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Home My WebLink About2. 12/5/08 MinutesSOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING December ~. ?OOti 10:00 a.m. ??7 West Jefferson Boulevard Presidin~~: Marcia L Jones. President South Bcnd. Indiana 1. ROLL CALL Mcmhcrs Present: Mcmhcrs Absent: Legal Counsel: Redevelopment Stan'. Ms. Marcia Jones. President Mr. Greg Do~~~nes, Vice President Ms. Nancy King, Secretary Mr. Hardie Blake. Jr. Dr. Da~~id Varner Ms. Ann Rosen Mr. Charles S. Leunc. Esq. Mr. Lai-vrcncc Mctci~er. Esq. Mr. Don Inks, Director Mrs. Cheryl Phipps. Recording Secretary Ms. Dcbrah Jennings. Property Manager Others Present: Mayor Stephen Luecke Mr. Jeff Gibney. Community R Economic De~~elopment Mr. Tom Price. Mar~or~s Of~licc Mr. Timothy Rouse. Common Council Ms. Elizabeth Leonard. Community & Econ Developma~t Ms. Jamie Loo. South Bend Tribune Ms. Rita Kopala Ms. GlendaRac Hernandez Ms. Linda Wol{"son. Couununity Forum for Economic Der Mr. Patrick McMahon. Prcijec[ Future Mr. Rick Reid, Blackthorn Golf Club Mr. John Quickstad. Blackthorn Golf Club Mr. Joc Tillman Mr. Phillip Faccenda. ,I r. Barnes & Thornburg Mr. Rich Bellis Ms. Ann Hastings Mr. Murray Miller 2. APPROVAL OF ~'IINI "TES A. Appro~~al of Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Friday, 1So~~cmbcr 21, ZU08, 2008. South Bcnd Rcdc~~dopmunt Commission Regular Meeting -December 5. ?008 2. APPROVAL OF ~11NUTES A. I~'o~°ember 21, 2008 continued... Upon a m<rtion by Mr. Dora-nes, seconded by Ms I{ing and unanimously carried, the Commission approved the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Fridav, No~cmbcr ? I. ?008. 3. APPRO~"AL OF CLA1~1S Cr~rnmsio~-~rPizo~ruiut Mi~~ irsornn~ IZi_c,r~i ~,a y1~:r_n~c,or I any-~~~.'yr~~ rnniFiz I _'_OOR Rcdc~clupmcnt Commission Claims submitted December 5. ?008 fbr appro~~ul. 324 AIRPORT AEDA AEP 20.75 Indlana Michigan Power 275.77 Indiana Michigan Power 23.35 Rose Pest Solutions 93.00 Indiana Michigan Power 9.37 AT & T 27.10 Northern Construction Services 116.757.33 Walsh & Kelly 2,880.00 420 FUND TIF DISTRICT-SBCDA GENERAL R.E. McCloskey & 7,000.00 Associates, Inc, HOK 422 FUND WEST WASHINGTON South Bend Heritage 501 Wenger St SPRK sys/Johnson Blvd 1010 N Bendix Dr Unit Clinic 420 S Williams St. LaSalle Hotel pest control 520 W Waynes St. LaSalle Hotel security phone Bendix Dr. & Voorde Dr. Intersection Improvements Load and haul from Real Service site 12 Loads of buried concrete Appraisal Gates Toyota Facilities N Side of Western Ave Coveleski Stadium -Facility Analysis 8.000.00 Foundation 1,667.05 Natatorium Building Total $ 136.753.72 Upon a nurtion by Mr. Downes. seconded by Mr. Blake co~i~~nssio~:v>rK~~~~e~»ni Crnn~s and w~aninuuisly~ carried. the Commission appro~~e<l the st H1ti~ rF[~ DKFy113ER ~. ?(u)~. ~~[>oizorRr_t> Claims submittal December 5. ?008, and ordered iiir curchs io si izertasrr~ checla to be released 4. C0~9~1C\ICA"T101S There were no Communications. -lil R[ AA I RG NO COAi~,A1r AIC -A'T IO;~S South Bend Rcdc~~clopmcnt Couunission Regular Vleetin~~ -December j, ?00~ 5. OLD [3US11~F.SS There ~~~as no Old Business. 