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Home My WebLink AboutRM 12-19-6319 December 1000 . m. This The SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING 1963 Redevelopment Commission Office 129 West Colfax Avenue eting was called to order by Mr. James G. Louis, President. issioners present and answering to roll call: Absent Also p esentz Staff z I. Mr. James G. Louis, President Mr. Clyde E. Williams, Vice President Mr. Frank G. Koczan Mr. Virgil A. Place Mr. Fred J. Helmen, Secretary Mr. Kenneth Augustine, Urban League Mr. Edgar Seybold, Civic Planning Association Mrs. Guy P. Curtis, Trustee, Chairman of Relocation Committee Mr. Henry Sucher, Executive Director Mr. Carl R. Nowak, Assistant Director Mr. Charles L. Davis, Relocation Director Mr. Frederick K. Baer, LPA Counsel ,AL OF MINUTES The mi 4utes of the meeting held on December 5, 1963 were read and appr=nimously d, on motion made by Mr. Koczan, seconded by Mr. Williams and carried. II. On motion made by Mr. Koczan, seconded by Mr. Williams, and unani- mously carried, the Commission approved options in the Chapin Street Project Indiana R -29 area on the following parcels= 3 -17, 5 -11, 3 -5, 4-3, 5 -8 and 4 -1. -1- III. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS On motion made by Mr. Williams, seconded by Mr. Koczan and unani- mously carried, the Commission approved the following claims for payment, totaling $150,843.12: PROJECT EXPENDITURES ACCOUNT FUND R -7 Real Estate Purchase St. Joseph County Clerk Additional on'Parcel 9--1 Wo tman & al 3,650.00 G. E. Meyer & Son, Inc. 8.88 Rieth iley Construction Co. 26,070.83 R. Par Wickizer -• Appraiser 100.00 Total $29,829.71 EXPENDITURES ACCOUNT FUND R -29 tionE. Joseph Rosenbaum & Marion G. Newbill Julius & Bertha Cohen Michael & Bernice Falkowski Thelma Cora Podemski Samuel Schulman Sally Williams, Seabe Gavin, Ea tha Gavin Relocation Claims Perry Boales Barbara Orosz Dick's Moving & Transfer for Da nada Winston Samu 1 Graham Squa e & Ethel Patterson Real Estate Retainers Rufus Brown Cora Williams Square & Ethel Patterson Wilm Harvey & Louis Harvey 11 1 Igym Parcel 3 -17 Parcel 5 -11 Parcel 3 -5 Parcel 4 -3 Parcel 5 -8 Parcel 4 -1 Parcel 3 -15 Parcel 2 -5 Parcel 6 -18 Parcel 3 -21 Parcel 2 -10 Parcel 4 -5 Parcel 2 -14 Parcel 2 -10 Parcel 3 -27 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 54.00 45.00 128.00 63.00 81.00 2.50 00 190.00 245.00 200..00 III . OF CLAIMS - Continued Real Estate Purchase Walter & Mattie Blount Walter & Edna Cunegin Samuel & Lucinda Graham Ben & Estella M. Hicks Lewis & Frances Jackson Leroy C. & Inez M. King Carey & Jennie P. Payton Clarence & LaVada Pierce Otto Pozgay Kazm'era Slesinski Joseph & Anna Rosenbaum Jose h Rosenbaum & Marion G. Newbill REDEVE OPMENT REVOLVING FUND Parcel 1 -13 Parcel 2 -9 Parcel 3 -21 Parcel 1 -17 Parcel 1 -16 Parcel 6 -22 Parcel 2 -8 Parcel 6 -7 Parcel 3 -4 Parcel 3 -9 Parcel 1 -14 Parcel 3 -17 Total Frederick K. Baer - Legal Service for December Ideal Press, Inc. Joe Ko sis Electric Co. St. John Business Machines, Inc. Susan Presits -- Janitorial Services Total REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT CAPITAL FUND R -29 Henry ucher & Frederick K. Baer - Travel Expense Projec Expenditures Account Fund R -29 Total Michael J. Barany Agency Michael J. Barany Agency Indiana Bell Telephone Co. - Relocation Office Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. - Relocation Office Charles L. Davis - Mileage - Relocation Office Guarantee Oil Company - Oil for Relocation Office S. B. Water Works- Relocation Office S. B. Window Cleaning - Relocation Office Henry - Travel Expense Voorhe