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Home My WebLink AboutRM 01-18-68SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING January 18, 1968 10:30 A. M. Presiding Officer: Donald A. Wiggins, President 1. ROLL CAL 120 W. LaSalle Ave. South Bend, Indiana Present: Absent: Donald A. Wiggins, President Fred J. Helmen, Member Stephen E. Kompar, Vice PresUent John E. Chenney, Secretary Billy W. Kirk, Asst. Secretary Others Present: Mrs. Janet Allen, Common Council Member Mrs. Jane Maager, WNDU-TV Mr. Dean Wilhelm, Redevelopment Trustee Mr. Edgar Seybold, Civic Planning Assn. Mr. Grant Lewis, South Bend Realtor Mr. Larry Morrison, South Bend Tribune Reporter Legal Coinsel: Mr. Bruce C. Hammerschmidt LPA StafE: Howard Bellinger, Executive Director L. Glenn Barbe, Assistant Director Oliver J. Scott, Relocation Director Mrs. B. Gene Skeldon, Secretary 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The CommLssion unanimously approved the minutes of the organ- iz.ational meeting and the regular meeting, both of January 2, 1968, upon motion by Mr. Chenney, seconded by Rev. Kirk. 3. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS Upon motion by Mr. Kompar, seconded by Mr. Chenney, the Com- mission onanimously approved payment of 'the following claims, totaling $258,822.20. North Central Appraisal Company $ 1,620.00 Peter Gillis, Realtor 3,177.00 Hubert M, Weaver, Realtor 3.177.00 Total $-7,974.00 PROJECT EXPENDITURES ACCOUNT IND. R-57 Options Oat her & Mandie Alford - Parcel #39-4a 10.00 -1- Real Estate Purchases Grant Lewis - Parcel #33-13 $ 5,210.00 -15 4,890.00 LilLian Corp. - Parcel #26-14 17,375.00 Relocaboa Claims Jesse Switzer - Parcel #22-12A 63.00 Nyo,,a'Greene Parcel #9-19 54.00 Hosi!a Dorris Parcel #28-4 81.00 Alb?rt 0. Bond Parcel 5, Paid to L. B. Wiltfong Movers I08.00 WilRy L. Hoover - Parcel #I7~6 163,00 LaSalle Ilmoremtimu Center - Parcel #17-6 64.00 Relocati:)n Adjustment Claims Lena Pfeifer Parcel #16-1 Mattie Golden Parcel #28-3, Unit #195 Lillie B. Pearson - Parcel #28-3, Unit #l72 Charlotte Kelly Parcel #28-13 George Sanders Parcel #1-33 Rehabilitation Loans and Grants John & Shirley Hunt Abar Construction & Supply Co. Abstract & Title Corp. - Acquisition ti T? ft IT Rehabilitation Abstract Co. of St. Joseph County City of 3outh Bend, Indiana Chas. W. Cole & Son, Inc. Credit Bureau of South Bend Eva E. Kroft - Recording & Auditing McKinley Lumber & Hardware Dell Owe-is South Be ad Tribune Tri-City Moving & Storage Woodruff & Sons, Inc. (Demolition) T 1 77 TT it (Site Improvements) City Pla�ning Associates, Inc. Tri-Coun�y News Payroll: January 1-I5'1968 / -2- 60.00 35.00 35.00 65 00 65.00 397^QO l,4O5.§O 1,094.50 106.40 770.00 300.00 3,977.70 85.50 89,197.82 8l-4Q 45.11 41.07 22.75 90.00 5^487.DO Total G243,696.07 Total $ 1,500,00 ` Total $ 25.06 Howard Bellinger $593.50 L. Glenn Barbe 411.00 Albert S. Bond 45.00 Vivian N. Bond 175.00 Dorothy Z. Deane 235.83 Gordon L. Harrell 260.00 Dorothy N. Howell 185.00 'Patricia L. Joers 185.00 Jolhn A. Kotzenmacher 305.00 Eva E. Kroft 197,50 Charles E. Maxwell 312.50 We by Harrison Miller 322.50 William J. Parrish_ 322.50 Russell K. Reece 343.33 Oliver J. Scott 333.66 B. Gene Skeldon 225.00 Joanna Wantuch 175.00 Londro Mu.nlin 68.25 Jeri Combs 63.00 Ralph Melone 17.50 Ault Camera Shop, Inc. Barany- averly- Scheid ,Ins.- Agency Howard Bellinger - Travel City Water Works - Postage B. F. G odrich Store Bruce,G. Hammerschmidt Indiana Bell Telephone - -Co. Eva E. 'Kroft James R Meehan & Assoc. Northern Ind. Public Service Co. Xerox Corporation 4. I $ 4,826,07 33.13 50.00 6.35 14.66 3.00 200.00 137.16 17..00 12.60 107.38 219.72 Total $ 5,627.07 GRAND TOTAL $258,822.20 a. Raitt Corp ltr of Jan 8, 1968 to Red Dept establishes preconstruetion conference for Jan 17, 1968. -This is the last remaining undeveloped parcel in the Sample Street Pro- ject, R -7, and Mr. Hammerschmidt advises that all requirements have been met and therefore plans are acceptable.; The struc- ture will house.a warehouse for wholesale, supplies for National Mill Supplies,'Inc. b. South Bend City Church of the Brethren, 747 Cushing Street, ltr of Jan 10, 1968 forward - ding a check for $120,57 on behalf of 7 cooperative churches, to be used in assis- ting families who need to be relocated from -3- the LaSalle Park Project area. The staff will acknowledge this generous gift and Mr. Scott will see that this money is used to help needy families. 