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CITY OF SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING – November 24, 2025 <br /> <br />Page | 12 <br /> <br />contractor coordination). Assistant City Engineer, Senior <br />Engineer, and Project Engineer as designated staff. <br />o Includes a 3% annual increase (2026–2028): one senior <br />engineer position adjusted by 10%, raising the total contract <br />about $20,000. <br /> <br />3. Legal Services Agreement <br />o Already an evergreen agreement (no set term). <br />o Proposed amendment adds an additional annual amount of <br />$10,000 to fund a summer legal intern assisting with RDC <br />matters. <br />o Also covers salary for one Assistant City Attorney, as it <br />previously did. <br /> <br />Commissioner Gooden-Rodgers asked does this have anything to do <br />with the budget? Mr. Bauer answered, yes. If these agreements are <br />approved, they go to the Board of Public Works. Once approved, <br />interfund transfers occur between Redevelopment Commission funds <br />and the City’s general fund. <br /> <br />Here’s how it works: <br />• These staff members are City employees, and the City pays their <br />salaries. <br />• Because they also work on Redevelopment Commission projects, the <br />Commission reimburses the City for the portion of their salaries tied <br />to RDC work. <br />In short, this offsets costs in the City’s annual budget by transferring <br />funds from the Commission back to the City. <br /> <br />Motion was made by Ophelia Gooden-Rodgers to approve Three (3) <br />Agreements, second by Gillian Shaw. <br /> <br />On the motion: <br />• Eli Wax, Secretary: Yea <br />• Gillian Shaw, Commissioner: Yea <br />• Ophelia Gooden-Rodgers, Commissioner: Yea <br /> <br />The motion carried; the Commission approved the Three (3) Agreements <br />as presented on November 24, 2025. <br /> <br />2. Resolution No. 3658 Accepting the 2026 Annual Spending Plan <br />Erik Glavich, Director of Growth and Opportunity, explained that this is <br />the second year of presenting an annual spending plan, which is now <br />required by state law for redevelopment commissions. The plan must be <br />approved for the upcoming calendar year and filed with the Department