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RESOLUTION NO. 2061
A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
AND CITY OF SOUTH BEND BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS RATIFYING,
CONFIRMING AND APPROVING CERTAIN ACTIONS PREVIOUSLY TAKEN
RELATED TO THE STUDEBAKER NATIONAL MUSEUM RELOCATION PROJECT
IN THE SOUTH BEND CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT AREA
WHEREAS, the City of South Bend, Indiana ( "City ") has determined that the relocation of
the Studebaker National Museum ( "Museum") to a site located within the City is in the best interests
of the City and its citizens; and
WHEREAS, the City of South Bend, Department of Redevelopment, acting by and through
its governing body, the South Bend Redevelopment Commission and the City of South Bend Board
of Public Works desire to facilitate relocation of the Museum from its present location to a new
facility located on a site adjacent to the Northern Indiana Center for History within the South Bend
Central Development Area ( "Project "); and
WHEREAS, relocation of the Museum will require a cooperative effort and a variety of
actions to be taken by the South Bend Redevelopment Commission ( "Commission "), the City's
Board of Public Works ( "BPW "), St. Joseph County, Indiana ( "County "), Studebaker National
Museum, Inc. ( "SNM "), the Northern Indiana Center for History by and through the Northern
Indiana Historical Society, Inc. ( "NIHS "), with assistance from South Bend Heritage Foundation
( "Heritage Foundation "); and
WHEREAS, the afore -named entities have memorialized their intentions and understanding
related to the Project in a Memorandum of Understanding dated February 2, 2004 and certain other
documents incidental to and necessary for accomplishing the Project; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Indiana Code § 36- 4 -5 -3, the Mayor for the City of South Bend is
empowered to sign contracts of the City; and
WHEREAS, in order to facilitate the Project, the Mayor has heretofore executed certain
documents on behalf of the City related to the Project pursuant to the authority granted by Indiana
Code § 36- 4 -5 -3; and
WHEREAS, the Commission and BPW each desire to ratify the MOU and the various
actions taken to date related to the Project;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the South Bend Redevelopment
Commission as follows:
1. The actions taken by the Mayor for the City of South Bend relating to the Project,
IL including the execution of the MOU on behalf of the Commission and BPW are hereby in
all respects ratified, confinned and approved.
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2. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect after its adoption by the South Bend
Redevelopment Commission and the South Bend Board of Public Works.
ADOPTED at a meeting of the South Bend Redevelopment Commission held on June _,
2004 at 1300 County -City Building, 227 West Jefferson Boulevard, South Bend, Indiana 46601; and
ADOPTED at a meeting of the City of South Bend Board of Public Works held on June A,
2004 at 1300 County -City Building, 227 West Jefferson Boulevard, South Bend, Indiana 46601.
SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT
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Marcia I. Jones esident
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CITY OF SOUTH BEND BOARD OF
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