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Home My WebLink AboutRM 02-03-66February 10:30 A. Presidin 1. SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING 3, 1966 M• 120.W. LaSalle Ave. Officer: Donald A. Wiggins, President South Bend, Indiana CALL Present: Absent: Donald A. Wiggins, President Frank G. Kocaan James G. Louis, Vice President Stephen E. Kompar, Secretary Fred J. Helmen, Assistant Secretary Also Present: Mrs. Janet Allen, Council Member Mr. Dean J. Wilhelm, President, Board of Trustees Mr. Marty Kleva, Area Plan Commission Mr. Pat Strickler, Reporter, South Bend Tribune Mr. Brad Bate, WSBT -TV Legal Cou sel: Mr. Bruce C. Hammerschmidt LPA Staff: W. Jan Chong, Executive Director L. Glenn Barbe, Assistant Director Oliver J. Scott, Relocation Director Mrs. B. Gene Skeldon, Secretary 2. APPRO AL OF MINUTES The Commission unanimously approved the minutes of the regular meeting of'January 21, 1966, upon the motion of Mr. Kompar, seconded by Mr. Helmen. 3. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS.: Upon the motion of Mr. Louis, seconded by Mr. Helmen, the Commission unanimously approved payment of the following claims, totaling $50,119.50. REDEVELOP NT REVOLVING FUND Payroll: (January 16, 1966 to January 31, 1966 W. Jap Chong $583.50 L. Glenn Barbe 382.25 Dorothy Z. Deane 158.50 Gordon L. Harrell 222.50 Dorothy N. Howell 175.00 Eva E Kroft 158.50 Gisel a M. Nagy 208.50 H. Ja es Nieb 300.00 (Continued on Page 2) -1- Fawn B. Rozek Oliver J. Scott B. Gene Skeldon Vivian N. Bond David M. Fox Joanne E. Lundberg Sally A. Neidinger Bertha True Katherine Morfettas Gerald L. Murphy $212.50 279.50 182.50 25.00 36.00 8.00 92.00 36.75 12.25 61.75 Abstract Company of St. Joseph County, Inc. fl Builders Store, Inc', Barany -C verly- Scheid Insurance Co. tt it W. Jan Chong - Travel to Chicago if fy if tf - ft tt Bruce C. Hammerschmidt Indiana ell Telephone Co. 120 LaSa 1e West, Inc. H. James ieb The Penc - Dickens Company $ 3,135.00 32..00 6.00 13.61 17.00 14.00 3.05 4.35 200.00 122.24 434.50 5.20 13.40 Total $ 4,000.35 URBAN REIDEVELOPMENT BOND REDEMPTION FUND St. Joseph Bank & Trust Co. - Purchase U. S. Treasury Bills $46,119.15 Total $46,119.15 GRAND TOTAL $501119.50 Reimburse0ent to Redevelopment Revolving Fund for Expenditures for the Month of Januarv. 1966 From Proj ct Expenditures Account Fund R -7 $ 642.87 it it It it it R -29 101.23 ft it tt ff tt R -56 '778.39 ft it " " " R -57 1,731.52 From Urban Redevelopment Fund 1,462.52 4,716.53 4. COMMUN ICAT IONS Attorneys Jones, Obenchain, Johnson, Ford & Pankow letter of R -7 CLEMANfS January 2 , 1966, on behalf of Clemans Truck Lines, Inc., South LINES COMPLAINT Bend, in egard to the purchased Tract 2(a), Sample Street Project, -7, for reimbursement of $1,082 plus accumulated interest rom March 26, 1965, because rubble was allegedly (Continued on.Page 3) -2- not removed in accordance with the agreement. Legal Counsel, Bruce Ha erschmidt, is to discuss this claim with Clemans' Attorney, Francis Jones. 5. BID ATE R -7 a. The following four resolutions authorizing acceptance of R -7, ACCEPTANCE bid proposals were approved by the Commission, subject to final OF BID .PROPOSALS approval ty Mr. Hammerschmidt, upon the motion of Mr. Louis, seconded ty Mr. Kompar. 1) Hanson Engineering Company for Parcel l(i), Sample RESOLUTION 119 treet Project, R -7, consisting of 36,904 square.feet, at a bid price of 18.50 per square foot, totaling 6,827.24. Approval is subject to Commission.acceptance f architectural drawings of building,_landscaping; etc. .esolution 119 is attached and hereby made a part of hese minutes. 2) Sippel_Realty Corporation for Parcel 1(k), Sample RESOLUTION 120 Street Project, R -7, consisting of 59,011 square feet, at a bid price of 18.50 per square foot, totaling 10,917.04. Approval is subject to Commission acceptance IV f architectural drawings of building, landscaping, etc. Resolution 120 is attached and hereby made a part of these minutes. 3) Harley and Ralph Powell Tool Supply for Parcel 1(1), RESOLUTION 121 ample Street Project, R -7, consisting of 59,065 square eet, at a bid price of 18.50 per square foot, totaling 10,927.03. Approval is subject to Commission acceptance f architectural drawings of building, landscaping, etc. esolution 121 is attached and hereby made a part of hese minutes. 4) Robert G. Binder, Indiana Safety, Inc., -(fire a RESOLUTION 122 afety equipment sales) for Parcel l(m), Sample-Street roject, R -7, consisting of 59,118 square feet, at a id price of'18.50 per square foot, totaling $10i936.83. pproval is subject to Commission acceptance of rchitectural drawings.of building, landscaping, etc. esolution 122 is attached and hereby made a part of hese minutes. b. Upon motion of Mr. Helmen, seconded by Mr. Kompar, the RESOLUTION 123 Commissior, does hereby ratify and confirm the Commissioners' acceptance of United Beverage Company, Inc.'s, offer to purchase Parcel 3, Sample Street Project, R -7, as of December 31, 1965, and do noYA hereby adopt Resolution 123 authorizing acceptance•of bid for said parcel, consisting.of 131,315 square feet, at a bid price of 32.50 per.square foot, totaling $42,677.38. Approval is subject to Commission acceptance of architectural drawings of building, landscaping, etc. Resolution 123 is attached and hereby made a part of these minutes. -3- c. M Chong reported that.1,163,000 square 'feet have now 64% OF R -7 been sold in the Sample Street Project, R -7, representing 65% of aiNOW SOLD all prof t land for development. 