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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-28-13 Redevelopment Commission Minutes.docx SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING February 28, 2013 9:30 a.m. 227 West Jefferson Boulevard Presiding: Marcia I. Jones, President South Bend, Indiana 1. ROLL CALL Members Present: Ms. Marcia Jones, President Dr. David Varner, Vice President Mr. Donald Alford Sr., Secretary Ms. Valarie Schey Mr. John Stancati Members Absent: Mr. Greg Downes Legal Counsel: Mr. Lawrence Meteiver, Esq. Redevelopment Staff. Mr. Don Inks, Director Mrs. Cheryl Phipps, Recording Secretary Mr. Bill Schalliol, Economic Development Specialist Mr. David Relos, Economic Development Specialist Mr. Jitin Kain, Economic Development Specialist Ms. Ann Kolata, Economic Development Specialist Ms. Debrah Jennings, Property Manager Others Present: Mr. Scott Ford, Executive Director Mr. Chris Fielding, Assistant Executive Director Ms. Beth Leonard Inks, Director Ms. Liz Maradik Mr. Chris Dressel Mr. Mike Divita Mr. Andrew Berlin, South Bend Silver Hawks Ms. Kim Ward, South Bend Silverhawks Ms. Sara Stewart, Unity Gardens Ms. Kelli Stopczynski WSBT-TV Cameraman WSBT-TV Mr. Vince Barletto Mr. Cecil Eastman, Administration& Finance Mr. Dan Cory, Plews Shadley Racher& Braun Ms. Tao Nguyen, Plews Shadley Racher& Braun Ms. Linda Rogers Mr. Joe Thomas Mr. Kevin Patterson I South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting—February 28, 2013 Ms. Tamara Mavik-Perlman, Code for America Mr. Dave Guarino, Code for America Mr. Reed Duecy-Gibbs, Code for America 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. Approval of Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Thursday,June 16, 2013 Upon a motion by Mr. Varner, seconded by Mr. Alford and unanimously carried, the Commission approved the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Thursday, February 14, 2013. 3. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS 324 AIRPORT AEDA Cressy&Everett Management Corp. 16,737.30 Management Services Agreement for Bosch Site Tri-County News 55.11 Notice To Bidders St. Joseph Co.Auditor 190.00 Deed Transfer St. Joseph Co.Recorder 684.00 Record Deeds Cost Recovery/Olive Plow Plews Shadley Racher&Braun LLP 9,564.65 Wks/Studebaker/Environmental VWR 6,536.61 F Cubed Laboratory Equipment Water Downtown South Bend Inc. 15,558.60 Furniture repair/Replacement Sopko,Nussbaum,Inabnit&Kaczmarek 3,487.50 Legal Services 420 FUND TIF DISTRICT-SBCDA GENERAL Ampco System Parking 2,151.80 St. Joseph Surface Garage/255 Main Street Carl Walker Inc 4,515.00 Wayne St Garage Facade Downtown South Bend Inc. 15,558.60 325 S Lafayette St. Cressy&Everett Management Corp. 1,176.25 College Football Hall of Fame Rose Pest Solution 103.00 Pest Control Architecture Design Group 3,249.80 Century Center West Entry Improvement Sopko,Nussbaum,Inabnit&Kaczmarek 5,312.50 Legal Services GMS Realty,Inc. 283,333.33 Semi Annual Pmt for Gates Western Ave Properties 426 FUND SOUTH BEND CENTRAL MEDICAL DISTRICT Facade Studies PH II Skyway Office Building/ The Troyer Group 1,194.37 Skyway Bridge 430 FUND SOUTH SIDE DEVELOPMENT TIF AREA#1 Cardno JFNew 13,002.23 Fellows St Improvements Lawson-Fisher Associates P.C. 22,538.62 South Main St to Lafayette Blvd Connector Lock Joint Tube LLC 11,100.00 Main St/Lafayette Blvd Connector-Ireland 2 South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting—February 28, 2013 3. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS (CONT.) 430 FUND SOUTH SIDE DEVELOPMENT TIF AREA#1 Falls Creek Development,LLC&The Huntington National Bk 71,193.00 Main St/Lafayette Blvd Connector-Ireland Christopher S.Burke Engineering,LLC. 14,141.00 Fellows St&Ireland Rd intersection Improvements $382,410.65 Upon a motion by Mr. Varner, seconded by Mr. Alford and unanimously carried, the Commission approved the Claims submitted February 28, 2013. 4. COMMUNICATIONS There were no Communications. 5. OLD BUSINESS There was no Old Business. 6. NEW BUSINESS A. South Bend Central Development Area (1) Update on Silver Hawks and Coveleski Stadium. Mr. Andrew Berlin noted that he wanted to give a status report and heartfelt thank you to the Redevelopment Commission for its contribution towards the Silver Hawks and Coveleski Stadium. The stadium is city owned and, though there is a long term lease, there are a lot of happy things happening around and in the stadium. Mr. Berlin reported on how the team was turned around, the kind of attraction there is on the turn around, and why this season promises to be much better than previous ones. Mr. Berlin thinks that the Redevelopment Commission should care, because the promises that were made when he became the owner on November 11, 2011 at 11:11 a.m. are being fulfilled. The promise at that time was for the Coveleski Stadium to be the cornerstone of the redevelopment plan to stimulate the development of downtown South Bend. Mr. Berlin has been receiving phone calls from developers looking to build hotels, apartment buildings, plazas, malls, etc., because when there are several hundred thousand people gathered in any one place for a period of time, that will attract others who will want to take advantage of that kind of population. That, in turn, brings a higher tax base, more jobs, more residents, etc. to the city. Mr. Berlin