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REGULAR MEETING JULY 27, 2009 Councilmember Rouse, Chairperson, Community and Economic Development Committee, reported that this committee held a Public Hearing on this bill this afternoon and voted to send it to the full Council with a favorable recommendation. th Mr. David Relos, Staff Member, Economic Development Department, 12 Floor County- City Building, 227 W. Jefferson Blvd., South Bend, Indiana, made the presentation for this bill. Mr. Relos advised that the process began when the South Bend Redevelopment Commission (RDC) conducted a study and determined that it is necessary and beneficial to the orderly redevelopment of the Airport Economic Development Area (AEDA) to add various parcels to the AEDA Acquisition List. The declaratory resolution of the RDC was sent to the St. Joseph County Area Plan Commission (APC) for an order approving the RDC’s action. The APC’s resolution is now submitted to the Common Council for approval. He noted that these parcels are in three specific target areas with the AEDA. The areas are targeted to enhance the surrounding business and neighborhoods, and in one instance, to partner with an educational facility to further their expansion needs in light of large increases in enrollment. Area 1 adds four properties to the acquisition list which have been identified by Ivy Tech as properties needed to relieve the current overcrowding in their main building. Area 2 is the Airgas facility, which is scheduled to close at the end of August. This property adjoins Hamilton Towing on the east side of Lafayette, who is currently on the acquisition list. The acquisition of this property would make this site, on the fringe of Ignition Park, large enough for a developable site. Area 3 is bounded by Indiana Avenue on the south, Franklin Street to the east, Taylor Street on the west, and the Norfolk Southern Rail Road tracks to the north. A Public Hearing was held on the Resolution at this time. Ms. Virginia B. Calvin, Chancellor, Ivy Tech Community College, 220 Dean Johnson Drive, South Bend, Indiana, spoke in favor of this bill. Ms. Calvin advised that Ivy Tech’s mission has expanded by 150% in student growth since the year 2000. She stated that they are in dire need of additional classroom space. She thanked Mayor Steve Luecke, Mr. Jeff Gibney and Mr. David Relos for their dedication to this project. She stated that she did not pick the site, but it is the right site for the right institution. There being no one else present wishing to speak to the Council either in favor of or in opposition to this Resolution, Councilmember Puzzello made a motion to adopt this Resolution. Councilmember Oliver Davis seconded the motion which carried and the Resolution was adopted by a roll call vote of nine (9) ayes. RESOLUTION NO. 3986-09 A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, APPROVING AN ORDER OF THE ST. JOSEPH COUNTY AREA PLAN COMMISSION APPROVING A CERTAIN DECLARATORY RESOLUTION AND AN AMENDMENT TO THE SOUTH BEND CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT AREA DEVELOPMENT PLAN ADOPTED BY THE SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION , WHEREAS the South Bend Redevelopment Commission (the “Commission”), the governing body of the South Bend Department of Redevelopment and the Redevelopment District of the City of South Bend, Indiana, pursuant to Indiana Code 36-7-14 (the “Act”), on July 14, 2009, approved and adopted its Resolution No. 2551 (the “Declaratory Resolution”), Exhibit A, amending the acquisition list in the South Bend Central Development Area Development Plan (the “Plan”) for the South 25