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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRM 12-06-62r 6 Dec mber 1962 11 :00 A. M. SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING Redevelopment Commission Office 129 West Colfax Avenue This meeting was called to order by Mr. James G. Louis, President. Commis sioners present and answering to roll call: Mr. James G. Louis, President Mr. Clyde E. Williams, Vice President Mr. Fred J. Helmen,- :Secretary Mr. Frank G. Koczan Absent: Also Staff: I. AP On mot carrie read a II. Mr. Virgil A. Place sent: Mr. Lewis Haber, Reporter, South Bend Tribune Mr. Kenneth Augustine, Urban League Mr. E. Seybold, Civic Planning Association Mrs. Guy B. Curtis, Trustee, Chairman of Relocation Committee Mr. Wm. Morris, Real Estate Broker Mr. Oliver Scott Mr. Henry Sucher, Executive Director Mr. Frederick K. Baer, LPA Counsel Mr. Edward Bielicki, Relocation Supervisor ROVAL OF MINUTES on made by Mr. Koczan, seconded by Mr. Helmen and unanimously , the minutes of November 15, 1962, meeting were approved as d the following business was discussed: OF OPTIONS The Commission reviewed the Option Agreements signed by property owners in the Sample Street Redevelopment Area - Project No. Ind. R -7. Upon motion made by Mr. Koczan, seconded by Mr. Helmen and unanimously carrie , the following options were approved: Parcels: 8 -19 and 12 -2. -1- III. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS 05 FUND - Ind. R -7 O do is Mike and Rose Milavecz - Parcel 12 -2 10.00 Lawre ce, Joseph and.Elizabeth Molnar -,Parcel 8•-19 10.00 Relocation - November 16 - November 30, 1962 Mr. arid Mrs. Leon Kalka - Parcel 12 -35, Unit ##225 81.00 Donald Fewell - Appraiser 50.00 Abstract Co. of St. Joseph County, Inc. 20.00 Abstract & Title Corporation 10.00 Edward Bielicki - Mileage - November, 1962 13.80 Edward Bielicki - Travel Expense 60.22 Mrs. Emilia Bilinski - December Rent - Relocation office 55.00 Business Systems, Inc. 4.63 Business Systems, Inc. 121.95 Chas. W. Cole & Son 739.90 Gisel a M. Nagy - Petty Cash,Fund _ 24.30 Rieth - Riley Construction Co.,.Inc. 11,976.34 South Bend Window Cleaning Co. 6.00 $13,183.14 Payroll - November 16 - November 30, 1962 2,288.32 Payroll - December 1 - December 31, 1962 4,576.74 Freeman-Spicer Leasing & Insurance Corp. _. 29.59 Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. - Maim Office 14.44 Newmar & Altman, Inc. 11.30 St. J hn Business Machines, Inc. 9.75 Frede ick K. Baer - Legal fee for Services - December 200.00 Business Systems, Inc. 10.9.20 Indiana Bell Telephone Co., Inc. 61.48 Newmar & Altman, Inc. 40.76 Susan Presits - Janitorial Service - December. .80.00 Sinclair Refining,Co. _80.52 $7,502.10 URBAN Ellen Marie Fabrics Corp. 75.25 Mrs. ee Smith 59.20 $134.45 -2- III. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS - ContiiiUed REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT CAPITAL FUND ,Chas. W. Cole 'and Son',1,190.00 Rieth Riley Construction Co., Inc. 14,017.84 $15,207.84 GRAND TOTAL!' $36,027.53 Reimbursement to Redevelopment Revolving Fund for Expenditures for the month of November, 1962 From Iroject Expenditures Account Fund`R ®7 2,798.39 From Eroject Expenditures Account - Fund 'R -39 412.65 From Eroject Expenditures Account Fund R -41 1,131.11 From Lrban Redevelopment Fund - '751.89 $5,094.04 On motion made by Mr. Williams, seconded by Mr. Koczan and unani- mously carried, claims for payment totaling $361027.53 were endorsed by the Commission. jtENT 41 2KET ABSORF ON STUDY FOR R LASALLE'PAP D1 STRICT Upon motion made by Mr. Helmen, seconded by Mr. Koczan and unanimous- ly carried, the Commission approved the_ekecution of the Contract for Professional or Technical Serviceis-with Mr. -Peter