noted that the first goal was to keep the team in South Bend, Indiana. The team was perilously close to leaving at one point. Joe Kernan and his group kept it here; however the enterprise had to become a profitable enterprise or at least stop losing money, in order to stay in South Bend. Mr. Berlin wants to turn this into a viable business; he also wants to create the "magical moments." He said you don't get into the baseball business, necessarily 3 South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting—February 28, 2013 6. NEW BUSINESS A. South Bend Central Development Area (1) continued... to make a lot of money. There are better ways to do that. What you do is get involved in the business because you are passionate about baseball and also, because you love making memories. It is an extraordinary feeling to be able to walk around the stadium and see so many people having a great time. When he bought the team, the stadium was below league standards. When it was built 26 years ago, it was state of the art. Since then, baseball stadiums are more than just about baseball. They are about the family experience. Studies show that 85% of the fans don't even know the score of the game when it is over. They come for the fun and family experience. The stadium was built just for baseball purists; in todays demographic, it is more than just about baseball. So we had to really upgrade it. Also, at the time, the staff lacked baseball experience. There are a lot of baseball teams, companies, and governments, with lots of great ideas. However, if you don't have the right people in place to execute those great ideas, it doesn't matter how well the strategy is. So we had to recruit well, train well, and retain the people that did have the intellectual assets about baseball. Vendors and merchandise was nonexistent; safety inside, outside and around the park was an issue. The team was not as engaged with the community as it should have been. Cash flow was negative and customers were not thrilled. He uses a survey system called the Net Promoter Score which is used in business a lot to determine the customer sense of loyalty and how great the thrill is. It all came down to one question and that was, "Would you recommend this experience to somebody else?" Just from that score, we were able to tell how we were doing, because, if you love something, you will recommend it. If you hate it, you won't. If you're a fence sitter, I'm not sure how to think about you. So the scoring on Net Promoter when we surveyed all of our fans, was like this: If the score was 0-6 on this question, one would say they hate the Silver Hawks. Even a 5 or 6 would say it is a mediocre score. 7's and 8's are fence sitters which we didn't even count. 9's and IO's are, of course fantastic. They're lovers, and they are people who are thrilled and will promote us, and that sets the loyalty. So with using the Net Promoter Score survey system, the scores are aggregated; throw out the fence sitters, and hopefully there are more lovers than haters. The Net Promoter Score at the beginning of the 2012 season for the Silver Hawks was 13%. This means there are slightly a few more lovers than haters, which in the baseball business, is a very dismal score. Almost 50% of the population was not happy about their experience in that corner of the downtown South Bend area. We worked very hard. So what was accomplished during 2012 season was we really stepped up to the plate with resources. There is a whole new culture there. We hired passionate people who really want to do well, and we compensate them accordingly. We hired new staff with the right experience and traits. We also collected detail by doing a lot of focus groups in town hall meetings and received a lot of feedback from the citizens of South Bend area. We installed giant inflatables, some as high as three stories. We installed a Splash Pad which has been a huge success. We also installed a Jungle Gym with a baseball theme. The food, music, audio, video, and suites were upgraded as well. The City of South Bend invested in a fantastic score board, and as of 2011, it is the 15th largest scoreboard in all of professional sports. We 4 South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting—February 28, 2013 6. NEW BUSINESS A. South Bend Central Development Area (1) continued... renovated the Synagogue, which is now the prettiest team store in all of baseball, major or minor. Anyone who is in the hospitality or hotel business will tell you"it's all about the bathroom." We wanted to have the cleanest bathrooms in baseball. There are attendants maintaining them every inning. We improved the stadium seating, by taking out the bench seating that had been value engineered in there 26 years ago. We built a brick facade to improve the look of the stadium, also built a new commercial kitchen, fire pits, outdoor heaters, and added lots of fireworks. We connected with the community and some of the charities that we work with now and sponsor. Since all of these upgrades have been placed, attendance was up 68%, 190,000 visitors, and expect 200,000 plus in 2013. Merchandise sales are up 55% and there is finally a positive cash flow. Customers who are now fans are also scoring the stadium better. The Net Promoter Score jumped from 13% to 61%,virtually unheard of in any business to have