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CITY OF SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING – August 28, 2025 <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />2. Approval of Minutes <br /> <br />A. Approval of Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Thursday, August 14, 2025. <br /> <br />Commissioner Shaw pointed out a typo in Item #5A6, in the second <br />paragraph, the word Latent should have been Leighton. The change was <br />made in the posted minutes. <br /> <br />Upon a motion by Eli Wax for approval, second by David Relos, the <br />motion carried unanimously; the Commission approved the minutes with <br />the noted typo fixed of the regular meeting of August 14, 2025. <br /> <br />3. Approval of Claims <br /> <br />A. Claims Allowances August 12, 2025 <br /> <br />Upon a motion by Ophelia Gooden-Rodgers for approval second by David <br />Relos, the motion carried unanimously; the Commission approved the <br />claims allowances of August 12, 2025. <br /> <br />4. Old Business <br /> <br />A. None <br /> <br />5. New Business <br /> <br />A. River West Development Area <br /> <br />1. Purchase Agreement (Sunoco on 1335 Portage Ave.) <br /> <br />Joseph Molnar, Assistant Director of Growth and Opportunity, <br />presented the purchase agreement for $100,850 for the Sunoco <br />service station located at 1335 Portage Ave. The parcel would nicely <br />connect with the Portage Elwood Shopping Center. It currently has its <br />own direct access from Portage Avenue, but it shares the same block <br />with the shopping center. Looking at the site from Portage Avenue, it <br />used to be an auto repair shop dating back to the 1950s. The owner <br />recently passed away, and the family chose not to continue the <br />business. They reached out about selling the property, which is how <br />the city got involved. <br /> <br />To recap: <br />• In June 2022, the Board of Public Works (BPW) acquired the <br />Drewry’s site. <br />• In December 2024, RDC purchased the Portage Elwood Shopping <br />Center.