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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br />Regular Meeting -October 6, 2006 <br />7. PROGRESS REPORTS (CONT.) <br />specifications to what we would offer it in support of <br />1 O l N. Michigan and we have gotten updated appraisals. <br />We will not be going through the public disposition <br />process again because we have met our statutory <br />requirement for that. The developers already own the <br />building. They are already renovating the former Fannie <br />May retail space. The architect is finalizing the <br />construction budget for the facade. The team has asked <br />for public participation on the facade renovation. The <br />developer has also been working with the state Historic <br />Preservation officer on the federal historic tax credit <br />application. <br />Ms. Charlotte Sobel gave the quarterly report on <br />progress in the west Washington Development Area. <br />Since Basic Machine and Oil Express are completed and <br />in maintenance mode, she won't be reporting on those <br />projects anymore until there is something new. On the <br />Engman Natatorium South Bend Heritage Foundation <br />has completed the environmental cleanup. They had a <br />sewer line test done which showed it was very clean and <br />can be reused. That saves about $16,000 in the budget. <br />The Board of Public works awarded the masonry <br />contract to Atlas Building Services to begin the masonry <br />repointing and the terra cotta rework. They specialize in <br />this type of work and were thrilled to get the job. That <br />work will start in ten to twelve days. South Bend <br />Heritage Foundation is about to award contracts for civil <br />and structural engineering, which do not have to be bid. <br />They are also going to have some geotechnical <br />surveying done because they plan to use some "green" <br />building products. <br />Ms. Sobel noted that they have increased their <br />fundraising to cover the additional costs associated with <br />building "green." South Bend Heritage has raised about <br />75% of what it committed to the rehabilitation. IUSB is <br />doing its fundraising to furnish the inside of the building <br />and endow all of its staff salaries for the future. <br />11 <br />