6. l~EV1 BUSlNLSS A. Public Hearing (1) Public Hearing on Resolution loo. 2524 determining Yo transfer monies among ~~arious accounts ~~~ithin Fund G19 for the purpose of defi-a~~iug the expenses of certain local public impro~~emcnts for the fiscal ~~car beginning Januar~~ 1, 2008 and ending December 31, 2008 including all outstanding claims and obligations, fixing a time ~~~hcu the same shall Make effect . Ms. Leonard noted that Substitute Resolution No. ?~?4 is presented fbr consideration by the Commission. Upon a motion by Ms. King. seconded by Mr. Blake and unanimously carried, the Commission a~recd to consider Suhstitute Resolution '~~0~?5?4. Ms. Leonard noted that Resolution ~~o. ?~?-} nuxliiics the Blackthorn Golf Course bud~~ct by mm~in~.*_ moncv bct~~cal funds to allo~~~the Blackthorn Golf Caursc aca~untina svstcm to remain ~~~ithin bud~*et. The resolution does not increase the size ot~the budget: it simply adjusts the fund totals to allo~~ payment of existing bills. The bi~~~acst change is in the Administration and Management line. Part of the management fee fi~~r ?U07 ~~as not paid until ?OOy. The nwjorit~~ of the other chan~~cs arc due to increased costs of natural ~~as. lylr. A~'arncr ^sked if the S l ?.(1(1O is in lni~zr_ ~~,~s ~o (>i ~> fii si~iss 3 South Bcnd Raic~°clopmcnt Commission Re~~ular Vleetin~~ December _5. ?008 6. NF_~~~ [~USINF.SS (('ONT.) A. Nublic Hearin; (1) continued... addition to a usual fcc of S96,000. Ms. Leonard responded [hat in ?UU7 the city only paid them 584.000, so it is making up for the shurta~~e in ?007. We still ow~c them S96.000 in ?008. Mr. Varner noted that the 5651,500 shoe n transferred from TIT for Deht Scryicc is for a bond payment. He asked if there are ti~~e more wars betore the bond is paid off. Vlr. Inks noted that in ?Ol ~ ~~~c ~~~ill pay off the bond ~~~ith a half payment. Mr. Varner stated main that he would like to sec Blackthorn Gulf Course sold after- the bond is paid oft: Me..Iones opened the Public Hearingun Substitute Resolution '.~u. 25?4 for ~~~hoc~er ~~~ishcd to speak. Thcrc was no unc ~~~ho ~~~ished to speak. Ms. Jones closed the Public Hearin~~ for ~a~hntc~ cr action the Commission ~~~ished to take. (2) Approval of Substittutc Rcsolutiou No. 2~2~. l,~pun a motion by Ms. King. seconded by Mr. Do~~nes and unanimously carried. the Commission appro~~ed Substitute Rcsolutiou '~'o. ?524 determining to transtcr monies amore carious accounts ~~ithin Fund 619 for the purpose of defraying the expenses of certain local public improycmcnts for the tiscal year bc~ainning January I. ?008 and cndin~a December ~ I. '008 includin~a all uutstandin~a claims and obli~aations, tixin~ a time ~~~hcn the same shall take ef~fcct. Pr r~i is I liaizi~c o~ St'rz~ i n r itlZrsoi_u~ ion co~i~nssio~ ;~~>r>fio~i-o 5< <35rrr~rr IZI SOI l llU~ NO. ~J~-1 DGT [-R \iIS lAG lO i iz;~~.sr~ iz ~io~ir s ~a~ao~:<~ ~ vtiovs acco~ ~ rs ~cinir~ F~~o619 ioiz nu_ i~~ ai~os[_or ~~rriz,~~~i~c iiii r~rr~arsorceaiai~~i.oc~~i i~~[ii is n~i~izo~r~tr_~~ is roK i ni_ riscv_ ~ r,vz 13 CGIA'~I,AG I,AAl:~Rl I.'_OOti :AADI'VDI~G DE(L AInLR i 1. ~OU~ IAYl l DIA<i AI.I. OI l-Sl AV DI,A (i (I 11Als 4AD Ok31_IG9l-IOAs. runic -~ n~n_ ~~nr~ i ur s ~~ir snw i i ur rrre< i 4 South Bcnd Rcdc~°clopmcnt Conunission Regular Mectin~~-December i, ?