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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br />Regular Meeting -May 19, 2006 <br />6. NEW BUSINESS (CONT.) <br />D. South Bend Central Development Area <br />continue ... <br />continue to work with all of these groups <br />expressing an interest in the site. In other <br />words, this is the beginning, not the end, of <br />the planning process for the area. In the <br />interest of being forthright with both <br />developers, Staff has communicated the <br />Commission and staff's reservations about <br />the current proposals. At the Commission's <br />direction, staff will no longer entertain the <br />terms as presented by these two developers, <br />but will welcome any and all future proposals <br />for development of this site. <br />Mr. King commended Ms. Laurent for her <br />excellent work on this project, starting with <br />the issuance of the Request for Proposals and <br />including evaluation of the proposals. The <br />staff has done everything possible to try to <br />make these proposals workable. Mr. King <br />represented on behalf of the Commission that <br />the Commission has reached the conclusion <br />that Ms. Laurent describes with respect to the <br />two proposals and the recommendation is <br />appropriate. <br />Mr. Hojnacki asked whether there is any <br />intent to reissue the RFP. Ms. Laurent <br />confirmed that there is no such intent, but <br />that the Commission could at some later <br />timehowever, that is not staff's current <br />recommendation. Staff intends to work on <br />some planning concepts for the area. That is <br />one of the good things that has come from <br />these proposals. We have a lot of good ideas <br />to work with for the future. <br />19 <br />