SUBSITITUTE Bill No. 51-23 RIVERFRONT DEVELOPMENT PROJECT “THE EXPANDED WEST RIVERFRONT DISTRICT”

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CITY OF SOUTH BE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT ii in C •rk's Offic AUG 23 l August 23, 2023 Council Member Sharon McBride President South Bend Common Council County-City Building, 4th Floor South Bend, Indiana 46601 DAWN M. JONES CITYCLERK, SOUTH BEND, IN Council Member Rachel Tomas Morgan Chairperson Community Investment Committee South Bend Common Council County-City Building, 4th Floor South Bend, Indiana 46601 RE: An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, amending the legal description and map of Ordinance No. 10165-12, as amended, and designating a Municipal Riverfront Development Project to be known as the "Expanded West Riverfront District Dear President McBride and Council Member Tomas Morgan, Attached for filing with the Common Council of the City of South Bend is an ordinance amending the legal description and map within Ordinance No. 10165-12, as amended, to expand the boundaries of the existing Riverfront Development Project Area. Please include the attached ordinance on the Council agenda for first reading at the August 28, 2023, Council meeting, and set it for public hearing at the Council meeting on September 11, 2023. If adopted, this ordinance would expand the Riverfront boundaries downtown and into areas west of the St. Joseph River. The Department of Community Investment will present to the Common Council for its consideration a similar ordinance that will expand the boundaries on the east side of the river. The Riverfront Development Project Area enables businesses within the boundaries of the area to acquire three-way liquor licenses at a substantially reduced cost. Exhibits A and B attached to the ordinance contain the new map and legal description, respectively, of the expanded area. To date, since the South Bend Common Council first passed Ordinance No. 10165-12 in June 2012, establishing the Riverfront Development Project Area, it has been amended in December 2013 and March 2017. More than 20 active licenses have been issued in the Project Area, and this has helped spur economic development within the downtown and East Bank areas. Expansion of the district is expected to continue to attract investment in South Bend, including more dining establishments and entertainment and cultural venues. If you or any of the other Council members have questions concerning the report or need additional information, please feel free to call me at (574) 235-5838. Sincerely, Erik Glavich Director, Growth and Opportunity EXCELLENCE ACCOUNTABILITY INNOVATION INCLUSION EMPOWERMENT 1400S County-City Building 227W Jefferson Blvd. South Bend, Indiana 46601 p 574.235.9371 www.southbend,n.gov BILL NO. 51-23