HomeMy WebLinkAboutRM 12-21-67SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
December 21, 1967
10 :30 A. M.
Presiding officer: Donald A. Wiggins, President
1. ROLL ALL
Present:
Donald A. Wiggins, President
Stephen E. Kompar, Vice President
John E. Chenney, Secretary
Billy W. Kirk, Asst. Secretary
Fred J. Helmen, Member
120 W. LaSalle Ave.
South Bend, Indiana
Others Present: Mrs. Janet Allen, Common Council Member
Mr. Dean J. Wilhelm, Redevelopment Trustee
Mr. Edgar Seybold, Civic Planning Association
Mr. T. Brooks Brademas, City Planning Associates
Mr. William Strong, City Planning Associates
Mr. Edward Kapisak, representing Raitt Corp.
Mr. Larry Morrison, South Bend Tribune Reporter
Mr. Bob, Helems, WSBT-TV
Legal Counsel: Mr. Bruce C. Hammerschmidt
LPA Staff: Howard Bellinger, Executive Director
L. Glenn Barbe ,Assistant Director
Oliver J. Scott, Relocation Director
Harrison Miller, Relocation Specialist
Mrs. B. Gene Skeldon, Secretary
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The Commission unanimously approved the minutes of the regular meeting,
of December 7, 1967, upon motion by Mr. Chenney, seoDnded by Mr. Kompar.
3. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS
Upon motio-1 by Mr. Helmen, seconded by Rev. Kirk, the Commission
unanimous) Y approved payment of the following claims, totaling
$360.00.
PROJECT EXJENDITURES ACCOUNT R -'57
Thomas L
Ernest H
s
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$ 170.00
190.00
Total $ 360.00
Reimbursement to Revolving Fund for Month of November, 1967
From Project Expenditures Account R -56 $ 835.67
tt tt tt it R -57 7,332.71
tt tt it it R -66 2,075.87
it Urba Redevelopment Fund 962.61
Total $11,206.86
4.
Dore Wrecking Co.'s letter of December 13, 1967 to
Redevelopment Dept. requests an extension of time for
demolition of buildings already released under current
contract until about January 8, 1968, because of two
reasons: (1) the inclement weather along with the hol-
iday season, and (2) the simultaneous excavation work
has made the demolition work very difficult. The Com-
mission gave approval for the extension of time upon
motion by Mr. Kompar, seconded by Rev. Kirk.
S. OLD BUSINESS
Upon staff
recommendation, the Commission voted to
COMMISSION TO
readvertise
for the pedestrian overpass site improve-
READVERTISE FOR
ment work
within the Chapin Street Project, R -29, sub-
SITE IMPROVEMENT
ject to HUD
approval, and to personally invite the
OF PEDESTRIAN
same three
bidders to submit bids again with instruc-
OVERPASS, CHAPIN
tions in the
bid documents to be followed thoroughly,
STREET, PROJECT, R -29
upon motion
by Mr. Chenney, seconded by Rev. Kirk.
The three
bidders were (1) Canonie Construction-
Com-pany, who
failed to submit the Form 96A, (2) Hickey
Constructi
n Company, who did not submit an alternate
bid which
was specifically called for, and (3) Dowell
Construction
Company, which was the only complete bid
received.
Furthermore, all bids submitted exceeded
the engineer's
estimate by 10 %.
6. NEW B
a. Mr.
Kapisak, representing Raitt Corporation
SITE PLANS FOR
who are developers
for Parcel 2(b) in.the Sample Street
REMAINING PORTION
Project, R-7,
submitted site plans for the remaining
OF PARCEL 2(b),
portion of
subject parcel, and asked for Commission
RAITT CORP.,
approval to
extend the deadline for 60 days for begin-
SAMPLE STREET
ning construction,
which is now February 1, 1968. The
PROJECT, R -7
staff acce
ted the plans conditionally, subject to
evaluation,
but the 60 day extension cannot be granted
because fr
m the legal standpoint an extension of time
is not pos
ible. This means that by February 1, 1968,
a preconst
uction conference would have been held with
the contra
tors selected to build the building, and
eonstructi
n would be underway by that date. Therefore,
the Commis
ion approved the motion by Mr. Kompar, se-
conded by
4r. Chenney, that the plans be accepted as
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submitted, subject to review and compliance by the staff,
,,,and that the Raitt Corporation be advised by letter of
either the approval or disapproval of the plans along
with the notice that an extension of time cannot be
granted.
b. The Commission unanimously approved the motion
by Mr. He men, seconded by Mr. Komar, which permits
the staff to submit to the Chicago office under Resolu-
tion 206, the Part I Application for the Loan and Grant,,
Central Downtown Project, R-66. The Chicago federal
review is expected to take several months but in the
interim, the staff will be meeting with the Common Coun-
cil, and various City groups, and any appropriate
changes can be incorporated in the Urban Renewal Plan
before final action is taken by the Common Council and
the Area Ilan Commission. It is proposed that.the ,'
Central Downtown Project will take from five to seven'-,,
years for development. The preapplication review, which
was held recently with the Chicago representatives,
left indications that the federal office was very pleased
with the downtown program. Mr. Brademas noted that
this is certainly a high point in the South Bend Rede-
velopment Commission's total program, and the founda-
tion that has been laid here in this particular report
is a very sound one. The planning for this report has
gone very smoothly, Mr. Brademas reported, and expressed
pleasure in the privilege of behg selected as the plan-
ning consultant. President Wiggins commented that was
the report not only on time, but was a little in ad-
vance of the schedule and expressed appreciation of the
staff and also of City Planning Associates for the com-
bined effort. Mr. Wiggins asked that the staff take
every mea s possible to encourage the Chicago federal
office to expedite this application.
RESOLUTION 206
APPROVES SUBMITS
TO FEDERAL RE-
GIONAL OFFICE THE
CENTRAL DOWNTOWN
APPLICATION FOR
LOAN AND GRANT,
R-66
Two meetings of the Redevelopment Commission are forth- NEXT MEETING
coming and are as follows: (1) the annual meeting will
be at 10:00 A. M., Tuesday, January 2, 1968, and (2) a
special,meeting to handle the regular business will
follow at 10:30 A. M.; both meetings to be held in the
office of the Redevelopment Department.
7.
On motion uly made and passed, meeting adjourned at ADJOURNMENT
11:20 A. M.
110, 1
Howard Bel{inger, Executive Director Donald A. Wiggins, Pr (dent
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