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Home My WebLink AboutRM 05-06-65SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING May 6, 1 65 10230 A. M. Presidin Officers Donald A. Wiggins, President 1. ROLLICALL Presents Donald A Wiggins, President James G. Louis, Vice President Stephen 1E. Kompar, Secretary Fred J. flelmen, Assistant Secretary Frank G. Koczan Also pr Staff s 2. Minutes approved 120 W. LaSalle Avenue South Bend, Indiana is Mrs. Janet Allen, Common Council Member Mrs. Guy R. Curtis, Secretary, Board of Trustees Edgar Seybold, Civic Planning Association T. Brooks Brademas, President, City Planning Assoc., Inc. Mrs. C. Kavadas, Reporter, South Bend Tribune W. Jan Chong,, Executive Director C. R. Nowak, Assistant Director 0. J. Scott,'Reloca.tion Director Mrs. R. Unguzait, LPA Secretary L OF MINUTES the regular meeting of April 15, 1965 were read and unanimously 3. APPROVAL OF CL&IMS On motion approved PROJECT by Mr. Koczan, seconded by Mr. Louis, the Commission payment of the following claims, totaling $282,425.21: EXPENDITURES ACCOUNT FUND R -7 h Bank & Trust Co. - Purchase U. S. Treasury Bills unanimously $641,803.12 St.`Jose Abstract Company of St. Joseph County, Inc. 1.50 Ideal Consolidated, Inc. - Refund of Deposit 1,052.00 Midwest Sales & Service, Inc. - Refund of Deposit 1,142.80 Gisella It. Nagy - Petty Cash 27.86 Office Eiigineers, Inc. 35.40 South Bend Tribune 21.78 $67,084.46 PROJECT EXPENDITURES ACCOUNT FUND R -29 Bank & Trust Co. - Purchase U.S. Treasury Bills $178,905.60 St. Joseph Eugene A Basker, St. Joseph County Treasurer - Retention of Real Estate Taxes 8,519.31 A. J. Kr mkowski, St. Joseph County Clerk - Parcel #2 -18 - Cause C -4875 17,000.00. -i- Albert Brown d /b /a B & B Cigar Store - Parcel #1 -10 - Case #131 206.25 First Co unity Development Corp. - Parcel #1 -2 - Case #129 3,000.00 Lionell Joe Branch - Parcel #6 -9 - Case #97 90.60 Lionell Joe Branch - Parcel #6 -9 - Case #98 81.00 Mary H. Galuchowski - Parcel #6 -23- Case #130 54.00 Elizabet Richardson - Parcel #6 -1 - Case #83 .81.Q0 Worth Li tlejohn - Parcel #1 -20 - Case #71 54.00 Ed I. Da is - Parcel #2 - 16, Case #129 36.00 Total Housing *nd Home Finance Agency Payroll: May 1 through 15, 1965 W. Jan Chong $ 50 .00 '. Dorothy Z. Deane 150.0 Theodore R. Golmbic 270.83 Gordon L. Harrell 213.33. Dorothy N. Howell 175.00 Eva E. Kroft 150.00 Gisella, M. Nagy 208.33 Carl R Nowak 400.83 Susan Presits 15.00 Oliver J. Scott 270.83 Irene IF. Ungurait 177.50 Sally A. Neidinger 56.00 B, Gene Skeldon 21.00 Kandra, A. Proctor 35.00 Project Expenditures Account Fund R -41 - Refund balance due to advance of funds W. Jan C ong - _Travel to Chicago HHFA W. ,Jan C ong - Travel to Indianapolis W. Jan C ong - Travel to Cincinnati, Ohio Newman & Altman, Inc. Indiana Bell Telephone Co. - Main Office Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. Sinclair Refining Company Sinclair Refining Company A. A..Dick Products Co. Mishawaka Monument Company Muliigraphing Service Company Office Engineers, Inc. The Pence Dickens Company Granville Ziegler Total Abstract Title Corporation Abstract mpany of St. Joseph County Barany -Ca erly- Scheid Insurance Agency Guarantee Oil Company Indiana & Michigan Electric Company - Relocation Office A. J. Kro owski, St. Joseph County Clerk, Parcel 2 -18, Cause #C-4875 $208,027.16 $2,719.28 $2,643.65 500.06 2.35 10.45 37.10 4.00 268.61 12.18 65.50 53.11 73.48 2.50 5.20 112.01 18.40 50.00 $3,858.54- 176.00 70.50 34.20 127.70 9.94 314.45 Northern Indiana Public Service Co..- Relocation office. 2.98, Total $735.77 GRAND T02AL $282,425.21 Reimbursement to Redevelopment Revolving Fund for Expenditures for the month of April, 1965: From Project Expenditures Account.Fund R-7 $1,645.07 From Project Expenditures Account Fund R-29 290.25 From Project Expenditures Account Fund R-56 From Project Expenditures Account Fund R-57 1,526.25 From Urban Redevelopment Fund 1,838.89 $1,085.87 4. COMMUNICATIONS' The Commission at its last meeting voted to authorize use of NAHRO project funds to pay the expenses of one councilman to attend the CONFERENCE NAHRO Conference in Cincinnati, May 9-11, 1965, subject to HHFA MAY-9-11, 1965 approval. Communicat ons from Regional Office stated: "URA regulations do not provid for payment of travel expenses for a municipal repre- sentative. In further communication with HHFA, Mr. Chong referred to URA Man al 30-1-2, Paragraph 6, which states that out-of-town travel cos is for representatives of the governing body (Common Council) to attend Urban Renewal Workshop meetings or seminars may be considered as eligible project costs under certain conditions and with H11FA approval. The Fourth Annual'Meeting of the Indiana Urban Renewal Associa- IURA FOURTH tion is to be held at McCormick's Creek State Park on June 18th ANNUAL MEETING and 19th. Mr. Wiggins has been-asked to participate as a speaker from the v ewpoint of the Commissioners in Urban Renewal tions. In answer to Mr. R. L. Nelson's renovation proposal of a build- R. L. NELSON ing located at 321 S. Michigan Street in the Indiana R-39 Down- RENOVATION ,, town Area Mayor Lloyd M Allen stated: : "Our review of your PROPOSAL proposal indicates that it is in conformity with the P