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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
August 13, 2020
9:30 a.m. https://tinyurl.com/RDC081320
Presiding: Marcia Jones, President South Bend, Indiana
The meeting was called to order at 9:34 a.m.
1. ROLL CALL
Members Present: Marcia Jones, President
Quentin Phillips, Secretary
Jake Teshka, Commissioner
Troy Warner, Commissioner
Leslie Wesley, Commissioner
Members Absent: Don Inks, Vice-President
Legal Counsel: Sandra Kennedy, Esq.
Redevelopment Staff: David Relos, RDC Staff
Mary Brazinsky, Board Secretary
Others Present:
Daniel Buckenmeyer
Tim Corcoran
Amanda Pietsch
Conrad Damian
Kyle Silveus
Zach Hurst
Charlotte Brach
Sam Brolley
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South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting – August 13, 2020
2. Approval of Minutes
A. Approval of Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Thursday, July 23, 2020
Upon a motion by Secretary Phillips, seconded by Commissioner Warner, the
motion carried unanimously, the Commission approved the minutes of the
regular meeting of Thursday, July 23, 2020.
3. Approval of Claims
A. Claims Submitted for July 28th
Upon a motion by Commissioner Warner, seconded by Secretary Phillips, the
motion carried unanimously, the Commission approved the claims submitted on
Thursday, August 13, 2020.
B. Claims Submitted for August 13, 2020
Upon a motion by Commissioner Warner, seconded by Secretary Phillips, the
motion carried unanimously, the Commission approved the claims submitted on
Thursday, August 13, 2020
4. Old Business
5. New Business
A. River West Development Area
1. Budget Request (Salvation Army Building)
Mr. Corcoran presented Budget Request (Salvation Army Building). This is a
$50,000 budget request out of the River West TIF to support the ongoing
maintenance and repairs to the Salvation Army Building. The repairs are for the
upper roof of the two-story building and the lower roof of the south building.
Commission approval is requested.
Upon a motion by Commissioner Teshka, seconded by Secretary Phillips, the
motion carried unanimously, the Commission approved Budget Request
(Salvation Army Building) submitted on Thursday, August 13, 2020.
2. Budget Request (Sewer Relocation)
Mr. Hurst presented Budget Request (Sewer Relocation). This $25,000 budget
request is from the River West TIF. During the initial phase of construction, it was
noted that 300’ of sewer line was not installed, which means a sewer line needs to
be ran north to the nearest existing structure. Commission approval is requested.
Upon a motion by Commissioner Teshka, seconded by Commissioner Warner,
the motion carried unanimously, the Commission approved Budget Request
(Sewer Relocation) submitted on Thursday, August 13, 2020.
South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting – August 13, 2020
3. Utility Connection Agreement (Greenleaf Holdco, LLC)
Mr. Buckenmeyer presented Utility Connection Agreement (Greenleaf Holdco,
LLC). This Utility Connection Agreement is for Greenleaf Holdco, LLC doing
business as Pure Leaf Farms which will be located off of Calvert by the Ethanol
Plant. This project will take place in four phases. The first phase alone is a $15M
investment. This high-tech project will provide natural, healthy leafy greens to the
local markets and communities. It is a rare agricultural application. The utility
agreement is for the plant to have its own irrigation system for their plants. Their
regular facilities such as sinks, and bathrooms will be attached and provided by
the city’s sewer line. The city has agreed to provide the SDC charges for this
project. As the project continues, we may come back to the Commission for
further assistance. The project will provide approximately 33 jobs in a 20-acre
facility. This is a new, state-of-the-art process for this high-tech product and will
be handled by machines only providing food safety starting from seed to product.
Commission approval is requested.
Upon a motion by Commissioner Teshka, seconded by Commissioner Warner,
the motion carried unanimously, the Commission approved Utility Connection
Agreement (Greenleaf Holdco, LLC) submitted on Thursday, August 13, 2020.
B. Other
1. Grant Update
Mr. Buckenmeyer presented a Grant Update. The Economic Development
Administration has been looking at ways to impact business markets and help with
recovery via The Cares Act. As most of you know the City has an Industrial
Revolving Loan Fund that began in the 70s and lends up to $7M dollars currently.
Since 1970 the IRF has loaned out over $45M. The IRF portfolio is managed by
our Business Development Team and has received a highly established A rating
from the EDA for the last 8 years which made it easy for them to award our team
with an additional $7.7M to lend out during the COVID crisis. We are in the early
stages of launching this project with the EDA giving us 2 years and allowing us
additional staff for this project.
6. Progress Reports
A. Tax Abatement
B. Common Council
C. Other
7. Next Commission Meeting:
Thursday, August 27, 2020, 9:30 a.m.
8. Adjournment
Thursday, August 13, 2020, 10:06 a.m.
David Relos, Property Development Manager Marcia Jones, President