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Home My WebLink AboutRM 02-04-65SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING February .4, 1965 10:30 A. Presidin Officer: Donald A. Wiggins, President 1. ROLLICALL 129 Te. Colfax Avenue South Bend, Indiana Present: Absent: Donald A Wiggins, President Frank G. Koczan James G. Louis, Vice President Stephen F,. Kompar, Secretary Fred J. Ifelmen, Assistant Secretary Also present: Mrs. Janet Allen, Common Council Member Dean J. Wilhelm, President, Board of Trustees Mrs. Josephine M. Curtis, Secretary, Board of Trustees Frederick K. Baer, Attorney Edward Ma.lo, Planning Committee Mrs. Nancy Kavadas, South Bend Tribune Reporter J. Marchelewicz, WNDU -TV Reporter Staff: W. Jan Chong, Executive Director C. R. Nowak, Assistant Director O. J. Scott, Relocation Director Mrs. I. Ungurait, LPA Secretary LPA Coun el: Bruce C. Hammerschmidt 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Minutes of the regular meeting of January 21, 1965 were read and unanimously approved 3. APPROVAL OF OPTION Upon mot on by Mr. Louis, seconded by Mr. Kompar, the Commission unanimously approved option on Parcel No. 3 -20 in the Chapin Street Indiana R -29 Project . Area. Er On motioi approved OF CLA i by Mr. Kompar, seconded by Mr. Helmen, the Commission unanimously payment of the following claims, totaling $202,281.34: -1- 0 PROJECT XPENDITURES ACCOUNT FUND R -7 Rieth -Riley Construction Co., Inc. $ 6,905.91 Rieth-Riley Construction Co., Inc. 23524.1.48 The South Bend Tribune 21.78 Revolvin Fund - Increase Advance of Funds 1,000.00 Total $31,169.17 PROJECT EXPENDITURES ACCOUNT FUND R -29 Option Mrs. L ttie Marnocha. - Parcel No. 3 -20 $ 10.00 Real Estate Purchase Skidewicz - Parcel No. 3 -7 4,229.28 Katherine Relocation Claims Rich - Parcel No. 6 -8, Case No. 85 54.00 Priece Reginali K. Howard - Parcel No. 6 -15, Case No. 108 27.00 Delores Shaw - Parcel No. 6 -1, Case No. 109 81.00 James . Lun4y. d /b /a. Exchange Furniture - Parcel No. 6 -8, Case No. 96 150.00 St. Jose h Bank & Trust Co. - Purchase U.S. Treasury Bills 149,555.33 Total $154,106.61 PROJECT i1XPENDITURES ACCOUNT FUND R -56 Revolvin Fund - Advance of Fund 2,000.00 IJRBAN REDEVELOPMENT FUND Abstract Company of St. Joseph County, Inc. $21.00 Abstract & Title Corporation 31.50 Barany - Caverly - Scheid Insurance Agency 15.00 Bath Ins rarce Agency -.' Inc. 260.00 The Bond Buyer 45.00 Total $372.50 REDEVELOPMENT REVOLVING FUND Project Expenditures Account Fund R -39 (Reduce Advance of Funds) W. Jan C17,ong - Travel Expense Friden, Inc. Indiana Eell Telephone Company - Main Office Indiana 8 Michigan Electric Co. - Main Office International Business Machines Corp. James G. Louis - Travel Expense Carl R. Nowak = Travel Expense Superint ndent of Documents -2- 500.00 3.30 25.00 71.80 19.46 71.40 43.08 33.37 50.00 Payroll; W. Jan Dorothy Theodo3 Gordon Dorothy Eva E. Gisell< Carl R Susan I Oliver Irene Z February 1 - Ch on g Z. Deane e R. Golubic L. Harrell N. Howell Kroft M. Nagy Nowak resits J. Scott . Ungurait 15, 1965 Total 'MENT DISTRICT CAPITAL FUND R -7 Rieth -R i ey Construction Company, Inc. Rieth -Ri ey Construction Company, Inc. Total REIMBUR EXPENDI $500.00 150.00 270.83 213.33 175.00 84.00 208.33 400.83 40.00 270.83 177.50 GRAND TOTAL "MENT TO REDEVELOPMENT REVOLVING FUND FOR JRES FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY, 1965 2,490.65 $3,308.06 $ 2,755.33 8,569.67 $ 11,325.00 $202,281.34 From Pro'ect Expenditures Account Fund R -7 $2,594.57 From Project Expenditures Account Fund R -39 12.31 From Project Expenditures Account Fund R -41 12.31 From Project Expenditures Account Fund R -56 453.04 From Urb n Redevelopment Fund 2,752.72 $5,824.95 5. COMMdJNICATIONS Mr. Chon reported that the Regional Office, on January 29, 1965 DEMOLITION approved the awarding of the demolition and site clearance con- CONTRACT tract to Rieth -Riley Construction Company, Division "All (Alter- SIGNING nate No. 2) and Division "B", in the total respective amounts of IND. R -29 $74,840 ?,nd $12,790. On motion