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®CITY OF SOUTH BEND I OFFICE OF THE CLERK higher priority in the scoring. We are working with the Logan Center and Oaklawn and will probably also work with the Center for the Homeless. There will be four(4) families in the houses and three(3)homeless individuals living in the Brewery. That gives us higher priority.Also if you are going to spend a lot of public money, you might as well house the most vulnerable people. In regards to things we are doing to improve the project, I talked about having lights on the Brewery. They will kind of be like the lights by the river but they will be small and less expensive. As part of the Mutual Homes Cooperative, that project has been very successful and the Co-op is very active. South Bend Heritage will do the property management and this is an outgrowth of the West Side Main Streets Plan. Committee Chair Ferlic asked, So to clarify, if you do not receive the Historic but you receive the low-income tax credits, will you proceed with the homes portion? Ms. Mannix replied, Well we will get the Historic ones. All you have to do is have it be a historic structure and it is. So that is guaranteed. However if we don't get the low-income tax credits, we will just reapply. That application is for both. You get more points if you do new construction and historic buildings. Mr. Buckenmeyer stated, The reason it is two (2) on our side is because it is a real property tax abatement on the brewery side but a residential tax abatement for the other side. Committee Chair Ferlic then opened the floor to Committee and Council Members. Councilmember Karen White asked, What size apartments will there be? Ms. Mannix replied, Efficiency, one (1) and two (2) bedroom. The efficiency would start at $225 and go up to $525, the one (1) bedrooms would start at $435 and go up to $550, and the two (2) bedrooms would start at $515 and would go up to $650. Councilmember Tim Scott stated, Two (2) weeks ago we were heading out of town and my wife said to me, literally, hey it would be great if someone did something with that building. I like the look of it. I don't have so much concern on this apartment building. This is definitely what we are talking about with the revitalization of Lincoln Way. It has come up many times in other subject matters. The homes will be owner-occupied, correct? Ms. Mannix replied, They will be part of the co-op. Councilmember Scott followed, Alright. I was worried about the value and depreciation of those homes. Ms. Mannix interjected, We will have to work with the neighborhood. We tried to select lots that had good neighbors but it is block by block and we are going to have to work on that. Councilmember Scott stated, And I will talk more about it later but one (1) of those streets is on my list for improvement. The architectural look of the housing,will it fit within the neighborhood? Ms. Mannix replied, Yes but I want to get some renderings and work with the architect a little bit to make sure it fits.None of them will be modern looking at all. The size and arrangement will be similar to the surrounding homes. EXCELLENCE I ACCOUNTABILITY I INNOVATION I INCLUSION I EMPOWERMENT 455 County-City Building 1227 W.Jefferson Bvld I South Bend,Indiana 466011 p 574.235.9221 If 574.235.9173 1TTD574.235.55671www.southbendin.gov 3