that big of a jump from the beginning of the season to the end. From detractors, we went from 27% to 10%, fence sitters from 32% to 19%, and promoters went from 41% to 71% (which are lovers). Mr. Berlin worries about the 29% that he didn't get. So we are working on the thrill. We have a saying at the SilverHawks, "We are often pleased, but never satisfied." The idea here is to improve on the touch points that we have throughout the stadium. We know when people are approaching the game--- their worst experience begins when they are in traffic trying to get to our parking lots. That is already a negative experience. We are trying to improve that with signage. The employees who collect the parking money, we want them to be happy and thanking the spectators for coming. We brought in more golf carts to carry senior citizens from the parking lot to the turnstyle making it easier for them to get to the entrance. We are planting more flowers, playing more music, even moving the concessions around the stadium as the fans walk through the turnstyles; they smell better food as they come into the concourse. So everything is focused on the customer thrill. Because the idea of being in the business is primarily focus on customer satisfaction. So the 61% puts the SilverHawks in pretty good company. There is more marketing going on, the food choices have been changed for the summer, we are building the new Tiki Bar which will be ready by opening day. The party tower is scheduled for 2014. The idea is to have the three individual party decks on the right field wall that will have a central kitchen behind them that will feed big parties, community groups, and charities to add more seating at the stadium.. The City of South Bend owns every piece of the equipment and building on the property. This is a great asset to the city itself. Beyond the baseball games, we are looking for other ways to use the facility such as carnivals, marathons, concerts, etc.,just to bring more activity to the downtown. 5 South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting—February 28, 2013 6. NEW BUSINESS B. Airport Economic Development Area (1) Commission approval requested for Confidential Settlement Agreement related to environmental claims at the former Studebaker Corporation property Ms. Kolata noted that our environmental attorneys, Plews Shadley Racher& Braun, have negotiated a Confidential Settlement Agreement with Cooper Industries LLC and their insurers related to environmental claims made by the Commission concerning the former Studebaker Corporation property. Cooper and its insurers are willing to pay the Commission and the City of South Bend an amount that has been approved by our Legal Department to settle this claim. This Agreement covers Cooper Industries LLC and its insurers and settles all claims related to this matter. Staff recommends approval of this Confidential Settlement Agreement. Ms. Kolata added that the lawsuit was filed in 2003, against Studebaker Corporation. That became a lawsuit against Cooper Industries LLC because they had purchased much of Studebaker and were the successor. It has been a very difficult negotiation. There is also an ongoing lawsuit with Oliver Industrial Park and we have had several settlements already and there is one outstanding that should be brought before the Redevelopment Commission within the next 30 days. The effort to reach the agreement on the negotiations and collect money from the companies that have caused the environmental problems has been difficult. Plews Shadley Racher& Braun has been super with a good working relationship but also stick-to-it-iveness. With us today is Thao Nguyen, who is one of the prime litigators, Dan Cory who was able to research where the equipment was within the building that caused the pollution that caused the problem. There is documentation with photos showing where certain degreasers were and the resulting problems in the soil. Also from Indianapolis, In., George Plews, the head of the firm, a wonderful person and negotiator to work with, and managing partner Jeff Featherstone who has been a very key player in all of the negotiations. The team that came together over the years included: Chuck Leone from City Attorney, and now, Aladean DeRose. We are asking the Redevelopment Commission to sign an agreement that you are not seeing. Staff recognizes that is an unusual request, but we hope we will eventually be able to share an amount, not for a specific agreement but the total of all agreements. Mr. Alford noted that in his three or four years of being on the Redevelopment Commission, this is the first confidential document that has come before the Commission. Ms. Kolata responded that it has happened before; however, the most recent time may have been in 2010, related to the Oliver Plow Works case. Mr. Varner noted that at some point there will be an allocation of these funds which will indicate the amount that has been received. Ms. Kolata responded that one of the advantages is that the appropriation will be a composite of all the settlements; we won't know who put in what, and how much was put in by any one settlement. 