HomeMy WebLinkAboutRM 06-16-66June 161 19
10 :30 A.M.
Presiding 0
1. ROLL CA
Present:
Donald A. W
Stephen E.
Fred J. Hel
Frank G. Ko
Also Presen
LPA Staff:
2. APPROVA
SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
..
ficer: Donald A. Wiggins, President
ggins, President
ompar, Secretary
en, Assistant Secretary
zan
120 W. LaSalle Ave.
South Bend, Ind.
Absent:
James G. Louis, Vice President
t: Mrs, Guy P. Curtis, Redevelopment Trustee
Mr.'Edgar Seybold, Civic Planning Association
Mr. Mary Kleva, Area Plan Commission
Mr. Sam L. Winston, United Community Services
Mr. William Drake, Urban League
Mr. Don Grimmius, President, Don's General Contracting
Mr. Grant Lewis, South Bend Realtor
Mr. Pat Strickler, South Bend Tribune Reporter
Mr: Marc Carmichael, South Bend Tribune Reporter
Mr. Brad Bate, WSBT -TV
W. Jan Chong, Executive Director
L. Glenn Barbel Assistant Director
Oliver J. Scott, Relocation Director
Mrs. B. Gene Skeldon, Secretary
L OF MINUTES
The Commission unanimously approved the minutes of the special meeting of
May 26, 1966, upon the motion by Mr. Koczan, seconded by Mr. Kompar.
3. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS
Upon the motion by Mr. Kompar, seconded by Mr. Helmen, the Commission
unanimously approved payment of the following claims, totaling $21,141.30.
PROJECT EXPENDITURES ACCOUNT INDIANA R -7
Bruce C. H merschmidt $320.00
Bruce C. H mmerschmidt 420.00
Eva E. Kroft 20.00 Total. $ 760.00
ACCOUNT INDIANA R -29
Clyde Williams & Associates
Bruce C. Rammerschmidt
A. J. Krom owski, Clerk, St. Joseph
County, Cause C -6487, City of South
er%d vs. J7oseeph -and Anna Rosenbaum
$11,834.92
970.00
875.00 Total
13,679.92
PROJECT EXPENDITURES ACCOUNT IND
The Pence-Dickens Company
PROJECT EX ENDITURES ACCOUNT IND
S. C. M. Corporation
Bruce C. H mmerschmidt
REDEVELOPM NT REVOLVING FUND
is •
$380.00
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$795.00
725.00
Payroll:
june 1, 1966
to June 15, 1966
W. Jan:.Cho
g
$ 583.50
L. Glenn B
rbe
382.25
Dorothy Z.
Deane
180.00
Gordon L.
Harrell
222.50
Dorothy N.
Howell
175.00
Eva E. Kroft
Telephone - site office
158.50
Fawn Belle
Rozek
212.50
Oliver J.
Scott
279.50
B. Gene Sk
ldon
182.50
Vivian N.
Bond
25.00
Sally Neid
nger
24.00
Patricia Wagner
80.00
Charles E.
Maxwell
250.00
Richard E.
Luer
186.00
Christine
alboon
5.25
Ralph L. D
vis
37.50
Joanne E.
undberg
4.00
L. Glenn B
rbe
$ 8.55
L. Glenn B
rbe
2.80
W.. Jan Chong
6.56
Freelance
art
15.00
Bruce C. Hammerschmidt
200.00
Indiana Be
1 Telephone - main office
119.10
Indiana Bell
Telephone - site office
68.36
120 LaSallE
West
434.50
Richard E.
Luer - mileage
14.85
Charles E.