by Mr. Helmen, seconded by Mr. Louis, t e Commission authorized the president and secretary to execute he demolition and site clearance contract with Rieth- Riley Co struction Company, Inc.,_P.O. Box 775, South Bend, Indiana. On motion by Mr. Louis, seconded by Mr. Kompar, the Commission RELOCATION gave unanimous approval to Mr. Chong, Executive Director, and WORKSHOP Mr. Scott, Relocation Director, to attend a Relocation Workshop to be held in Chicago, Illinois, on February 10, and 11, 1965. Housing Authority Executive Director Jesse L. Dickinson, in a. LAND letter dated 1/5/65, stated there is concern on the removal of DISPOSITION- basements in the Chapin Street clearance project on Land that is BASEMENT to be acquired by them. On meeting with Mr. Chong, Mr. Dickin- REMOVAL R -29 son stat d that the Housing Authority might be satisfied if the reuse va ue of the land will reflect the degree of removal of basement . -3- 6. BID PROPOSALS FOR REAL ESTATE INDIANA R -7 Mr. Chong stated a Mr. Goldstein has contacted the Redevelopment BID PROPOSAL Department regarding a 5 -acre area in Project Ind. R -7 for con- IND. R -7 structio of a 25- person rest home. Mr. Goldstein was notified_ that the local Zoning Ordinance prohibits the construction of rest homes in a commercial district. The United Beverage Company resubmitted a proposal for parcel UNITED BEV- 1(a) at a bid price of 23.7 per sq. ft. on two conditions: RRAGE CO. favorable test borings and determination as to feasibility of PARCEL 1(a) providing a left -turn traffic waiting zone in median strip on APPROVAL Prairie Avenue located approximately 300 feet east of Prairie - Chapin i tersection. On motion by Mr. Kompar, seconded by Mr. Helmen, the Commission unanimously approved the bid offer, subject to the feasibility of providing the prospective rede- veloper ith a traffic waiting zone. 7. OLD 13USINF-SS The Commission, on motion by Mr. Louis, seconded by Mr. Helmen, approved the adoption of the additions and changes of the admin- istrative practice policies of the Redevelopment Department retroactive to the organizational meeting held on January 4, 1965. These policies are filed -under "Administrative Practice Policies' in the Redevelopment Department alphabetical files, and are hereby made a part of the minutes. Upon thorough investigation by Mr. Kompar of office space avail- able in the downtown central area, it was the Commission's unanimou recommendation, on motion by Mr. Louis, seconded by Mr. Helmen, that the Redevelopment Department proceed with negotiating for quarters in the LaSalle West Building, and that Mr. Denniston be given a 60 -day notice of our vacation of his offices, commencing February 1, 1965. ADMINISTRA- TIVE PRACTICE POLICIES CENTRAL OFFICE LOCATION 8. NEW BUSINESS On motion by Mr. Helmen, seconded by Mr. Louis, the Commission CERTIFICATES gave authorization and approval to the Redevelopment Department OF to prepa e for execution Certificates of Completion to the COMPLETION followin redevelopers in the Indiana Rr7,$ample Street Project IND. R -7 Area: P reels: 1(b), 1(c), 1(d), 1(e), 1(f), and 1(g). The Comm_ ing Indii certain i right of for such ssion authorized the signing of the agreement request- I. & M. na & Michigan Electric Company to remove and relocate ELECTRIC acilities in Project Indiana R -29, without waiving AGREEMENT Indiana & Michigan Electric Company to claim damages R -29 removal or relocation. WE a T Mr. Chong reported that in the Chapin Street Indiana,R -29 RELOCATION Project 1krea there is a workload of 19 families and 14 busi- REPORT nesses to be relocated. One business and three families were IND. R -29 relocated during the month of January. Acquisition in Chapin Street Indiana R -29; 113 parcels acqui- ACQUISITION red to date; one new option; five signed options yet to be REPORT closed; five in condemnation suits; three parcels pending. Total of 127 parcels. Next mee ing will be held February 18, 1965, at 10:30 a.m. NEXT MEETING 10. Meeting 4djourned 11:20 a.m. ATTEST: W , Executive Director -5- ident