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Home My WebLink AboutRM 11-02-67SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING November 2, 1967 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 Billy W. Kirk, Asst. Secretary Stephen Kompar, Vice President Fred J. Helmen, Member John E. 1henney, Secretary Others P esent: Mrs. Josephine Curtis, Redevelopment Trustee Mr. Dean Wilhelm, Redevelopment Trustee Mr. Edgar Seybold, Civic Planning Association Mrs. Jane Maager, WNDU-TV Mr. Dick Maginot, WSBT-TV Mr. Vernon S. Sutton,',Administrative Assistant to Mayor Mr. John Darrouzet, South Bend Tribune Reporter Legal Counsel: Mr. Bruce C. Hammerschmidt LPA Staff: Howaid Bellinger, Executive Direetor L. Glenn Barbe, Assistant Director Oliver J. Scott, Relocation Director Mrs. B. Gene Skeldon, Secretary 2. APPRCVAL OF MINUTES The Commission unanimously approved the minutes of the regular meeting of October 19, 1967, upon motion by Mr. Kompar, seconded by Mr. Cbenney. 3. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS Upon motion by Mr. Chenney, seconded by Mr. Kompar, the Com- mission unanimously approved payment of the following claims, totaling $41,876.24. PROJECT ACCOUNT INDIANA R-57 Real Estate Purchases Federal National Mortgage Ass'n - Parcel #28-4 Agnes luth Scott - Parcel #43-19 Emil W. Stanz - Parcel #9-17 Peter & Amanda Walker - Parcel #9-5 lqqqtio Adjustment Payments Queen Williams - Parcel -6 -1- $2,750.00 4,250.00 4,795.00 45.42 50.00 Euge a P. Sewell - Parcel #36 -9 Mary Phillips - Parcel #10 -5 Henn Jones - Parcel #40 -7 Garfi ld Hoskins - Parcel #31 -14 Rehab. ans and Grants K. &-S. Construction Company - Grant - Parcel #20 -38 IT IT IT TT TT IT TT #45-11 7 l Abstract & Title Corporation IT ti 11 TT T1 Ti tt TT North Ceritral Appraisal Company Dore Wreaking Company REDEVELOPMENT REVOLVING FUND Payroll: October 16- 3:1,1967 Howarl Bellinger $583.50 L. Gl nn Barbe 401:00 Dorothy Z. Deane 225.83 Gordo .L. Harrell 250.00 Dorothy N. Howell 175.00 Patri is L. Joers 175.00 Eva E Kroft 187.50 Charles E. Maxwell 295.00 Russell K. Reece 333.33 Oliver J. Scott 323.66 B. Gene Skeldon 215.00 William J. Parrish 312.50 John A. Kotzenmacher 295.00 Welby Harrison Miller 312.50 Vivian N. Bond 165.00 Jeri Combs 87.50 Alberl S. Bond 45.00 Joannz Wantuch 16S.00 Londrc Munlin 91.00 Geo. Ceoffrey Bray 60.75 Ault Camera Shop, Inc. B. F. Go drich Stare Bruce C. Hammerschmidt Ideal Press, Inc. Indiana 6 Michigan Electric Co. Indiana Bell Telephone Co. Joe Koes's Electric Co. James R. Meehan & Associates Nat'l As 'n of Housing & Redevelopment Officials Office E gineers, Inc. Weisberg r Bros., Inc. 120 LaSa le West, Inc. - -2- J Total Total 401.76 500.00 313.56 159.60 $ 1,487.90 1,587.55 253.60 70.00 70.00 35.00 18.885.60 $35,654.99 $ 4,699.07 12.13 118.14 200.00 61.00 12.78 149.78 50.95 20 -15 260.00 126.17 34.58 434.50 6,179.25 URBAN FUND Barany-Overly-Scheid Ins. Agency Total 4. COMM YNICAT a. R. reply action 5. Knapp & Sons ltr of Oct-. 23, =1987 in to our request to state affirmative on the 10 point program for equal unity. This letter was considered uate because only 2 points of Form UD-907 were acted upon. The staff has equested E. R. Knapp & Sons to resubmit heir program commenting on all 10 points of orm HUD-907. b. Joseph Mathews & Associates, Architect, ltr of Nov. 1, 1967 confirms that construction drawings and specs. of the building for Hill Vhite Truck Sales, on a portion of Parcel 2(b), Sample Street Project, R-7, are presently eing developed and will be completed simul- aneously with ground breaking on Dec. 1, 967. a. In connection with the above listed corres- pondence from Joseph Mathews, Architect, the Redevelopment Commission approved the pre- liminary site plans for that certain portion of Parcel 2(b), Sample Street Project, R-7, on which will be constructed a building to house the Hill White Truck Sales, Inc. Final site plans must be submitted along with con- struction drawings, and must conform to the Urban Renewal Plan, Sample Street Project, R�7, on motion by Mr. Kompar, seconded by Mr. C enney. b. Ii conjunction with the further development oF Parcel 2(b), Sample Street Project, R-7, ii that it is a condition of terms of the a7reement to develop the parcel in full, the C)mmission approved the motion by Mr. Kompar, s?conded by Mr. Chenney, that the Raitt Cor- p)ration shall submit within 60 days to the R?development Department construction