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South end Redevelopment Commission Regul# Meeting - March 21, 1980 4. CO1 "ICATIONS a.l continued..... Mtc. Kalman has a good ttcacfz record in re�stoAi,ng buitdings in Cati.4ornca and Kansas. In addition, he is a membetc o4 the State o4 Ca2.i4onnia Feonom� c peve2opment Commission and has been cited 4on his pre!s etevat t.on wo&k by the City o4 Al i teh.i ta, Kansas. At. Kalman is intenusted in South Bend and in the Odd Fettows Bu itd ing because he betievus the community is progrezzive. I would tike to request that the Redevelopment Commission wo&k with me to 4uAther puuue this ptcopozal. As you know, I believe the Odd Fellows Building is a substantW aspset to outs community. It is wo&thy o4 conseAvation since e44eettively rehab.i e itated old space is not in4et for to and can /s ueee/ss 4uUy compute with new space on the moAket. In addition, the Odd FePtows Buitding provides an .immediate oppotrtun.ity to seewce Is ome o4 the pk i.vate sector 4.inanc i.a2 commitments that can assist ups in packaging a UDAG grant 4or poAking and other pubt ie .imptcovement/s in the Century Mall project. For these reasons and otheu , I res peet4ully request that the Commission enter with me into a 30 -day pMiod o4 exctuts.ive negotiation with the South Bend Building Corporation. By the end of this peAi.od, I be.Ptfeve att neeersatiy deter tz can be wo&ked Gut .to pe&m-i t a Commission decision on the building. Sincere ey, S/ RogeA O. Percent ThelChair recognized the Honorable Mayor Roger 0. Parent. Mayor Parent: I wanted to formally present this proposal to the Commission this morning. Essentially I am here to ask you to enter, along with me, into a 30 -day exclusive negotiation period with T1r. Sam Kalman of San Francisco, California and Mr. William Nelson of South Bend. I feel the proposal that has been submitted is a strong one and I would like to have a 30 -day period in Which to firm up all of the details. -5-