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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRm 09-02-65SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING September 2, 1965 120 W. LaSalle Ave. 10 :30 A. M. South Bend, Indiana Presiding Officer: Donald A. Wiggins, President 1.. ROLL CALL _Present• Absent: Donald A Wiggins, President James G. Louis, Vice President Stephen E. Kompar, Secretary Fred J. Helmen, Assistant Secretary Frank G. Koczan ,Also present: Mrs. Nancy Kavadas, Reporter, South Bend; Tribune Mrs. Robert Kimble, LaSalle Park District Mr. Dean Wilhelm, Trustee, Redevelopment Commission Mr. Edgar Seybold, Civic Planning Association Mr. Brad Bate, WSBT -TV Mr. Bob Helems, WSBT -TV ,LPA Counsel: Mr. Bruce C. Hammerschmidt Staff: W. Jan Chong, Executive Director Mrs. B. Gene Skeldon, LPA Secretary 2. -APPROVAL OF MINUTES Minutes of the regular meeting of August 19, 1965 were read and unanimously approved. 3. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS Upon motion by Mr. Kompar, seconded by Mr. Koczan, the Commission unanimously approved payment of the following claims, totaling $2,692.98. PROJECT EXPENDITURES ACCOUNT FUND R -7 Chas.W. Cole and Son $1,637.36 North Ce tral Appraisal Company 432.64 Total $2,070.00 PROJECT EXPENDITURES ACCOUNT FUND R -29 Relocation Claims Jer Webster - Parcel #1 -6 - Case #146 $ 54.00 Ros Halasz - Parcel #1 -6 -.Case #147 36.00 Total $ _ 90.00 -1- PROJECT Abstractiand Title Corporation W. Jan Chong 57 W. Jan Clong - Travel to H.H.F.A. Office Indiana fell Telephone Company Bobbs Merrill Company Office Engineers, Inc. Indiana and Michigan El Northern Indiana Public South Bend Water Works A. J. KrIkewski, Clerk ause #C-6487 - 4. COMMUNICA $ 48.00 5.00 Total $ 53.00 $ 9.95 100.12 18.50 22.95 Total $ 151.52 ectric Co. - Relocation Office Service Co. - Relocation Office - Relocation Office of St. Joseph County Additional Appraisers Fees Total GRAND TOTAL a. Letter dated August 24, 1965 from John Pence, North Central Appraisal Company, enclosing a claim for,6% Commission for the sale of land to Hanson Engineering, Parcel 1(h), R-7. b. Letter dated August 25, 1965 from Mr. Franklin Schurz, South Bend Tribune, commending Oliver Scott for his committee activity in the Manpower Retraining Program. $ 14.82 2.81 10.83 300.00 $ 328.46 R-7, NORTH CENTRAL APPRAISAL CO. CLAIM, 6% LETTER OF COMMENDATION. c. Letter dated August 25, 1965_from Chicago URA Office URA LETTER ON in reference to the audit findings which have not been com- AUDIT FINDINGS pletely resolved. The staff has been assigned to finish up PROGRESS. this work within a three week period. d. Letter dated August 26, 1965 from Clyde Williams and Associates in answer to our question by City Council as to when the site Improvements would be installed in the R-29 Chapin Street Project. It will be August 31, 1966 before installation since it will be spring before contractors will begin. 5. BID a. Mr. Wal 7 that we have given all the necessary documents to Foreman for negotiation of purchase of Parcel No. 5 -2- R-29 -SITE .IMPROVEMENT IN- STALLATION AUGUST, 1966. PARCEL NO. 5 DISPOSITION DELAYED.. in- the R-7 Project, we are disappointed in his slowness to act. He has had the documents for two weeks and he explained that his audit-or is on vacation. b. The Chicago URA office continues to stress that we should hire a full time disposition and real estate man. Also they have reminded us of their approval of our updating the reuse appraisals for rema:ning land to be sold in R-7, and they will not approve -us selling any more land until the appraisals have been updated. The Comm ssion approved the-motion made by Mr. Kompar, and ' seconded by Mr. Koczan that the two appraisers previously used, Real Est to Research Corporation and Mid-America Appraisal Corporat on, both of Chicago, be hired to revise their appraisals, each for a fee of $1,500, in conformance with the recommendation of the S R Group. C. interest as Parce a spur w made on was poin lower th 75.3 cen the medi agreed p 21 a. ownershi in the L 60 or 70 at the C remainin $1,750 w to the e: by Mr. K Contract Bend, to in the L parcel, b. area of nine (9) Ice, Mill the Bond at a lat( r. Heintzelman of United Beverage is now showing his in tracts that might have rail service available, such No. 3. The Studebaker Corporation previously owned ich could serve Parcel 3 and a further check will be vailability of.rail service from the spur track.- It. ed out the reuse appraisal updating would undoubtedly price for that tract, which is now appraised at s. We have not obligated ourselves with the cut in n as an entrace to Parcel No. l(a) which Mr. Heintzelman eviously to purchase. ur staff has recently been searching and recording data and legal descriptions of parcels to be acquired Salle Park R-57 Project. Information on the remaining parcels cannot be found by our -staff because of records urt House. The staff secured two proposals to have work completed by Abstract Companies., An amount of s budgeted to do this work which the staff did complete tent possible. Upon the motion of Mr. Kompar, seconded czan, the Commission approved that an Ownership-Data be awarded the Abstract and Title Corporation, South furnish legal descriptions of between 60 and 70 parcels Salle Park R-57 Project, at the rate of $1.00 per nd the total payment not to exceed $70.00. t is necessary to refinance the R-29-Project in the 660,000, subject -to some revision, for a period of ,nonth&which would bring it;:to.matdrity in August, 1966. er, Donadio and Ryan of Indianapolis, Indiana, will be Counsel. Formal action will come before the Commission r date. -3- R-7, REAL ES- TATE RESEARCH, MID-AMERICA TO UPDATE REUSE APPRAISALS. R-7, UNITED BEVERAGE NOW INTERESTED IN PARCEL 3. R-57. OWNER- SHIP DATA CON- TRACT AWARDED ABSTRACT AND TITLE CORP. R-29 PROJECT TO BE REFINANCED FOR NINE MONTHS. g. I aSalle Park R -57. We have requested permission from the Park Department to use the B. G. Smith Recreation Building as our R location and Rehabilitation Site Office. We suggested that if given permission for the use of the building we will put about $2)0 improvements on it, such as screens, painting, padlocks and so forth, and we will pay one -half of all the utilitie It was brought out that vandalism could be kept at a min um with our staff there during the day. h. avid Myers, Planner I, engaged recently at $5,400 per annui, has been offered a position paying $6,600 per annum. Because we cannot meet this offer, or pay him even $6,000 per annum du to the limitation of the 1966 Budget, he has notified us of hi resignation effective two weeks from September 6, 1965. The Comm ssion approved a emotion by Mr. Koempar, and seconded by Mr. K czars that we engage Mrs. Fawn Rosek on a part time basis an that she be put on full time, paying $5,100 per annum, a fective after Mr. Meyer's resignation. The next regular Commission meeting will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday September 16, 1965. 91 On motion duly made and passed, meeting adjourned at 11:45 a.m. W. J Executive -5- R -57, REQUEST MADE TO PARK DEPT. FOR USE OF B. G. SMITH RECREATION BLDG. NEW EMPLOYEE, MRS. FAWN ROSEK. NEXT MEETING. ADJOURNMENT.