6.A.(1) & (2) Public Hearing Resolution No. 2587

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~. A . Cj~ ~C z~ -_~ • • ~-,.~ .~'~I ~ Etia .~ ~ j CI, Community & Economic Development `a~ `'~ i 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: Confirming Resolution No. 2587 Date: July 10, 2009 Attached to this memorandum is Resolution No. 2587, which is a Confirming Resolution to amend the Development Plan for the West Washington Chapin Development Area (WWCDA). On March 20, 2009, the Commission approved Staff to begin the process to add Hansel Center, 1045 W. Washington St, to the acquisition list of this Development Area. On May 1'i, 2009, the Commission approved Resolution No. 2580, a Declaratory Resolution to amend the Development Plan of the WWCDA to allow for the acquisition and expenditure of funds on the Hansel Center. On May 19''', the St. Joseph County Area Plan Commission, the official planning body for the City of South Bend, approved Resolution No. 196-09, which approved, ratified, and confirmed Resolution No. 2580, determining that Declaratory Resolution No. 2580 conforms to the plan of development for the City. On June 8°', the South Bend Common Council, the municipal legislative body for the City, approved Resolution No. 3974-09. which approved. ratified. and confirmed the Area Plan Commission"s Resolution No. 196-09. The final process in amending the Development Plan to allow this acquisition is the Confirming Resolution attached. Staff requests Commission approval of this Resolution, which will allow for the purchase and rehabilitation of this historic building, and through a joint effort between the Commission and Notre Dame, its adaptive reuse as the Notre Dame Center for Art & Cultw•e. Memo to RC Confirm Res 2587.doc What We Do Today Makes A DHferenee!