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Home My WebLink AboutRM 11-15-62i 1 SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING 15 Novlember 1962 11:00 M. Redevelopment Commission Office 129 West Colfax Avenue This meeting was called to order by Mr. James G. Louis, President. Commissioners present and answering to roll call: Mr. James G. Louis, President Mr. Fred J. Helmen, Secretary Mr. Frank G. Koczan Mr. Virgil A. Place Absent: Mr. Clyde E. Williams, Vice President Also present: Mr. Lewis Haber, Reporter, South Bend Tribune Mr. Ray Breden, WNDU Reporter Mr. Joseph Fragomeni, Chas. W. Cole & Son Staff- Mr. Henry Sucher, Executive Director Mr. Howard Bellinger, Assistant Director Mr. Edward Bielicki, Relocation Supervisor I. APPROVAL OF MINUTES On.mot'on made by Mr. Koczan, seconded by Mr.:Helmen and unanimously carried, the minutes of October 18, 1962, meetiAg were approved as read and the following business was discussed: II. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS PROJECT EXPENDITURES ACCOUNT FUND - Ind. R -7 Real Estate Retainer: Irene ergacz per Edward M. Doran, Attorney, Parcel 10 -1 $1,650.00 P.E.A. R -41 LaSalle Park GNRP 1,500.00 -1- II. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS - Continued PROJECr EXPENDITURES ACCOUNT FUND - Ind. R -7 (Continued) Edward Bielicki - Mileage for October, 1962 17.50 Mrs. Emilia Bilinski - Rent for Relocation Office, Nov. 55.00 Chas. K. Cole & Son 70.00 Chas. W. Cole & Son 800.10 Freeman-Spicer Leasing & Insurance Corp. 68.08 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. (Relocation Office) 32.82 Ind. & Mich. Electric Co. (Relocation Office) 3.32 Interstate Demolition Corporation 1,476.83 G. E. 14eyer & Son, Inc. 12.36 NIPSCO (Relocation Office) 15.44 Royal AcBee Corporation 51.14 South Bend Window Cleaning Co. 3.00 Relocation Claim Jacobson - Parcel 12 -60 45.00 Gilbert Condemnation Appraisal Services onDurant 50.00 A. C. Alex S. Langel 50.00 Total $5,900.59 PROJECT EXPENDITURES ACCOUNT FUND - Ind. R -41 Redevelopment Revolving Fund 1,500.00 REDEVELOPMENT REVOLVING FUND _ I Payroll - November 1 to November 15, 1962 B. F Goodrich Pence -Dickens Company Indiana Bell Telephone Co. - Main Office Susan Presits - Janitorial Service for November Sinclair Refining Co. Granville P. Ziegler, Postmaster Frede ick K. Baer - Legal Service for November_ Total URBAN REDEVELOPMENT FUND Micha 1 J. Barany Agency Peter on Printing Corp. Henry Sucher - Travel Expense -2- Total 2,288.32 16.47 113.60 79.23 80.00 8.10 20.00 200..00 $2,805.72 3.00 36.50 63.55 $103.05 II. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS - Continued GRAND TOTAL Reimbursement to Redevelopment Revolving Fund for Expenditures - Mont# of October, 1962 From roject Expenditures Account Fund •- R -7 From roject Expenditures Account Fund - R -39 From rban Redevelopment Fund $10,309.36 $3,838.77 966.80 1,020.84 $5,826.41 On motion made by Mr. Place, seconded by Mr. Koczan and unanimously carrie claims for payment totaling $10,309.36 were endorsed by the Co , ission. III. RjEQUISITION FOR FEDERAL ADVANCE - LaSalle Park Ind. R -41 On motion made by Mr. Helmen, seconded by Mr. Place and unanimously carrie , the Commission approved HHFA Form H -6123 Requisition for Advanc Payment under GNRP Contract for LaSalle Park, Indiana R--41. IV. ESOLUTION NO. 53 Declaratory Resolution covering Chapin Street Redevelopment Project Area, Indiana R -29, was approved by the Commission, upon motion made by Mr. Helmen, seconded by Mr. Koczan and unanimously carried. This Resolution, No. 53, is hereby attached and made a part of these minute . V. PROGRESS On motion made by Mr: Koczan, seconded by Mr. Place and I-& M unanim usly carried, the Commissiori-approved - that a letter ELECTRIC be sent to the I & M Electric Company whereby the Redevel- CO. opment Commission agrees that if I & M Electric Company will either remove or relocate any part or all of its exist- ing utility facilities from Sample Street Project