HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 3643 (Residential Housing Development Program) - SignedSouth Bend
Redevelopment Commission
227 West Jefferson Boulevard, Room 1308, South Bend, Indiana
Redevelopment Commission Agenda Item
DATE: 6/9/2025
FROM: Joseph Molnar, Assistant Director
Growth & Opportunity
SUBJECT: Resolution Authorizing Public Meeting for
Residential Housing Development Program
Funding Source* (circle) River West; River East; South Side; Douglas Road; West Washington; RDC General; Riv. East Res.
* Funds are subject to the City Controller's determination of availability; if funds are unavailable, as solely determined by the City Controller, then the
authorization of the expenditure of such funds shall be void and of no effect.
PURPOSE OF REQUEST: Approval of Resolution Regarding Establishment of Residential Housing Development
Program
SPECIFICS: The Lincoln and Kennedy Park Neighborhood area currently has a large amount – approximately 50% -
of vacant lots. In the same neighborhood, Intend Indiana is planning on constructing a minimum of 92 new
housing units over the next 5 years. Also, the new MLK Dream Center is located in the neighborhood. These
significant investments in the neighborhood will hopefully be a catalyst for more residential infill construction
stabilizing the neighborhoods and activating vacant lots.
Staff are proposing the establishment of a Residential Housing Development Program on certain land in the
Lincoln Park and Kennedy Park neighborhoods to provide for the construction of new residential housing or the
renovation of existing residential housing on such land. This new program would help capture tax increment
increases on new construction and help reinvest that increment back into the neighborhood. This new housing
program would be a new subset of the River West Economic Development Area solely focused on single family
housing construction and would act as a separate residential TIF within the larger commercial focused River West
TIF.
The attached resolution sets out the necessary steps needed for the creation of this Residential Housing
Development Program including public notice. This resolution is the first step, a 3 month long process and
authorizes RDC staff to initiate that process.
Staff recommends approval.
_________________________Pres/V-Pres
ATTEST: __________________Secretary
Date: ____________________
APPROVED Not Approved
SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
June 12, 2025
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RESOLUTION NO. 3643
RESOLUTION OF THE SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
AUTHORIZING A PUBLIC MEETING REGARDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A
RESIDENTIAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AND AUTHORIZING
ACTIONS IN FURTHERANCE THEREOF
WHEREAS, the South Bend Redevelopment Commission (the “Commission”), the
governing body of the City of South Bend, Indiana, Department of Redevelopment (the
“Department”) and the Redevelopment District of the City of South Bend, Indiana (the “District”),
exists and operates under the provisions of the Redevelopment of Cities and Towns Act of 1953
which has been codified in Indiana Code 36-7-14, as amended from time to time (the “Act”); and
WHEREAS, the Commission is considering establishing a residential housing
development program on certain land in the Lincoln Park and Kennedy Park neighborhoods in the
District (the “Program”) pursuant to Sections 53 through and including 56 of the Act, to provide
for the construction of new residential housing or the renovation of existing residential housing on
such land; and
WHEREAS, the Act requires the Department to hold a public meeting and to complete
certain other specified actions designed to inform the public, solicit public input and provide
opportunities for public participation, including the following (referred to herein as the
“Requirements”): (1) consulting with persons interested in or affected by the proposed Program,
including the superintendents and governing body presidents of all school corporations located
within the proposed allocation area to be created in connection with the proposed Program; (2)
providing affected neighborhood associations, residents, and township assessors with an adequate
opportunity to participate in an advisory role in planning, implementing, and evaluating the
proposed Program; and (3) holding at least one public meeting to obtain the views of neighborhood
associations, and residents of the affected neighborhood, including sending notice at least thirty
(30) days prior to the public meeting to the fiscal officer of all affected taxing units and to the
superintendents and governing body presidents of all school corporations located within the
proposed allocation area; and
WHEREAS, the Commission desires to authorize and direct the staff of the Department of
Community Investment to oversee compliance with the Requirements on behalf of the
Commission, including, without limitation, the publication and distribution of a notice of the
required public meeting as required by Section 53 of the Act;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the South Bend Redevelopment
Commission, as follows:
1.The Commission desires to proceed with the actions necessary to provide for the
establishment of a Program (including creation of a related allocation area) and desires to
authorize the further actions and approvals as required by law.
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2.The staff of the Department of the Community Investment is hereby authorized
and directed to effectuate compliance on behalf of the Commission with the Requirements,
including, without limitation, the publication and distribution of a notice of the required public
meeting as required by Section 53 of the Act, and any action heretofore taken by any officer of
the Commission or by the staff of the Department of Community Investment in furtherance
thereof is hereby ratified and approved.
3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption by the Commission.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED at a meeting of the South Bend Redevelopment
Commission held on the 12th day of June, 2025.
SOUTH BEND
REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
President
ATTEST:
Secretary
DMS 47764622