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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br /> Special Meeting—January 18, 2012 <br /> 6. NEW BUSINESS (CONT.) <br /> A. South Bend Central Development Area <br /> (1) continued... <br /> operations, located south of town on <br /> Ironwood Drive. The present facility offers <br /> primary care services for veterans in South <br /> Bend and surrounding areas. Also, the <br /> facility offers Mental Health services <br /> including medication management and <br /> individual and group counseling in Post <br /> Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and a <br /> Substance Abuse Treatment Program <br /> (SATP). ACS is a contract service provider <br /> to the VA and they operate on five-year <br /> contract cycles (of which they are presently <br /> in contract year eight at the existing facility). <br /> After doing site reconnaissance and looking <br /> at a variety of facilities, ACS and the city <br /> developed a concept plan for bringing the <br /> VA project into the Central Business District <br /> to reutilize the former Gates Toyota building <br /> located at 303 W. Western Avenue as the <br /> new home for the VA Clinic. Over the last <br /> two years, ACS and the city have worked on <br /> site planning and space design for the <br /> building as well as the adjacent parking lot. <br /> Mr. John Earnest noted that he and his son <br /> are the two partners of Ambulatory Care <br /> Solutions, which specifically contracts with <br /> the Veterans Administration to provide <br /> primary care services for veterans. Presently <br /> ACS has six facilities, four of which are <br /> located in Indiana. In October 2004, they <br /> were awarded their first contract(a five-year <br /> contract), Community Based Outpatient <br /> Clinic (CBOC). The award was for the <br /> present facility south on Ironwood Road, the <br /> 4 <br />