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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br />Regular Meeting -February 3, 2006 <br />4. COMMUNICATIONS <br />continue ... <br />Here's to South Bend transforming from Rust Belt <br />to Green Beltl <br />Sincerely, <br />1Vlarybeth Saunders and Kathy Reddy White <br />Mr. King asked the staff to remind the <br />Commissioners how Fire Arts became located in <br />the Colfax St. building and what the <br />Commission's arrangement is with them. <br />Mr. Mathia, former project manager for the South <br />Bend Central Development Area, distributed to <br />the Commissioners copies of its agreement with <br />Fire Arts. The Commission purchased the P.A.C. <br />Graphics building in June 2003 for a cost of <br />$302,250, plus $1,156 in closing costs. The <br />Commission's original intent was to acquire the <br />P.A.C property and other adjacent Sycamore <br />Street properties to create a temporary surface <br />parking lotto support development in the East <br />Bank area and, ultimately, to construct a parking <br />garage on the site. Due to a shortage of funds, the <br />acquisition of additional land was delayed and the <br />P.A.C. Graphics building was not immediately <br />demolished. <br />In late 2003 or early 2004 a group of artists <br />approached staff asking to use the building. <br />Staff's first response was to deny the request and <br />try to assist the artists in finding another location. <br />However, the P.A.C. Graphics building met their <br />needs best in terms of size and amenities. They <br />appealed for reconsideration and the Commission <br />agreed to allow them to use the building rent free. <br />The artists would have to pay for any <br />improvements they wanted to make to the <br />building and pay all utility costs. <br />18 <br />