Approving, confirming and ratifying the Acts of the Board of Public Safety in approving said recommendation

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REPORT OF MAYOR BRUGG='S COMMI=,E ON SOUTH BEND PPRIdNG Mayor Bruggner's Committee on South Bend Parking was established for the purposes of examining the parking survey sponsored by the South Bend Tribune, and conducted by Barton-Aschman Associates, Inc. , Evanston, Illinois, and of assisting in the implementation of the recommendations made in the Barton-Asch an report dated April, 1962. It has as its members Messrs. M. L. Milligan, A. J. Ports (Chairman), and R. E. Whiffen. Basically, the report indicated that, among other things, additional parking "in the range of 150 to 250 spaces should be located in the area of primary retail and business destinations." It was with this recommendation in mind gist ri=-erous Weed.•;;s were held with representatives of the Downtown South Bend Council, operators of the local com:.ercial parking lots, the City Traffic Engineer, and others. The objectives of the meetings were to study the problem and recom_-end the type of facility, location, and the means of financing it, whereby the parking needs in the downtc-. area of South Bend would be fulfilled to the greatest satisfaction of all part°_cs concerned--the shopper, the merchant, the paring lot operators, and the gene=•ai taxaz.ying public. Zot long after this committee had been created, the primary kcal of the Bar° - n-Aschman report of providing additional, conveniently located par'::ing space in downtown South Bend was satisfied at least, in part, by the proposed multis-Lo_- facility to be erected by one of the downtown merchants. The need for the Comm=t-:.ee could have ended at this point. Two factors, however, prompted its continuation. They were: 1. The new, privately built facility would not be erected before 1905, thus providing no immediate solution to the problem. 2. Additional space would be desirable for long-term growth of the downtown area and as a protection against the reduction in metered on-street parking which eventually could result in the loss of approximately 150 parking spaces on Michigan and Main Streets between La Salle and Wayne. Consequently, the Committee's meetings and studies continued in an effort to provide for both the immediate and the future parking needs in downtown South Bend. After many meetings and much discussion, a plan has evolved which the Committee feels will- provide optimum results. The Committee recoer:wa the -purchase by the City of two parcels of land; the purchase price to be obtained through the issuance of revenue bonds, and submits the following statistics for consideration: