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South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting—December 13, 2012 6. NEW BUSINESS E. South Side Development Area 1) continued... Staff requests approval of the transfer of these properties to the Board of Public Works. Upon a motion by Mr. Varner, seconded by Mr. Downes and unanimously carried, the Commission approved Resolution No. 3111 approving the transfer of real property to the City of South Bend. (218 Metalmation,4209 S. Main, 4215 S. Main, 4309 S. Main) 2) Proposal for engineering services to address drainage issues on Fellows Street. Mr. Kain noted that staff solicited a proposal from Cardno JFNew for design services related to the drainage issues on Fellows St. Drainage issues on Fellows St. were brought to light by residents as well as by Christopher Burke Engineering, the City of South Bend's consultant that is working on the design of the Fellows and Ireland intersection. Staff has been committed to finding a green solution to the drainage issues that does not adversely impact the residents of Fellows St. Cardno JFNew is an ecological consulting and restoration firm with more than twenty years of experience providing innovative and successful solutions to challenging environmental issues. The proposal includes the following tasks: Task 1: Project Coordination Task 2: Hydrologic/Hydraulic Modeling Task 3: Drainage Design Task 4: Construction Documents Staff requests approval of the proposal by Cardno JFNew in the amount not to exceed $35,000 from the SSDA TIF. Mr. Varner asked whether staff will take the proposed plan to the neighborhood residents for input. He was particularly concerned about the long term maintenance of what might be proposed. Mr. Kain responded that they will. We told Cardno JFNew that we want solutions that are low cost and that do not require ongoing maintenance. A rain garden is one idea. The issue with rain gardens being installed is that there is maintenance required. There are also pervious pavers that can be installed in the streets that have the water. We potentially have one acquisition by the intersection that we may have to do to add the left turn lane. There is potential of using that lot for some drainage solutions. When we get into this design we will have a better idea of what solutions that we propose, and we will certainly go back the neighborhood. 14