jucher s - Jontz Lumber Co. - Relocation Office Weisbe ger Bros., Inc. - Relocation Office -3- 5,859.20 4,335.53 5,347.05 7,629.19 3,574.95 3,001.41 4,251.76 6,478.43 5,806.76 5,627.40 2,920.93 4,103.92 $60,252.53 200.00 36.00 95.00 6.54 67.00 $404.54 72.82 .60,000.00 $60,072.82 2.00 4.00 34.00 4.19 10.60 41.96 2.05 16 -.00 12.79 25.39 117.09 III. - Continued Eva E. Kroft - Reimbursement for Recording & Auditing Fees for Deeds and Affidavits 5.40 Project Expenditures Account Fund R -7 8.05 Total $283.52 GRAND TOTAL $150,8-43.12 Reimbu se Redevelopment Revolving Fund for expenditures of the month cf December 1963 From Project Expenditures Account Fund R -7 422.19 From Project Expenditures Account Fund R -41 88.70 From Urban Redevelopment Fund 5,131.24 $5,642.13 IV. RESOLUTION NO. 74 AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF BID FOR LAND.IN TBE SAMPLE STREET REDEVELOPMENT AREA Stadiana, Inc., subsidiary of United Parcel Service, has submitted its Redeveloper's Statement for Public Disclosure and Statement of Qualifications and Financial Responsibility to the Redevelopment Department, in an offer to buy land in the Sample Street Industrial Area. On motion made by Mr. Williams, seconded by Mr. Koczan and unanimo sly carried, the Commission approved the offer to buy.the land at the approved price of 23.7 per sq. ft., subject to HHFA concurr nce. Resolution No. 74 covering this authorization is here- by attached and made.a part of .these minutes. V. PRO RESS REPORT Mr. Suc er reported that by early Spring, the Redevelop- SAMPLE ST. ment De artment hopes to be able to advertise the remain- R -7 . ing land in the Sample Street Indiana R--7 Industrial Area, DISPOSITION and sho ld be ready to sell the land by April or May. The OF LAND old pla will be vacated by that time, and the new one recorde . There are approximately 57 parcels under option or acqui- ACQUISITION red in the Chapin Street Indiana R -29 area. Letters will REPORT be sent to the remaining owners asking them to`come to the R -29 office ro sign options. After that, registered letters will be sent to owners, making written offers. All would -4- V. PROGRESS REPORT - Continued be geared towards speeding up theproject. Most of the improvements should be completed in 1964 and by 1965 the Redevelopment Department will be ready to sell the land to the Park Department and the South Bend Housing Authority. It was suggested by Mrs. Curtis, that, if possible, the Housin Authority and our Relocation Department work closer together. A report is expected from Parkin s, Rogers and Associa- LASALLE tes on the Eligibility Survey in the LaSalle Park R -41 PARK AREA Area within two weeks. This will be submitted to Chicago IND. R -41 for their review. At that time, Mr. Peter Gillis will be asked to review and submit a revised report on market absorption. HHFA Auditors have been auditing the books of the Re- AUDIT development Department for a period of about a month, and, REPORT up to this point, they feel the books are in excellent shape. Mr. Su her reported that progress on land disposition in LAND the Sample Street R -7 area has been encouraging. In DISPOSITION addition to the three acres sold, we have several likely IND. R -7 customers; on the parcels which will be commercial, lively bidding is expected. Mr. Chas. L. Davis, Relocation Director, thanked the RELOCATION Commission for the opportunity to serve as relocation DIRECTOR direct pr for the Redevelopment Department, and stated IND. R -29 he wou�d do his best to carry out their policies and the rules nd regulations of URA. Meeting adjourned 11;15 a.m. Freb J, Secretary es G. qi s, President