Area Indian R -7, this will not waive the right of the I & M Electric Company to make claim for payment of the costs of such removal. -3- V. The Co tive a receiv plan i the su Commis S REPORT - Continued mission was informed by Mr. Sucher that a tenta- proval from the Chicago office of HHFA has been d to make relatively minor changes in the street the Sample Street Project. The Commission agreed mission of the plan in this form to the Planning ion for their final approval. Mr. Lo is informed the Commission that no one has any right o sign any documents or any papers before the 4mmission full approval. Upon motion made by Mr. Helmen, seconded by Mr. Koczan and unanimously carried, the Commission approved the signing of the Contract for Disposition of Land for Private Redevelopment between Model Coverall Service, Inc. a d the Department of Redevelopment covering the purcha e of a ;!parcel of land located in the Sample Street Project Area, Ind. R -7. The Co ission approved the submittal to Chicago, HHFA, of pro osed contract with Mr. Peter F. Gillis for Land Absorption Study for LaSalle Park GNRP Area. The Cojmnission, upon motion made by Mr. Helmen, seconded by Mr. Koczan, and unanimously carried, approved the placing of a 1/2 page ad in the Industrial Property Guide of the Society of Industrial Realtors. The Commission also made a suggestion that a 1/2" ad advertising the sale of land in the Sample Street Project, Indiana R -7, be run in the local papers. This is to be submitted at the next meeting. Mr. Sucher stated that the Contract between Blair and Stein Associates, Inc. and the City of South Bend, Ind., Department of Redevelopment for services in connection with the Central Area Feasibility Survey now makes provis ons for payment in 12 monthly consecutive install- ments. He suggested that a clause required by HHFA be added, that a final 10/ be withheld until we get approval for the work from the Federal Government. - we STREET PLAN CHANGE IND. R -7 COMMISSION DOCUMENTS LAND DISPOSITION CONTRACT IND. R -7 LA SALLE PARK GNRP, IND. R -41 - PUBLICATION OF LAND DISPOSITION ADS BLAIR & STEIN ASSOC. V. REPORT - Continued The Commission was advised that their attendance was PLAN requested at a meeting of the City Plan Commission Tues- COMMISSION day, November 20, at 3:30 p.m. This meeting was to cover MEETING street and alley vacation in the Sample Street Indiana R -7 area. The Co ission recommended to Mr. Sucher that all build- INTERSTATE ings r ady for demolition should be turned over to DEMOLITION Mr. Michael B. Lynch, Interstate Demolition Corporation. CORPORATION The Commission, upon motion made by Mr. Helmen, seconded AIP-WGLC by Mr. Place and unanimously carried, approved a trip by Mr. Howard Bellinger, Assistant Director, to Chicago December 6th and 7th to attend a conference of the Western Great Lakes Chapter of the American :Institute of Planners. The Commission, upon motion made by Mr., Helmen, seconded RENT by Mr. Place and unanimously carried, approved a rent REDUCTION reduction of Parcel 12 -60 from $170 to $100 inasmuch as PARCEL a portion of the building which has previously been sublet 12 -60 is now condemned. Mr. Bi licki was advised by the Commission that he should SBA LOANS be informed as to what help Small Business Administration can give to small businesses, which have sustained economic injury by being physically displaced by the urban renewal program, in the fcr m of loans, and it was suggested that he go to the Chicago office of the Small Business Adminis- tratiop to get this information. Upon motion made by Mr. Place, seconded by Mr. Koczan and HAINES & unanimously carried, the Commission approved a change - HAINES order in the site improvement work for Haines & Haines calling for the installation of a 4" inserting valve in the 4" water main at Dunham St. east of Chapin St. to replac an inoperative valve. The total cost of this change will be $625.00. Meeting adjourned 12:30 p.m. 3. Loui resident Fre �lmen, Secretary -5-