(108 6. NE«' 6L~SIVESS (GOVT.) B. South Bcnd Ccutral De~~elopment Arca (1) Receipt of Proposals for D1anagement of Cite of South Bcnd and Redeo~clopmeut Conuuission Parkin; Garages. Vlr. Inks noted that t~~o proposals v~ae received from Ampco Parking Systems and Dennison Parkin~~. Upon a motion by Vlr. Varner. seconded by Mr. Dov~~nes and unanimously carried. the Commissi~~n acknovylcdgcd receipt of proposals from Ampco Parkin~~ Systems and Dennison Parking and referred the proposals to staff for review and recommendation at a later meeting. (2) Receipt of Proposals for ~lauagement of Rede~~clopment Retail Properties. Mr. Inks nutai that one proposal was received Gom CB Rid~ard EI[is Bradley f~n~ mana~acmcnt or Rcdcvclopmcnt Retail Properties. Upon a motion by Mr. Downes, seconded by Ms. hin~~ and unanimously carried. the Commission uckno~~~lcd<~cd receipt of the proposal from CB Richard Ellis Bradley and rcfa-rcd the proposal to staff for rcv~ic~~~ and reconunendation al a later meetine. (3) Receipt of [bids for ~lastcr Lease of Rede~~clopment Retail Properties. y~lr. Ink, noted that one proposal vv~as rcccivcd from CB Richard Ellis Bradley 1<~r a Master LeesC of Redeyclopment Retail Properties. C~~ytvnssio'; achesvyrr x;m aecrihi <~r PHOPOS,~IS RZOAI A~AIPCO P4121:~NC~ Sl S Ih:~A1S n~o DI s~.lso~ P,aalcl~e v~u lu-rl Izlzl_-~ _I lie PKONQS:AI S TO Sl;VIT POR RI[A'lliAk';AND NL('OAIAi e'~DATIO'~:~7 :AI AIeR V711IfIING 0(111 AI ISSIOA ACIiA0AALe U<ieD RL'C 19PT Or l l-II_ PROPOS:AI FRU~A1 CI3 R~cllalzu 1:1_I_iS 131L4DL[?1' :\'~D RI II-R 121-U IIIF PROPOS IL IOSI \11-1-01Z 121'V~II-AA AAD 12fCUAq A11.KUA110;A.-Al AI.411R South Fiend Rcdc~~clopmcnt Conunission Retular Mectin<~ -December >, ?O08 6. l~E~~' F3USIVESS (CONT.) Q. South Bend Central Development Arca (3) continued... l~pon ~~ motion by Mr. Du~~~nes. seconded by Ms. liin~~ ~uui unanimously carried, the Commission ackno~~~ledged receipt of the proposal from CB Richard Ellis Bradley and rcfa red the proposal to staff tax re~~ic~~~ and recoaunendatirn~ at a later meeting. G Airport Economic Dcvclopmcut Arca There ~~~as no business in the Airport Economic De~clopmcnt Area. D. ~~'cst ~~'ashin~;ton-Chapin Development .Arca There ~~~as no business in the WesT Washin~ton- Chapin Dc~~clopmcnt Arca. E. South Sidc Devclopmcut Arca There ~~°as no business in the South Sidc Dc~elopmcnt Arca. F. Northeast V~cighborhood Development Area (I) Certified Tcchnolo~~~ Park Agreement. Vlr. Inks noted that on Au~~ust 15. ?008. the Rcdc~~clopmcnt Commission appro~~cd the Certified Technology Park Application and the rciatai grant application. Thcsc ~~crc submitted to the h~diana Economic Dc~clopmcnt Corporation (IEDC). For the past se~~cral ~~~ecks ~~~e ha~~c been ~~~orkin~~ ~~~ith the IEDC to draft the Certified Technulo~~< Park A~~recment and the Technology De~clopment Grant Fund Grant Co~~~~n~~ion ~uh~o~~i_iu~~ro izrci_u>i or i iii: Nizorosai rao~~i CB Ricii~~izi~ Ei_i_is L3a~~oi_r~~ ,~~o iz~ rrizizr o rnr i~iz~~i~~xai r~~ st -~i i r~~iz ae~in~ -~snaic<~~inu_.