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� T�) () nCommunity o d & Economic Development 1200 County -City Building, 227 West Jefferson, South Bend, Indiana 46601 -1830 Phone 574/235 -9371 Fax 574/235 -9021 To: Redevelopment Commissioners From: David Relos, Economic Development Planner �, Subject: Property Information for Resolution No. 2657 Date: March 05, 2010 On January 15 and February 19, 2010, the Commission approved Staff to begin the process to study acquisition target areas in the Airport Economic Development Area. This process included the gathering of information on the parcels to be added, and an estimation of costs associated with the acquisition and redevelopment of these properties. Staff has broken these areas into four study groups, which are listed below. The information which follows is a summary of Staff's findings: Area 1: Ignition Park South The entire area north of Indiana Avenue, between Franklin on the east and Prairie on the west, was identified as weak residential in the 1995 Rum Village Neighborhood Action Plan, and as far back as 1971, as the logical southern boundary of the Studebaker Corridor redevelopment area. This area is plagued by vacant lots, empty housing, and substandard commercial and rental units. Staff in the past met twice with the Rum Village Neighborhood Association, which strongly supports the redevelopment of this area. This study area encompasses the west side of Taylor Street as its eastern boundary, and Prairie Avenue as the western boundary. This area consists of 50 vacant lots, 6 vacant businesses, 9 vacant houses, and what appears to be 45 occupied homes and 11 small businesses. Of the 128 parcels in this area, 15 are currently owned by the City, 4 are owned by the Rum Village Neighborhood Association, and 7 are owned by the rail road. Twenty -four of these properties are currently up for tax certificate sale, and in an effort to minimize cost, Staff has registered and will bid on these properties. Also included in this study area are the six formerly owned Burton parcels that were donated to the Board of Public Works when the Waste Management property north of the tracks was purchased by the Commission in 2008. The inclusion of these parcels will allow title to be transferred from the Board to the Commission. What We Do Today Makes A Difference!