F. Gillis, Realtor, for the Market Absorption Study of the LaSalle Park ; District Ry-41 (GN) , subject to approval by Mr. Baer. PR GRE$S` REpORIP Mr. Su her informed the Commission that the report of the? HHFA offici 1 audit which was made late last summer by the -HHFA AUDIT has be n received by the Redevelopment office with instruc- REPORT tions hat any additional comments'from our office will have t be submitted prior to administrative review. This audit report covers the period fr©m"April 1, 1961, through June 3 , 1962, on Sample Street Project Ind. R -7. It -was recommended that the Commissioners check the Audit Report. =3- V. The C by Mr of $9 Mr. R India origi keros Depar SS REPORT - Continued- mmission, upon motion made by Mr. Kocz-an-,-se,conded WEED Helmen and unanimously carried, approved the paying CONTROL .00 to Frank Romeo for the weed control work.done.by IND. R -7 meo last summer on the Sample.Street Project Area a R -7. The added expenditure of $14;,00 over the ally approved figure was authorized because of the ne added to the mixture upon request by the Park ment. Mr. Sucher informed the Commission that-,,the,-$$50,000 of INVESTMENT the SZLMple Street Project Ind. R -7 funds in 90 -day Treasury IND. R -7 Notes will be due December 13th. Upon motion:,made by-:.--, FUNDS Mr. H lmen, seconded by Mr. Koczan and unanimously carried, ,the C mmission approved the reinvestment of $700,000 in 90 Treasury Notes. The Commission was informed that the Central Area studies have started. The staff is doing considerable work with both the Planning and Economic Consultants, - ,-including an inventory of downtown space use, surveying office build- ings #o determine the exact type of office space use, etc. Resol tion of the City of South Bend Department of Re- development Approving an Urban Renewal Plan and conditions under which relocation payments will be made for Project No.,-Indiana R -29 was approved by the Commission, upon motion made by Mr. Williams, seconded by Mr. Koczan and vnaniPLOUSly carried. This Resolution, No. 54, is hereby attached and made a part of these minutes. CENTRAL AREA STUDIES RESOLUTION NO. 54 The Commission was notified that Dr. Robert C. Weaver, HHFA HHFA Administrator, will be the speaker at a dinner sponsored ADMINIS- by the South Bend- Mishawaka Citizens Fair Housing Com- TRATOR mitte on January 10th, 6 p.m., and everyone was invited to at end. The Commission refused an offer of $0.22 per square foot LAND from Joseph Horvath, Jr., d/b /a Aerospace Co, for a plot DISPOSITION of land 170` x 95" in the Sample Street Project Area INDIANA R -7 Indiana R -7 Mr. S cher presented to the Commission, for their approval, LAND a hal -inch land disposition ad for repeated insertion in . DISPOSITION the S ndav South Bend Tribune. ADS I= PROGRASS REPORT - Continued Mr. Sucher reported to the Commission that on the Feasi- bilit Survey he has encountered a budgetary problem. The D partment requested $49,020 whereas HHFA has approved only 440,500, besides requesting that prototype commercial rehabilitation study be done by the Redevelopment Depart- ment, which would cost approximately an additional $2,000. Mr. Sucher was advised by the Commission to contact URA in Chicago, to inform them of our problem, asking them to eithe authorize abandonment of this additional work or make n additional amount available in the budget. The Commission authorized the signing of the deed by the President of the Commission for the sale of land in the Inner Belt Industrial Area in the Sample Street Project Indiana R -7 to the Model Coverall Service, Inc. Meetiz WR3 adjourned 12:20 p.m. CENTRAL AREA FEASIBILITY SURVEY BUDGET DEED SIGNING MODEL COVERALL SERVICE, INC. L ,'President /Fred " men, Secretary