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CITY OF SOUTH BEND I OFFICE OF THE CLERK we wanted to get these facts and because there is a lot here to look at, we want to digest this.Now we have some really good data to make the good decisions. Some of that will be figuring out what's best for the community long term. Ultimately, the Mayor is going to have to make a decision in conjunction with NICTD because they are the partner in this process. Although the City will be paying for the new station, NICTD will be operating it. Of course there are other stakeholder that will need to be part of that development. There will be more to come. Council President Scott asked, Was there any planning of phases to these plans? Mr. Wacker replied, Each station has a different route and I don't know you would be saving anything if you start anything elsewhere.I don't know what would be saved or lost doing an interim site. Committeemember Davis asked,When you look at these kind of studies,did you look at the impact of Chicago traffic coming to South Bend? A lot of the talk has been about us going to Chicago? What traffic would we generate West coming East? Mr. Foyle replied, From my experience in Metro, I realized the vast majority of the market they serve is taking people to jobs in the Downtown area. That is something the current South Shore service doesn't really do well with because of the travel time. The market would be primarily people going from here to do work in Chicago. It is mostly people going from here to Chicago. Committeemember Davis stated, The Administration said they would put forward $25 million from TIF. With all of this information, does our Administration see any potential changes with that? Mr. Horvath replied, Clearly it is much more difficult finding funding for a $100 million project as opposed to a$14 million or $25 million project. It will take a considerable amount of effort to make sure we have a number of pieces in place. First and foremost, there would probably have to be involvement from a number of entities outside of the City. There also may be other avenues of funding. It comes down to the decision. We would have to figure that out. Council President Scott opened the floor to comments from members of the public. Richard Collins, 55478 Moss Road, stated, I am with the Ardmore neighbors. First of all this was something we don't really see too often and that is the City government and citizens outside of the City, working together to get a good and profitable route without eliminating our homes. I want to thank all of you, very, very much for taking this on because this is not easy for you guys either. The Mayor is not here anymore but I want to thank him, too. Just listening to us is a marvelous thing. The citizens with a citizen government, and that is what you are. I can't thank you enough. Michael Harradon, 23289 Grove Street, stated, I want to thank the Council as well as the companies involved in doing the economic study. The one (1) thing I did not see as part of the economic study was an actual neighborhood study. I would like to know what each of these routes would do to neighborhoods individually. My favorite option was the Honeywell location. Recent activities in that area have called for more security in that area. Having that there will increase the traffic level and that will bring down the crime rate. I think that is something the City of South Bend needs to have. It is not just a want anymore. Thank you all for your time. EXCELLENCE I ACCOUNTABILITY I INNOVATION I INCLUSION I EMPOWERMENT 455 County-City Building 1227W.Jefferson Bvld I South Bend,Indiana 466011 p 574.235.9221 if574.235.9173 ITTD 574.235.5567 www.southbendin.gov 14