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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br />Regular Me ting - April 11, 1980 <br />6. NEW BUSINESS <br />d. coAtinued... <br />Mr Robinson made a motion to approve <br />an agreement between the Department of <br />Redevelopment and Borger /Jones & <br />Associates for professional services in <br />connection with the Odd Fellows Building, <br />se onded by Mr. Donaldson, and the motion <br />wa unanimously carried. <br />Ms. Auburn: These specifications are going <br />to come back for our use in looking at the <br />Kalman project when it comes back. He is <br />no working directly with Sam Kalman at <br />this point in time is he? <br />Mr.1 Ellison: No, they are our clients. <br />Ms. Auburn: Can you give me some background <br />on Borger /Jones & Associates? <br />Mr. Ellison: Mr. John Werntz, the lead <br />architect, was the principle designer of <br />the Crowe, Chizek Building on Block Six. <br />Mr. Werntz is a South Bend native. Borger/ <br />Jones is an Elkhart based firm that recently <br />opened a South Bend office within the West <br />Washington Historic District. In our <br />exrerience with the Odd Fellows Building <br />we have had a great number of firms comment <br />or do some work on the building. Part of <br />the difficulty with respect to the generation <br />of materials for us was the desire to find <br />a firm that had not been previously involved <br />but also had some experience with downtowns <br />anc with preservation. Borger /Jones <br />answered this difficulty. <br />e. Comlmission annroval reauested to rescind <br />of xeaevelo Tent x eement for the als- <br />position of land and the execution o <br />quit -claim deeds for the transfer of <br />ti le thereto in connection wit land <br />to be disposed of in the LaSalle Park <br />Proliect. Ind. R -57. <br />-15- <br />COMISSION APPROVAL <br />GRANTED FOR AN AGREEMENT <br />FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES <br />WITH BORER /JONES & ASSOC. <br />(IN CONNECTION WITH ODD <br />ODD FELLOWS BUILDING) <br />