19-43 A Resolution Encouraging Continued and Increased Public Engagement between the Public and the Redevelopment Commission

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(A)The year in which the tax increment financing district was established. (B)The section of the Indiana Code under which the tax increment financing district was established. (C)Whether the tax increment financing district is part of an area needing redevelopment, an economic development area, a redevelopment project area, or an urban renewal project area. (D)If applicable,the year in which the boundaries of the tax increment financing district were changed and a description of those changes. (E)The date on which the tax increment financing district will expire. (F)A copy of each resolution adopted by the redevelopment commission that establishes or alters the tax increment financing district; and Whereas,the Redevelopment Commission has stated an expectation of having$28.4 million within its control during fiscal year 2019 to address thirteen major projects; and Whereas,the Redevelopment Commission is otherwise subject to the same laws,rules,and ordinances of a general nature that apply to all other commissions or departments of the City; and Whereas,the Common Council's standing Community Investment Committee is charged with overseeing the various activities of the Community Investment Department and programs directed by this Department; and Whereas,the mission of the Common Council is: "To make certain that our City Government is always responsive to the needs of our residents& that the betterment of South Bend is always our highest priority"; and Whereas,The City of South Bend is committed to delivering excellent services to its residents, including transparency of data and internal performance management information through the City's core values of excellence, accountability, innovation, inclusion and empowerment; and Whereas, among the 2019 goals of the Redevelopment Commission are: 1)to improve resident engagement on City services and direct neighborhood association support; 2)to increase meaningful information available on City services, including better accessibility of information online; and Whereas, among stated priorities of each of the Common Council,the City and the Redevelopment Commission are: transparency,public engagement and the City's growth; and Whereas, the Redevelopment Commission's currently schedule of regular meetings at 9:30 a.m. on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month may make it difficult for many citizens of South Bend to attend and voice their opinions regarding agenda items; and Whereas,the Common Council believes that the mission of the Redevelopment Commission,together with the missions of the Common Council and the City,would be better served by changing the scheduled time for Redevelopment Commission meetings to a time 5:00 p.m. or later; and Whereas,the Council acknowledges and appreciates the added burden and inconvenience placed on the members of the Redevelopment Commission, its staff, volunteers and petitioners by such a change,but believes that such a change is necessary in the best interests of the citizens of the City; and Whereas,it is important that citizens not only be given an opportunity to attend the Redevelopment Commission meetings,but also have an opportunity to address any agenda item by directly responding to a petitioner's presentation and hearing any rebuttal; and Whereas,the Redevelopment Commission has played a vital role in the development of the City in recent years and it is anticipated that this vital role will continue into the future.