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�SpUT$8 <br /> Department of <br /> - Community Investment <br /> 1a6s <br /> Memorandum <br /> Wednesday, December 3, 2014 <br /> TO: Redevelopment Commission <br /> FROM: Jitin Kain .ve, <br /> SUBJECT: Professional Services Agreement with Torti Gallas & Partners <br /> The implementation of the City's Smart Streets Plan will soon lead to two way traffic in downtown. A <br /> portion of this conversion has already taken place with William and Lafayette being converted into <br /> two way recently. In 2015 and 2016,the remainder of the one way streets in downtown are <br /> expected to be converted back to two way. <br /> The likelihood of two way traffic creates some interesting development opportunities on vacant and <br /> underutilized land in downtown. Once such possibility is South of Memorial Hospital by the proposed <br /> Marion and Michigan Roundabout. A roughly two block area bounded by LaSalle Street to the South <br /> and Marion to the North could be an opportunity for a mixed use project. <br /> Commission staff along with Memorial Hospital would like to explore the possibility of the scale,type <br /> and architecture of a mixed use project on the aforementioned site. Attached you will find a <br /> professional services agreement with Torti Gallas & Partners, a nationally renowned urban design <br /> and planning firm, for the development of concept drawings for the two blocks between LaSalle and <br /> Marion. Memorial Hospital is the primary landowner of these lots and has agreed to split the cost of <br /> the professional services, reimbursing the Commission for half the contract amount. <br /> Staff requests approval of the attached professional services agreement in an amount not-to-exceed <br /> $26,673.34 from the River West Development Area. <br /> 227 W.JEFFERSON BLVD. SOUTH BEND, IN 46601 1 P: 574-235-9371 1 FAX: 574-235-9021 1 SOUTHBENDIN.GOV <br />