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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br />Regular Meeting — September 13, 2011 <br />6. NEW BUSINESS (CONT.) <br />C. Airport Economic Development Area <br />(1) continued... <br />emphasize project -based learning for all <br />grades and will emphasize vocational <br />education for the higher grades. The school <br />will share equipment and instructors now <br />used for the adult education programs of the <br />Apprentice Academy. Courses will include <br />precision metalworking, welding, plumbing, <br />auto mechanics, appliance repair, heating and <br />ventilating, advanced manufacturing, <br />entrepreneurship, information technology, <br />retailibusiness management, business ethics, <br />nursing and phlebotomy. <br />This school is housed in a formerly vacant <br />100,000 square foot facility and will provide <br />another choice for quality education in South <br />Bend. <br />Mr. Hartz and Mr. Garatoni were present and <br />available for questions. <br />Ms. King asked under what circumstances <br />the Commission decides to do a bond issue. <br />Mr. Inks responded that the city has used it <br />on a number of projects. The law allows <br />payment through a bond issue but not <br />payment directly to a school. There have <br />been similar situations with public <br />improvements where we have bonded to <br />repay the city for improvements it made. We <br />may not do this directly, but we can <br />reimburse the city for public improvements. <br />Ms. King asked if that that is because it is a <br />public school. She noted that in the case of <br />Ivy Tech the Commission just utilized the <br />15 <br />