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CITY OF SOUTH BEND OFFICE OF THE CLERK have now done that. They have been signed and are committed to the City, subject to the rezoning process. They are wanting to be annexed into the City to take advantage of investment that the City has previously made in connection with infrastructure work up there. So it will be on City utilities. We have also worked with City officials and the Department of Community Investment to tone down the colors. Exxon usually has bright red canopies and they've asked we tone that down to browns and to be more in the nature of the neighborhood there. We can do that. We have made, we think, all of the accommodations. We have worked with the neighbors. We've worked with Councilmember Davis and Broden to look at the site plan and make changes. We think this is good for the City. We think bringing it into the City at this point in time would be beneficial to the City. It makes total sense given the location of this property. It can no longer be used as a bank. As I said, it's been vacant and we ask for your approval. Committeemember Ferlic asked,You said they are working on other developments and own other stores in the City, what are those developments and stores? Mr. Studer replied, They are building an Exxon Station down by the new casino. Kuljit Singh, 14612 Carrington Court, Granger, IN, stated, We have another store in Goshen and a liquor store in Mishawaka. Mr. Studer stated, And this is the first (15Y) time Exxon is making a foray into the local market. And if you see on tab two(2)by the way(referencing his booklet handout),you can see the visuals of what it will look like. It will fit very much with the character of what is already there. We will comply with all the ordinances, landscaping, lighting and etcetera. We are not asking for any variances. Tab three (3) is an updated site plan if you would like to look at that. We have also talked to the neighbors on Douglas and we have letters of support from those neighbors. They initially spoke in objection at the Area Plan meeting,we talked to them,and they no longer express any objections to the project. And then tab five (5) is something you probably don't necessarily care about anymore, but as you know, I care very much about the environment and I just added that information in the back to let you know that modern US underground storage tanks are completely different than they were twenty-five(25),thirty-five(35)or forty(40) years ago. They have a wall and a great number of security features to them. We were able to get one(1)right next to Juday Creek. They have a double wall so that if there is any leakage from the first wall, it gets into the area between the first(1St) and second (2nd) and it sends an alarm so it never gets out into the environment without them knowing that there is a leak. I just provided that for your own information. Committeemember Voorde asked, Is that the one(1)by Tangled? Mr. Studer replied, No this is the one(1) over by Douglas and Fir along Juday Creek. Committee Chair Davis asked, In the event that the business closes, what happens to the tanks? Mr. Studer replied, The tanks are generally taken out by the gas company if they can't resell it as a gas station. But these tanks have a long-term life. They have alarm systems and these are consistent with the State requirements for underground storage tanks. We are very far,by the way, from any public receptor. We are almost a quarter mile from Juday Creek. So they are monitored and we take this very seriously. EXCELLENCE ACCOUNTABILITY INNOVATION I INCLUSION EMPOWERMENT 455 County-City Building 227W.Jefferson Bvld South Bend,Indiana 46601 p 574.235.9221 f574.235.9173 TTD574.235.5567 www.southbendin.gov 3