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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br />Regular Meeting -May 16, 2008 <br />6. NEW BUSINESS (CONT.) <br />B. South Bend Central Development Area <br />(2) continued... <br />Mr. Blake asked what "public gatherings" <br />would include. Ms. Laurent responded that <br />WHIT aims to increase public outreach and <br />public awareness of what goes on with their <br />company. Their space will be offered for <br />public meetings. Ms. Preuss noted that the <br />new floor plan includes a community room <br />that can be subdivided with movable walls. <br />The lobby area will be used to convene <br />groups and have public events. Also, WNIT <br />will have two channels, one of which will be <br />an Indiana channel with statewide and local <br />programming. <br />Mr. Blake asked if the "public gatherings" is <br />different than what WNIT has been doing in <br />the past. Ms. Preuss responded that it <br />definitely is. Currently their studio is in the <br />Elkhart Career Center while their offices are <br />in some modular buildings behind the Career <br />Center. They are operating out of 8, 500 sft. <br />Their needs assessment ten or fifteen years <br />ago showed they needed 30,000 sft. There <br />has been no extra space for public gatherings. <br />The new building has 30,000 sft on each <br />floor. <br />Dr. Varner asked about WNIT replacing the <br />loss of public access TV. Ms. Preuss said <br />they have been in discussions with the <br />Mayor's office and the Board of Public <br />Works about that and with the Common <br />Council. WNIT has been providing that <br />coverage for Council meetings since the <br />cable company discontinued their operation. <br />WNIT has a proposal in front of the city to <br />12 <br />