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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
October 27, 2022 – 9:30 am
https://tiny.cc.com/ RDC or BPW Conference Room 13th Floor
Presiding: Marcia Jones, President
The meeting was called to order at 9:32 a.m.
1. ROLL CALL
Members Present: Marcia Jones, President – IP
Donald Inks, Vice-President – IP
Troy Warner, Secretary – IP
Vivian Sallie, Commissioner – IP
Leslie Wesley, Commissioner - V
IP = In Person V = Virtual
Members Absent: Eli Wax, Commissioner
Legal Counsel: Sandra Kennedy, Esq.
Danielle Campbell-Weiss, Esq.
Redevelopment Staff: Mary Brazinsky, Board Secretary
Joseph Molnar, RDC Staff
Other Present:
Caleb Bauer
Laura Althoff
Michael Divita
Tim Corcoran
Chris Dressel
Angela M. Smith
Kara Boyles
Katrina Marquart
Conrad Damian
Matt Barrett
DCI - IP
DCI - V
DCI – V
DCI – IP
DCI – V
DCI - V
Engineering – V
Resident - V
Resident - V
Resident - IP
South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting – October 27, 2022
2. Approval of Minutes
• Approval of Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Thursday, October 13, 2022
Upon a motion by Commissioner Sallie, seconded by Secretary Warner, the
motion carried unanimously, the Commission approved the minutes of the
regular meeting of Thursday, October 13, 2022.
3. Approval of Claims
• Claims Submitted for October 18 and October 25, 2022
Upon a motion by Vice-President Inks, seconded by Secretary Warner, the
motion carried unanimously, the Commission approved the claims for October
18 and October 25, 2022, submitted on Thursday, October 27, 2022.
4. Old Business
5. New Business
A. River East Development Area
1. Resolution No. 3560 (Property Transfer Salvation Army Building)
Mr. Molnar presented Resolution No. 3560 (Property Transfer Salvation Army
Building). This will be the last winter of the former Salvation Army Building at 501
S. Main being used for weather amnesty. As the property is no longer needed for
that purpose, it is the staff’s opinion that the property be transferred to the
Redevelopment Commission for possible redevelopment of the site. Weather
amnesty will continue at the site under the existing agreement with Hope
Ministries until Spring 2023.
Upon a motion by Commissioner Sallie, seconded by Vice-President Inks, the
motion carried unanimously, the Commission approved Resolution No. 3560
(Property Transfer Salvation Army Building) submitted on Thursday, October
27, 2022.
B. River East Development Area
1. Change Order (Seitz Park Phase I)
Ms. Boyles Presented Change Order (Seitz Park Phase I). This request will
provide funding for a change order (#7) for the Seitz Park, Phase I project. The
general contractor, Ziolkowski Construction, has requested a change order for
$990K due to escalation and delay costs related to access to the Seitz Park
project area. As a result of ND Hydro project delays, Ziolkowski was not able to
access the site to begin work on Divisions C, D and E until June of this year, a
date and time that exceeded their final completion date of 5/26/2022. Ms. Boyles
gave the commission a PowerPoint Presentation on the sites progress.
Commission approval is requested.
South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting – October 27, 2022
Upon a motion by Secretary Warner, seconded by Vice-President Inks, the
motion carried unanimously, the Commission approved Change Order (Seitz
Park Phase I) submitted on Thursday, October 27, 2022.
2. Assignment and Assumption (Firehouse #9)
Mr. Molnar presented the Assignment and Assumption (Firehouse #9). The
Commission on June 9, 2022, entered into a purchase agreement with
Connemara Holdings LLC for the purchase of former Firehouse #9. The buyer
requested an extension of the Due Diligence Period for an additional sixty days,
which was granted. The buyer requested the transfer of obligations and rights of
the original agreement to Firehouse #9 LLC. There are no other changes to the
purchase agreement. Commission approval is requested.
Upon a motion by Secretary Warner, seconded by Vice-President Inks, the
motion carried unanimously, the Commission approved the Assignment and
Assumption (Firehouse #9) on Thursday, October 27, 2022.
C. Other
1. TIF Presentation
Mr. Bauer gave a presentation of the 2023 TIF. The full presentation is on the
Redevelopment Commission site at https://southbendin.gov/board/redevelopment-
commission/. Mr. Bauer spoke about each TIF District and changes from 2022 to
2023. Major upcoming and ongoing projects such as IHCDA low-income housing
tax credits, the Ward Bakery project on Portage Avenue, on-going support to the
United Way Southeast center, continued progress on the Rebuilding Our Streets
initiative, support of the Pure Green Farms facility, Scattered site permanent
supportive housing match, dollars set aside for south side neighborhood park and
Fire Station #8 renovation.
Mr. Bauer noted that there are many opportunities such as the READI grant, the
Hotel/Motel tax, several federal grants, and neighborhood plan implementations.
The Department of Community Investment in conjunction with other city
departments are looking forward to working on 2023 goals such as neighborhood
housing initiatives to minimize the appraisal gap and move vacant lots to
constructive use. Implementation of plans in NWS, NE, Kennedy Park, and Rum
Village. Improving resident engagement on city services and direct neighborhood
association support. We will be working on providing meaningful information on
city services including better accessibility. Our team is working on expanding
workforce development programming and building connections with other
agencies. Our Economic Development team is focused on increasing financing
for small businesses.
South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting – October 27, 2022
6. Progress Reports
A. Tax Abatement
B. Common Council
C. Other
1. Mr. Corcoran noted that at the November 10, 2022, meeting he will be
presenting an RFP for Scattered Sites in the RWDA and WWDA.
2. Mr. Barrett, a resident, asked for new information on the Matthews
developments.
Mr. Bauer responded that the permitting of the grocery store was being
worked on but no name has been submitted at this time.
7. Next Commission Meeting:
Thursday, November 10, 2022
8. Adjournment
Thursday, October 27, 2022, 10:02 a.m.
Troy Warner, Secretary Marcia Jones, President