6 South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting—February 28, 2013 6. NEW BUSINESS B. Airport Economic Development Area (1) continued... Upon a motion by Mr. Alford, seconded by Mr. Varner and unanimously carried, the Commission approved the Confidential Settlement Agreement related to environmental claims at the former Studebaker Corporation property. (2) Item withdrawn. (3) Proposal for professional services in the U.S. 31 Industrial Park(Section I Replat) Mr. Relos noted that Danch Hamer& Associates has submitted a proposal to provide subdivision services for Lots 6 & 7 of the US 31 Industrial Park, Section 1. The Redevelopment Commission was the original developer of this industrial park and this action will help to correct an issue with ownership, maintenance and control of the park's three common area retention ponds. The purpose of the Minor Subdivision is to split off from the buildable portion of the lots from the existing retention basin. The proposed Outlot that will contain the retention basin will be owned by the City of South Bend. City ordinances require the Minor Subdivision process for splitting the property. The cost for the preparation of the Minor Subdivision, all required paper work, setting of property corners, attendance at Plat Committee meetings, filling and recording fees would be $6,985. Staff requests approval of the proposal. Upon a motion by Mr. Varner, seconded by Mr. Alford and unanimously carried, the Commission approved the proposal for professional services in the U.S. 31 Industrial Park (Section I Replat). (4) Proposal for professional services in the Oliver Plow Works Industrial Park (Final Subdivision and Survey) Mr. Relos noted Danch, Hamer& Associates has submitted a proposal to provide a Two Lot Major Final Subdivision plat for the back lots west of Rose Brick and south of Underground Pipe &Valve. These two lots received preliminary approval in 2000, when the Major Subdivision work began for the Oliver Plow Works project, but have not gone through the Final Subdivision platting process to make them legal lots of record. The cost to prepare, file, record, and complete the subdivision process is $5,575. Secondly, the other two vacant lots within Olive Plow Works do not have boundary survey drawings. These drawings will be needed as we market the sites. The first of these two lots 7 South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting—February 28, 2013 6. NEW BUSINESS B. Airport Economic Development Area (4) continued... is south of Oliver Plow Court and fronts Chapin St. The second lot is the remainder parcel that was split to accommodate ABC Supply's new building, and is north of Oliver Plow Court. The cost to prepare boundary survey drawings and mark lot corners for both is $1,800. Staff recommends approval of the proposal for a total cost of$7,375. Upon a motion by Ms. Schey, seconded by Mr. Alford and unanimously carried, the Commission approved the proposal from Danch Harper& Associates for the scope of services and fee proposed. (Oliver Plow Works Industrial Park Final Subdivision and Survey) (5) Request to approve an exception to the Blackthorn Corporate Park Covenants for minimum lot size. (Lot 1, Davita F.J. Nimtz Parkway Minor Subdivision) Mr. Relos noted that in August 2012, Lot 2CC of the Blackthorn Corporate Office Park Minor 94, First Replat, was subdivided into four smaller lots, to accommodate the sale of one of these lots for new development by Daivta, Inc. When this approximately 8 %2 acre lot was subdivided and platted, one lot was inadvertently made slightly smaller than two acres (1.83). According to the Blackthorn Covenants, Article 4.8, lots in the Corporate Office park area must be at least two acres. Article 3.5 of the Covenants addresses how exceptions are to be handled. Since the Commission owns more than 5% of Blackthorn, a written request to the Commission must be made, with action taken within 60 days. Staff requests this memo be considered its written request to the Commission, to approve Lot I of the Davita F.J. Nimtz Parkway Minor as platted, being +/- 1.83 acres. As a courtesy, the Board of Directors of the Blackthorn Owners Association has been notified of this action, with no objections. Upon a motion by Mr. Alford, seconded by Mr. Varner and unanimously carried, the Commission approved the exception to the Blackthorn Corporate Park Covenants for minimum lot size. (Lot 1, Davita F. J. Nimtz Parkway Minor Subdivision) (6) Update on Unity Gardens @ LaSalle Square Mr. Relos noted that since 2009, Unity Gardens has had a community garden at La Salle Square on Commission owned property. This garden has grown in scope and outreach in each successive year, and now includes a growing hoop for four-season growing, a covered 8 South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting—February 28, 2013 6. NEW BUSINESS B. Airport Economic Development Area (6) continued... seating area for the surrounding community to gather, and hosts an annual La Salle Square Luau to celebrate the garden and those who benefit from its produce. Sara Stewart, whose first garden in 2008 has grown to 48 in 2012, gave an update on Unity Garden's impact, goals, and vision for the future. Ms. Stewart has been working with AEP to bring electricity to the site. She is actively fundraising to cover any costs not donated by AEP, and asks the Redevelopment Commission to consider a possible future funding request if so needed. In December 2011, the Redevelopment Commission and Unity Gardens entered into a Temporary