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Home My WebLink AboutRM 08-03-67C9) 0,1 ,r4 w: I SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING August 3, 1967 120 W. LaSalle'Ave. 10:30 A.M. South Bend, Indiana Presiding Officer: Donald A. Wiggins, President 1. ROL CALL Present:. Absent: Donald A. Wiggins, President John E. Chenney, Secretary Fred J. Helmen, Member Stephen E. Kompar, Vice 'resident Billy W. Kirk, Assistant S*retary Others resent: Mrs. Janet A1len,Common Council Member Mr. Dean Wilhelm, Redevelopment Trustee Mr. Sam Winston, United Community Services Mr. Dave Robinson /South Bend Tribune Reporter Legal Counsel: Mr. Bruce C. Hammerschmidt LPA Sta f: Howard Bellinger, Executive Director L. Glenn Barbe, Assistant Director Oliver Scott, Relocation Director Miss Patricia Joers, Secretary 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The Commission unanimously approved the minutes of the Special Meeting of July 13, 1967 and the minutes of the Regular Meeting of July 20, 1967, upon motion by Mr. Helmen, seconded by Rev. Kirk. 3. APPR VAL OF CLAIMS Upon the motion by Rev. Kirk, seconded by Mr. Helmen, the Commission approved payment of the following claims, totaling $371,338.47. PROJECT EXPENDITURES ACCOUNT INDIANA R -57 Options Joseph H. & Mary Jane Dunfee - Parcel #43 -12 Delores Johnson - Parcel #40 -19 Lillie Mae Robinson - Parcel #43 -4 George & Helen Zalas - Parcel #40 -16 Estate Purchases Colpaert Realty Corp. - Parcel 440 -17 Joseph H. & Mary Jane Dunfee - Parcel X643 -12 Delores Johnson - Parcel 940 -19 Lillie Mae Robinson - Parcel #43 -4 -1- 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 485.00 3,575.00 485.00 475.00 George & Helen Zalas - Parcel #40 -16 Relocation Adjustment Payments T mmy Lee Jackson - Parcel X616 -2 M nt Lee - Parcel #31 -9 Henry R. Woodard - Parcel #13 -7 Carleton H. Anderson - Parcel #31 -15 South Bend Exterminating Company URBAN REDEVELOPMENT FUND Housing Authority of City of South Bend Payroll: July 16 to 31, 1967 Howard Bellinger L. Glenn Barbe Dorothy Z. Deane Gordon L. Harrell Dorothy N. Howell Pa ricia L. Joers Eva E. Kroft Charles E. Maxwell Russell K. Reece Fawn B. Rozek Oliver J. Scott B. Gene Skeldon Vivian N. Bond t/ is Lynette Longwell William J. Parrish Jo In A. Kotzenmacher Earl King We by Harrison Miller Barbara L. LeVeque Albert H. Larson III Ault Camera Shop, Inc. The Bond Buyer Dorothy Z. Deane - Petty Cash Bruce C. Hammerschmidt Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. Indiana Pell Telephone Co. Ideal Pr ss 120 LaSa le West, Inc. -2- Total Total $583.50 401.00 205.00 250.00 175.00 175.00 25.00 271.00 333.33 220.00 323.66 215.00 25.00 154.00 165.00 300.00 295.00 312.50 300.00 154.00 180.00 Total $485.00 259.90 225.74 222.82 66.04 30.00 $6,349.50 90.00 $90.00 $5,062.99 16.83 38.50 20.67 200.00 16.30 116.50 49.50 434.50 James R Meehan & Associates The Pence-Dickens Company Northern Ind. Public Service Co. Sheehan Service Center, Inc. South Bend Water Works - Postage Tri -Cou ty News Weisber er Bros., Inc. Xerox C rporation Printer Press Total ectIT St. Josoph Bank & Trust Co. Total Grand Total Reimburdement to Revol Mo th of June From Pr ject Expenditures Account Fund R -57 ri n n n R -66 It Ur an Redevelopment Fund 4. COMMUNICATIONS a. Veterans Administration ltr of July 13, 1967, requesting ooperation in coordinating its activities with local ommunities in Urban Redevelopment. b. 1hicago DHUD ltr of July 17, 1967 approving the Workable rogram for 1967. 