~~~n<~~-~i ~i_~ieiz n-i r r_i i~ c; 6 South Bcnd Rcdc~clc~pmcnt Cununission Regular Meeting -December i_ ?p08 6. NE~~' BIiSINESS (CONT.) F. Northeast Neighborhood Dc~~elopnunt ,4rca (I) continued... Agreement. These agreements arc now ready fix consideration by the Rede~clopment Commission. The Ccrtitied Tcchnolo~~v A~~reement wilt also require the a~ipro~~al of the South Bcnd Common Council. Follo~ring arc highlights froth the t~a~o Agreements. Ccrtitied Tcchnolo~~x~ Park A~=rccmcnt 1. Includes the State allo~~~ed maximum term of4vcars.auiina I?-X1'1?. ?. Requires City to c~~mplete acquisition. demolition and rcmcdiation. and im~cst an additional S6 million in infrastructure or other construction costs. ~. Allo~~°s Cit~;~ to capture the maximum (allo~~~ed by Shrte la~~~) S~ million in sales and income taxes. d. Allu«~s City to caphu~e Personal Property tax increment in addition to the S~ million in sales and income takes. 5. Does not alloe~~ for Cite to capture Kcal Property tax increment cxclusi~ cl~ 1or Tcch Park, but does not prohibit collecting this as part of the Northeast 'V~eighborhood TIF. The Northeast'~ci~hborhood TIF could fund actin itics in the Tcch Park to the extent they arc TIC cli~~ible acti~~itics. 6. City is to complete acquisition, demolition and rcmcdiation acti~itics by June 1. ?01 I. 7 South Bend Rcdc~~clopma~t Connnission Regular Meeting -December >. ?00~ 6. '~EVb' I3l~SINESS (CON"T.) h. ~~ortheast Neighborhood Uc~~clopment Area (1) continued... and Ann hulata has said this is more than su[Ticicnt time to complete. 7. City to in~~csi its additional S6 million by L%31- 1? to achie~~e sho~~el ready condition. Hrn~~e~~er, the city will not put in roads until it has de~~clopers ~,~~ho arc ready to build there. ~. City required to make an Annual Report beginning 3' l $%10 (for calendar ?009)- includin~a total employment and payroll fi~~r all businesses in the Park and number ofjobs created durin~~ the vear, nature and extent of anv tcchnulo<w transfer. nature and extent of anv non-tcchnulo<zv businesses in the Park. use and outcome of any State monies used. an analysis of Park's o~crall contribution to the technology based economy in Indiana (i.e. capital investment and product dc~clapmcnt or commcrcialiration). ~ cchnulo~v De~~elopmcnt Grant Fund Grant A ~~rcem ent 1. S2 million for the pu~~xisc of constructing a business incubator on the IP (ce A'D site. ?. City to submit Quarterly Progress Reports (to be supplied by AD). ~. City can Sub-Grant to ND. but City ~~~i~l remain responsible to State (our Sub-Grant Agreement ~~~ ith ' 1D ~~ill pass on all State requirements to'~~D. so ND ~~~ill be responsible to Cite). K South Bcnd Rcdc~~clopmcnt Commission Rc~=ular Meetin~~ -December 5. ?00~ 6. NE~~' BUSILESS (COLT.) F. Northeast Neighborhood De~~clopmcnt Area (1) continued... 4. Business Incubator constructed Frith State Grant Funds must remain an incubator fbr the useful life of the buildin~~ (as detined by IRS depreciation schcdulcs)_ and this requirement is being passed un lu'~D. ~. City will submit claims to State based on claim documentation pro~~idal by ~ D, and ~~~hen City rceci~es State funds the City «~ill issue check to A~D. Mr. Inks ni~tcd that statt~rcconuncnds accepting the Certified Tcchnologv Park A~~rccment and the Technolo~~y De~clo~~ment