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CITY OF SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING – January 22, 2026 <br /> <br />Page | 2 <br /> <br /> <br />2. Approval of Minutes <br />A. Approval of Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Thursday, January 8, 2026 <br /> <br />Upon a motion by Ophelia Gooden-Rodgers for approval, second by Eli Wax, <br />the motion carried unanimously; the Commission approved the minutes of <br />the regular meeting of January 8, 2026. <br /> <br />3. Approval of Claims <br />A. Claims Allowances January 14, 2026 <br /> <br />Upon a motion by Ophelia Gooden-Rodgers for approval second by David <br />Relos, the motion carried unanimously; the Commission approved the <br />claims allowances of January 14, 2026. <br /> <br />4. Old Business <br />A. None <br /> <br />5. New Business <br />A. River West Development Area <br />1. Resolution No. 3663 (Establishing the Offering Price, Approving Bid <br />Specifications, and Approving Notice of Intended Disposition of 1818 W. <br />Sample St.) <br />Erin Michaels, Property Development Manager, presented the proposed <br />disposition of a City-owned parcel at 1818 W. Sample St. The property is <br />located along West Sample St. near the Ice Box and the Lippert plant. <br /> <br />The RDC acquired the 2.71-acre parcel in 2002. It is zoned Industrial (I). <br />Historical aerials show it remained vacant until 1972, when it was <br />converted into a parking lot, which has been its sole use ever since. We <br />now have interest in redeveloping the site for a more productive <br />purpose. Disposition is the first required step in that process. <br /> <br />The minimum bid is $71,325, which is the average of two recent <br />appraisals. Bids are due February 12, 2026, at 9:00 AM and will be <br />opened publicly at the RDC meeting at 9:30 AM that same day. <br /> <br />President Warner inquired about the disposition process and Ms. <br />Michaels stated, that State law requires the Redevelopment <br />Commission to offer any Commission-owned parcel for disposition <br />before we can begin negotiations. To do that, we present a resolution to <br />the Commission. If approved, we publish a Notice of Intended <br />Disposition in the South Bend Tribune for two consecutive Fridays. <br />During that period, we accept bids from interested parties.