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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br />Regular Meeting — November 22, 2011 <br />Washington, into a premier arts and cultural <br />center. This facility will strengthen the <br />community by celebrating cultural diversity <br />through its provision of a common and <br />accessible space for community <br />programming, art, and education. It will <br />provide a gathering place through its class <br />and meeting rooms, gallery, and outdoor <br />spaces. This facility will have a national and <br />international reach, which will ultimately <br />attract resources from outside the area and <br />further strengthen the local community. <br />The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) <br />between South Bend Heritage Foundation, <br />Vanir (a donor to the project), the University <br />of Notre Dame, and the Redevelopment <br />Commission, will allow the hammers to start <br />swinging. The MOU lists each partner's <br />responsibilities, and when and how the <br />construction phases will be completed. Once <br />the MOU is fully executed, it is anticipated <br />construction will begin by year's end. <br />Ultimately, this rehabilitated historic <br />structure will become an anchor in the West <br />Washington Chapin Museum Campus area, <br />joining such west side stalwarts as The <br />Center for History, Studebaker National <br />Museum, Indiana University Civil Rights <br />Heritage Center at the Natatorium, and the <br />soon to be opened Salvation Army Kroc <br />Center. <br />Staff requests favorable consideration of this <br />MOU, to allow this important project to <br />move forward, and to rehabilitate an under <br />utilized historic building into an asset to the <br />entire community. <br />Mr. Varner asked whether all of the funds are <br />in hand for this project. Mr. Brown -Gort <br />19 <br />