Grant Lund Grant A~~rccmcnt. Mr. Varner noted that not onl~~ does the Grant Fund Grant A~reemeut allo~r the city to capture propa~ty taxes. but also incremental income talcs and sales taxes. That lca~cs the city Frith the same dilemma as in anv TIF arca~ There may be ^ ~~rart near project and a lot of acti~it~~_ but no new tar re~~cnue stream to pay for increased scr~ices in the area. particularl~~ police and ti re protection. ~1r. Varner sug~~ested that ire hu~c to find a ~ray~ to proridc fur the cost of pro~idin<~ the additional police and tiro protection in these areas as the result of near development. The ne~~°est and nicest areas arc free of the expense of pru~iding these scr~iccs. defcrrin~~ the costs to the remainder of the cite. He bclic~ cs there needs to be discussion among the Rede~clopment Commission or at the state Ic~cl to allu~~ fur payment for city ser~iccs in these ne~~l~ developed areas. 9 South Bend Rede~clopment Commission Rc~~ular Meeting-Decemhcr ~. ?OOR 6. NL.~~~ 61;SINESS (CONT.) F. Northeast V'eighborhood De~~elopment Arcs (1) continued... Mawr Luccke noted that the SAM that is referred to in this a~~recment is money that r~~ould ha~c otherwise gone to the state. hhev arc funds that ~~~ould not othcn~rise hat°e been mailable to the citti. This is the states participation in this partnership. Local income taxes still ~o to the localities: thcv arc nc~t part of the SSM. The Mawr said he appreciated Dr. y'arner~s concern ~br a ~~a~ to fund police and tiro scr~~ices. [3ut ~~~c must continue to im~est in economic de~~elopment in the community'. TIF areas do nu~.v ha~~e sunset pro~~isions, so the property tax dollars ~~~ill eventually benetit the entire community. Mayor Luecke noted the important action the Rede~~clopment Commission will take toda~~. mcmorialir.in_~~ the ~~'ork of nrmv 'cars and many Sl«mtlCanY pfll'YnP.rS rl> r£lkC adV'an18gC: of the intellectual property generated at our local uni~~crsitics. We bclic~~e this pro~idcs seed fr~r new im~cstment, not only at the 1?- acrc ]nno~~ation Park site and at the 8 ~-acre Sample Street site. but in other areas of the eommunit~~ that ~~°ill create additional in~~estment that ~~~ill raise property ~alucs and brine nc~~ jobs to the community. It really tics together important partners: The b;ni~asity ofNotre Dame. Inno~~ation Park. and the State of hldiana throu~~h its Indiana Economic Deg elopment Commission. The state is making a grant to this proposal as troll as a~lo~~ ing the city to capture tax dollars that otherwise trould hate ~~one to the state. The cite makes commitments to tinish clrn ance at the Sample Street site_ trhich has South Bend Redevelopment Conu»ission Regular Meeting-December 5. ?008 6. NEVV BUSINESS (CON"i~.) F. Northeast Nci~hborhood De~~elopmart Area (1) continued... al~~ays been our plan. but no~~~ has particular impetus to more f~n-ward. Today is a day ~~ e can look to our past and celebrate what South [3end ha, been: arc arc a place that kno~~~s hoer to create products and bring those products successfully u~ market. He asked the Commissions Carorable approval of the actions today. Mr. Do~rncs a~rccd. He said this is the essence of ~~'hat rcderclopment