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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br />Regular Meeting —July 26, 2012 <br />6. NEW BUSINESS (CONT.) <br />A. South Bend Central Development Area <br />(2) continued... <br />July 16, 2012 <br />Redevelopment Commission <br />City of South Bend <br />Morris Entertainment, Inc. hereby seeks <br />approval to purchase and have installed an <br />orchestra pit lift inside the theater. The <br />agreement to perform the work on this <br />project was initiated over twenty years ago <br />between the City of South Bend and Morris <br />Entertainment, Inc., a 501[c] 3 corporation. <br />The project has the full support of the <br />management of the Morris Performing Arts <br />Center. <br />The original major restoration/renovation <br />begun on December 31, 1998, reopening the <br />venue in February of 2000 did not include a <br />new orchestra pit lift due to the lack of <br />available funds. The orchestra pit lift project <br />is estimated at $210, 000. Morris <br />Entertainment, Inc. is pleased to report that <br />it has raised all funds necessary to fully <br />finance this final restoration/renovation <br />project, including a matching grant from the <br />Community Foundation of Saint Joseph <br />County, Indiana. Research has been <br />completed on orchestra pit lifts and we are <br />satisfied that the Serapid brand will meet all <br />the requirements and needs of the Morris. <br />Therefore, we seek approval to proceed with <br />the purchase and installation of a new <br />orchestra pit lift. We also wish the Board of <br />Public Works to serve as our agent and the <br />,n <br />