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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRM 03-19-64March , 1964 10:30 A.M. SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING 129 W. Colfax Avenue South Bend, Indiana Meeting presided over by James G. Louis, president. Commis4ioners present and answering to roll call= Absent: Also Staff = I. Mr. James G. Louis, President Mr. Donald A. Wiggins, Vice President Mr. Fred J. Helmen, Secretary Mr. William J. Brown Mr. Frank G. Koczan esent: Mrs. Janet Allen, Common Council Mr. Edwin T. Smith, Common Council Mr. Edgar Seybold, Civic Planning Association Mr. Marchmont Kovas, South Bend Tribune Reporter Mr. Kenneth Augustine, Urban League Mr. John Oliver, LaSalle Park Council Publidty Chairman Mrs, Annette Brodie, LaSalle Park District Council Mr. Levi Howard, LaSalle Park District Council Mrs. Levi Howard, LaSalle Park District Council Mrs. Leona Kimble, LaSalle Park District Council Mr. James Badowski, LaSalle Park District Council Mr: Henry Sucher, Executive Director* Mr. Carl R. Nowak, Assistant Directors' Mr.. Charles.L. Davis, Relocation Director Mr. Bruce C, Hammerschmidt, LPA Counsel Minutes of the meeting of March 5, 1964 were read and approved, on motion made by Mr. Helmen, seconded by Mr. Wiggins and unanimously carried. II. APPROVAL OF OPTIONS On motion made by Mr* Helmen, seconded by Mr. Wiggins and unanimously carried, the Commission approved the following options in the Chapin Street Indiana R-»29 area: 6 -19, 6-20, and 6--26. -I- III. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS On motion made by Mr. Wiggins, seconded by Mr. Helmen and unanimously. carried, the Commission approved the following claims for payment totali g $16,956.56: Real Estate Retentions William & Genevieve Paulson Parcel 14 -4 $1,500.00 Clement C. Fiwek, Treasurer, St. Joseph County 414.28 South Eend Tribune 14.98 South Eend Tribune 11.09 Total $1,940.35 PROJECTI EXPENDITURES ACCOUNT FTTNT) R -2q New Testament Baptist Church Parcel 6 -19 Rose Silberman 6 -26 Dave & C1ara.Wright 6 -20 :al Estate Purchases Julius. Y.&Bertha Cohen Parcel 5--11. Noel E. & Emma E. Wilson 4--8 Noel E. & Emma E. Wilson 4 -9 !location Claims 10.00 10.00 10.00 $4,187.46 2,479.70 4,653.17 Balth sar BleJ Parcel 3 -25 $ 81.00 Elvis Malone 2 -11 81.00 Georg nna Jamison 1 -17 54.00 Lillie B. Freeman 5 -3 81.00 Dick's Moving_& Transfer (Arthur ,H. Allen) " 6-=5 85.00 Mary Laisnez 3 -8 70.00 Total $111802.33 REDEVELOPMENT REVOLVING FUND Direct Mail Letter Service, Inc.. $ 85.30 Brine C Hammerschmidt - 200,00 Sears, oebuck- and_. Co. '3..00 Payroll -- March 16 -31, 1964 '^ 2,760.10 Charles L <.,Davis 312,50 - Dorothy Z. Deane 133.35 C1ipp ngex C....Fry 150.00 Theod re..R. Golubic 270.85 Gordon L. Harrell:. - 213.35 Dorothy N. Howell 155.00 �2- III. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS -- Continued immediately REDEVE OPMENT REVOLVING FUND -- Continued Kroft 150.00 - with the next step and authorize a Eva Gise la M. Nagy 173,35 to determine soil conditions in the Carl R. Nowak 359.20 how much Susan Presits 40.00 etc. Henry Sucher 625.00 ASSOC.,INC. Irene V. Ungar ait 177.50 Total $3,048.40 URBAN REDEVELOPMENT FUND Bell Telephone Co. -- Relocation office 12.00 Indiand Indiand & Michigan Electric Co. -- Relocation Office 8 -70 Northern Indiana Public Service Co. - Relocation Office 2.98 South Bend Water Works " Relocation Office 2,05 South Bend Window Cleaning Co. Relocation Office 4.00 M. 0, Wolfe and Company 135.75 Total $165.48 GRAND TOTAL $16,956.56 INVEST NTS - U.S. TREASURY BILLS Project Expenditures Account Fund R-7- $297,300.33 From From Redevelopment District Capital Fund R - -7 74,426.38 From Redevelopment District Capital Fund R-29 156,9}74.76 Total $528,701.47 IV. P OGRESS REPORT Mr. Hanmerschmidt reported that:. an amended Project Eligi -- LA SALLE bility Report has been received from the consultant firm PARK AREA of Par ins, Rogers & Associates, Inc. of Detroit, Michigan. IND. R -41 The Conmission is of the opinion that based on the amended report they can now go ahead and continue to study and explore definite possibilities of a rehabilitation program.._.. for the LaSalle Park Area. Mr. Sucher recommended that the Commission immediately R--41`-TEST procee with the next step and authorize a series of_testC7iINCS borings to determine soil conditions in the area to see CLYDE 7 E. how much work has to be done regarding excavating streets, WILLIAMS etc. The Commission, on motion made by Mr. Wiggins, ASSOC.,INC. seconded by Mr. Helmen and unanimously carried, approved the hiring of Clyde E. Williams Associates, xnc. for the fifteen test borings to be performed in the LaSalle Park Indian R -41 Area, at a cost of $450.00. -3- IV. PJOGRESS REPORT - Continued The Commission decided not to acquire any more properties CHAPIN ST. in the Chapin Street Indiana R -29 area until (a) it is IND. R -29 definitely determined whether Federal support of this -AREA project is in jeopardy due to the currently unclear status of the planned public ;housing, and (b) the Commission- receives a directive from the Common Council to proceed at full speed with the Chapin Street Project, Mr. Da is submitted his monthly report on relocation in IND, R-29 the Chapin Street Project Area, He stated there is a back.., AREA log of families in need of rental housing. RELOCATION On motion made by Mr. Wiggins,,.seconded,by Mr. Helmen and STAI)IANA unanimously carried, the Commission-,,approved the.Offer of PARCEL 1(e) the St diana, Inc. (United Parcel Service) to purchase IND. R -7 indust ial land in the Sample Street.R -7 Are.a.subject to the receipt of the architectural sketch and approval of -the sketch by Forrest R. West, Building Commissioner:of.:.­ ;:the.,,Ci y of South Bend, Mr. West has agreed to examine all sk tches of future purchasers of land in the Sample St. Are a The Com Mr.. Wig ment of Account Meeting Fr /ed J. ission, on motion made by'Mrt Helmen, seconded by R--29 ins and unanimously- -passed, approved the .:reinvest- --INVESTMENT $100,000 from -the. project Expenditures-Indiana R -29 in 60• -day U .-S;; Treasury. Notes. was .adjourned 11:25 a.m. .= elr sea, _ Se retary J. s..0 < L President -4-