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DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
<br />This Development Agreement (this “Agreement”), is effective as of August 14, 2025 (the
<br />“Effective Date”), by and between the City of South Bend, Department of Redevelopment, acting
<br />by and through its governing body, the South Bend Redevelopment Commission (the
<br />“Commission”), and the New Day Intake Center, Inc. an Indiana nonprofit organization, with its
<br />registered address being 424 S. Michigan St., #11162, South Bend, Indiana 46634 (the
<br />“Developer”) (each, a “Party,” and collectively, the “Parties”).
<br />RECITALS
<br />WHEREAS, the Commission exists and operates under the provisions of the
<br />Redevelopment of Cities and Towns Act of 1953, as amended (I.C. 36-7-14 et seq., the “Act”);
<br />and
<br />WHEREAS, the Act provides that the clearance, replanning, and redevelopment of
<br />redevelopment areas are public uses and purposes for which public money may be spent; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Commission owns certain real property described in Exhibit A, which,
<br />concurrently with this Agreement, is being sold to Developer through a certain Real Estate
<br />Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement’), together with all improvements thereon and all
<br />easements, rights, licenses, and other interests appurtenant thereto (collectively, the “Developer
<br />Property”); and
<br />WHEREAS, the Developer provides lower-barrier emergency shelter and basic needs in a
<br />welcoming, dignified environment for individuals in crisis, and serves as a first-stop crisis response
<br />that connects people to housing and support using evidence-informed, Person-Centered practices
<br />to break the cycle of homelessness by building human and provider connections and offering a
<br />safe return for individuals facing future housing crises; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Developer currently has private financing and desires to construct,
<br />renovate, or otherwise rehabilitate certain elements of the Developer Property (the “Project”) in
<br />accordance with the project plan (the “Project Plan”) attached hereto as Exhibit B; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Developer Property is located within the corporate boundaries of the City
<br />within the area known as the River West Development Area for which it will serve, as well as all
<br />other areas of the City, including the River East Development Area and South Side Development
<br />Area (collectively, the “Areas”) by housing unsheltered individuals; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Commission has adopted (and subsequently amended, from time to time)
<br />a development plan, which contemplates development of the Areas consistent with the Project;
<br />and
<br />WHEREAS, the Commission and the Developer agree on certain shared principles,
<br />including that shelter should be Housing-Focused, Person-Centered, Trauma-Informed, Low-
<br />Barrier, and Harm-Reducing; and
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