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%CITY OF SOUTH BENZ) OFFICE OF THE CLERK jobs only being at sixty-two (62) while also having over $60 million of investment, this defines that. We have over 400,000 square feet of new buildings being built, but we don't have any numbers for direct employees for those. The first(Pt)three (3) spec buildings GLC has done, one (1) now houses AM General, one (1) houses CTDI which, alone, is five hundred (500) plus employees and AM General has over one hundred (100). And their last one (1) is just being finished and is likely to have several hundreds of employees there, as well. So, I think they have reason to be confident in this, I hope, and certainly they have a good track record. This is a large plot of land right now. The building will go right about here (referencing the presentation). It will be a$7 million investment for 166,000 square feet. It will be different from the buildings already built out there. There will be the same access to the logistics corridor out there. There are indirect jobs. Jeff Smoke, 112 West Jefferson, stated, I want to thank you all for the opportunity. I think Dan said it best.This is just continuing on the momentum we built out there with the first(1st)buildings. We hope to break ground this summer. Committee Chair Ferlic opened the floor to questions from Committee and Council Members. Committeemember Williams-Preston asked, Has a contract been awarded for these buildings already? Mr. Smoke replied, Not yet. Committeemember Williams-Preston followed up, Would you be willing to consider a Project Labor Agreement for either of those? Mr. Smoke replied, Typically, we use Majority Builders and Stride for all local employees when we can. If it would work for us, though, yes, we are open to a conversation. Committeemember Williams-Preston stated, Ok, cool. Now this is an area where we are doing a lot of stuff. What are the neighbors saying about this? Council President Tim Scott stated, I can answer that. The last time they were here was on the CTDI building. We actually put together a twelve (12) point action item list. This falls between the County and the City. Economic Development is involved, Engineering on the City and County level are involved, and it could be as simple as wayfinding on signs to what we are looking at, there is going to be new improvements to the Cleveland overpass with the State coming in,as well. There are growing pains out there. We are looking at that. We had a meeting with the neighbors. We are working through some of that with our Engineering and the County's. Pretty much everything out there is the County but, as we grow, we know there is a responsibility between the both of us. Their Engineering group is looking at traffic studies because if you drive the roads out there, the roads aren't made for this. We are also meeting with the developers and the companies on making sure which direction their people are coming from. Also, the wayfinding signs are the key there.There really aren't any wayfinding signs to instruct trucks to go the right direction down Dylan instead of wandering through Orange, Mayflower, and Brick and everywhere else. Sheriff Redman is involved, as well. There will be more to come on that. We have Engineering working on it. The neighbors are not thrilled but they are happy we are looking at solutions for them on all that. Dylan Drive really should be the only way in and out of there and that is kind of the issue. EXCELLENCE ACCOUNTABILITY INNOVATION INCLUSION EMPOWERMENT 455 County-City Building 227W Jefferson Bvld South Bend,Indiana 46601 p 574.235.9221 f574.235.9173 TTD 574.235.5567 www.southbendin.gov 9