Common Council Requesting City of South Bend Advisory Commission to Approve a Community Revitalization & Enhancement District (CREED)

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Section II. The City of South Bend Advisory Commission on Industrial Development is directed to review the proposed application for a CREED district and to determine whether it satisfies the requirements of I.C. 36- 7- 13 -12(d) namely, that: (1) The area contains a building or buildings: (A) with at least one million five hundred thousand (1,500,000) square feet of usable interior floor space; and (B) that is or are vacant or will become vacant. (2) At least eighteen thousand (18,000) fewer persons are employed in the area at the time of application than were employed in the area before the time of application. (3) There are significant obstacles to redevelopment of the area due to any of the following problems: (A) Obsolete or inefficient buildings. (B) Aging infrastructure or inefficient utility services. (C) Utility relocation requirements. (D) Transportation or access problems. (E) Topographical obstacles to redevelopment. (F) Environmental contamination. (4) The unit has expended, appropriated, pooled, set aside, or pledged at least one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for purposes of addressing the redevelopment obstacles described in subdivision (3). (5) The area is located in a county having a population of more than two hundred thousand (200,000) but less than three hundred thousand (300,000). Section III. The City of South Bend Advisory Commission on Industrial Development shall report to the Mayor and the South Bend Common Council the results of its findings under Section II, and shall further recommend the duration of the district which shall not exceed fifteen years. Section IV. The City of South Bend Advisory Commission on Industrial Development shall further comply fully with the requirements of the South Bend Municipal Code Section 2 -58 including to provide the South Bend Common Council in writing with its full list of members (and the membership information required by Section 2 -58) by February 1 of each calendar year, to provide the Common Council with its agenda forty eight (48) hours prior to a scheduled meeting, and with minutes of its meetings at least ten (10) days after each meeting is held.