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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br />Regular Meeting -March 6, 2009 <br />6. NEW BUSINESS (CONT.) <br />D. Airport Economic Development Area <br />(1) Discussion of New Tech High School. <br />Mr. Inks noted that the school corporation DiscussioN of NEw TECH HicH SCHOOL <br />would like to open New Tech High School in <br />August 2009. In order to facilitate that <br />timeline, the Commission is asked to <br />consider the following: approve $1.3 million <br />for the design and construction related to <br />establishing a New Tech High School, <br />approving the use of those funds for the <br />Marycrest Building, or another suitable site <br />in the Airport Economic Development Area, <br />subject to Redevelopment approval of a site <br />other than Marycrest; and approve an <br />Agency Agreement with the Board of Public <br />Works to can-y out the design and <br />construction on the Commission's behalf. <br />By taking these actions the Redevelopment <br />Commission will be demonstrating its <br />support for the project and allowing the <br />project to proceed for this school year, <br />subject to the School Board making a final <br />decision. <br />Mr. Inks noted that the reason this item is <br />coming forward at this time is that the project <br />has yet to be designed, and must be bid out <br />by the Board of Public Works. There needs <br />to be sufficient time for construction after <br />that. Based on a preliminary schedule, put <br />together by the Engineering Department, that <br />process would be at least nineteen weeks. <br />There are only twenty-one weeks until <br />August. That is a very tight schedule to be <br />ready for the 2009 school year. <br />Mr. Kapsa made a presentation on the <br />19 <br />