No. 2015 contracting the boundaries of the SBCDA, reducing the allocation area for purposes of TIF and amending the development plan for the SBCDA

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South right -of -way line of Sample Street; thence Southwesterly along said South right -of -way ILI line to the centerline of the St. Joseph River; thence meandering Northwesterly along said centerline to the Easterly projection of the Southerly right -of -way line of Monroe Street; thence Southwesterly along said projection and the Southerly right -of -way line of Monroe Street to the Easterly right -of -way line of Lincolnway East (U.S. Highway #933); thence Southeasterly along said Easterly right -of -way line to the South right -of -way line of Sample Street; thence West along said South right -of -way line to the place of beginning containing 577.17 acres more or less. C. Development Plan Goals The overall goal for the Area is to achieve the economic revitalization and physical redevelopment of the Area as an attractive, exciting, unique and viable urban center for people, businesses, and institutions. Related to this goal are various sub -goals: 1. To make the Area a multi -use regional center for North Central Indiana and South Central Michigan for business and consumer services, specialty retail, governmental and medical services, cultural, entertainment, recreational, and convention uses IL 2. To strengthen the residential component of the Area by increasing the number and type of middle income housing units 3. To increase the level of private investment and reinvestment in the Area 4. To increase both the personal and real property tax base within the Area 5. To retain and increase jobs within the Area by retaining and attracting both consumer service, business service and light industrial uses 6. To increase the functions and facilities within the Area to make it an attractive and competitive area for living, working, and recreation 7. To enhance and strengthen the various linkages between the Central Business District, East Bank and Monroe Park 8. To create the physical and organizational environment that will facilitate and enhance the phase -in of private resources and the phase -out of extraordinary public investment 9. To make the old and new buildings, facilities, and public improvements work together to enhance the uniqueness and attractiveness of the Area A