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South Be n d
Redevelopment Commission
227 West Jefferson Boulevard, Room 1308, South Bend, IN
SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
January 9, 2020
9:30 a.m. 227 West Jefferson Boulevard
Presiding: Marcia Jones, President South Bend, Indiana
The meeting was called to order at 9:30 a.m.
1. ROLL CALL
Members Present: Marcia Jones, President
Don Inks, Vice-President
Quentin Phillips, Secretary
Members Absent: Gavin Ferlic, Commissioner
Lesley Wesley, Commissioner
Legal Counsel: Sandra Kennedy, Esq.
Redevelopment Staff: David Relos, RDC Staff
Mary Brazinsky, Board Secretary - Absent
Others Present:
Daniel Buckenmeyer
Tim Corcoran
Tony Sergio
Zach Hurst
Conrad Damian
Troy Warner
Mark Seaman
Rachel Tomas Morgan
DCI
DCI
DCI
Engineering
718 E Broadway
4th Dist. Councilperson
Prism
At-Large Councilperson
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2. Approval of Minutes
• Approval of Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Thursday, December 12, 2019
Upon a motion by Secretary Phillips, seconded by Vice-President Inks, the
motion carried unanimously, the Commission approved the minutes of the
regular meeting of Thursday, December 12, 2020.
3. Approval of Claims
• Claims Submitted January 9, 2020
Upon a motion by Vice-President Inks, seconded by Secretary Phillips, the
motion carried unanimously, the Commission approved the claims submitted on
Thursday, January 9, 2020.
4. Old Business
5. New Business
A. River West Development Area
1. Budget Request (former Salvation Army Building)
Mr. Relos presented a Budget Request (former Salvation Army Building). There is
a boiler steam heat system in the southern, two story portions of this building.
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Weather Amnesty has a separate heat system in the north, one story portion of
the building. The water supply and sewer come from the two-story building. The
boiler system became clogged with an over-abundance of sediment in the system,
causing it to overheat and become unusable. We need to replace this system to
make it operational. We received two quotes, with the lowest being approximately
$50,000. W ith a 10% contingency, Commission approval in the amount of
$55,000 is requested.
President Jones opened the floor for public comment. No public comment was
made. The floor was closed to public comment.
Upon a motion by Vice-President Inks, seconded by Secretary Phillips, the
motion carried unanimously, the Commission approved Budget Request (former
Salvation Army Building) submitted on Thursday, January 9, 2020.
2. Third Amendment to Real Estate Purchase Agreement (410 W Wayne Street,
LLC)
Mr. Buckenmeyer presented Third Amendment to Real Estate Purchase
Agreement (410 W Wayne Street LLC). This is the former Gates Service Center
building. For over two years we have been working with Bare Hands Brewing to
negotiate the terms of an original Agreement from 2016. The negotiated terms
were agreed upon at the end of last year. This Third Amendment outlines the
terms of the Agreement asking for Bare Hands to begin renovations in the next 6
months and complete them within 18 months. We look forward to a new brewery
in the baseball park/downtown area. Commission approval is requested.
Per Sandra Kennedy, City Attorney this action will dismiss previous legal action
with Bare Hands Brewery.
President Jones opened the floor for public comment. No public comment was
made. The floor was closed to public comment.
Upon a motion by Secretary Phillips, seconded by Vice-President Inks, the
motion carried unanimously, the Commission approved Third Amendment to
Real Estate Purchase Agreement (410 W Wayne Street, LLC) submitted on
Thursday, January 9, 2020.
3. Development Agreement (South Bend Heritage Foundation, Inc.)
Mr. Buckenmeyer presented Development Agreement (South Bend Heritage
Foundation, Inc). On December 12, 2019 the Commission approved reallocation
of $1m TIF funds from the Gateway project to the second unit of Developer’s
project on Colfax Street, provided that the Permanent Supportive Housing units for
the entirety of both buildings be limited to six units out of 30 so long as the
buildings are used for housing. The boundaries are within the West Washington
Development Area and immediately adjoining the River West Development Area.
Commission approval is requested.
President Jones opened the floor for public comment. No public comment was
made. The floor was closed to public comment.
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Upon a motion by Vice-President Inks, seconded by Secretary Phillips, the
motion carried unanimously, the Commission approved Development
Agreement (South Bend Heritage Foundation, Inc.) submitted on Thursday,
January 9, 2020.
4. First Amendment to Development Agreement (112 West Jeff LLC)
Mr. Buckenmeyer First Amendment to Development Agreement (112 West Jeff
LLC). This is for the parking garage at Main and Wayne. We have aided the
owner and residents of the Robertson Apartments to help with costs of parking
garage improvements. We are utilizing TIF to help with the work, including
architectural costs. Commission approval is requested.
President Jones opened the floor for public comment. No public comment was
made. The floor was closed to public comment.
Upon a motion by Vice-President Inks, seconded by Secretary Phillips, the
motion carried unanimously, the Commission approved First Amendment to
Development Agreement (112 West Jeff LLC) submitted on Thursday, January
9, 2020.
B. Administrative
1. Resolution No. 3514 (2020 Meeting Schedule)
Mr. Relos presented Resolution No. 3514 (2020 Meeting Schedule). This
Resolution sets the annual meeting dates for the Redevelopment Commission that
are essentially the second and fourth Thursday of the month. Two dates have
been moved due to staff absence and the Thanksgiving holiday. It was noted that
due to attendance and public comments, we have moved the meeting back to the
original time frame. The Mayor’s office is looking into filming all of the
Commission meetings and placing them online in the future. Commission
approval is requested.
President Jones opened the floor for public comment. No public comment was
made. The floor was closed to public comment.
Upon a motion by Vice-President Inks, seconded by Secretary Phillips, the
motion carried unanimously, the Commission approved Resolution No. 3514
(2020 Meeting Schedule) submitted on Thursday, January 9, 2020.
6. Progress Reports
A. Tax Abatement
B. Common Council
1. Rachel Tomas Morgan introduced herself as a new Councilmember
2. Troy Warner introduced himself as a new Councilmember
C. Other
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7. Next Commission Meeting:
Thursday, January 23, 2020, 9:30 a.m.
8. Adjournment
Thursday, January 9, 2020, 9:44 a.m.
David Relos, Property Development Manager Marcia Jones, President