Thursday, January 11, 2018
REDEVELOPMENT 9:30 am, 13th Floor County-City Building All Members present Ben Dougherty, Dave Relos, Marcia Jones, Councilman Dr. Dave Varner, Coucilman Gavin Ferlic, Kintae Lark NEW BUSINESS Administrative 1. Resolution 3419 - Approve Meeting Schedule for 2018 2. Resolution 3421 - Procedures for Property Related Services - Updated Employee Names and Responsibility Levels 3. Resolution 3422 - Authority for Administrative Acts - Pertains to Closing, Tax Appeals, Rezoning NOTE: Michiana Observer Post on 11/28/2017 has Chart of new actions they can perform without Council consent, public hearing or public input. 4. Resolution 3423 - Procedures for Temporary Use Agreements NOTE: They can grant variances without public input or dissent. RIVER WEST TIF DEVELOPMENT AREA 1. Resolution 3420 - Consenting to the Assignment of the Real Estate Purchase Agreement to "333 Western Associates, LLC" from Cressy & Everett (VA Building) 2. Resolution 3424 - Consenting to the Assignment of the Real Estate Purchase Agreement to "Michigan Street Shops LLC" from Cressy Everett DISCUSSION: Councilman Dr. David Varner asked if transferring these from Cressy & Everett would include the City requirements for meeting TIF/Abatement Rules that are in place. Legal Council Ben Dougherty said they were part of the transfer. NOTE: Moving these contracts from a larger developer with considerable assets to a smaller independent company will limit their liability since failure would be contained to this new corporation. This could mean if the project fails, a bankruptcy would leave the City without recourse. For the Development Corporations it will make it easier for them to parcel it off as a sale to another entitiy, file that business as a "small business" and operate under different tax rules. STATISTICALLY it will showup as if the City suddenly has a "Small Business Growth Increase" downtown when in reality it is a large corporation parceling out each development deal. It will also help meet small business goals. 3. Second Amendment to the JMS Development, LLC: There was $87,000 left over on this TIF that could have been redirected or put back in the account. Instead Community Investment elected to spend it on upgrading the asphault, installing a fence and an electric gate for JMS parking lot. All of the above items were voted FAVORABLE Unanimously. PROGRESS REPORTS A. Tax Abatements - There was a new parcel annexed into the City for a warehouse project out by the Airport. B. Common Council - No update C. Other - None Next Meeting: Thursday, Jan 25th, 9:30 am, 13th Floor County-City Building (Public can attend but no comments or questions are allowed at these meetings.) NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH 6:45 pm, South Bend Police Department Presenter Ptl. James Burns NOTE: See attached pictures of slides for details * Recap of statistics on the slides. Info on these slides is also available for the public on www. crimereports .com * There are approximately 2,000 Block Captains and the SBPD would like 12,000 to be more effective If you are interested please call: Ms. Pinkey at 574-235-9577 * Annual Fallen Officer Memorial will be held in the evening of May 18th at the SBPD * Handouts for prevention were handed out * Nuisance Abatement Vehicle "continues to be effective" and they are working on trying to get a second one For more articles and meetings: #MichianaObserver
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