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(91).6) <br /> _s \ �% 2�; Department of <br /> :cis.\1 �� <br /> 2 <br /> ''\itwcE� <br /> -=,? a% Community Investment <br /> �•. !8651 <br /> Memorandum <br /> September 11, 2014 <br /> TO: Redevelopment Commission <br /> FROM: David Relos, Economic Resource(),/. <br /> SUBJECT: Memorandum of Understanding — Swing Batter Swing LLC <br /> This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is for a professional batting cage facility <br /> next to the Cove. The facility will be owned and operated by Swing Batter Swing LLC, <br /> the owner of the South Bend Silverhawks, be open year round and available for public <br /> use when not being used for training by the team. <br /> The MOU is between the Board of Park Commissioners (Parks), Board of Public Works <br /> (BPW), Swing Batter Swing (SBS), and the Redevelopment Commission (RDC). Parks <br /> currently owns the parcel where the facility will be constructed, and to accommodate <br /> breaking ground the first part of October, will transfer it to the BPW. <br /> Concurrently with construction, this parcel and surrounding property will be subdivided. <br /> This block has a mix of ownership between Parks and the RDC, with multiple zoning <br /> classifications. In the near future staff will bring a professional services agreement to <br /> consolidate the many parcels and zonings making up the block, which is a development <br /> impediment that to date has not been addressed. <br /> Once this parcel is added to the RDC's acquisition list, BPW will transfer it to the RDC, <br /> where it will then go through the disposition process and ultimately transferred to SBS. <br /> The property not needed for the facility will then be transferred back to Parks. <br /> The MOU outlines each party's responsibilities to carry out the construction and <br /> ownership of this facility, which will be privately funded, approximately 11,000 square <br /> feet, contain six indoor tunnels and two regulation pitching mounds, an observation <br /> deck, and estimated to cost $1,000,000. The facility will enhance the Cove, team, and <br /> larger region, being a unique destination point that will draw more people to the <br /> downtown area. <br /> Staff requests approval of this MOU, to allow for the ownership and construction of this <br /> professional grade batting facility. <br /> 227 W. JEFFERSON BLVD. SOUTH BEND, IN 46601 I P: 574-235-9371 I FAX: 574 235-9021 I SOUTHBENDIN.GOV <br />