Resolution No 08-2023 - Transfer of Real Property to the South Bend Redevelopment Authority RWDA & REDA

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RESOLUTION NO. 08-2023 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF REAL PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY WHEREAS, the City of South Bend, Indiana, Board of Public Works (the "Board of Public Works") exists pursuant to I.C. § 36-4-9-5, holds real property owned by the City of South Bend, Indiana (the "City") pursuant to I.C. § 36-9-6-3, and is authorized to transfer such property to another governmental entity pursuant to I.C. § 36-1-11-8; and 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”), is autho rized to hold and dispose of real property pursuant to Indiana Code Section 36-7-14.5-12(a)(4) and (5), and is authorized to receive such property from another governmental entity pursuant to Indiana Code Section 36- 1- 11-8; and WHEREAS, the City has determined to undertake certain (a) local public improvement projects in the River West Development Area consisting of 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 r elated 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”), (b) other local public improvements in the River West Development 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, the “Beacon District Improvements”), and (c) local public improvement projects in the River East Development Area consisting of all or any portion of the following: (i) LaSalle Streetscape which consists of a road diet with a focus on bike and pedestrian improvements from Martin Luther King Boulevard to Eddy Street and any related improvements; (ii) Hill Street Trail