6.B.(1) First Amendment to Agreement with HOK Sport

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G, .3 (,) • ~ 50U Try B~ p4 ..~,1~ ~ / '~O ~ `/ \ %. xi' U \ ~ C Community & Economic Development ~r ~~~~ a2 . Baas ";~' 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 Subject: First Amendment to Addendum Agreement and Letter Agreement Between HOK Sport and City of South Bend Date: September 15, 2009 Over the past year, the staff has worked to complete elemental steps for the Coveleski Park project area to accomplish work items like property acquisition, building demolition and site preparation, completion of planning studies and other related project coordination. As the majority of the site area around the ballpark has been cleared and prepared for development, it is now time to begin the next phases of the Coveleski Park project. Staff is currently working on the relocation plan for the Sons of Israel synagogue and beginning discussions with property owners recently added to the SBCDA acquisition list. Another key step, as it relates to the development efforts in the Coveleski Park project area, is to begin work on the main park block (bound by Western, Lafayette, South and Taylor) and begin to develop a plan to invest in the efforts that will allow the block to serve as the synergistic hub for the development activities in the project area. To that end, attached to this memorandum is an addendum agreement between the City of South Bend and Populous, Inc. (formerly HOK Sport) to provided updated planning and design services for the Coveleski Park project area. The work scope provided for in the agreement will allow for refinement of concepts on the main park block and include work design to develop a work scope for items that will be proposed for construction and development as part of the Phase 1 development plan for the area. I have attached a couple images from the draft planning efforts that show concepts previously discussed for the area. The refinements of elements from the three previous plans (Neighborhood, Ballpark and Facility) will be merged together as part of the work scope proposed within this addendum agreement and the goal of this work will be to finalize the ballpark boundaries, establish a plan for the land areas around the park and develop a design concept for the entry connection feature into the ballpark from the intersection of Western and Lafayette. The proposal from Populous is in the basis of a time and materials format and will be capped at One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) with an allowance for reimbursable expenses. Staff would request a budget amount approval in an amount not-to-exceed One Hundred Fifteen thousand Dollars ($115,000.00). Staff requests approval of this proposal. What We Do Today Makes A Difference!