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Redevelopment Commission approves change order, access agreements and utility budget adjustments for Woodland Crossing
Summary
The commission approved a change order to expand a utility room and storage at Woodland Crossing, authorized access agreements for library and school events, and increased operations budgets for utilities, funded from Woodland Crossing rent revenues and special funds.
The Elkhart Redevelopment Commission on July 14 approved several actions to advance Woodland Crossing operations and finishing work, including a contract change order to add custodial and utility space, access agreements for community events, and an operations budget amendment to cover higher utility costs.
A presenter for the project explained that Change Order 10 addresses the original absence of a utility room in the former big-box (Big Lots) space and adds custodial, storage and common-space amenities. The commission approved the change order and agreed to allocate $28,390.97 from the Consolidated South Del Cart allocation area special fund to cover the additional services; staff noted unused funds will be returned to the proper account.
The commission also approved access agreements allowing the Elkhart Public Library and Elkhart Community Schools to use Woodland Crossing for events, including a library event on Aug. 29 and a schools resource fair scheduled for Sept. 10.
Mary Casca, assistant director of community development, said Woodland Crossing projected higher midyear utility costs and asked the commission to increase the 2026 operations budget to cover electricity, natural gas and water/sewer. The commission approved appropriating $43,211.11 from Woodland Crossing shopping-center rent revenues to cover the increases: $24,345.02 for electricity, $14,674.42 for natural gas and $4,211.67 for water and sewer.
"Change Order 10 has to do with the original lack of a utility room in the former Big Lots space," the project presenter said, describing the contractor's proposed solution. Casca said the utility budget amendment would be funded from Woodland Crossing rent revenues, not from the general fund.
Staff said furniture proposals for the new city offices at Woodland Crossing were received and will be reviewed by an evaluation team, and that landscaping, lighting and pergolas are being positioned as finishing work continues. The commission directed staff to report back on bid reviews and to return unused allocated funds to the appropriate accounts.
