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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br /> Regular Meeting—February 28, 2013 <br /> 3. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS (CONT.) <br /> 430 FUND SOUTH SIDE DEVELOPMENT TIF AREA#1 <br /> Falls Creek Development,LLC&The <br /> Huntington National Bk 71,193.00 Main St/Lafayette Blvd Connector-Ireland <br /> Christopher S.Burke Engineering,LLC. 14,141.00 Fellows St&Ireland Rd intersection Improvements <br /> $382,410.65 <br /> Upon a motion by Mr. Varner, seconded by Mr. Alford and unanimously carried, the Commission <br /> approved the Claims submitted February 28, 2013. <br /> 4. COMMUNICATIONS <br /> There were no Communications. <br /> 5. OLD BUSINESS <br /> There was no Old Business. <br /> 6. NEW BUSINESS <br /> A. South Bend Central Development Area <br /> (1) Update on Silver Hawks and Coveleski Stadium. <br /> Mr. Andrew Berlin noted that he wanted to give a status report and heartfelt thank you to the <br /> Redevelopment Commission for its contribution towards the Silver Hawks and Coveleski <br /> Stadium. The stadium is city owned and, though there is a long term lease, there are a lot of <br /> happy things happening around and in the stadium. Mr. Berlin reported on how the team <br /> was turned around, the kind of attraction there is on the turn around, and why this season <br /> promises to be much better than previous ones. Mr. Berlin thinks that the Redevelopment <br /> Commission should care, because the promises that were made when he became the owner <br /> on November 11, 2011 at 11:11 a.m. are being fulfilled. The promise at that time was for <br /> the Coveleski Stadium to be the cornerstone of the redevelopment plan to stimulate the <br /> development of downtown South Bend. Mr. Berlin has been receiving phone calls from <br /> developers looking to build hotels, apartment buildings, plazas, malls, etc., because when <br /> there are several hundred thousand people gathered in any one place for a period of time, <br /> that will attract others who will want to take advantage of that kind of population. That, in <br /> turn, brings a higher tax base, more jobs, more residents, etc. to the city. <br /> Mr. Berlin noted that the first goal was to keep the team in South Bend, Indiana. The team <br /> was perilously close to leaving at one point. Joe Kernan and his group kept it here; however <br /> the enterprise had to become a profitable enterprise or at least stop losing money, in order to <br /> stay in South Bend. Mr. Berlin wants to turn this into a viable business; he also wants to <br /> create the "magical moments." He said you don't get into the baseball business, necessarily <br /> 3 <br />