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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br /> Regular Meeting—December 13, 2011 <br /> 6. NEW BUSINESS (CONT.) <br /> C. Airport Economic Development Area <br /> (2) continued... <br /> at the sustainability efforts that Public Works <br /> has been working on and how it could fold <br /> those into the marketability of the park. BSA <br /> came up with the urban forest concept, <br /> envisioning a parallel with the way a forest <br /> recycles and sustains itself. They want to <br /> incorporate the sustainable technologies <br /> coming out of Public Works, Notre Dame <br /> and the State of Indiana, to not only sustain <br /> the park, but to attract companies through the <br /> resulting lower lease rates or lower utility <br /> rates the park could provide with those <br /> ecosystems. <br /> Mr. Dan Miles stressed again that the goals <br /> of the park are innovative infrastructure, <br /> integrated sustainable components, and low <br /> lease rate. The core center feature of the <br /> park is the Accelerator Building and also the <br /> Renewable Energy Center, which was in the <br /> Master Plan as a sustainable component. <br /> Mr. Lake added that the goal was to create <br /> the circle center feature that all of the spines <br /> culminate into. It is also the hub for the <br /> sustainable functions of the park. They have <br /> proposed a renewable energy center and a <br /> catch-basin for storm water run-off in order <br /> to not further tax the city's storm water <br /> system. They would capture that storm water <br /> and redistribute it for irrigation or make-up <br /> water for grey water systems which reduces <br /> the need for municipal water, as well. <br /> Then, to make this a marketable feature, they <br /> proposed the center icon which will be the <br /> 60 <br />