HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-23-2026 Community Investment Committee Minutes (signed)OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
BIANCA L. 'TIRADO, CITY CLERK
COMMUNITY INVESTMENT
Committee Members Present:
Committee Members Absent:
Other Council Present:
Others Present:
Presenters:
Agenda:
FEBRUARY 23, 2026, 5:20 P.M.
Ophelia Gooden-Rodgers, Sherry Bolden-
Simpson, Tom Gryp, Kevin Upton*, Karen
L. White, Troy Warner
None
Dr. Oliver Davis, Canneth Lee, Rachel
Tomas Morgan, Sharon McBride
Bianca L. Tirado, Matthew Neal, Jasmine
Jackson, Veronica Pitt-Payne, Bob Palmer
Joe Molnar, David Nufer
Bill No. 26-06 -Confirming Resolution -
Real Property Tax Abatement for David A.
Nufer LLC (Burton's Laundry)
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Committee Chair Warner called to order the Community Investment Committee meeting at 5 :20
P.M. He thanked Committee Vice Chair Karen L. White for chairing the last meeting and spoke
about the Citizen Member selection process for 2026.
Bill No. 26-06 -Confirming Resolution -Real Property Tax Abatement for David A. Nufer
LLC (Burton's Laundry)
Committee Chair Warner explained the two (2)-step process for approving tax abatements. He
stated that this is the second (2nd) resolution for this project.
Joe Molnar, Assistant Director of Growth and Opportunity, with offices on the fifth (5th) floor of
City Hall, South Bend, IN 46601, presented the bill. He said this is the second (2nd) resolution in
the tax abatement process for Burton's Laundry. The proposal is for construction of a new
Jasmine Jackson
CHIEF D EPLTY C1n CLER"-/ CHIEF OF SL\FF
INTEGRITY I SERVICE I ACCESSIBILITY
Matthew Neal
D EPL"H Cln CLERJ-:. / DIRECTOR OF POLICY
Veronica Pitt-Payne
DIRECTOR OF SPECI.\L PROJECTS
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laundromat on a vacant lot. He presented tax revenue projections for the property with and without
the abatement.
David Nufer, owner of Burton's Laundry, 2409 Mishawaka Avenue, South Bend, IN 46615,
thanked Council for their consideration. He said prices at the laundromat will be lowered by ten
(10) to fifteen (15) percent during the term of the abatement.
Committee Chair Warner held the public hearing, and nobody spoke.
Committee Member Sherry Bolden-Simpson thanked David Nufer for bringing a laundromat to
the Fifth (5th) District.
Citizen Member Tom Gryp thanked David Nufer for everything he does in the community.
Council President Lee spoke about a recent positive experience he had with Burton's Laundry.
He said the new facility will benefit the residents of the neighborhood.
Committee Member Bolden-Simpson moved to send Bill No. 26-06 to the Full Council with a
favorable recommendation, which was seconded by Committee Member Ophelia Gooden-
Rodgers and carried by a vote of six ( 6) ayes.
Committee Chair Troy Warner -Aye Committee Vice Chair Karen L. White -Aye
Committee Member Ophelia Gooden-Rodgers -Aye Committee Member Sherry Bolden-Simpson -Aye
Citizen Member Tom Gryp -Aye Citizen Member Kevin Upton -Aye
With no further business, Committee Chair Warner adjourned the Community Investment
Committee meeting at 5:30 P.M.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Troy Warner, Committee Chair
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