Use and License Agreement (Agreement) for the La Salle Square garden. This Agreement is for a one year period, with renewable options for four successive twelve month periods (November I through October 31). Within the Agreement, the Commission is granted termination rights upon written notification. If termination occurs, the Redevelopment Commission agrees to pay Unity Gardens up to $10,000 to relocate up to three temporary structures. Because of Unity Garden's outreach and growth at this site, and to assist it to grow into the future, staff requests Redevelopment Commission's approval to amend the Agreement by extending it to 15 years, keeping in place its termination rights for development opportunities, and to increase the relocation payment up to $20,000, to accommodate the future growth of the garden. Ms. Stewart noted that without the vision and support of the Redevelopment Commission which has been involved for many years, this would not be possible. Unity Gardens has always been about growing food. There are 50 gardens scheduled for 2013. Thousands of people involved engaged in Unity Gardens. There are hundreds of harvesters every single day during peak season . We are growing a lot. The real growth has had nothing to do with the crops; it has to do with community connections, such as educational opportunities. We offer free classes year round for people to connect to healthy food to be eaten. Then there is social engagement; in days where people are connected virtually rather than literally, it's great to have tremendous gathering spots for people to connect to healthy food and to each other. The soul of Unity Gardens is at LaSalle Square. The traffic through there, and the stories people share, the benevolence is amazing. We rule a market area where we engage different families in having plots which is our education from indoors. We offer free raised beds, free seeds, use of the water, and tools. So they could learn, hands on, how to grow food for themselves year round. We grew a community that learned not only to develop connections amongst themselves and work together, but also shared with others by putting 9 South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting—February 28, 2013 6. NEW BUSINESS B. Airport Economic Development Area (6) continued... their extra food on sharing shelves or took it to market to fundraise for Unity Gardens. Our outdoor classroom that we've heavily invested in shows people how to compost properly, how to use food and yard waste, and make them into a valuable commodity. We have rain barrels that show how to preserve water. Then there is our Summer Kids program and Jr. Master Gardening program that might accidentally have been the most important thing we've ever created. We've engaged children from Beacon Heights. Class is every Saturday with hours from l Oam to 12pm. We do a gardening activity, an edible activity, and a craft. At first they would come over at noon which is when the class ended, however, by the end of the program, they were arriving at 9:30 a.in ., ready to start. At the Luau, they were giving tours to others. They also gave a group of volunteer Notre Dame Students a tour, and showed how much fun nasturtiums could be, not only by creating a beautiful salad, but also what it tasted like. As those who are usually learning became engaged in positive community action, they then became the mentors of college students. We are growing venues for neighbors to gather around different gardens. There is tremendous broad community support for this program. She thanked the Commission for its support in this project. Mr. Varner commended Ms. Stewart for the phenomenal growth and community benefit that Unity Garden has accomplished. Ms. Schey asked whether the longer term and additional relocation benefits would be put into a contract. Mr Inks responded that it will be a contractual agreement, paying only on actual costs of relocation. Upon a motion by Ms. Schey, seconded by Mr. Varner and unanimously carried, the Commission approved the Agreement for AEP to bring electric to Unity Garden, to extend the time frame to 15 years, and to increase the relocation payment to $20,000 for the Unity Gardens @ LaSalle Square. B. West Washington-Chapin Development Area There was no business in the West Washington-Chapin Development Area. D. South Side Development Area (1) Amendment to Accepted Counter-Offer with Caroline Partners/ Gates Realty. Mr. Schalliol noted that the original agreement between the Commission and Gates dates back to June 13, 2007. It created a framework between the partners in which both parties were going to acquire, clear and transfer land between the partners to provide right-of-way 10 South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting—February 28, 2013 6. NEW BUSINESS D. South Side Development Area (1) continued... for the Main-Lafayette Connector project to be transferred to the Commission from Gates in exchange for consolidated properties and excess land to be transferred to Gates from the Commission. The agreement between the partners was based upon a site plan that was part of the planning documents for the corridor that were developed in 2004. The original city design was to construct a crossover intersection merging Main into Lafayette, constructing a new drive from Michigan and Walter Streets