plans, aid construction must begin 30 days there- a ter of the remaining portion of Parcel 2(b). In the event the above conditions are not met an adjustment will be made in the disposition price of the developed area, and -3- 42.00 $ 42.00 PARCEL 2(b), SAMPLE ST., R-7 PARTIAL DEVEL- OPMENT REMAINING LAND TO BE DEVELOPED ON PARCEL 2(b), SAMPLE ST., R-7 MI n connection with the contractural agreement SUPPLEMENTAL AGREE- or legal services executed with Mr. Hammer- MENT FOR LEGAL SER-- chmidt on October 21, 1965, the Commission VICES,, LASALLE PARK, ook affirmative action to execute a Supple- R-57 ental Agreement which extends legal services -4- the remAining undeveloped area will revert to the ownership of the Redevelopment Department. There are about 7 acres remaining on Parcel 2(b) to be developed. The motion also stated that the Raitt Corporation be advised by letter of this directive. c. The Commission approved 4 Section 115 Rehabil- 4 SECTION 115 REHAB itation Grants for Parcels 4-6A-19, 19-22 GRANTS-APPROVED FOR and 37-21, in the LaSalle Park Project, R-57, LASALLE PARK, R-57 apon motion by Mr. Chenney, seconded by Mr. Kompar. These grants are very effective in -naking progress in the Rehabilitation Program, and it brings the total grants approved in the aeighborhood of 16. d. rwo option agreements were approved for exe- OPTION AGREEMENTS :!ution for Parcels 9-17 and 43-19, in the LASALLE PARK, R-57 LaSalle Park Project, R-57, on motion by Mr. Kompar,,seconded by Mr- Chenney. e. I'lyde Williams and Associates, engineers for READVERTISE FOR he Chapin Street Project,.R-29, have advised BIDS FOR CHAPIN ST. he staff that it appears to be an appro- OVERPASS, R-29 )riate time to readvertise for the pedestrian )verpass as bidders are now in a position to interest in this work. Therefore, the ommission approved the motion by Mr. Chenney, econded by Mr. Kompar, upon the suggestion 1,how f,the staff, that readvertising of the bids be ublished on November 10-17, 1967, with bid pening on December 5, 1967. f. The staff has arranged for the Public Hear- PUBLIC HEARING FOR ing in connection with the Industrial Expan- INDUSTRIAL EXPAN- sion Project, R-56,-in compliance to a motion SION PROJECT R-56' at the Commission Meeting of October 5, 1967. aid hearing will be held by the Commission at 7:00 P. M., December 5, 1967, in the Police Training Room of the Municipal Services Facility, 701 West Sample Street, and the advertising will be published on November 14- 1, 1967. This action completes all local requirements for the Part II project Applica- tion submittal to the federal office, and is contingent upon favorable approval by the. Common ouncil of the Urban Renewal Plan and the elocation Plan. MI n connection with the contractural agreement SUPPLEMENTAL AGREE- or legal services executed with Mr. Hammer- MENT FOR LEGAL SER-- chmidt on October 21, 1965, the Commission VICES,, LASALLE PARK, ook affirmative action to execute a Supple- R-57 ental Agreement which extends legal services -4- R1 7. REPORTS a. Site Improvements, LaSalle Park, R-57. The rwo contractors, i. e., (1)for the excava- tion work and (2) for the installation of storm sewers, will begin Friday, November 3, 967, subject to weather conditions. b. Demolition, LaSalle Park, R-57. Demolition work is proceeding satisfactorily after a slow beginning because of weather conditions and machine failures. Additional equipment has been moved in, and all vacant buildings Iill be down by the end of this month. To ate, approximately 35 structures have been emolished. c. Central Downtown Project, R-66. A meeting with the planning consultant is being sche- duled to review all the reports, maps, and narrative statements in connection with the Part I submittal to the Chicago federal office. At this point the plans are all in draft _0 I rm, but with this meeting the rough edges will be smoother. Within a few weeks the plans will be presented formally to the Rede- irelopment Commission, the Area Plan Commission, 4nd the Common Council. The x1ext regular meeting of the Redevelopment Comm' 'ssion will be at 10:30 A. M., November 16, 1967, in the office of the Redevelopment Depart- ment. On mOtion duly made and passed, meeting adjourned at 11:06 A. M. Howard BE .1 finger, Executife Director -5- SITE IMPROVEMENTS, LASALLE PARK, R-57 DEMOLITION, LASALLE PARK, R-57 CENTRAL DOWNTOWN PROJECT, R-66 NEXT MEETING ADJOURNMENT Donald A. Wiggin-s,/Piesident