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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br />227 West Jefferson Boulevard, Room 1308, South Bend, Indiana <br />Redevelopment Commission Agenda Item <br />DATE : 1/6/25 <br />FROM: Joseph Molnar, Assistant Director of <br />Growth & Opportunity <br />SUBJECT: Approval of Main Street Housing RFP <br />Funding Source* (circle) River West; River East; South Side; Douglas Road; West Washington; RDC General; Riv. East Res. <br />* Funds are subject to the City Controller's determination of availability; if funds are unavailable, as solely determined by the City Controller, then the <br />authorization of the expenditure of such funds shall be void and of no effect. <br />PURPOSE OF REQUEST: Approval of the Request for Proposals for the land located adjacent to the Morris PAC <br />SPECIFICS: The attached Request for Proposals (“RFP”) is soliciting proposals from interested developers for a <br />new housing project in downtown South Bend. <br />The Raclin Murphy Encore Center is currently under construction adjacent to the Morris Performing Arts Center <br />(the “Morris”). The Raclin Murphy Encore Center will be a 20,000-square-foot expansion of the Morris. The <br />Encore Center is Phase II of The Neverending Encore which was the culmination of the 100th anniversary of the <br />Morris following Phase I which totaled $10 million in improvements to the Morris. The final Phase III of The <br />Neverending Encore is an envisioned to be an attached parking garage. <br />This garage will be constructed in the surface parking lot on Main Street. The attached RFP envisions enhancing <br />the parking garage with a housing development that can bring additional vitality downtown. The housing <br />development contemplated includes placing units on top of the “L” shaped garage (Option A) or constructing the <br />housing development as a separate building, adjacent to the parking garage (Option B). The RFP does not <br />envision the Redevelopment Commission selling land to a developer but rather entering into a long-term lease <br />agreement. The RFP sets out clear project requirements, submission requirements, evaluation criteria, and the <br />process for evaluation. <br />Staff recommend the approval of the RFP. <br />_________________________Pres/V-Pres <br />ATTEST: __________________Vice President <br />Date: ____________________ <br /> APPROVED Not Approved <br />SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION <br />January 9, 2025 <br />