Authorizing the Mayor to submit to the U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration, a grant application for local public works capital development and investment funds (2)

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CITY of SOUTH BEND PETER J. NEMETH, Mayor COUNTY -CITY BUILDING SOUTH BEND, INDIANA 46601 DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM Carl Ellison Director Jon R. Hunt Deputy Director M E M O R A N D U M TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL FROM JON R. HUNT, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 9C49W SUBJECT: SUBMITTAL OF EDA GRANT APPLICATIONS DATE AUGUST 22, 1977 219/284 -9335 On November 12, 1976, the City of South Bend submitted a grant appli- cation to the Economic Development Administration in the amount of $1,248,575. This grant application, approved in Resolution form, on October 26, 1976, con- sisted of two Construction Components: (1) Component A was to be the reconstruction of a river bank retaining wall; construction of a lighted, landscaped pedestrian walkway; and, the construction of a canoe portage facilities along the reconstructed retaining wall. (2) Component B was to be the demolition, reconstruction, and widening of the Colfax Bridge. Funding was denied because of the City's relatively low unemployment rate and the relatively small number of unemployed. Under "Round II" funding, we prepared a preapplication package which qualified the City for a funding level of $528,000. To take advantage of this potential funding source, the City resubmitted a modified grant application in the amount of $310,000, which consisted of Component A above. To utilize the balance of the $528,000, the City submitted a new grant application for the construction of a 370 space sur- face parking lot to serve the Civic Center. Construction costs include land- scaping, lighting, and service and access drives. The Department of Human Resources and Economic Development intended to submit a resolution to the Council authorizing submittal of the new grant application. Under the original schedule, the resolution was to be presented on August 29th, and the application was to be submitted to EDA on September 1, 1977. However, the deadline for submittal to EDA, was moved forward to August 19, 1977. This made it impossible to comply with the oridnance requiring