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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br />Regular .Meeting — August 17, 2007 <br />fi. NEW BUSINESS (CONY.) <br />B. Airport Economic Development Area <br />(2) continued... <br />real y need for It to be 100 % developed . <br />Ms. Jones also asked legal eminsel :for thell- <br />opinion on. whether he Is comfortable with <br />the option agreement as written. .fir. Gibney <br />responded that the document was prepared <br />by outside legal counsel, Richard <br />Nussbaum 11. <br />Mr. Pee kowski stated that he still objects. It <br />i.s counter - democrat .l.e. The fact that we <br />previously had an agreement that expressed <br />the possibility of an option agreement is not <br />enough. Asking a person to sign off on <br />something which he has not seen., ..He has <br />not seen paperwork on this item. He would <br />like to see the text of the agreement. He felt <br />that this smacks of backroom dealing and of <br />trying to manipulate a Commission by <br />private meetings, which he thl.nl s flies In the <br />face of the transparency that ls the buzzword <br />in polities right now. <br />Mr. King seconded the motion. The motion <br />passed on a vote of four to one with Mr. <br />peelowsli opposed. <br />(3) Filing of Resolution No. 2.75 amending <br />the Airport Economic Development Area <br />Development plan and setting a public <br />hearing for 10:00 a. ,, September 7, 2007 <br />on Resolution loo. 2375. (Adding vacant <br />LaSalle Square properties and former <br />Felder -Labe y properties on Franklin to <br />the acquisition list) <br />1 <br />COMMISSION APPROVED THE OPTION <br />AGREEMENT I -1'1 -1 E SV & EVERETT FOR <br />DEVE1,0 PM ENT OF B LAC KTH RN CORPO RATF <br />PARK. <br />