No. 2016 designating the NNDA, declaring the NNDA to be blighted, approving a development plan and conditions under which relocation payments will be made, and establishing an allocation area for purposes of TIF

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Work with state and local officials to dedicate a portion of funds from existing homeownership programs to the Area; Encourage the creation and expansion of homeownership incentive programs among area institutions and large employers. D. St. Joseph Regional Medical Center Administrators of St. Joseph Regional Medical Center announced in 2002 that the 35 -acre hospital site on LaSalle Avenue in South Bend would close, and its operations would be consolidated with those of St. Joseph Community Hospital in a new facility to be built in Mishawaka. The nine buildings of the existing St. Joseph health complex cover an area totaling approximately 800,000 sq ft. (See Map 12.) The University of Notre Dame has an option to purchase the land and is currently studying the feasibility of several possible plans for its redevelopment. It is anticipated that should the university elect to purchase the site, university administrators will lead an effort to bring a desirable use or mix of uses to the site that will further the goals and objectives of the Development Area Plan. Though the relocation of St. Joseph Regional Medical Center is a loss for both the City and the Northeast Neighborhood, the relatively large size of the infill site does present a unique opportunity for potential new development and investment in the neighborhood. In making determinations about what the private market will bear and which uses will be most compatible with the surrounding area, the proposed activities and strategies for other sub -areas within the Northeast Neighborhood Development Area should be carefully considered. The proximity of the site to LaSalle Avenue and the South Bend Central Development Area also suggests the need for coordination of project planning with the South Bend Central Development Area Plan. Sub -area goals: Coordinate a collaborative planning process that will involve neighborhood and city residents, stakeholders and local government in determining the redevelopment potential for the St. Joseph Medical Center site; Anticipate environmental remediation, infrastructure upgrades, sensitivity to contextual historic structures and other development challenges that may be presented by the site; 26