Maxwell - mileage
10.10
Pence-Dickens
Company
92.40
Pence - Dickens
Company
45.00
S. C. M. Corporation
100.00
S. B. Water
Works - postage for 5 months
60.56
Donald A. Wiggins
- travel to Chicago
21.10
URBAN REDEVELOPMENT FUND
Eva E. Kroft - audit fee 4.50
Ralph C. Michaels, appraiser - Trial
Witness 300.00
R. Park Wic keizer, appraiser - Trial
witness
Total $ 380.00
Total 1,520_00
Total
Total
300.00 - Total
GRAND TOTAL
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$2,9.98.00
4,196.88
b04.50
$21,141.30
FOR EXPENDI
1w,
From Project Expenditures Account Fund R -7
tt tt 11 ti tt R -29
it rt tt " 11 11 R-56
it tt ft IT ti R-57
4. COMMUNICATIONS
$ 953.39
156.37
320.04
4,331.54
1.802.82
$7,564.16
a. Housing Authority letter of June 9, 1966 questioning land
condition cf the Chapin Street Project, R -29. Since mailing this
letter, Mr. Dickinson has verbally agreed to the full sale price
of the land, which is $81,667. The Redevelopment Department has
written to each of the three reuse appraisers and has received
statements that 'appraised values did reflect ground conditions
in Chapin roject.
5. BID PRCIPOSALS FOR REAL ESTATE R -7
'-I'
CHAPIN ST. REUSE
APPRAISAL
VERIFICATION
The Redevelopment Department -is having the purchase contract PREPARATION FOR
prepared for the last parcel of land in the Sample Street Project, SALE OF LAST
R -7. Pat Etrickler requested project data before release of PARCEL, SAMPLE
informatior on last buyer. STREET, R -7
b. Th Harris Manufacturing Company closing date is scheduled HARRIS, TRACT 5,
for June 2 , 1966, for the purchase of Tract 5. The alley will. R -7
have been fficially vacated by that time.
c. Before closing of the Sample Street Project, which should`
take approximately two to three months, the staff will request a
Federal audit,-and the non -cash grant -in -aid forms will be re-
submitted to the Chicago office. To answer the question on how
much money will be left over from the project, the urban renewal
projects ale designed to .come out financially balanced, and
each proje t is considered separately.
6. NEW BUSIINESS
a. ThE Commission approved the motion by Mr. Koczan, seconded
by Mr. Helrren, that the Redevelopment Department reinvest for two
months in L.S. Treasury Bills from the Project Expenditures Ac-
count Fund, Chapin Street, R -29, the amount of $75,000; also
reinvest f r two months from the Urban Redevelopment District
Capital Fund, R -29, the maximum amount of $164,000 for.two months.
b. The Commission approved the motion by Mr. Helmen, seconded
by Mr. Komp r, that the Redevelopment Department process payment
of a claim in the amount of $1,400, subject to approval of the
,Chicago DH D, for Dr. Edwin Rams, Washington, D.C., who has just
completed the first reuse appraisal for the Industrial Expansion
Project, R- 6. The reuse appraisal price cannot be revealed, but
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PREPARATION FOR
CLOSING SAMPLE
ST. PROJECT
REINVEST IN U.S.
TREASURY BILLS,
R -29 FUND
R -56 FIRST REUSE
EXPANSION PAY=
MENT
the averag
of three reuse appraisals will be disclosed when it is
known. There
will be no relocation of families in this project
until spring,
1967. The staff is preparing the -Loan and Grant
-
Applicatior
for the project, and before submission to Chicago, or
at least b
fore Chicago DHUD approval can be given, the Redevelop-
ment Depar
ent must have a letter from the South Bend Housing
Authority stating-that
they will give-priority in housing to
urban renewal
relocatees.
c. Th
Commission unanimously gave approval for the follow-
APPROVAL FOR
ing four s
aff members, and any Commissioner, to attend the
ATTENDANCE AT
Annual IUW
meeting at- Culver, Indiana, June 24 -25, 1966; Mr.
CULVER IUW
Maxwell, M
. Scott, Mr. Barbe, and Mr. Chong. The motion was
MEETING
made by Mr.
Helmen and seconded by Mr. Kompar.
d. The
Commission recently approved borrowing $340,000 from
ADVERTISING FOR
the Federal.
Government to start work incour LaSalle Park Project,
BIDS FOR PI'IVATE_
R -57, and the
check is forthcoming. Upon the motion of Mr.
FINANCING, R -S1,.'-'
Kompar, seconded
by Mr: Koezan, the Commission approved the
advertising
of bids for private financing for a long -term loan,
bids advertised
June 28, 1966, and bid date is July 12, 1966; in
the amount
of $1,248,000.
