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South Bend Special Mee 6. NEW BUS g. Con elopment Commission - December 16, 1987 ( font . ) Mr. Hunt introduced the report by noting that the department had been meeting with the Northern Indiana Historical Society and Studebaker Museum representatives ovei a period of five or six months to fin suitable facilities for relocation. The feasibility study of the Robertson's Building was a part of this process. The charge to LeRoy Troyer and Associates was twofold: (1) to determine the physical capabilities of the building for housing a museum or other use; (2) to define preliminary cost estimates to pro ide a basis on which to proceed. Mr. iunt noted that if the preliminary cost estimates would have been unreasonable, the department would have stepped back from the proposal and looked to other alternatives. However, the concerns of the department are: (1) that the enney's Building is the most desirable building on the block and most likely to be developed privately while the obertson's Building is not likely to be developed without help from the public sect r; and (2) if the Robertson's Buil ing remains vacant while the Penn y's Building is filled, it will cast a shadow over reaching the full deve opment potential of the block. He cm-mended the Northern Indiana Hist rical Society for their position that if a private developer should cone forward for the Penney's Building prior to taeir finalizing arrangements for the buil ing, they would step away and find another location. Mr. Hunt reviewed the planning process which began with the feasibility study. The next step would be to move into a development concept, which would address the physical layout, organizational aspe ts, and ownership and legal issues. -2-