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\. Y, <br />South Bend Redevelopment Authority <br />• Special Meeting - March 8, 1991 <br />4. NEW BASINESS (Cont.) <br />a. continued... <br />criteria set by the committee.. Ten others, South Bend <br />among them, lacked a couple of the objective criteria: 1) <br />securing subscriptions for 2500 season tickets, and 2) <br />commitment to expand the present facility to a seating <br />capacity of 10,000. <br />Mr. Nussbaum noted that we are well on our way to securing <br />the 2500 season ticket subscriptions. <br />The stadium currently seats 5,000 patrons. It was built <br />with the capacity to add a second deck of seating by <br />raising the roof. However, the cost estimate for that type <br />of expansion was $4.5 - $5 million and was deemed too <br />costly. The current proposal is to add additional seating <br />down each foul line, totalling the additional 5,000 seats. <br />This method of expansion is estimated to cost $2 million. <br />The Triple-A expansion committee is asking the cities which <br />do not have 10,000 seating capacity to commit in writing <br />that they will expand their stadium to seat 10,000 if they <br />• should be awarded a Triple-A expansion team. <br />We would like to present to the Triple-A expansion <br />committee three resolutions, from the Redevelopment <br />Authority, the Redevelopment Commission, and the South Bend <br />Common Council stating that they will expand Stanley <br />Coveleski Stadium to 10,000 seats if South Bend is awarded <br />a Triple-A team. If South Bend is not awarded a Triple-A <br />expansion team, it would not expand the stadium at this <br />time. <br />Mr. Nussbaum noted that this commitment must be rendered by <br />March 31. After March 31 the "must perform" list will be <br />narrowed down. Teams will either be out of the running or <br />be added to the short list competing for the Triple-A <br />teams.. The cities on the short list will receive site <br />visits. The Major Leagues will be making a decision on <br />June 13 regarding which cities will receive Major League <br />expansion teams. Two of the applicants for Major League <br />teams currently have Triple-A franchises. If one or both <br />of those cities receive a Major League franchise, that <br />would open up the opportunity for one or two additional <br />Minor League franchises and South Bend's chances would be <br />higher. <br />• Mr. Nussbaum showed the video presentation made by Golden <br />Dome Productions which was a part of the presentation to <br />the Triple-A expansion committee. <br />-3- <br />