Bill No. 23-02 Approving a lease between S.B Redevelopment Authority & S.B Redvelopment Commission

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RESOLUTION NO. 213 A RESOLUTION OF THE SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ESTABLISHING ITS INTENT TO ISSUE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY LEASE RENTAL REVENUE BONDS, APPROVING A PROPOSED LEASE WITH THE SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION,AND ALL MATTERS RELATED THERETO WHEREAS, the South Bend Redevelopment Authority(the"Authority")has been created pursuant to Indiana Code 36-7-14.5 as a separate body, corporate and politic, and as an instrumentality of the City of South Bend, Indiana (the "City"), to finance local public improvements for lease to the South Bend Redevelopment Commission(the"Commission"); and WHEREAS, the Commission, pursuant to declaratory resolutions previously adopted by the Commission and amended from time to time, has declared(i) a certain area of the City known as the "River East Development Area" (the "River East Area") as a redevelopment area and an allocation area under the Act and approved a redevelopment plan for the Area(ii) a certain area of the City known as the "River West Development Area" (the "River West Area") as an economic development area and an allocation area under the Act and approved an economic development plan for the Area;and WHEREAS, the Commission has given consideration to undertaking local public improvement projects in the River West Area including all or any portion of the following: (i) River Bridge Connector(plus Madison)to South Bend-Notre Dame Trail which consists of Phase 3 of the trail project(the"Trail Project")to construct a pedestrian bridge to connect the trail from the University of Notre Dame campus to the City's downtown, and any related improvements;(ii) Linden improvements which consists of streetscape improvements in coordination with the Martin Luther King Jr. Dream Center, from College to Birdsell, including improvements for bikes and pedestrians, and any related improvements; (iii) Kennedy Park improvements which consist of natural and aquatic improvements to the existing park and any related improvements to increase accessible recreation resources on the west side of the City; (iv) South East Park improvements which consist of improvements to the park, including splashpad improvements and playground resurfacing, and any related improvements; (v) Martin Luther King Jr. Dream Center improvements which consist of exterior park redevelopment, including without limitation splashpad,playground,basketball court,other related park amenity improvements,and any related improvements; (vi) Rum Village Park Plan improvements which consist of enhancements to the historic pavilion and the Park including exterior restoration and stabilization of the fieldstones, broad arches, and courtyard, and any related improvements; and (vii) all projects related to any of the projects described in clauses (i) through and including (vi) (clauses (i) through and including (vii), collectively,the"River West Improvements"); WHEREAS, the Commission has given consideration to undertaking additional local public improvements in the River West Area to support and provide incentives to foster the development of the Beacon Integrated Health and Lifestyle District project, said project having been awarded up to a $11,780,000 Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative grant by the South Bend-Elkhart Regional Development Authority, which local public improvements include, without limitation, site work, construction of up to two (2) public parking garages and a skyway improvement, and any projects related to the foregoing (collectively, tit "Beacon District Improvements"); and