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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br />Regular Meeting —March 13, 2012 <br />6. NEW BUSINESS (CONT.) <br />C. Airport Economic Development Area <br />(7) continued... <br />POWER <br />An integral part of this project is to create an <br />Integrated Central Power System (IC) which <br />will be developed to provide conditioned and <br />recycled energy to the various users on site. <br />A large component of this project will be to <br />expand the power capacity in this southern <br />downtown area by directly connecting to the <br />138 KV transmission network and <br />developing redundant substations and power <br />conduit grids to maintain a high level of <br />power to the site. The first energy <br />component will be the construction of a 5 <br />MW power connection into the RD facility <br />with a direct conduit connection to the AEP <br />substation on Lafayette. <br />CONNECTIVITY <br />The RD proposes a variety of connections in <br />and around the district campus. First, with <br />the vacation of United Drive, the Union <br />Station will be connected at grade level to the <br />Millennium site and the Ivy Tower site to <br />allow for equipment and supplies to be safely <br />and effectively transported between facilities. <br />Second, the City will coordinate with the <br />team the construction of a redundant power <br />and conduit path around the district which <br />will distribute power and fiber throughout the <br />site. Third, the Union Station building and <br />the Ivy Tower building will be connected by <br />way of the construction of a pedestrian tunnel <br />between the facilities to physically connect <br />the space. <br />Mr. Varner asked how Mr. Smith expects to <br />24 <br />