Approving a waiver of non - compliance for Run- Faster -Run, LLC Aaron Kobb, Department of Community Investment 14th Floor of the County -City Building, spoke as the presenter of this bill. The original confirming resolution for this was adopted on September 22"d 2014 which granted an eight (8) year real property tax abatement for a training and batting facility at Four Winds Field. The original petition called for a million dollar investment and one (1) job. They have exceeded both the investment and jobs created. Anne Fischesser, attorney with Faegre Baker Daniels, served as the petitioner for this bill. The request is for a waiver of non - compliance in regards to the tax abatement regarding the filing of the application for deduction. The application was to be filed thirty (30) days after receipt of the notice of assessment. The company, Run - Faster -Run, has stated that to the best of their knowledge they never received the notice of assessment and did not think it was that unusual as property was owned by the City as of March 1St 2015. When they received the tax bill they immediately filed the application for deduction and also paid the tax bill and are now requesting a waiver of non - compliance so the tax abatement can be effective for the 2015 tax year. Joe Hart, President of South Bend Cubs, also served as the petitioner for this bill. He stated Anne contacted them several times back in November asking if they had received the required paperwork and they reported that they did not. Once they received the tax bill they went through the proper steps of going forward properly but to their knowledge they never received the notice of assessment. 455 County -City Building • 227 W. Jefferson Boulevard • South Bend, Indiana 46601 Phone 574- 235 -9221 • Fax 574- 235 -9173 • TDD 574- 235 -5567 • www.SouthBendIN.gov JENNIFER M. COFFMAN ALKEYNA M. ALDRIDGE EMILY SEXTON CHIEF DEPUTY/ CHIEF OF STAFF DEPUTY/ DIRECTOR OF POLICY ORDINANCE VIOLATION CLERK