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Home My WebLink AboutRM 03-01-621 Mach 1962 11 A. M. SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION Regular Meeting Redevelopment Commission Office 129 West Colfax Avenue Thisimeeting was called to order by Mr. James G. Louis, President. Commissioners present and answering to roll call: Mr. James G. Louis, President Mr. Clyde E. Williams, Sr., Vice - President Mr. Fred J. Helmen, Secretary Abse t: Mr. Virgil A. Place Mr. Frank G. Koczan Also present: Mr. Lewis Haber, Reporter, South Bend Tribune Mr. Sam Logan, Urban League - Hering House Mr. E. Seybold, Civic Planning Association Mr. William Morris, NAACP, Minority Housing Problems Cty. Mr. Dan Clark, South Bend Downtown Council Mr. S. R. Dunnuck, Jr., South Bend Downtown Council Mr. J. Peterschmidt, Notre Dame University Mr. B. Donovan, " it " Mr. Thomas Gordon, " it " Mr. Bob Konopa, " I. APPROVAL OF MINUTES On m tion made by Mr. Helmen, seconded by Mr. Williams and unanimous- ly carried, the minutes of February 20, 1962 meeting were approved as r ad and the following business was discussed: II. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS PROD CT EXPEND ITURES_ACCOUNT FUND: 2115 2115 Mid - American Appraisal Corp. $ 160.00 Roy Wenzlick & Co. 160.00 -1- II. APPROVAL OF CLAIM' PROJECT EXPENDITURES AC - Continued 1410.05) 1410 .19) Gisella M. Nagy - Reimburse Petty Cash Fund $ 21.7.8 1415. 2) Frederick K. Baer 590.00 1415. 3) 1501 Relocation Claims - Parcel Nos. 3 -1, 9 -20 188.00 $1,119.78 REDEVELOPMENT REVOLVING FUND: Misc. Expenses - Main Office: Electric, Office Supplies & Telephone $ 91.69 Susan Presits - Janitorial Service - March 80.00 $ 171.69 URBAN REDEVELOPMENT FUND: 241 Schilling's Printing Co., Inc. $ 49.00 Grand Total $1,340.47 REIMB RSEMENT TO REDEVELOPMENT REVOLVING FUND FOR EXPEN ITURES FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 1962 From Project Expenditures Account Fund $4,060.13 From Urban Redevelopment Fund 2,129.62 $6,189.75 On mo ion made by Mr. Helmen, seconded by Mr. Williams and unani- mously carried, claims for payment totaling $1,340.47 and transfer of funds amounting to $6,189.75 were endorsed by the Commission. III. BASIC LOAN NOTE RESOLUTION Mr. H lmen made a motion, seconded by Mr. Williams, and unanimously carried, that the Commission reaffirm the basic Loan Note Resolution No. 2 in connection with Urban Renewal Project No. Indiana R -7 passed August 4, 1960. -2- IV. RESOLUTION NO. 43 OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, DEPARTMENT OF ELOPMENT AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF AN APPLICATION FOR LOAN AND gRANT FOR CHAPIN STREET PROJECT NO. INDIANA R -29. Mr, Sucher reported to the Commission that Part I of the Loan & Grant Application for Chapin Street Project Indiana R -29, which sets forth in detail all plans for the area, was completed. Upon review by the Commission, and motion duly made by Mr. Williams, seconded by Mr. Helmen, and unanimously carried, the following reso ution was adopted: WHEREAS it is necessary and in the public interest that the City of South Bend; Department of Redevelopment avail itself of the ±inancial assistance provided by Title I of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended, to carry out the urban renewal project desc ibed as Chapin Street, Indiana R -29 and bounded generally by W stern Avenue, Scott Street, New York Central Main Line, and Laur 1 Street, hereinafter referred to as the "Project "; and WHEREAS it is recognized that the Federal contract for such financial assistance pursuant to said Title I will impose certain obligations and responsibilities upon the`Local Public Agency and will require among other things: (1) the provision of local grants - in -aid; (2) a feasible method for the relocation of families dis- placed from the project area; and (3) other local obligations and responsibilities in connection with the undertaking and carrying out of urban renewal projects: OW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, DEPARTMENT OF REDEVELOPMENT, that an Application on behalf of the City of South Bend, Department of Redevelopment for a loan under Section 102(a) of -said Title I in the amount of $1,428,086 and for a Project Capital Grant and a Relocation Grant to the full amount available for undertaking and financing the Project is hereby approved,.. and -that the- President is hereby,-authorized and directed to :execute and to -'file -such Application with the Housing and.Home.Finance Agency, and toy provide such additional information and.to_•furnish:such documents as may be required in behalf of said Agency, and to act as the authorized correspondent of the City of South Bend, Department of Redevelopment. -3- V'" GRESS REPORT Mr. William Morris stated that in his opinion the committee on Minority Housing was not functioning properly. He asked that a new chairman be appointed for this committee who is a member of the Board of Trust es or Commissioners. Counsel for the Commission was directed to check the extent of the Commissioners' autho ity in the functioning of advisory committees. MINORITY HOUSING PROBLEMS' COMMITTEE The C mmission, on motion made by Mr. Helmen, seconded ACQUISITION by Mr. Williams and unanimously carried, approved the APPROVAL - submittal to HHFA, Chicago of a revised Form H-.6144, PARCELS 2 -6 covering parcels 2 -6 and 12 -44. & 12 -44 Mr. S cher reported to the Commission that relative to co demnation suits covering project Indiana R -7, four arcela have had °.court appraisals where price was an is ue. Total of our appraisals amounted to $32,015; total of court appraisals. amounted to $30,500. In two cases court appraisals were substantially lower; one was a most identical and one was 20% higher. The C mmission approved Mr. Sucher's trip to Fort Wayne on the evening of March 6th for the presentation of the Fort Wayne downtown plan by the planning and economic consultants. COURT APPRAISALS - CONDEMNATION SUITS FORT WAYNE TRIP Mr. S cher reported to the Commission that representa- LASALLE PARK tives from the Urban Renewal Administration and FHA met AREA with aim regarding the LaSalle Park Area GNRP. Mr. Sucher statel that they asked us to recheck with them to make sure pverything is alright before council action is taken. They also strongly advocated we think now in terms of COMMUNITY doing a Community Renewal Program, which is a long -range RENEWAL program for urban renewal similar to the 1958 -59 program PROGRAM report, but in greater detail. Mr. Dan Clark of The South Bend Downtown Council asked DOWNTOWN if the Commission had any objection to their contacting COUNCIL HHFA regarding the time schedule on the Downtown Feasi- bility Study. The Commission approved and stated that commu ity interest in this effort would be of great help. IM V. RESS REPORT - Continued Mr. Bielicki, Supervisor of Relocation Department, reported that as of now eleven white families and 49 non-white families were relocated in rental units. 64 white and 73 non -white were relocated in standard sales housing. Five white and one non -white families were located in low -rent public housing. Twelve white and seven non -white families were located out of the city. Family status lost: two. A total of 224 families have been relocated to date. Current work- load consists of eleven familiest four white, seven non-white, two individual householders and two busi- nesses. The Commission approved Form H -666 Report of Relocation Progr ss for submittal to HHFA, Chicago. Meeting adjourned 12:30 p.m. 0 G. Lq�t President M'5 �.1 Fred' J RELOCATION REPORT H -666 FORM lmen, Secretary