to the theater complex, and working with private property owners to assemble development sites. In 2006, the City of South Bend began a partnership with Gates Automotive to work on site assembly for a new GM and Toyota dealership on the south side. The project originally included total acquisition of all properties in the SE quadrant of the new crossover roadway, but the site footprint was called back when Toyota built at Erskine Commons. Gates had continued their massive assembly of property in the area between Main and Lafayette and the Commission determined that a joint approach would help consolidate the site. In 2007, the original deal was approved between the Commission and Gates and the parties identified in the agreement certain properties that would transfer to Gates and certain properties that would transfer to the Commission. Many of the transfers were done at the time but the agreement contemplated a final transfer at the time that the final right-of-way alignment for the Main-Lafayette project was established. In 2010, Lawson-Fisher& Associates was hired to design the Main-Lafayette Connector. After much iteration, a final design path was established in 2012. Once the property and right-of-way line were established, the property acquisition team, which included DLZ, began the process of working with the Gates team to finalize and amend the 2007 agreement. This document describes all of the conveyance pieces associated with this transaction and sets a final value for the right of way needing to be acquired. The drawing included in the packet shows the conveyance path and overlays the final road right-of-way on the map. There is also a full workout of the square foot transfer plan. The final cash value on the transfer is $79,090, which includes all costs associated with land transfers and residual parcel acquisition. At the end of the process, Gates will have two parcels, one 3.13 acres and the other 1.42 acres that are both shovel ready for new commercial development in the corridor. The purpose for having both the Commission and the Board of Public Works act on this item is that the original agreement was between Gates and the Commission and to have Commission's approval will bring the agreement into alignment with the amendment. The 11 South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting—February 28, 2013 6. NEW BUSINESS D. South Side Development Area (1) continued... parcels that require land transfers are in the name of the Board of Public Works (BPW) and because the BPW is serving as the acquisition agent for the project, the amendment must also be approved in final form by the BPW. The final form of this agreement is a win for all parties involved and staff requires approval of this amendment. Ms. Schey asked, based on rumors, whether there would be a roundabout built in this location on State Road 31. Mr. Schalliol responded that there will not be one built. Upon a motion by Mr. Alford, seconded by Mr. Varner and unanimously carried, the Commission approved the Amendment to Accepted Counter-Offer with Caroline Partners/ Gates Realty. (2) Staff report on Fellows Street progress. Mr. Kain noted that the Fellows St. project as approved by the Redevelopment Commission on November 21, 2012, is currently in design phase. Christopher Burke Engineering has completed an initial design of the intersection which adds a left turn lane to Fellows, North of Ireland Road. The right-of-way acquisitions to implement this design will include one full residential property acquisition and several partial acquisitions. Additionally, Cardno JFNew was contracted by the Redevelopment Commission to study the drainage issues and to design cost effective sustainable solutions to the neighborhood concern. The consultants have completed their initial study and provided solutions that utilize permeable pavers and swales to address the drainage issues on Fellows. A public meeting will be organized in coming weeks to provide this information to the neighbors. The following is a list of anticipated costs for the intersection design and drainage solution: Description of Expense Amount Intersection Improvement (including property acquisitions) 622,000 Drainage Solution 200,00 Right-of-Way Acquisition Fees, Misc 25,000 TOTAL 847,000 Mr. Varner asked with the new plan, will everyone get a curb and/or a sidewalk. Mr. Kain responded that the plan is to have curbs and sidewalks from Walker south to the Ireland. E. Northeast Neighborhood Development Area There was no business in the Northeast Neighborhood Development Area. 12 South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting—February 28, 2013 6. NEW BUSINESS (CONT.) F. Douglas Road Development Area There was no business in the Douglas Road Development Area. 7. PROGRESS REPORTS Ms. Jones acknowledged and thanked the Code for America Fellows who attended the Redevelopment Commission meeting for their work to improve the internal workings of City Government. 8. NEXT COMMISSION MEETING The Next Regular Meeting of the Redevelopment Commission is scheduled for 9:30 a.m., March 14, 2013. 9. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Redevelopment Commission, Mr. Varner made a motion that the meeting be adjourned. Mr. Alford seconded. The meeting was adjourned at 10:30 a.m. Dc ald E. Inks, Director Marcia I. Jone , resident 13