07/16/07 Council Special Meeting Minutes

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SPECIAL MEETING JULY 16, 2007 over 13,000 units' in house property management. Their recent mixed use projects include Providence and Gramercy, both in Carmel in Indiana. They were selected as Property Manager of the Year by Indiana Apartment Association for Overlook at Valley Ridge. They feel that Buckingham is a strong for rent residential partner that has a background in mixed use developments. White Lodging is the partner in the full service and limited service hotels. They were founded in 1985 and based in Merrillville, Indiana. They manage over 114 hotels totaling over 15,500 and were named Marriott Developer of the Year. Looney Rick Kiss (LRK) is the lead architect firm established in 1983. They provided expertise in all components of a full community design. They have extensive urban and mixed use project experience. They have received the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Award for Excellence for 2005 for their Harbor Town Development in Memphis, TN; in 2004 for Baldwin Park in Orlando, FL; and in 2002 for their Memphis Ballpark District in Memphis, TN. The Troyer Group has been engaged to be the Civil Engineer. They have 30 years of experience and are based in Mishawaka, Indiana. They have experience working with the City of South Bend and the University of Notre Dame. They have provided their Civil Engineering experience for the development as well as performing the traffic impact study, which has been submitted to the Department of Public Works. They have also engaged Walker Parking. They are the largest parking consulting firm in the nation. They have 40 years of experience in designing parking garages and have design experience with the City of South Bend. Mr. Compton reiterated that they feel that they have a great team put together to follow through and execute on the representations, the land plan and the information that has been submitted to the Council, the Zoning Committee and the Planning Commission through this process. He stated that it is important to look at the development process because this is not just a straight zoning. The purpose of a PUD is to encourage creativity and design and encourage efficient use of land and provide for unique uses not otherwise contemplated or allowed. They believe the live, work; play contemplated in the Eddy Street Commons Development accomplishes these goals. The PUD also represents smart growth making a walkable community. They had great input from the Biking Community and some other individuals to improve the connectivity for this development. The PUD also represents smart growth and accommodates transitional densities as they talk about the hierarchy and how this steps down to different densities, that will be seen in the massing study. The PUD is model after the mixed use district in the City of South Bend Zoning Ordinance, with unique adjustments added for the unique setting adjacent to the Notre Dame Campus. All PUD's require secondary approval of all development by the executive director, who may refer any fmal plans to the Area Plan Commission for a determination. If not consistent, the executive director can refer it back to the Area Plan Commission. This is the difference between going through straight zoning and going through the Planned United Development Process. Mr. Compton stated that they have added a commitment #12 which further clarifies and strengthens this obligation. The architecture of the project will maintain its general style, quality and integrity of design from information presented to the Council to date. There is a current site plan developed by LRK and Mr. Victor Buckholtz is here tonight and can address any questions that the Council or audience may have. Another change that Kite has committed to in the plan is commitment #2 The height of the buildings along Eddy Street will not exceed four stories (65') except for the corner of Angela/Edison and Eddy Street, which will not exceed five stories (75'). The corner of Napoleon and Eddy will be four stories in maximum height. What was deleted from the original zoning was the ability to put a five story element at Eddy and Napoleon. All the five story elements on the main street are now located along Angela/Edison closer to where more of the massing is located. Additionally, to clarify the Hotel and the proposed condominiums have been limited to nine stories, the original zoning proposals submitted in April provided that they could be as tall as twelve stories; those have been reduced to nine stories, maximum height for both the hotel as well as the condominiums on top in total. They also proposed a limitation on the limited service hotel of six stories along Edison. In regard to the apartments, David Lesibe, Buckingham Companies is present tonight to answer any questions that the Council or audience may have. Their goal is to provide a premium offering available in the market. Two market studies indicated that there was ample demand in the South Bend market. Outside the demand placed upon the market and the University of Notre Dame with the market growing at the rate of 200 units per year just in general. The offering that they are proposing in regards to apartments would be about fifteen to twenty percent above the