Adopting the Studebaker /Oliver Plow Works Redevelopment Strategy

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RESOLUTION NO. l 1 D "O 1 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, ADOPTING THE STUDEBAKER/OLIVER PLOW WORKS REDEVELOPMENT STRATEGY WHEREAS, in 1999 the City of South Bend commissioned Development Concepts, Inc. to conduct a study of the Studebaker Corridor and the Oliver Plow Works to determine the potential for reuse and/or redevelopment of the property; and WHEREAS, as part of that study a twenty -six member Steering Committee was appointed by the Mayor to offer input and expertise to Development Concepts, Inc. as they prepared the Redevelopment Strategy; and WHEREAS, the Steering Committee consisted of property owners and businesses in the Studebaker Corridor and Oliver Plow Works properties; and WHEREAS, the Steering Committee also included representatives of real estate developers, business attraction groups, industrial real estate professionals, historic preservation, the South Bend Common Council, the South Bend Redevelopment Commission, business associations, neighborhood associations, the Urban Enterprise Association, Workforce Development and other community wide groups; and WHEREAS, Development Concepts, Inc. finalized the strategy and presented the City of South Bend with a document entitled "Studebaker /Oliver Plow Works Redevelopment Strategy" dated November, 1999; and WHEREAS, the South Bend Redevelopment Commission adopted this strategy on October 13, 2000; and WHEREAS, the South Bend Common Council now wishes to adopt the "Studebaker /Oliver Plow Works Redevelopment Strategy" to indicate it's support for the redevelopment strategy outlined in the document: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows: SECTION I. That the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, hereby adopts the "Studebaker /Oliver Plow Works Redevelopment Strategy" prepared by Development Concepts, Inc. dated November, 1999.