HomeMy WebLinkAboutNo. 0034 HHFA with respect to securing financial assistance to develop a feasibility study for the Central South Bend AreaURBAN REDEVELOPMENT FUND:
Michael J. Barany Agency 8.00
N wman & Altman, Inc. 3.00
$11.00
1140.01 Parcel 9 -2 Quietus Nos. 449 -4503
8/16/61 - Checks #23881 -23885 $6,964.80
(Closing was not made as scheduled)
On moti n made by Mr. Koczan, seconded by Mr. Williams, and unanimously
carried claims for payment totaling $78,163.31 were endorsed by the
Commission.
IV.
Henry Sucher reported to the Commission that he, Messrs. Frederick K.
Baer, Edwin Daviw, , and James %ouiw, were in Chicago to confer with
the H.H F.A. with respect to securing financial assistance to develop
a Feasibility Study for the Central South Bend Area. He reported that
the group was well received in Chicago and that the H.H.F.A. was willing
to finance such a Feasibility Study. Mr. Sucher suggested that estima-
tes of the cost and the extent of the work to be performed be secured
from the following firms who specialize in this type of study:
Candeub, Fleissig & Associates
Newark, New Jersey
Victor Gruen Associates
Beverly Hills, California
Blair Associates
Providence, Rhode Island
On moti n duly made, seconded, and unanimously passed, the following
resolutions were enacted:
RE OLVED that the South Bend Redevelopment Commission proceed
as promptly as possible with a Feasibility Study of the Central
So th Bend Area.
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THER RESOLVED that the Executive Director request estimates
the cost and extent of the Feasibility Study from the afore -
ed firms and that the firms selected be submitted to the
.F.A. for approval.
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HER RESOLVED that this matter be submitted to the Common
cil of the City of South Bend for approval as well as to
H.H.F.A. prior to letting any contracts or proceeding with
work under said Feasibility Study.
V.
Mr. Jos ph Fragomeni, of Chas. W. Cole & Son, Engineers and Architects,
submitt d an agreement to render certain engineering advice and techni-
cal ass'stance in connection with the preparation of plans and speci-
ficatio s for the improvement of Sample Street Area Project, Indiana
R -7. a contract was submitted to Mr. Frederick K. Baer, LPA Counsel,
for rev'ew. Upon motion made by Mr. Helmen, seconded by Mr. Place,
and una imously carried, the Commission authorized the execution of
the engineering contract with Chas. W. Cole & Son, Engineers and
Archite ts, 3600 East Jefferson Blvd., South Bend, Indiana, with the
provisi n that prior to delivery of the executed contract to the
enginee ing firm, that the contract be submitted to H.H.F.A. for
anorova .
Vi.
Mr. Sucher advised the Commission that Urban Renewal Administration
suggest d to the City of South Bend Redevelopment Department that land
be made available for sale in the Sample Street Project Area by next
constru tion season (next summer). They requeated that all disposition
papers be drafted now; also that second and third re -use appraisals
be obtained before the land can be disposed of. All disposition
prices will have to be recommended to the Housing and Home Finance
Agency 'n Chicago, for concurrence, and said amounts will then be the
minimum disposition price. Mr. Sucher was instructed to write to
Mid-America Appraisal Corp., 134 N. LaSalle St., Chicago, Illinois,
and Roy Wenzlick & Company, 706 Chestnut St., St. Louis, Missouri,
advising them their proposals have been approved and to request copies
of form3 of contract for appraisal of redevelopment sites executed by
them. id- America is to be advised that the Commission has authorized
a contract with them, provided the fee will be reduced to $1600, which
would equal the amount bid by Roy Wenzlick & Co. On motion duly made,
seconded, and unanimously carried, the aforementioned firms are to be
hired for the reuse appraisal job on the Sample Street Project Area,
Number Indiana R -7, provided the services of each can be obtained for
$1600.
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