Requesting Discussion be initiated with the Redevelopment Commission adding a portion of Lincolnway West to the Airport Economic Development Area

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RESOLUTION A � � 4 —11 Z Bill No. 12- � ] A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, REQUESTING THAT DISCUSSIONS BE INITIATED WITH THE SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION ON POTENTIALLY ADDING A PORTION OF LINCOLNWAY WEST TO THE AIRPORT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AREA GA" in 1990, the Airport Economic (Blackthorn) Development Area (AEDA) was established which is composed of 5,281 acres and includes immediate access to the South Bend Regional Airport, the Indiana Toll Road and the U.S. 31 Bypass also known as the St. Joseph Valley Parkway; and 6 in 2007, the AEDA was expanded to include the former Sample Ewing Development Area which consists of 2,349 acres and was originally created in 1993 when the Studebaker Corridor and the Rum Village Industrial Park were consolidated; and 6A)" in 2007, the AEDA was further expanded to include the industrial areas between the original Blackthorn area and the Sample Ewing Development Area plus portions of areas in the West Washington Development Area and parts just west of the WWDA which together consisted of 333 acres bounded by Western Avenue, Olive Street, Washington Street, Chestnut and Cherry Streets; and GW)" boundary changes may be made to Economic Development Areas, and require an amendment to the Plan for the area by the Redevelopment Commission and must also be approved by the Area Plan Commission and the Common Council; and 6, in June of 1999, a "Lincoln Way West Commercial Corridor Revitalization Action Plan" was published with this 41 -page document setting forth the following goal: "To establish Lincolnway West as an attractive entrance to Downtown South Bend that also provides neighborhood commercial nodes that satisfy the convenience, services, and employment needs of nearby residents and commuters" [as well as] to satisfy the stated national goal of `smart growth' by providing redevelopment sites that avoid the detrimental affects of sprawl ". (Lincoln Way West Commercial Corridor Revitalization Action Plan, p. 2) Q4o , &L , As it m"*W, 4y dw %mman Wwxvd v/ f al eoad 9&nd, adwna, as follows: Section I. The Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, believes that despite the efforts made under the 1999 Lincoln Way West Commercial Corridor Revitalization Action Plan, that the City of South Bend needs to re- dedicate its efforts to improving this main western entrance to Downtown South Bend, Indiana.