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1200 County -City Building, 227 West Jefferson, South Bend, Indiana 46601 -1830 Phone 574/235 -9371 Fax 574/235 -9021
To: Redevelopment Commission
From: Bill Schalliol, Economic Development Planner �y/
Subject: Staff Report - Voorde Park Improvement Project
Date: April 8, 2011
At the last Commission meeting, the Commission approved a professional services proposal to
create concept plans for rehabilitation and reprogramming of Voorde Park. As part of the site
planning work, integration of the proposed improvements to Hoosier Tank, located at the western
end of the park, were incorporated into the plan design. The park concept that is proposed to move
forward, will make basic site improvements at the park hub and include improvements to the shelter
and playground area, create a new basketball court and expand the parking lot area. Within the
remainder of the park area, a central regulation rugby field will be developed as will two smaller
practice or game fields. A plan showing the proposed improvements is attached to this plan.
The next phase of this project is to develop construction designs and do related development work
to get the project ready for construction and to be sent to bid later this summer. To accomplish this
project, staff will be bringing to the Redevelopment Commission and the Parks Board a form of
agreement that will be prepared by the Legal Department to create a Master Agency type
agreement for the project. As part of the agreement, a proposal with Lehman & Lehman for design
services capped at $37,500 will be included with the agreement for approval.
The impetus for work in Voorde Park related to the need for Hoosier Tank to expand their facility
and as part of that effort to relocate their truck loading and unloading movements out of the public
right -of -way. As a replacement for the loss of land on the western side of the site, this project also
helped to create an opportunity to incorporate land owned by District 11 Little League, the owners of
land at the eastern end of the park, into the overall park site. And lastly, by programming this park
with large multi -use sports fields, the park system will be able to have multi- season use of this site
for football, soccer, rugby and lacrosse. By having more activity in the park, it will serve as an
activity center for the adjacent residential neighborhood, and be a complement to the adjacent
business neighborhood to the north.
Staff requests Commission support for the creation of an agreement between the Redevelopment
Commission and the Parks Board for the Voorde Park Improvement Project.
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