5. NEW BUSINESS 5.00 7.90 39.87 8.00 21.18 68.83 40.40 450.00 47.00 $6,643.97 $358,255.00 $358,255.00 $371,338.47 $ 8,436.95 2,976.31 750.57 $ 12,163.83 a. Resolution 191 was approved by the Commission upon the RESOLUTION 191, motion by Mr. Kompar, seconded by Rev. Kirk, and relates to acquisition CONDEMNATION of property by condemnation in the LaSalle Park Project, R -57. This LASALLE PARK, Resolution authorizes the staff to send the 10 day notice, after which R -57 condemnation proceedings may begin if the option has not been signed, and invo ves Parcels 28 -10 and 21 -37A. b. motion filing Prices .esolution 192 received Commission approval, upon the RESOLUTION 192, Mr. Helmen, seconded by Rev. Kirk and authorizes the HUD 6144 HUD Form 6144, Request for Concurrence in Acquisition LASALLE PARK, the Chicago DHUD office. This request was for one Parcel R -57 -3- only, cel 35 -9 in the LaSalle Park Project, R -57. c. The Commission approved Resolution 193 which submits to the Chicago DHUD office Form HUD 6144, Request for Concurrence RESOLUTION 193, in Acquisition Prices, for one parcel only, Parcel 10 -19 in the- HUD 6144 LaSalle Park Project, R -57 on motion by Mr. Helmen, seconded by LASALLE PARK, Mr. Kom ar. R -57 d. Six option agreements for parcels in the LaSalle Park EXECUTION OF Project R -57, received Commission approval for execution, upon SIX OPTION the mot on by Mr. Kompar, seconded by Rev. Kirk. The parcels AGREEMENTS are idezitified as follows: 40 -17, 43 -12, 40 -19, 40 -16, 43 -4 LASALLE PARK and 35-1). R -57 e. The Housing Authority and the Park Department submitted site plans for the property which they purchased from the Redevelopment Department in the Chapin Street Project, R -29 for eva uation -and consideration. After study by the Redevelop- ment staff and the Area Plan Commission, it was found that these p ans met all requirements necessary for redeveloping project land and were approved on a motion made by Rev. Kirk and sec nded by Mr. Kompar. f. The Redevelopment Department was notified by the Chicago DHUD office that they would not approve adding 19 parcels to the previously approved Demolition Contract for the R-57 Project. A new contract encompassing all remaining demolition work in the R -57 Project is currently being prepared and will be submitted to Chicago for approval. Upon Chicago approval and LPA legal counsel approval, the Commission, motioned by Mr. Helmen, seconded by Rev. Kirk, voted to advertise for bids on Demolition Contract No. 2. HOUSING AUTHORITY AND PARK DEPARTME''IT SITE PLANS FOR CHAPIN STREET PROJECT, R -29 DEMOLITION CONTRACT NO. 2 g. &pproval of three 115 Rehabilitation Grants to families APPROVAL OF THREE who qualified in the LaSalle Park Project, R -57 was given by the 115 REHABILITATION Commission on a motion by Mr. Kompar, seconded by Rev. Kirk. GRANTS, LASALLE This makes a total of eight 115 Rehabilitation Grants within PARK PROJECT, R -57 the LaSalle Park Project, R -57. h. n July 21, 1967 bids were received and open&dd for the second time on Site Improvements, Chapin Street, R -29. One bid was received from the Reith Riley Construction Company which was 11% over the engineer's estimated cost. There were no bids for the pede Irian overpass; it was felt that this was because of the lack of cooperation from the steel industry to quote prices. It was the consensus of opinion that there would be no useful purpose of readvertising these improvements. Thus the submitted bid was approved by the Commission on a motion by Rev. Kirk, seconded by Mr. Helmen and will for forwarded to the Chicago DHUD off ce for their review and