04-25-2022 Common Council Meeting Minutes (Signed)

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REGULAR MEETING April 25, 2022 Councilmember Davis responds, this piece of legislation is not binding, and it is not going to impact anyone negatively. It is for the council to develop a larger discussion to progress the conversation that unanimously voted for well over a year ago. We are missing the point. Vice President Niezgodski responds this was brought to us about a year ago. We all do support affordable housing in our community, and we have had presentations by the administration about their work with the Housing Authority. Dr. Lamberg has been very detailed and clear about the process that they're going to be undertaking. From discussions with the developers to discussions that they're going to have with the residents about what they're going to be doing about relocation. Once they get through the process so that is clearly understood by the residents, they will put together a number for what the building would look like, which the city South Bend and the administration will be considering the amount of money to support that initiative. It was clear to me that it was basically telling the developer what they could and cold not do. Then give it two weeks and to come back before us again. We all acknowledge that we support affordable housing. This bill is not ready to come before us. If it is not ready to come before us, it needs to be voted down. President McBride, we have a motion on the floor to reject Bill No. 222217. Clerk Jones roll call. Clerk Jones responds with seven (7) ayes. President McBride states that Bill No. 222217 has been rejected. 22-19 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, IN APPROVING A RESOLUTION OF SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION TO AMMEND THE BOUNDARIES OF THE RIVER EAST DEVELOPMENT AREA AND APPROVE THE AMENDED AND RESTATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE RIVER EAST DEVELOPMENT AREA. President McBride states, we have a presenter. Time Corcoran, Director of Planning for the City of South Bend with offices on the 14`h floor of this city building. We're proposing to adjust the River East TIF district. The purpose of doing this is to adjust the TIF boundary. The city will be able to collect incremental tax increases from this area to help fund future priorities and planning initiatives within the River East TIF district. Priorities may include infrastructure, including streetscape projects, which are currently in the works for LaSalle St., Colfax and Mishawaka Ave as well as projects and infrastructure projects within the expanded area. We know it may be some need to look at Venice and Charles St. based on new developments happening there. The increased revenue can also go towards community assets of Sites Park, East Race, Riverfront parks and trails and zoo which are in the River East TIF district. Potential projects are currently none, and not in the process of going through any developers' agreements. It does allow us to help incentivize new development projects in the River East TIF area and the expanded area. The map shows the blue area is within the TIF district in South Bend and the orange are in the upper right. The addition we are proposing is approximately forty-seven (47) acres and represents point 17 percent (.17%) of the total TIF district. The adjustment area which is bisected by State Road 23 is within the boundary of Ironwood Rd Edison, Twyckenham and Dunn Rd. The River East TIF is defined by the blue area east of the St. Joe River and the River West TIF to the west of Saint Joe River. The area is forty- seven (47) acres. There are eighty-eight (88) parcels and fifty-three (53) unique landowners. A question we had in our committee meeting was when the TIF district expiries in 2035 which is when most of the River East TIF will expire. A few parts in the River East Tiff will expire a few years later. The blue line represents the city boundary as well. Tim Corcoran continues, we know of a couple developments coming. They will be a part of a fiscal impact analysis that is being done by Baker Tilly. One of those developments is the Turtle Creek Redevelopment site which came to Council late last year for an exception for group housing. The Irish Quarter, which is currently under construction right now is a mixed-use development 10