is all about. We mot f~~cus on the operative word. incremental. These 'arc additional property taxes that we arc not Lcttin2 today. Mr. McMahon con~~ratulatcd the City of South Bend as the only technolog~~ park in the State of Indiana ~~~hcre the state has a~recd to the inclusion of a site that is not already completely cleared and remediated. That speaks tremendously to the confiidcncc the state has in the ability of this project to nu~yc t~~r~rard and ho~~~ excited they arc about the business activity present Mr. Mc'Vlahon also said that he bclicycs this is the first tcchnok~gy park ackno«~ledgcd by the state that comes ~~~ith a S?M commitment to assist in the deyclopmcnt. The rcmainda~ oi~ihc parks in the State of Indiana have had to dcyclop the parks thcrosclycs. ~yhich speaks to the signifiicant leycl of contidcncc and excitement that the state and other parties ha~c about ~~~hcrc this project might go. Mr. Varner noted that he thinks the tcchnolo~_~ earl: is a ~~rcat thine. I Ic didn~t South Bend Redevelopment Commission Rc~.tular Mectin~~ Dcccmba j. ?U08 6. NE~~' BUSINESS (CONT.) F. Northeast :Neighborhood De.°clopmcnY Area (1) continued... ~~~ant to be misunderstood. "There gill be a Heal to pay 1<~r the city scr~~iccs rcyuired with this de~~clopment and we will nccd to figure out ho~~ to do that. He hopes w~e can do that out of I~IF re~cnucs to be gcnaatcd. Ms. Kind noted that absent this kind of activity in our community. ~~ e will have susu~inability problems greater than ewe currently ha~~c. Ms. Jones suggested the Commission hold an executive session to discuss hope it might modifi~, redirect or creatiycly find a ~~~ay to appropriate funds to~wurd the additional costs the cih faces ~n~ith development like this. Upon a nurtion by Mr. Downes. seconded by Mr. Varner and unanimously carried the Couunission approved the Certifiicd Trchnolo~~v Park A~~rccmcnt. (2) "heclu-ology De~~elopmenY Grant Fund Grant Agreement. Upon a motion by Mr. Do~rncs, seconded b_v Mr. Varner and unanimouslti~ carried [he Commission approved the Technology Dcyclopmen[ Grant Fund Grant Agreement. G. Douglas Road F,conomic Dc~~clopmeut Area There ryas no business in the Dou~~las Road Pconomic Dc~clopmcnt Arca. C~~~i~tissit~~ :ai~i~iuwe~ _i nr Cix~~ iru_i~ -{P.(~liVULOG 1' NARI: AGRFFMI-:Nl Co~tntisvos ni>r~iz~ni n nir Ircn~orocv Dr~u or~~irs~ Ga:~~i P~s~ Giz.~~i :1GRIE19 f=Al I? South Bend Rcde~elopment C onunission Re~~ular Meetin~~ -December ~. ?00~ 7. PROGRESS REPOR~1'S Mr. Inks reported that the Commission established the Pizo<,krss Ri-i~~>K is Douglas Road Economic De~~elopment Area in ?00, for the purpose of ~~~idening Douglas Road to accommodate dc~clopmcnt bct~rccn U.S. ?; and the 'Vlisha4~~aka city limits. N~e~~c seen ane project ~~o in there already. The Bro~~~n Mackie Collcgc bein~~ dc~clopcd ~~~ith Holludav Corporation ~~~ill be the second project in there. As part of the ori~~inal vision. the ~~~idcnin~~ of Dou~~las Road. Staff has bccn ~~~orkin~~ Ibr some time to put to«ether the tinancing package for construction ohthe ~~~idcning of Douglas Rd. ~y"c bclic~c ~~~c arc about ready to bring that back to the Commission. either at the December 19 meeting or