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LaSalle SquareRedevelopment Plan
Presented By:City of South Bend, INDepartment of Community And Economic Development
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Overview of Presentation
• How We Got Here• Request for Proposals • Planning Process• Other Related Developments
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How We Got Here• February 5, 2007: Mayor announces City will
investigate expansion of the Airport Economic Development Area at State of the City
• June 19, 2007: Declaratory Resolution approved by the Redevelopment Commission (legal process begins)
• June 19, 2007: Area Plan Commission approves• June 25, 2007: Common Council Approves• July 20, 2007: Redevelopment Commission
approves, expansion becomes effective• December 7, 2007: Redevelopment
Commission approves TIF budget plan for 2008, which includes funds for LaSalle Square
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Request For Proposals • Key Dates:
– February 1, 2008: Request for Proposals is advertised
• Available at: www.southbendin.gov/lasallesquare.pdf
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Request for Proposals • Key Dates, Continued:
– March 10, 2008: Proposals due– March 10-24, 2008: Review period– March 28, 2008: Redevelopment
Commission Approval
• Steering Committee will review and make recommendation to the Redevelopment Commission
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Request for Proposals • Steering Committee’s Role
– Review proposals for planning services, make recommendation
– Advise consultants on planning times and locations
– Assist in running the public planning meetings
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Requests for Proposals• Steering Committee
– Invited Participants
Organization, Individual Organization, IndividualLWW Steering Committee, Mike Guljas Common Council, Henry Davis Jr.LWW Gateway Association, Jerry Niezgodski LWW Gateway Assoc, Marilyn
GachawLaSalle Area Neigh Assoc, Lucille Spaulding Faith Apostolic Ministries, Eddie Miller South Bend Heritage, Gladys Muhammad Redevelopment Comm, Hardie BlakeBeacon Heights, Property Manager CFED, Linda WolfsonSt. Vincent de Paul, Matthew Vigneault Charlotte Pfeifer, Near
Westside NeighHoneywell, By appointment
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Planning Process
• Examples of where steering committees have been utilized for planning processes:
– Commercial Corridor Program Corridor Steering Committees
– Weed & Seed Neighborhood Restoration Plan W&S Neighborhood Committee
– City Plan Civic Alliance
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Planning Process
• RFP outlines process and requires: – Process to “be conducted as and remain a
public process through community workshops and focus group meetings.”
– Consultants to “conduct interviews with key stakeholder (public) groups to establish programmatic needs, organizational objectives and desires, and design criteria”
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Planning Process
• Process and Requirements, Continued– Three public planning meetings:
• Kickoff and formation of ideas • Design charrette• Identifying strategies and actions
– Draft Plan will be available for public review and comment prior to adoption
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Plan Components
• Analysis of:– Zoning, land-use, urban design, and Market conditions• “The consultant team will perform an in-
depth market analysis to determine the viability of housing and commercial needs.”
• “The consultant team will be responsible for providing visual representations of recommendations regarding urban design, street layout, and landscaping.”
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Plan Components
• Will Include:– A written implementation strategy– A phasing plan with associated public
infrastructure costs– Graphic illustrations– Policy recommendations – A matrix outlining the plan
implementation components
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Conclusion
• LaSalle Square has community-wide interest
• Plan’s foundation will include public input
• Long term, private investment and continued public involvement will be the key to sustained success
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Other Related Developments
• Bendix Physicians Group – Joint Partnership: St. Joseph and Memorial – Internal study shows this area to be in
greatest need of additional healthcare services
– Hospitals predict operating budget short-fall
– Approached City to aid in needed building improvements due to budget short-fall
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Other Related Developments• Senior Housing
– Private company approached City with interest to develop Senior Housing at LaSalle Square
– Per developer, project will not begin until 2009 due to funding cycles
– City’s decision to support the development will hinge upon the Plan
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Contact Information
• Jeff Vitton, PlannerDivision of Community Development224 W. Jefferson Blvd. Suite 100
235-5827 (Ignore message regarding emailing questions, this is just for consultants)
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