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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br />Regular Meeting –June 4, 2010 <br /> <br />6. NEW BUSINESS (CONT.) <br /> <br />B. Airport Economic Development Area <br /> <br />(5) continued… <br /> <br />them will be broad. <br /> <br />Existing local businesses want to be part of <br />this new economy. Ms. Hathaway feels that <br />the initial businesses for Ignition Park may <br />be local businesses. That’s why she feels we <br />need a business asset inventoryunderstand- <br />- <br />ing the depth and breadth of our local <br />businesses. What processes do they already <br />do that might be an outsource for an upstart <br />company. We need to do that for all <br />industries that we think have the potential for <br />contributing to innovation and technology. <br /> <br /> <br />Mr. Downes asked what the Commission’s <br />next immediate steps should be, in the next <br />four to six months. Ms. Hathaway said she is <br />going to meet with someone soon who <br />builds, owns and manages technology sites. <br />Would they be interested in doing something <br />here. If not, why not? <br /> <br />Ms. Hathaway invited the Commissioners to <br />meet with her individually or in pairs to <br />discuss any of her ideas further. <br /> <br /> <br />(6) Ratification of Lease for office space in <br />Innovation Park @ Notre Dame <br />(Hathaway2) <br /> <br />Mr. Inks noted that it took our legal <br />department awhile to work through the lease <br />arrangements for Ms. Hathaway to have an <br />office at Innovation Park. This was called <br />for in the contract with Hathaway2, Inc. The <br />budget for it was $9,000. The lease is within <br /> 19 <br /> <br />