7. PROGRESS
REPORTS
a. Sample
Street Project, R -7. This project is expected to
SAMPLE STREC
be closed within
the next two to three months. By the end of
R -7
June all the
land will be sold.
j
- b. Ch
in Street Project R -29. The sale of the land to the
CHAPIN STREZ' , i
Housing Au
hority is very imminent now. Everything seems to be
R -29
all right
n dealing with the Park Department, and the sale of
that proje
t land is in the legal state with contract signing in
the near- f
ture. After several discussions with the Park Depart-
ment on the
location of easements in .the disposition parcel, all
questions seem
to be resolved.
c. LaSalle
Park Project R -57. Sometime in the next two to
LaSALLE PAIR,
four weeks,
the Redevelopment Department may start purchasing
R -57
property.
A type-written list of home improvements-will be fur-,
nished hom
owners who are going to rehabilitate their homes.
Generally,
residents know whether or not their home is up for
acquisiton
although they have not formally been told. The
Redevelopm
nt Department is anxious to know of any LaSalle Park
resident who
is interested in purchasing a lot to build a home.
The Urban
Plan calls for single family dwellings, two -
family dwe �enewal
lings, and row housing for the elderly.
d. Thx
two new pei
James Borrc
become Aud
ment on Jul
$4,104 per
ring doctor
assigned tc
Industrial
ee New Employees. Upon the recommendation of Mr. Chong, NEW STAFF
manent employees will be working on the staff. (1) Mr. EMPLOYEES
r, presently Assistant Controller for the City, will
for III at $7,500 per annum for the Department of Redevelop-
y 1, 1966. (2) Nancy Kaiser is hired as Secretary I at
annum. Mr. Juda Rosenberg,who is completing his`enginder-
ate at the University of Notre Dame, is temporarily
preparation of the7Loan and Grant Application for the
Expansion Project, R -56.
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e. Automobile.
Federal concurrence
has been received recently
FEDERAL
for the purchase
of a new staff station wagon, and bids will be
APPROVAL FOR
received v
ry soon.
AUTO
f. Meeting
Proposed for Engineering
Purposes. Mr. Grant
ENGINEERING
Lewis has asked
for the establishment of
a meeting with the
MEETING TO BE
LaSalle Park
Project Engineer Chas. W.
Cole & Son, Mr. Don
ARRANGED FOR
Grimmius -
an interested contractor, and
the Redevelopment
LASALLE PARK
Department
staff. Mr. Chong agreed to arrange a meeting
within the
next week.
g. Architectural Advisory Service. The staff plans to pro- FREE ARCHITEC-
vide free rchitectural advisory services for residents in the TURAL ADVISORY
LaSalle Park who will rehabilitate their homes. More guidance SERVICE FOR
along thesE lines will be received at the Annual IURA Meeting at LASALLE
Culver, Indiana. Only general designs will be provided free,
and more d tailed drawings will have to be approved by the
Building D partment and paid for by the resident.
h. Relocation. Mrs. Curtis asked how the Relocation Office RELOCATION,
is getting along out in LaSalle Park, and also about the progress LASALLE
of the newsletter and the proposed informational meetings. Mr.
Scott felt the climate was good among those with whom contact is
made, and the Housing Authority is registering applicants who are
to be relocated. The Site Office is completing a survey taken
throughout the city listing homes that are for sale and posting
pictures. More meetings with project residents and the newsletter
will be programmed in the near future.
i, Re t Su lement Program. The City of South Bend, Depart- RENT SUPPLEMENT
ment of Re evelopment has discussed rent supplement with FHA REPORT
in Indianapolis. The Indiana FHA office favors application of
not more t an 100 units.
j. Contractors List. The contractors list has been com-
pleted and the transmittal letter is being prepared today.
The next regular meeting of the Commission will be held
July 7, 1966, at 10:30 a.m., in the office of the Redevelopment
Department.
On motilon duly made and passed, meeting adjourned at
11:30 a.m. I _,
W.
, Executive n rector
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CONTRACTORS
NEXT MEETING
ADJOURNMENT
A. Wiggins, sident