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CITY OF SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING –January 9, 2025 <br /> <br />6 <br /> <br />4. Notice of Intended Disposition of Property (808 S. Lafayette Blvd.) <br /> <br />5. Resolution No. 3625 for Disposition of Property (808 S. Lafayette <br />Blvd.) <br /> <br />6. Approval of Request for Proposal (Main Street Housing) <br /> <br />Joseph Molnar, Assistant Director of Growth and Opportunity, <br />presented this Request for Proposals for a long-term lease of the land <br />located adjacent to the Morris Performing Arts Center to enhance the <br />phase III parking garage with 60–90-unit housing development. Mr. <br />Molnar stated that the RFP sets the project requirements, submission <br />requirements, evaluation criteria, process for evaluation and timeline <br />and proposed two options for developers to use. In one option the <br />parking garage would go on top of the apartments and the other option <br />they are distinctly separated. He also shared the timeline. President <br />Warner asked about height requirements and Mr. Molnar stated that <br />the downtown zoning ordinance is a 12-story limit. Vice President <br />Relos asked about the Hoffman parcel and Mr. Molnar stated the RDC <br />took ownership of that last year in an option to purchase agreement. <br />President Warner suggested an open house to publicize the RFP as <br />well as the standard advising that is required. Commissioner Wax <br />asked about who would operate the garage. Mr. Bauer explained that <br />the intent of the goals of the Raclin Murphy Encore Center is to have a <br />parking structure connected to the Morris and as the costs increased, <br />we needed a better option to find a developer that could capture that <br />increment similar to the Eddy Street Commons garage. <br /> <br />Ophelia Gooden-Rodgers, Councilwoman shared reservations with the <br />request. Leslie Wesley, Member At-Large, asked where the production <br />trucks would access the Morris and Mr. Bauer showed the rendering <br />with the larger garage opening that would accommodate large trucks <br />for the loading dock. Ms. Wesley asked about affordable housing <br />options in these most recent proposals. Mr. Bauer explained that the <br />Madison Lifestyle District project is going to be rented between 80 and <br />120% of area medium income, which is at a workforce housing level <br />versus the J.C. Hart project on the riverfront for higher income levels. <br />He stated that affordable housing requires a combination of federal, <br />state and local subsidy. We've had great success with the local low- <br />income housing tax credit awards with affordable housing being <br />developed east of Four Winds Field at Diamond View, the corner of <br />Michigan and Monroe, the Monreaux, which is the Devereaux Peters’ <br />project as part of the READI awards and part of the Lilly Endowment <br />gift aid awards. The Rabbi Shulman block, and through the combined <br />awards is about $18 million that's been awarded to that redevelopment <br />project of affordable housing. He explained that the findings of the