reliminary IND. R-30, proposal f r the downtown urban renewal plan. It is our under- standing tiat you agree to conformity with the final plan to be developed. We are, therefore, of the opinion that your proposal may be impLemented as soon as you are ready and we assure you of every cooperation on the part of the city administration. in reply t our letter to HHFA, requesting approval of a budget BUDGET REVISION revision t provide for 100 additional copies of the Indiana JUSTIFXCATICK R- 39(FS) °F asibility Survey Report, HHFA requested a - "Justifica-,- -(FEASIBILITY tion for 1 0 additional copies." A distribution list will be SURVEY REPORT) submitted o the Regional office to warrant the purchase of the IND. R-39(FS) additional reports. Upon motion by Mr. Koczan, seconded by Mr. Louis, the Commis- RESOLUTION #104 sion approved the bid of Hanson engineering Co. for parcel 1(h), HANSEN ENG. CO. consisting of 29,960 sq. ft., at a bid price of 23.70 per sq. PARCEL 1(h) -3- ft. This approval is subject to.commission.acceptance of arch i-., tectural 4awings of buildings, landscaping, etc. M Mr. Chong eported bids were received for office furniture as OFFICE.FURNI- well as for drapery for the Redevelopment Department Central TURF & Office. Alditional bids are being solicited and all will be DRAPERY BIDS submitted to the commission at the next meeting. Mrs. Allen suggested that the staff look into.luse,of "bamboo curtains." The commission suggested examination of vertical blinds also. It was :rep Drted that a list of real estate appraisers Is being RE-USE developed to handle contract services for a third re-use APPRAISAL appraisal for Project Indiana R-29 and for marketability analy- IND. R-29* sis for Project Indiana R-57. It was suggested by Mr. Kompar LAND UTILIZA- that the South Bend-Mishawaka Real Estate Board be contacted TION & MARKET to notify qualified local appraisers of,the contract work coming ABILITY STUDY up and to sk that the board,,publish .this notice in-its weekly & ALSO ACQUISI- bulletin. TION APP. R -57 7. On motion by Mr. Heluen, seconded by Mr.. Kompar, the I commission REINVESTMENT approved the reinvestment of $160,000 of the District Capital R-29 FUNDS Fund, R-29s in 60-day U. So Treasury Bills. 8. PROGRESS REPORT Seventy-six per cent of the buildings in the Chapin Street Indiana R-29 Project have been demolished - 126 structures demolished to date. Backfill of basement area completed 55%. Bricks re e: from Monroe and Fine Streets will be used to resurfacenther streets. The Tax Asses I sor's office was not i-- fied that nder an amendment to the State Statute, enacted by the Genera Assembly of the State of Indiana, "All real estate Genera acquired b the redevelopment district shall not be subject to taxation w i.le owned by the district." Acquisiti s 120 parcels acquired to date out of 127; -1 in ati condemn 3 under option; 2 under c6ndemnation; and I under nego iation. Relocated load: 11 acquired: Hope to ma,, Central Ar( The commis: Downtown Sc program fo3 Thursday, office. Aprils. 13 families.- I individual. Left on work- ;inesses and the following in properties not yet families; 4 businesses; I individual. L the Feasibility Survey Report of the South Bend x to the Regional Office within the next few days.- [on plans to meet with the representatives of.the ith Bend Council representatives to develop a the downtown area and a meeting is 'scheduled for xy 13th, 9:30 a.m., in the Redevelopment Department -4- DEMOLITION REPORT IND. R-29 ACQUISITION DISPOSITION RELOCATION REPORT IND. R-29 FEASIBILITY REPORT IND. R-39 The City PLanning Associates, Inc. has submitted a statement LA SALLE for progress payment - Loan and Grant Application for LaSalle PARK Park Urban Renewal Area No. 1, Project No. 57. Action will be IND. R-57 taken when federal office approves the contract. Mr. Brade s urged the need for proceeding without delay on the project in orderto keep from losing non-cash credits from the federal oovernment. His survey shows that 119 families, including 5 white families and 114 non-white families will be displaced through clearance of their property. Approximately 502 families in the area will be involved with some degree of rehabilitation of their property. It was als stressed that a meeting be held between the Redevelop- ment Depar went and City Planning Associates, Inc. staff to give a progress r port to the area residents. On motion I%- Mr. Helmen, seconded by Mr. Koczan, the commision RESOLUTION unanimousl approved resolution authorizing the acceptance of NO. 105 - a bid or b ds for the purchase of $735,000 Preliminary 1,oan PRE. LOAN NOTE Notes of t e City of South Bend Department of Redevelopment, IND, R-7 for Projec Indiana R-29. Resolution No. 105 is attached and hereby mad a part of these minutes. On motion by Mr. Koczan, seconded by Mr. Louis, the commission RESOLUTION unanimous) r approved Resolution No. 106, authorizing acquisition No. 106 of propertr by condemnation in Project Indiana R-29 . Resolu- CONDkMATION tion No. 1 is attached and hereby made a part of these minutes. APPROVAL IND. R-29 Next meeti#g will be May 20, 1965, at 10:30 a.m. NEXT MEETING 9. On motion ly made and passed, meeting adjourned 11:55 a.m. W_/J9A Chong, Execu -5-