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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br />Regular Me ting - November 16, 1979 <br />7. PROGRESS REPORTS <br />a. co tinned... <br />Mr. Donaldson made a motion that any decision on the Odd <br />Fellows Building be delayed until the second meeting in <br />January, 1980, seconded. by Ms, Auburn, and the motion <br />wa unanimously carried. <br />Mr. Ellison: dust for clarification, Ted, am I understand- <br />inc now that the Commission "s interest is to preserve the <br />building as a historic structure, it's no longer just pre <br />se ving the building? I need to know which the case is and <br />if it is to save the building, then we can negotiate in good <br />faith with all three proposals. If the notion is that the <br />building becomes historic, although there are not local <br />standards, obviously a.proposal such as National Mobile <br />Co crete's would not normally be suited to a building that <br />is historic, if that'.s the reason for surviving. I need <br />to know the Commission's intent in order to negotiate fairly <br />with a prospective developer. <br />Mr. Wasielwski: Carl, you know the only way the Historic <br />Preservation Commission can preserve a historical area. <br />At this particualr point we must use those means. <br />Thy Chair recognizes Mr. Fred Treadway. <br />Mr. Treadway: I am an interior business contractor, I've <br />been associated with the building with one of the developers. <br />As you are going over some of the things, I've read the paper, <br />such as, you think the developer's were sincere in their <br />efforts. I've spent hours on this thing, and I'm only one <br />po -tion of it. I come in with National Mobile Concrete, I <br />kn w Brooks Brademas, I do a lot of work. If you want to <br />ke p the structure looking the same, well then you don't <br />wait to go with those guys. You asked for bids, you wanted <br />something that would interface well with Century Center. <br />Now, would you go with somebody else because they did what <br />you want? I think if they spent the time, three developer's, <br />you ought to negotiate.with all three developer's. <br />Mr Nimtz We're going to negotiate with everybody, but <br />th point Carl is making, if you get a Historic Preserva- <br />ti n connotation of that building, you may not be able to <br />do any thing to the outside of it. <br />Mr <br />I' <br />ma <br />Ellison: In other words, we no longer <br />!ely, at this stage, if we don't control <br />tt building. If that building becomes a <br />Fe not known the Council to make anything <br />•k without there being some standards. <br />-38- <br />can negotiate <br />the facade of <br />local landmark, <br />a local land- <br />