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0 THE PUBLIC'S ROLE The City of South Bend is currently implementing the B.D.I. Plan for our downtown community. The South Bend Downtown Partnership has taken this plan and created goals and strategies for the downtown. The South Bend Redevelopment Commission also has development goals for the downtown and East Bank areas. These goals and some key strategies are as follows: DOWNTOWN PARTNERSHIP'S GOAL - `A vibrant Downtown that by combining excellent working conditions with great living and entertainment environments is an attractive central core for civic life in South Bend.' KEY STRATEGIES - 1. Develop a public /private partnership that effectively integrates the resources of both sectors on behalf of the Downtown. 2. Establish a Downtown Development Concept that includes: - active and visible special facilities, such as the Century Center, College Football Hall of Fame, Morris performing Arts Center, Northern Indiana Center for History, Studebaker National Museum, and Coveleski Stadium. -a vibrant mixed -use specialty district on the East Bank. -a broader array of hospitality- oriented businesses (i.e. hotels, restaurants & entertainment) in the immediate vicinity of the Century Center. Though these are just some of the ideas written out by the Downtown Partnership, one can see how East Race Place fits into their plans for the Downtown. But there are many risks to two small companies in such a large -scale project. These risks range from the purchasing of one the oldest rehabbed buildings in the city to land locking the growth of the Chocolate Company. It is for these reasons we need this public /private partnership spelled out by the Downtown Partnership. SOUTH BEND CENTRAL REDEVELOPMENT AREA PLAN- GOAL- `The overall goal for the Area is to achieve the economic revitalization and physical redevelopment of the Area as attractive, exciting, unique and viable urban center for people, businesses, and institutions.'