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Home My WebLink AboutRM 10-05-615 OTber 1961 10 :3 A.M. SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT'COMMISSION Redevelopment Commission Office 129 West Colfax Avenue This meeting was called to order by Mr. James G. Louis, President. Also ssioners present and answering to roll call: Mr. James G. Louis, President Mr. Clyde E. Williams, Sr., Vice President Mr. Fred J. Helmen, Secretary Mr. Virgil A. Place Mr. Frank G. Koczan present: Mr. Lewis Haber, Reporter, South Bend Tribune Mrs. Josephine Curtis, Trustee, Chairman of Relocation Mr. Sam Logan, Urban League - Hering House /Committee Mr. Philip Hammer, Hammer & Company Associates Mr. E. Seybold, Civic Planning Association Mr. John Kagel, Downtown South Bend Council Mr. J. Frank Miles, President, City Planning Commission Mr. Robert Huff, City Planning Commission Mr. Forrest West, " 11 11 Mr. Galen B. Sargent " Mr. Raymond S. Andrysiak " Mr. William Webster " Mr. John E. Hanley, County Commissioner Staff: Mr. Henry Sucher, Executive Director Mr. Edward Bielicki, Relocation Supervisor I: ,. APPROVAL OF MINUTES On motion made by Mr. Place, seconded by Mr. Williams and unanimously carried, the minutes of.September 21, 1961 meeting were approved as read and the following business was discussed: II. APPROVAL OF OPTIONS The Commission reviewed the Option Agreement signed by property owner in the Sample Street Renewal Area - Project No. Indiana R -7. Upon notion made by Mr. Koczan, seconded by Mr. Williams, and unani- mous) carried, the following option was approved: Parcel 9 -17. III. I n APPROVAL OF CLAIMS PROJECT EXPENDITURES ACCOUNT FUNDz Miscellaneous Expenses 63.20 1440.01 Options - 1 parcel. - #$9 -17 10.00 1122 Rent Refund 4.00 1440.01 Acquisition Closings - Parcels 12 -31a, 12 -47, 8 -17, 9 -11 20,789.12 1440.05 Eva E. Heck - Petty Cash Reimburse- ment for Auditing & Recording Fees 29.40 1450.1 Interstate Demolition Corporation 3,106.97 1448..036 Treasurer, St. Joseph County - Taxes 26.36 2118 Final Closings - Parcel 12 -19, 9 -19, 12-31a,,1-15, 7 -1 1,200.00 1501 Relocation Claims 382.60 $25 ;611.65 URBAN REDEVELOPMENT FUND: Newman & Altman, Inc.. 24.53 REDEVELOPMENT REVOLVING FUND: Miscellaneous Expenses 149.29 Payroll - Sept. 16 -30 2,300.94 $2,450.23 GRAND TOTAL X28.,086.41 Reimburse Revolving Fund from P.E.A. 3,879.41 Urban 1,278._13 $5,157.54 On motion made by Mr. Helmen, seconded by Mr. Williams, and unani- mously carried, claims for payment totaling $28,086.41 were endorsed' by the Commission. i -2- IV. QUARTERL The Commission reviewed the prepared-HHFA-Forms, H -6000 Physical Progress Quarterly Report, H -690 Quarterly Report For Financial and Budget-Review,- H-- 6203,Quarterly Property Management Report, and the Balance Sheet for the quarter ended September 30, 1961, covering Sample Street Project Indiana R -7. On motion made by Mr. Place, seconded by Mr. Williams, and unanimously carried, the Commission authorized the required signatures and submission of these reports to the Housing and Home Finance Agency, Chicago,-Illinois. V. REQUEST FOR RELOCATION GRANT PAYMENT The Commission reviewed Forms H -692 Requisition No. 4 for Relocation Grant Payment in the sum of $6,406.67 and H -6205 Request for Consent to T ansfer Funds. On motion made by Mr. Helmen, seconded by Mr' oczan, and unanimously carried, the Commission authorized the certification and submission of these reports, covering Sample Street Project Indiana R -7, to the Urban Renewal Administration. VI. REQUISITION FOR PROJECT CAPITAL GRANT PAYMENT On m mous s ubm in t Fund Gran to t VII. Mr. S advis befor loan and a last The Octol: D.C., becaL tion made by Mr. Williams, seconded by Mr. Place, and unani-- y carried, the.Commission authorized the certification and ssion of Requisition for Project Capital Grant Payment No. 3 sum of $120,264.00, H -6205 Request for Consent to 'Transfer and H -693 Justification of Requisition for Project Capital Progress Payment, covering Sample Street Project Indiana R -7, Urban Renewal Administration. SS REPORT ,cher reported to the Commission that it may be ble to resort to a direct Federal Temporary Loan going into federally secured private temporary otes since the private loan notes take about two half months and we may not have enough money to s that long. )mmission authorized Mr. Bielicki, Relocation risor, to attend the NAHRO Conference to be held :r 29th through November 1, 1961, in Washington, inasmuch as Mr. Sucher will be unable.to attend >e of the State Tax Board hearings on the 1962 scheduled for that period. -3- FINANCING NAHRO CONFERENCE VIII PROGRESS REPORT (Continued) Mr. ielicki, Relocation Supervisor, reported an esti- RELOCATION -- mate workload of 315 families of which 209 have been REPORT taker. into'the workload; 179 have relocated in standard housing. 30 families are on the current workload. _ Mrs. Josephine Curtis „Chairman of Relocation Committee, RELOCATION requ sted that Mr. Sucher contact Mr. Showell personally by p one and get an official statement .from.FHA..on,the boarded up dwellings in the LaSalle Park Area for use in relocating families in the Sample .Street Project. Mr. Ehilip Hammer, of Hammer & Company Associates, ECONOMIC reported to the Commission, and the members of the STUDY Plan ring Commission,on the type of economic studies that would be undertaken by his firm under a Feasibility Study. It was agreed that Mr. Hammer and Mr. L. Blair of Blair Associates map out a program and submit it to the Commission. This proposal will then be forwarded to Regional Office of the.Urban Renewal.Administration in C icago, for their review and approval. Meetiing adjourned 12-N. lmen, Secretary