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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br />Regular Meeting - August 4, 1995 <br />6. NEW BUSINESS (Cont.) <br />a. continued... <br />proposing to construct an 8,000 sq. ft. <br />combined general Event Center and <br />catering facility. The proposed Event <br />Center would be built on high grounds <br />overlooking the wetland area of Lot 4. To <br />take advantage of the views, the building <br />design will include large areas of <br />windows, an outdoor courtyard, and a <br />patio or balcony. Mr. Riggs showed a <br />schematic design of the building which <br />proposes glass, cedar, masonry and /or <br />stucco for exterior building materials to <br />compliment the existing natural setting. <br />Phase I also includes a parking lot for 150 <br />cars. <br />Ask <br />The Event Center will feature a 4,500 sq. <br />ft. "Great Hall" capable of accommodating <br />350 people. The Center will feature on- <br />site catering for different types of events, <br />with a focus on weddings, large parties <br />and meetings. The facility will also offer <br />services for seminars, meetings, and <br />business related food events. The Center <br />will be leased to Anna Gonderman. Ms. <br />Gonderman is a certified and experienced <br />chef, trained at the California Culinary <br />Institute in San Francisco. <br />( Phase II of the proposed project would be <br />' the construction of at least one 8,000 sq. ft <br />office building on a 2.75 acre parcel <br />adjacent to Tract I. The applicant clearly <br />states that the construction of the office <br />building is based on its ability to pre-lease <br />space in the building. While no firm time <br />schedule for construction of the office <br />building was included in the proposal, <br />Sycamore Hills states that it would <br />purchase Tract II within five years of <br />-4- <br />