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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br />Regular Meeting —April 25, 2013 <br />6. NEW BUSINESS (CONT.) <br />G. Other <br />(3) continued... <br />an organization and find someone of the integrity and presence that Mr. Inks has. Mr. Ford <br />also noted that he was incredibly blessed to have spent his first year in the Community <br />Investment Department with Mr. Inks. It didn't take Mr. Ford long to discover why Mr. <br />Inks had the two most comfortable chairs in the city, in his office, and this is due to people <br />coming quite frequently to seek council. This was not limited to those from the Department <br />of Community Investment, but from other departments in the building as well. Mr. Inks' two <br />hobbies outside of Redevelopment are fishing and fine carpentry; these two hobbies <br />illustrate the virtues that Mr. Inks has: attention to detail, his integrity, a sense of craft, and <br />an extreme amount of patience. This has made him absolutely superb as a professional and <br />role model for us all. <br />Upon a motion by Mr. Varner, seconded by Mr. Downes and unanimously carried, the <br />Commission approved Resolution No. 3137 commending Donald E. Inks for extraordinary <br />services to the South Bend Redevelopment Commission. <br />Mr. Inks noted that he enjoyed the list of items on Resolution No. 3137 which included not <br />only large and small projects, but also projects that were very successful, moderately <br />successful, and not successful. This is the reality when doing economic development; one <br />may strike out once or twice. He also liked hearing of projects that he had a larger role in as <br />well as a much smaller role. When he reads through the projects listed on Resolution <br />No. 3137, he thinks of the primary people involved, such as Bill Schalliol and Dave Relos, <br />etc. Other people in the department primarily worked on these projects and he listened to <br />them and presented an occasional idea. This is very much a team work effort to get these <br />projects finished. <br />H. Ratification of Services Contracts <br />14 <br />Commission <br />Service <br />Contract <br />Staff <br />Role in <br />Contractor <br />provided <br />Amount <br />Member <br />Transaction <br />36 properties in <br />Disposition <br />Meridian <br />Title <br />$100 each <br />Relos <br />the Southeast <br />Title <br />Work <br />$3,600 <br />Triangle <br />total <br />(area bounded by <br />Sample, High and <br />the railroad) <br />14 <br />