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CITY OF SOUTH BEND
COMMUNITY INVESTMENT
October 4,2017
Filed in Clerk's Office
Mr.Tim Scott,President
South Bend Common Council OCT 04 2011
4'Floor County-City Building
South Bend,IN 46601
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RE: Planned Realignment of River West Development Area CITY CLERK,SOUTF1 BEAD,IN
Dear President Scott:
In partnership with Council Vice President Oliver Davis,the Department of Community Investment
proposes a resolution to reiterate support for including the City Cemetery,the Center for History and
Studebaker Museum,and Leeper Park within the River West Development Area and establish a timeline
for doing so.
As you know,former Executive Director of Community Investment,Scott Ford,sent a letter to the Council
in 2014 committing to the inclusion of these parcels within the River West Development area. The
Redevelopment Commission subsequently passed a resolution instructing the Department of Community
Investment to prepare an amendment to the development area plan that included these parcels.
The proposed resolution accomplishes three objectives. First,it reiterates support for making these
changes. Second,it instructs the Department of Community Investment to start the formal process as soon
as reasonably feasible.Finally,it sets a deadline of April 1,2018 for that process to begin. If the deadline
is not met,there will be a meeting in the Community Investment Committee to discuss progress and an
updated timeline for implementation of these changes.
Thank you for your consideration. I will attend the Committee and Council meetings to address any
questions that the Council may have.
Sincerely,
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J es Mueller
Executive Director
Department of Community Investment
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SOUTH BEND,INDIANA, SUPPORTING THE INCLUSION OF THREE
PROPERTIES WITHIN THE RIVER WEST DEVELOPMENT AREA(AIRPORT
AREA),NAMELY: LEEPER PARK, THE MUSEUM CAMPUS,AND THE CITY
CEMETERY
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WHEREAS, on October 10, 2014, Mr. Scott Ford as Executive Director of the City's
Department of Community Investment, sent a letter to then Council President Oliver Davis both
informing him and seeking this Council's support for inclusion within the River West
Development Area (Airport Area) of three parcels of real estate associated with the following
sites within the City of South Bend: the City Cemetery (018-1031-1380, 018-1031-999999), the
Center for History and the Studebaker Museum (collectively the Museum Campus), (018-3054-
2085, 018-3054-2121, 018-3054-212002), and Leeper Park(018-1005-0198);
WHEREAS, on October 16, 2014, the South Bend Redevelopment Commission (RDC)
adopted Resolution No. 3253 which included a statement of the Commission's desire "that the
Department [of Community Investment] staff include as part of the AEDA Plan Amendment,
amendments adding three (3) properties commonly known as Leeper Park, the Museum Campus
and City Cemetery to the Airport Area;" and
WHEREAS, RDC Resolution No. 3253 also contained a directive that "the Department
staff... prepare and present to the Commission for its consideration ...the AEDA Plan
Amendment;" and
WHEREAS, the South Bend Common Council wishes to express its support for the
inclusion of the three named parcels and sites, the City Cemetery, the Museum Campus, and
Leeper Park into the River West Development Area (Airport Area), and to recommend that the
formal process for this be undertaken as soon as reasonably feasible.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA,AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Common Council hereby expresses its full support for the City
administration's proposal to include three new sites within the River West Development Area
(Airport Area),namely: the City Cemetery,the Museum Campus, and the City Cemetery.
Section II. The Common Council hereby recommends that the formal process for this
expansion of the River West Development Area to include the three named sites be undertaken
by the City's Department of Community Investment as soon as reasonably feasible.
Section III. If the process for introduction of a Resolution to the South Bend RDC is not
commenced by April 1, 2018, the Council will schedule a meeting of the Council's Community
Investment Committee promptly thereafter to further discuss implementation of including the
three desired sites within the River West Development Area(Airport Area).
Tim Scott,President Common Council Oliver Davis, Vice Pres., Common Council
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Filed in Clerk's Office
OCT 04 2017
PRESENTED KAREIEMAH FOWLER
NOT APPRO VED CITY CLERK,SOUTH BEND, IN
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