5. a. Commission approval was given to send one I.U.R.A. MEETING person to the Indiana Urban Renewal Association (I.U; R.A.) mEeting in Indianapolis for January 19, 1968, on motion by Mr. Chenney, seconded by Rev. Kirk. b. Three option agreements for parcels 13-15, 3 OPTION AGREE- 26-14, 9-4a, all within the LaSalle Park Project, MENTS . LASALLE R-57, r1ceived Commission approval-U'Oon motion by PARK,- R-57 Mr. Kom�ar, seconded by Mr. Chenney. c. The Commission approved the following invest- ment of funds in U. S. Treasury Bills upon motion by Mr. Kompar, seconded by Rev. Kirk: $125,000 from the Project Expenditures Account Fund R-29 for 3 months; $50,000 from Project Temporary Loan R-29 for 5 months; and $ * 300,000 from Project Expenditures . Account Fund R-57 for 3 months, and 5 months;, $350,000 from District Capital Fund for 3 months. - d. Resolution 208, superseding Resolution 198, received Commission approval on motion by Rev. Kirk, seconded by Mr. Kompar. This resolution establishes disposition procedures in connection with the La- Salle Park Project, R-57-, and requires that the sale of land will be offered to the public instead of by negotiation. e. After receiving bids for the third consecu- tive time for construction of the Chapin Street over- pass, Project R-29, the staff and the engineer now make a recommendation to the Commission to award the Contract to Hickey Construction Company of South Bend. ]Vo bids were opened on January 8, 1968, (1) the Hickey Construction Company for Alternate A (galvanized fencing) at $63,042.93, and Alternate B (aluminum fencing) at $79,607.93: (2) the Howell Construdlion Company of Elkhart for Alternate A at $65,386, and Alternate B at $79,386. Therefore, on motion iiy Mr. Kompar, seconded by Mr. Chenney, the Commission awarded the Contract for Alternate A to the Hickey Construction Company,.Ine., subject to legal counsel opinion, and Chicago HUD approval, in the amount of $63,042.93. *Mr. Grant Lewis questioned the practicability of an overpass, and suggested an underground tunnel; however this was investigated thoroughly both for Lost and safety features and did not reCEive engineer's recommendations. The City of South Bend will assume the maintenance resposibility; however the structure should not be a large maintenance item. 4- INVESTMENT OF. FUNDS RESOLUTION 208 FOR LASALLE PARK, R-57 CHAPIN OVERPASS SITE IMPROVE- MENT CONTRACT AWARDED TO HICKEY CONSTR. CO., R-29 6. PROGRESS REPORTS a. Central Downtown Project R-66. The Part I J CENTRAL DOWN- Application has been submitted to the Chicago federal TOWN PROJECT, office for review, and recent telephone conversations R-66 with th federal representative indicate the review is prog essing satisfactorily. Extra copies of the Applica lasis ion have been received and are being distri- buted i a way that will best.serve the community. The sta. f will have about 5 copies to be released on a loan only. Mr. Grant Lewis entered into a discussion of the downtown plans, and requested that the staff seek consultation with the Architectural Section of Notre Dame. Mr. Wiggins gave assurance that everything possible would be done to enhance the river front, which is the point in question, and that the staff and Commission would continue to be cooperative with Notre Dame. b. LaSalle Park Project, R-57. The staff Ins LASALLE PARK acquired 900/6 of all buildings scheduled for acquisi- PROJECT, R-57 tion. A few parcels remain in condemnation proceedings. The proposed rent supplement housing is essential for providing the housing resource for large, low income families. The demolition contractor, Dore Wrecking Company ompany is working in the area again, but all build- ings selteduled to be demolished cannot be released until such time as the Redevelopment Department holds a clear title and the properties are vacant. Definite progress has been made in the area of rehabilitation. The staff-is diligently pursuing new ways and methods to accelerate loan processing for rehabilitation work. The staff is presently working with about 35 property owners. In addition, 30 property owners are rehabilitating their properties without financial assistance. Meetings are being held regularly in the site office with owners of property scheduled for rehabilitation, and in this way an understanding of the rehabilitation process is reached. The staff is endeavoring to put more initiative on the property owner, and consequently those showing initiative are first helped. c. Industrial Expansion Project, R-56. The 'Part INDUSTRIAL II requirements have been completed and will be sub- EXPANSION mitted to the Chicago federal office in about 10 days. PROJ.1 R-56 The staff feels that acquisition of properties can begin in late February. -5- The next regular meeting of the Redevelopment Commis- NEXT MEETING s on will be at 10:30 A. M., February 1, 1968, in the office of the Redevelopment Department. 7. ADM URNMENT On moti n duly made and passed, meeting adjourned at ADJOURNMENT 11:45 A. M. Howard '. 3ellinger, t0tive Director