the tirst regular meeting in January. in order to be ready for construction in spring '_009. Mr. Varner noted [hat he spoke ~~~ith a party recently that may be interested in dc~•elopment there as ~~~cll because of the anticipated ~~idcning of Douglas Road. Mr. Varner noted that he had given copies of an article from the Chicago Tribune to Commissioners notin~~ ho~~~ the pane County baseball team is participating in the enlarzcment of its stadium to the tune of S?.SM. ~~nd, there is an agreement for rc~cnuc sharing ~~ith the county as ~~~cll. He said South Bend needs to consider asking fin- more ~~articipation on some of it projects. Sometimes ~~~e set om cYpcctations loo lo~n~. Vlr. Blake noted that he is at this time resigning his position as a Rede~~clopment Commissioner in order to avoid a potential contlict of interest as the result of a proposal that gill be coming bcti~rc the Commission soon. He has bccn dc~~cloping a U~aining program to he funded by TIE and he would ha~~e a paid position Frith that trainin~~ pro~~ram. Mr. Blake thanked Mayor Lucckc fair appointing him and giving him this opportunity. He noted hma much he has enjoyed his position as a Commissioner and hoer much he has learned tiom the other Commissioners. He l~ South Bcnd Rcdc~~clopmcnt Conunission Re~~ular Mcctin~~-December ~. ?U0~ 7. PROGRESS REPORTS (CONT.) also said ~~~hat a stood choice Jeff Gibney was for director of Conulumity and Economic Development. Mr. Gibncv has ~rrcat vision for the community and excellent orianir.ationul skills. Mr. Blake said he intends to torus Icss on the bricks and mortar side of the community and more on the food, body. soul and spirit side. ~~yhcre he is most comtortable. He has a heart to reach out to those ~yhu are most at risk, a generation of young people ~~°ithout any guidance in their homes. He read a passage from Isaiah ~~°hich he takes as his inspiration and mission. Mr. Blake said that hope changes both perception and perspective. Common job opportunities and economic participation is common ground for economic gro~~~th. Its common around also for economic dialo~a. Lo~~ income minority conu»w~itics must become economically transformed usin~~ the same market and economic principles as any other community. Ile suggested the city economic de~~elopment plan must include plans ~~~hich promote ~~~ealth and create infrasu~ucturc for the poor. The best ~~ray to eliminate po~~crty is to increase ~realth by giving a hand up. Ms. Jones thanked Mr. Blake for his service and for ~a hat he has taught her as ~~cll. y1 r. Do~~ nes echoed ~'Is. Jones thou~'hts and said 'Vlr. Blake al~yays contributed ~~ refreshing perspective in discussions. K. TEXT C0~~11~~1[SSION 11EETING The next meeting ofthe Rede~clopment Commission is Nrxi Co~~~~sissus~ ~1rrrisc scheduled for t~l~iday. Decanber 19. ?005 at 10:00 a.m. 14 South Bend Rede~~clopmcnt Commission Re<~ular Mcetin~ -December >, ?008 9. ADJOURN~1EV"1' There being no further business to come bct~n-e the ~~io~izn~~n_~i Rede~clopment Commission. Mr. Do~~ nes made a motion that the meeting be adjourned. Mr. Varner seconded the motion and the meeting ~~as adjourned at IU:47 a.m. Donald E. Inks, Director 15