approval. -4- SITE IMPROVEMENTS, CHAPIN STREET, R -29 BID OPENING i. Action, Inc. has requested the Redevelopment Department to rent a parcel of land, known as Parcel 39 -4 in the LaSalle Park Project, R -57, to their organization for use as a Tot -Lot. This summer recreational facility will be fenced in and equipped by Action, Inc. This lease will contain a 30 -day notice of cancellZLtion which will be invoked when the Parcel is needed for its designated use by the Redevelopment Department. A charge of $10 a year will be made for rental of this property. Approval of this transaction came on .a motion by Mr. Helmen, seconded by Rev. Kirk. LEASE OF PROPERTY IN LASALLE PARK, R -57 TO ACTION, INC. j. The staff received approval of the Commission on a motion INVESTMENT OF FUNDS by Mr. elmen, seconded by Rev. Kirk to invest the following funds: (1) Pro ect Expenditures Account Fund, Ind. R -57: $350,000 for 6 months 200,000 for 3 months 100,000 for 60 days (2) Urban Redevelopment District Capital Fund: 200,000 for 3 months (3) Projlect Temporary Loan Repayment Fund, R -29: 57,000 for 3 months k. Upon motion by Mr. Kompar, seconded by Rev. Kirk, the SECOND AND THIRD Redevelopment Commission chose the following two firms for the ACQUISITION APPRAISERS Second and Third Acquisition Appraisals for the Downtown Project, FOR DOWNTOWN PROJECT, R -66: Ronald E. Gettel, Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Michiana Appraisal R -66 Company, South Bend, Indiana. A majority of this work will not begin until the Project receives Loan and Grant approval from DHUD. The selection of the appraisers at this time will make it possible to appraise properties: involved in early land acquisition following local approval of the Project. 7. a. Diagnostic Survey Progress Report, LaSalle Park R -57 There is a toal number of 632 homes involved in this Survey of which 259 interviews have been completed; 7 were found vacant, 12 refused to cooperate, 354 are remaining to be interviewed. If no unforeseen delays occur the work.will be complete according to schedule. A decision is now pending on wheth r or not families relocated outside the LaSalle Park area sho ld be included or excluded. pleted, teterral Service Progress. Of the 259 interviews com- Z39 have some type of problem. Most of these problems -5- DIAGNOSTIC SURVEY LASALLE'PARK, R -57 REFERRAL SERVICE LASALLE PARK, R -57 lie in the area of health and medical categories: such as lack of immu ization shots and X rays. The following non - contact referrals have been recorded: Small Repairs (interested in learning how) 122 Reading (Adults) 43 Senior Citizens (65 and over) 82 Minimum housing (no knowledge of) 111 Adult education (interested in) 138 Aid to school children (interested in) 39 Block leaders (individual names) 59 Notice cf meetings (like to have) 25 Repairs (financing) 9 Moving (assistance) 13 Transpo tation difficulties 48 Urban Renewal (information) 82 The pro er agencies are being notified of these needs. The only pr blem encountered so far is depression experienced by the interviewers after interviews. At the ILext meeting a detailed progress report will be given PROGRESS REPORT on relocation and rehabilitation in LaSalle Park Project, R -57. NEXT MEETING The,nex . regular meeting of the Redevelopment Commission will be 4t -1 :30 a.m., August 17, 1967, in the office of the Redevelop -NEXT MEETING ment De artment. 8. ADJOURNMENT On motion duly made and passed, meeting adjourned at 11:25 a.m. ADJOURNMENT r � r Howard ] Bellinger, ExMutive Director Q:i! A. Wiggins, Pofident