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eUUT Community & Economic Development" _. 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 Dv� Subject: Ignition Park streetscape improvement Lafayette/Transpo sidewalk reimbursement request Date: September 14, 2010 As part of the site planning and coordination work with Transpo and its relocation of its headquarter facility to Ignition Park, city staff was actively involved with the various design team members on the site planning aspects of their project. As the Transpo project was the first main piece of development to occur in the larger Ignition Park planning area, it was important that their project helped to set the tone and to reinforcement design elements that would be proposed for the larger development area. One of the long term elements proposed to be incorporated into the Ignition Park area is a series of pedestrian ways that will provide both internal and external pedestrian circulation throughout the area. As the City has demolished property along Lafayette (specifically 1202 S Lafayette and in the future the former Air Gas and Ziolkowski properties), new sidewalk sections have been incorporated as part of the project that meet or exceed current City standards. Along the west side of Lafayette, it is proposed that an 8' wide pedestrian section will be built from Indiana Avenue to Sample Street. At present, Transpo has completed its portion of the expanded walkway section and it is anticipated that the section will be extended later this year with demolitions at the Ziolkowski site. The reason for this staff report is that the City, and more specifically the Redevelopment Commission, has been asked to partner in the cost difference for the improved sidewalk section along the Transpo site. City standard requires the construction of 4' sidewalk along a newly developed property. Transpo had proposed to develop a 5' section from Indiana to Stull, but at the request of the City, and in an effort to help meet the new standard for Lafayette, Transpo bid and installed an 8' section. The difference between the 5' section and the 8' section is $15,143.00. The request for reimbursement to aid the City in creating a new city standard along this corridor is VERY reasonable at the $15,143.00 amount. If Transpo had installed a 5' segment, and the City had wanted to later come back and install the wider segment, the cost would be much higher and would have caused major site disruption to Transpo. Staff requests favorable approval of this request to reimburse Transpo for their additional expense of $15,143.00 for expanded sidewalks along their property. What We Do Today Makes A Difference!