SOUTH BEND COMMON COUNCIL MEETING

August 28, 2017, County-City Building 4th Floor
NOTE: RAISES IN PROPERTY TAXES, INCREASE IN FEES, TAX ABATEMENTS

Bill # 17-55 Honoring Steel Warehouse
2722 Tucker Dr, South Bend, IN 46619
Steel Warehouse is steel service center providing processing services for production-ready steel to metal stampers, fabricators and manufacturers.
Lerman family business for three generations since 1947.

REPORTS FROM CITY OFFICES:

Bill # 47-17 Vacate 213 feet of Taylor Street and West Western Avenue, including part of William Street
NOTE: 3rd Reading

Bill # 48-17 Amend Article 6, Section 2-76.3 pertaining to TAX ABATEMENTS
Regina Williams-Preston proposes that any company receiving a Tax Abatement needs to meet the same minimum wage the City offers which is above minimum wage. Currently it is at $10.10/hour
NOTE: 3rd Reading

Bill # 49-17 Amend Section 4-51, Chapter 4, Article 4 Licensing scrap metal, junk dealers, valuable metal dealers and recycling operations
John Voorde and Oliver J. Davis are proposing the ban on Sunday business operations be lifted
NOTE: 3rd Reading

WAIVING NONCOMPLIANCE ON TAX ABATEMENTS:
NOTE:  Tax Abatements are given to Developers so they don't have to pay any/some property taxes on a property for often 1-10 years. 
This means the TAXPAYER makes up the difference for them not paying their taxes for these 1-10 years. 
At the end of this free ride on taxes they often want an extension so they ask for WAIVER. These waivers are often unanimously given and again, the TAXPAYER makes up the difference with their property taxes.
If the TAXPAYER doesn't pay their property taxes, they lose their property. Developers continue to not pay by asking for a WAIVER. 
Some WAIVERS, like those below, are due to not filing required forms.

Bill #17-44 CBK Land Development, LLC has a 10 YEAR TAX ABATEMENT on paying taxes on 5245 Dylan Drive, South Bend, IN
Gavin Ferlic and the Department of Community Development - CBK didn't file the required Form 332/RE with the Auditor's Office. They did pay the $61,392.57 taxes

Bill # 17-45 Vida Realty has a 1 YEAR TAX ABATEMENT on 1902 W. Sample Street, South Bend, IN
Gavin Ferlic and the Department of Community Development - Vida Realty didn't file Form CF-1/VBD and is delinquent in the amount of $19,559.71 taxes

Bill # 17-46 Chase Plastic Services, Inc, has a 5 YEAR TAX ABATEMENT at 5245 Dylan Drive, South Bend, IN
Gavin Ferlic and the Department of Community Development - Chase Plastic Services, Inc.didn't file Form 103/ERA and did pay their $2,749.20 taxes

Bill #17-47 Manufacturing Technology, Inc. has a 2 YEAR TAX ABATEMENT at 402 N. Sheridan Street, South Bend, IN
Gavin Ferlic and the Department of Community Development - Manufacturing Technology, Inc. did not file Form 322/VBD and did pay their $28,854.36 taxes

OTHER RESOLUTIONS:

Bill # 17-52 Lease of 209 N. Main Street Suite #207, South Bend, IN 
Tim Scott and Dept of Law - Extend the lease for the Water Works for 3 YEARS at a rate of $52,450.50 a year with increases in years 2 and 3

Bill # 17-53 Task Force One Agreement between our Fire Department and the City of Indianapolis
Tim Scott - Agreement for training - no $ amount determined

Bill # 17-54 Appointing a Negotiator to negotiate with the Fire Department
Tim Scott - Council Attorney Bob Palmer is the designated negotiator

BILLS ON FIRST READING:   **Why haven't $ amounts been filled in?**

Bill #50-17 **RAISING TAXES** to meet City Expenses
3rd Reading and Vote on October 9th
**NOTE: Dollar amounts have not been filled in at this time
Tim Scott and Dept of Administration and Finance 

Bill # 51-17 Defraying the expenses of several departments
Needed to levy property taxes
Corporation General Fund
Park and Recreation Fund
Cumulative Capital Development Fund
Redevelopment Bond for College Football Hall of Fame
**NOTE: Dollar amounts have not been filled in at this time
Tim Scott and Dept of Administration and Finance

Bill #52-17 Set aside for Enterprise Funds
Set aside funds for:
287 EMS Capital Fund
288 EMS Operating Fund
600 Consolidated Building Fund
601 Parking Garages Fund
610 Solid Waste Operating Fund
611 Solid Waste Depreciation Fund
620 Water Works General Operations Fund
622 Water Works Capital Fund
624 Water Works Customer Deposit Fund
625 Water Works Sinking Fund
626 Water Works Bond Reserve 
629 Water Works 0 & M Reserve Fund
640 Sewage Repair Insurance Fund 
641 Sewage Works General Operations Fund 
642 Sewage Woks Capital Fund 
643 Sewage Works O&M Reserve Fund 
649 Sewage Works Bond Sinking Fund 
661 2012 Sewer Bond Fund 
670 Century Center Operating Fund
672 Century Center Energy Savings Debt Service Fund
**NOTE: Dollar amounts have not been filled in at this time
Tim Scott and Dept of Administration and Finance

Bill #53-17 Raising of Trash and Recycling Removal Rates
Jitin Kain, Deputy Director Public Works
** NOTE:  RAISES RATES TO CITIZENS AND REMOVES SENIOR CITIZEN DISCOUNT

Bill #54-17 Raising Property Taxes to Meet TRANSPO EXPENSES
**NOTE: RAISES PROPERTY TAXES by 0.1422 to get an ADDITIONAL $4,481,065

UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
Bill #17-48 Zoning Appeal - 1206 Dunham - Allow a Duplex
Bill #17-49 Zoning Appeal - 4321 S. Michigan Street - Allow Tattoo Parlor
Bill #17-50 Zoning Appeal - 315 N. Main Street - Allow Operating a Group Residence
Bill #17-51 Zoning Appeal - 602 W. Colfax - Allow Residence with no parking

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