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(I c_ ( C") 4 Soya g Community & Economic Development �a 1200 County -City Building, 227 West Jefferson, South Bend, Indiana 46601 -1830 Phone 574/235 -9371 Fax 574/235 -9021 To: Redevelopment Commission From: Bill Schalliol, Economic Development Planner 10&000� Subject: Professional Services Proposal - Lehman & Lehman Date: March 18, 2011 Attached to this memorandum is a professional services proposal from Lehman & Lehman to aid in master planning and design work related to Voorde Park. Voorde Park is located west of the intersection of Bendix and Voorde and is the buffer point between a large residential neighborhood on the south and the Airport Industrial Park, Phase 1 on the north. Over the past several months, the City has been working with Hoosier Tank, located on the west end of Voorde Park, to help them facilitate a major building expansion. As part of their expansion, the City would like to work with them to move all of their truck movements for product shipping and receiving to the east end of their building and move the truck movements out of Voorde Drive as presently occurs (Map 1). With the extension of Voorde Drive into the Airport drive network a couple of years ago, the traffic counts have increased and with an increase of business at Hoosier Tank, the relocated delivery area would be of great benefit to the City and the adjacent businesses. But to facilitate the delivery area, staff has been working with the Parks Department to release a two acre tract of land at the west end of the park to allow this improvement to occur. As part of the release of land, staff and Park staff is working at the east end of the park with District 11 Little League to acquire their vacant three acre parcel of land to create a net increase of land in the park of one acre (Map 2). As part of all of these improvements, staff and Park staff are working with several stakeholder groups to reprogram the park and create an active and revitalized park space. The proposed reuse of the park is for four sports fields (rugby sized) and then basic improvements to the current facilities (Map 3). To facilitate the park planning process and park design work, staff requests approval of a professional service proposal with Lehman & Lehman in the amount of $12,000.00. The design work will then be applied in the future to a future contract for construction design services and related services (coordination of rezoning, replatting and other services) related to the development of the new park. Staff requests favorable approval of this proposal. What We Do Today Makes A Difference!