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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br />Regular Meeting –March 5, 2010 <br /> <br />6. NEW BUSINESS <br /> <br />D. Airport Economic Development Area <br /> <br />(3) continued… <br /> <br />? <br /> <br />Southside – Ireland Road: $1.2 million – <br />Improvements to Erskine Plaza retention <br />ponds. <br />? <br /> <br />West Washington: $582,000 – Match for <br />private contributions toward renovation <br />of the Hansel Center. <br /> <br />Whereas these are great projects, I do note <br />that neither the $1.5 million committed to the <br />Animal Shelter nor any of the $2.5 million <br />that is to be allocated to the LaSalle Square <br />redevelopment was listed, indicating to me <br />that the list was incomplete and/or changes <br />based on continuous change, activity and <br />current dynamics. Having said that, I ask the <br />Commission to fund the Project Impact <br />program at the same rate as 2009 with a <br />willingness to consider funding in 2010 <br />based on performance, encourage businesses <br />receiving the benefits of Recovery Zone <br />Bonds to work with Project Impact and <br />encourage the South Bend Community <br />Economic Development staffers to aid in <br />grant writing for Project Impact. Please note <br />the city has used staffers before to aid non- <br />profits, i.e., NRC as well as the South Bend <br />Heritage Foundation, etc. In as much as <br />CED staff works with the Commission, I <br />don’t think such a request is a stretch or <br />unreasonable. Such a collaborative proactive <br />spirit addressing the funding issues <br />confronting Project Impact will better enable <br />the organization to be financially <br />independent of the Commission in the future. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 56 <br /> <br />