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Home My WebLink AboutRM 03-06-586 M *rch 1958 12;1 P.M. REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION Regular Meeting MINUTES 9. Indiana Club South Room ssioners Present: James, G Louis, Donald L. Adair, Clyde E. Williams Also Present: Trustees - Thomas Hickey, Sr. - Stanley Mezykowski City Attorney - Irving Smith Executive Director - Henry Sucher Plan Director - Robert Huff Absont: Frank G. Koczan, Virgil A. Place The eeting was Called to Order by Mr. James G. Louis, Vice President. Min tes of the February 7 Meeting were read and approved. There was no Old usiness. The following New Business was discussed. 1. tPPROVAL OF BILLS e following expenditures were read and approved: a) Current Charges Premiums on Official Bonds - Feb. & March Rent b) Services - Contractual Traveling Expenses - Postage - Telephone c) Supplies - Miscellaneous Petty Cash - Motor Supplies d) Supplies - Office'l Items Purchased from Business Systems e) Supplies - Drafting *z Items Purchased from Schilling's $1,000.00 74.40 27.50 100.36 75.20 TOTAL APPROVED BILLS $1, 277.46 2. �HOICE OF PROJECT AREA r. Sucher mentioned four possible clearance project areas. However, ily two of these were considered in detail by the Commission. The ro referenced project areas are as follows (a) Sample Street (b) Linden Avenue ml P.O. No's 12832- 33- 34- 36- 37- 40- 41- 43- 45- 47 -49 -50 n= P.O. No's 12846 - 12951- 52 -53 -54 Mr'. r ath by h indu SAMPLE STREET AREA Sucher stated the Sample Street area should be used for industrial :r than residential purposes. This area is completely surrounded ;avy industrial and railroad uses., and has been zoned for light ;try for a considerable length of time. The boundaries are Prairie Avenue, Scott Street, the NYC RR Tracks, Chapin Street, Dunham Street, the Alley North of Dunham Street, McPherson Street, Sample Street, Catalpa Avenue and Garst Street, Also, the Studebaker- Packard Corporation borders the East, and the Oliv r Plant borders the West. With the elimination of the dwelling structures. there should be no objection to-heavy industrial zoning for the area Clearance of the area would greatly facilitate the widening, of Sample Street through the area, which is a definite proposal of the Thoroughfare Plan. About 45 acres of good industrial land would be made available to the existing adjoining industries for expansion & /or parking, or to new enterprises coming into the City. The elimination of residential uses from this area may also be considered a desirable planning goal. This thinking is fully concurred by the Planning Commission. The ity's share of the cost in this project would be approximately $800 000.00, a substantial part of which the City would have to spend in a y event on the future widening of Sample Street in this area. Taxes collected at present are $30, 000.00 a year. If the redevelop- ment plan is carried through to completion, a tax revenue of approx- ima.t ly $150, 000.00 would be in order. As a prop peop] time Mr. resi, orde prop "first project" this would well qualify. It is a compact piece of :rty. There are 50 acres with the potential of employing 1, 000 e. This is an important factor to consider, especially in this of unemployment. LINDEN AVENUE AREA Sucher stated this possible project would be redeveloped for new• ential use. The old deteriorated residences would be cleared in to build new housing, and provide an adequate site for the used new school. LINDEN AVENUE AREA (cont=d) In the near future a new Linden School is to be built at a total cost of $1, 2,50, 000.00. It has a contemplated completion date of 1960. The site of this school is included in the Linden Avenue area.. The School City can only obtain a 2 1 [2 acre site. However, we could easily make mo a acreage available if our program materializes'.. As a result the Sch of City would benefit, in the fact that they would not be as limited for pace The boundaries of this area and its ultimate design at present cannot be as clearly defined as those of the Sample Street area. This would involve a much more extensive surveying job, etc., as the area is more homogeneous than the smaller, compact, Sample Street area. Mr. Adair thought that this project has an advantage over the Sample Street area in the respect that the public would.recognize a complete transformation taking place. It would be a larger project, and in turn, would be more outstanding'. Also, even if at first, we did only a min r share of the work in this area we would still get credit towards the chool, and then as time goes by, we could expand on that area. Mr. Williams then asked how much time would be involved in plan- ning for the industrial area, and if there was a possibility we could go into the 3chool area after the Sample Street project. However, Mr. Sucher's statement was that he feared it would be too late to benefit the school, bec use the planning on the industrial area would take approximately a year, and obtaining local and federal approvals another 4 - 6 months. It w s stated that there would be no opposition in the Linden area from the esidents of the neighborhood if they were approached properly and 'nformed of the benefits that would be obtained. As concluding thought it was stated that we would benefit financially by aving the whole area declared a Renewal Area before the school con truction got started. No- efinite decision was made as to the choice of the project area. Instead, Mr. Sucher was asked to have available before the next monthly meeting additional figures and additional maps, showing: (a) Conditions as they are now (b) Conditions as they would be after Redevelopment With the additional maps and figures the Commission will more readily be able to make a definite and thorough study, which in turns would make possible a more valid decision, After a decision by- the Commission, Mr, Sucher will then make a Survey & Planning Application so that 213 of planning costs on the first project could eventually be paid by the Federal Government', In he meantime the Commission will go ahead on the assumption that th y will be considering these two areas, and if possible, view same'. 3, WORKABLE PROGRAM Th s will have to be submitted before the City .can obtain Federal Re evelopment Funds', seven required elements included in the Program are as follows: Codes & Ordinances Comprehensive Community Plan (c) Neighborhood_ Analysis d) Administrative Organization e) Financing Housing for displaced families Citizen Participation Mr � Adair made the motion to proceed with the Workable Program', Mr Williams seconded it, and it was unanimously carried', 4. fBY -LAWS Cop es of the proposed By -Laws were distributed to all of the Commissioners present to be read and studied before the next regular meeting'. During the next meeting they will be discussed and submitted for approval', 5. NATIONAL PLANNING CONFERENCE The Conference will be held from May 18 through May 22 in Washington. This will be a good time to recruit another staff member as we will require another one in June.. Mr. Sucher would like to attend the Conference, and stated there were sufficient funds for at least one of the Commissioners to accompany him, if any so desired. A motion was made, seconded, and unanimously carried to approve M . Sucher ;s attendance at the Conference'. ADJOURNED: � F s G. LeVils, Vice President Donald L. Adair, Secretary