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REGULAR MEETING JULY 9, 2007 <br />member of the NENC, she used to watch her parents composing minutes and writing <br />articles, helping out at the food pantry, attending meetings and talking to the press, <br />following through with their commitment to the neighborhood by committing to the <br />Council, they have been excellent role models for her as she has come to her own <br />understanding of what it means to strive for the betterment of all the people within a large <br />neighborhood. It means addressing the needs of a diverse population. Old and young, <br />black and white, educated and uneducated, religious and secular, public and private we <br />chose to live in this urban area with all of its problems and all of its potential, the best <br />work we do is in trying to mesh together substantial solutions and projects that serve the <br />neighborhood well, the Eddy Street Commons is such a project. <br />Mr. Russell Faegus, 1101 N. St. Joseph, South Bend, Indiana, advised that there are <br />obviously many wonderful features about the development. He doesn't know whether he <br />is here to speak for or against. South Bend has as its model; it is a 21st Century City. 21st <br />Century development does need to be green development. He thinks that in the last <br />couple of years we have all become very much aware of the threat to our planet from <br />uncontrolled development. He is certainly not here to speak against the development, <br />what has been said in terms of green development aspects of the program has been very <br />vague. He would urge the Council to consider more green development. <br />Mr. James Harris, 1125 South Bend Avenue, South Bend, Indiana, stated that he owns <br />and operates Harris Liquor Store and has lived in the triangle for over fifty years. Mr. <br />Harris stated that there are few people in the audience tonight that have lived their before <br />him and are still living in the triangle today. He stated that he is in favor of this project. <br />Mr. Harris advised that it is time for a change. Something needs to be developed and <br />now is that time. He indicated that there are concerns for the neighbors and in the <br />neighborhood, but he believes that the Council will ask the right questions and make sure <br />that the commitments from the developer are followed through. He urged their favorable <br />consideration. <br />Mr. Greg Hakanen, Director of Asset Management and Real Estate Development, <br />University of Notre Dame, 910 Flanner Hall, Notre Dame, Indiana, stated that he is <br />speaking on behalf of Mr. James J. Lyphout, Vice President for Business Operations. <br />Mr. Lyphout sent a letter to the Council dated July 6, 2007 and is on file in the Office of <br />the City Clerk. He stated that Mr. Lyphout is on a retreat and is speaking on his behalf. <br />It is important to refocus on the idea there have been and there will be people that will <br />talk about preserving the woods, just as a reminder this land on the southeast corner of <br />Edison and Eddy is absolutely essential to the viability and success of this project. It is <br />where the roads and the campus and the community come together. The development <br />can't go forward with out the use of this land. It isn't that high quality of woods for <br />reasons that he has mentioned before. Just to remind the Council that the University is <br />dedicating twelve acres at the northwest corner of Edison and Eddy for a Town Common <br />which constructions begins on this summer, 2.5 million dollars open to the public and <br />should be completed by the summer of 2008. In his mind, if you talk about the <br />Manhattan Model certainly this is closer than if you lived on the streets of Manhattan and <br />have to walk over to Central Park. He believes that meets the public space test. There <br />are other who have spoken before him on the public participation in this process, he can't <br />say at a personal level that he is thrilled to come in midstream into a process that was as <br />collaborative and open as this one has been. He is thrilled that the University has worked <br />through NNRO, NENC, and invited the participation of residents that's real and you have <br />heard about this from other people speaking tonight, and this is an important part of the <br />process. A couple of items to focus on, it was eluded to before that Notre Dame will <br />continue to have a long term vested interest in this property. They are selling some of the <br />land, and leasing the land along Eddy and Edison, it's the land closest and most <br />influential to the campus, so the University is leasing that land to Kite on a long-term <br />basis. This may give some people comfort to know that Notre Dame will stay involved <br />over the long-term meaning hundreds of years. This is an incredibly important project <br />for the City of South Bend, the Northeast Neighborhood and certainly for Notre Dame. It <br />strikes him as a win, win, win situation, certainly Notre Dame benefits from the <br />redevelopment of this neighborhood. He hopes that it is clear that the neighborhood, the <br />26 <br />
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