6. a. The Commission approved the motion.made by Mr. Helmen, PUBLIC HOUSING seconded_ by Mr. Kompar, that the North Central Appraisal Company SITE APPRAISAL updated appraisal for the Chapin Street Project Public Housing R -29 Site be accepted. The appraisal is confidential at this time. b. The Commission voted to approve the investment of $46,119.1 in,U. S. Treasury Bills for 10 months, from the Urban Redevelopment Bond Redemption Fund. The money will be refunded- - at 4.58% interest, due November -301 1966. Motion was made by Mr. Louis, seconded by Mr. Kompar. c. M . Richard A. XuC%A sel, Jr. did appraisal work and made cause testimonies for the Sample Street Project, R -7, in 1963, but,has been negligent in filing claims until this time. Upon the motior of Mr. Kompar, seconded.by:Mr. Louis, the-Commission approved ayment of this claim as developed by -the Staff with former an present Commission attorneys, in the amount of $110. 7. NEW BUSINESS a. Ur-on receiving federal approval, the Redevelopment Department purchased the two buildings only on the property owned by Mr. Caras in the Sample Street Project. In order to demolish these buildings, the Staff secured two cost estimates. Rieth -Riley Construction Company, Inc., quoted $785.00 and includes the capping of the utilities. Ritaehard Brothers quoted $820.00 and does not include capping utilities. The Commission approved the motion of Mr. Helmen, seconded by- Mr. Louis, that the demolition contract be awarded to Rieth- Riley Construction Co., Inc:, subject to- review by the Redevelopment attorney and the Housing.and;Urban Development Department (HUD). b. It is necessary for the Redevelopment Commission to engage a court recorder for the taking of the minutes'of the Public Hearing-for LaSalle Park, February 14, 1966. No action'is required b the Commission, and -Mr. Chong has secured the services of Mrs. Ma querite Hutchinson, who also recorded the public hearing mi utes for the Chapin Street Project. c. Mr. Glenn Barbe, Assistant Director, has received two bid proposals by moving companies, both in the neighborhood of $350. The Commission approved the motion of Mr. Helmen, seconded bV Mr. Louis, that the move of the Assistant Director from Linco ' n Park, Michigan, to South Bend, Indiana, be effected and approvng the moving cost claims, subject to final state- ments, in �ccordance with the interview agreement. -4- INVESTMENT OF FUNDS IN U. S. TREASURY BILLS PAYMENT OF CLAIM, R -7 DEMOLITION AWARD TO RIEI RIETH -RILEY R -7 PUBLIC HEARING COURT RECORDER 2- 14 -66, R -57 L. GLENN BARBE MOVING COSTS'TO BE PAID d. take adv offered purchase the Rede shift, f the purc in, (2) same pro the moti 8 cylind Departme Housing 8. The Redevelopment Department requested that the Commission ntage of the low bids on new automobiles recently he City Administration, as the automobile which was in 1958 is completely worn out. The two bids offered elopment Department are: (1) 8 cylinder, automatic r $2,323 including the use of another new car until ased car arrives, plus allowing $50 off on the trade 6 cylinder, standard shift, for $2,000 with the 'isions for loaner and trade in. The Commission approved in of Mr. Helmen, seconded by Mr. Kompar, that the !r car at $2,323 be purchased, with a Redevelopment t decal on the door panel, subject to approval by the ,nd Urban Development Department and the City of' South Bend. BIDS ON AUTOMOBILES a. ehabilitation, R -57. The rehabilitation leaflets have REHABILITATION been dis ributed, thus making a contact with the LaSalle Park R -57 resident . The leaflets give information on the public hearing schedule for February 14, 1966, and explains that more details are fort coming. Mrs. Curtis had reviewed the leaflets before reproduc ion of leaflets. b. Central Core Project, R -39. The Staff has been contacting R -39, CENTRAL several planning consultants in preparation for award of Planning CORE PROJECT Contract upon the approval of the Survey and Planning Application. MEETING OPENED TO DISCUSSION The question was asked, could the average of the appraisals for CHAPIN STREET the Public Housing Site in Chapin Street Project, R -29, be made PROJECT, R -29 public? It would be better if this were withheld until sale price is agreed upon and concurred in by HUD, Mrs. Allen asked if buyers for the Central Core Project land R -39, CENTRAL could be secured before clearance? The goal is to sell the CORE PROJECT land bef re demolition and before acquisition of properties if possible. The buyer would agree to purchase the land subject to the average of the three required reuse appraisals. The next regular Commission meeting will be held February NEXT MEETING 17, 1966, at 10:30 a.m., in the office of the Redevelopment Dept. 9. On motion duly made and passed, meeting adjourned at 11430 a. m. ADJOURNMENT ,` kWJa, onald A. Wiggins, Pres ;V4nt C ong, Executive rector //