Laserfiche WebLink
South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting – November 10, 2022 <br />Mr. Corcoran stated that the principles usually talked about are urban design <br />principles. Mr. Corcoran walked the commission through the document outlining <br />the map and the seven selected sites but also including other sites that the city is <br />looking at. There are residential areas from low to medium and high-density <br />development. There are some mixed-use opportunities and some industrial or <br />office uses flexing between those. The document suggestions is just one way in <br />which the sites can be developed. If a proposal comes in that follows the <br />guidelines and keeps the general character, city staff will look into developing the <br />site. <br />This is about getting the properties out to developers, marketed and advertised <br />and trying to garner interest is the ultimate objective. The project requirements <br />must adhere to the general design principles and is laid out in the documents and <br />zoning ordinance; they must be urban and reflect the architectural area in which <br />they will sit. The housing units will have a scale for workforce or affordable <br />housing as well as market rate housing. The commission reserves the right to <br />reject all proposals for any reason as deemed by staff. <br />Mr. Corcoran walked the commission through some requirements of valuation <br />criteria. Some of these included organizational information that details the <br />qualification, skills, and background of the organization, also a description of the <br />project, and the purchase price. The city has acquired appraisals on all of the <br />properties. The city will require a detailed description of the building type with the <br />projected project, construction cost, timelines, and evidence of financial means. <br />The city would ensure that the developer would have experience doing projects of <br />similar type size and scale complexity. <br />This RFP will be issued upon approval today, which is November 10, 2022. The <br />city plans to keep the RFP open. Some sites are more valuable then others. Mr. <br />Corcoran gave the commission a glimpse of one possible area. Once is on <br />Lincolnway West and is part of the greater streetscape project which has been <br />ongoing for the past five or six years. During this project all the infrastructure <br />under the road and into the sewer and water laterals are already there. This <br />helped to prepare the sites for development. <br />The city will be doing a press conference on Monday at the site to highlight the <br />Scattered Sites RFP. A three-dimensional mockup was provided. This is just a <br />benchmark for interested parties. <br />Mr. Bauer noted that this RFP will be paired with another RFP that will be issued <br />on Monday that uses already appropriated American Rescue Plan funds to <br />support new construction housing development projects. It was designed to pair <br />these together so there is a financial piece out of the RFP which does not need to <br />come before the Redevelopment Commission but could pair with the property <br />piece to further close the appraisal gap, we know exists in South Bend.