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Home My WebLink AboutRM 08-04-66SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING August .4, 1966 10 :30 A.1% Presidin Officer: Donald A. Wiggins, President 1. ROLL CALL Present: Donald A.1 Wiggins, President James G. ouis, Vice President Stephen q. Kompar, Secretary Frank G. IKoczan 120 W. LaSalle Ave. South Bend, Indiana Absent: Fred;J. Helmen, Assistant Secretary Also Present: Mrs. Guy P. Curtis, Redevelopment Trustee Mr. Dean Wilhelm, Redevelopment Trustee Mr. Edgar Seybold, Civic Planning Association Mr. Howard Bellinger, Area Plan Commission Mrs. Janet Allen, Councilwoman -at -large Mr. Watson, Hill Development Company Mr. Jim Marchelewicz, WNDU -TV Mr. Bob Helems, WSBT -TV Mr. Brad Bate, WSBT -TV Mr. Richard Balah, South Bend Tribune Legal Counsel: Mr. Bruce C. Hammerschmidt LPA Staff: W. Jan Chong, Executive Director Oliver J. Scott, Relocation Director Nancy Kaiser, Secretary 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The Commission unanimously approved the minutes of the regular meeting of July 21, 1966, upon the motion by Mr. Kompar, seconded by Mr.. Koczan. 3. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS Upon the motion by Mr. Kompar, seconded.by Mr. Koczan, the Commission unanimously approved payment of the following claims, totaling $101,411.78. PROJECT E PENDITURES ACCOUNT FUND R -29 Relocatio Claims White 71agle Chapter #39 - D.A.V. - R.C. #140 Paid t:): Kei h E. Proud Movers 120.00 A.B C. Plumbing & Sewer Cleaning 1,110.64 $ 1,230.64 National Bank & Trust Company $ 9,844.50 Total $111,875.14 PROJECT tXPENDITURES ACCOUNT FUND R -S7 Options Richard DeWitt Real Estate & Patricia E. Landis & J. Talton, Jr. Purchases Lee Bar - #31 -13 - Parcel #9 -19 - Parcel #34 -16 $ 10.00 10.00 4,555.00 Altee Place & Company, Inc. - #16 -1 9,425.00 T, TT TT TT - #15 -2 9,425. 00 TT TT TT TT - #16 -2 91,355.00 158.50 TT TT TT - #14 -1 9,410.00 Chris D. & Blanche G. Vlahakis - #38 -8 4,990.00 Place.& Company, Inc. - #15 -1 9,42.5.00 Hertz Rental Licensee Wagner 7.50 Weisberger Brothers, Inc. 250.00 27..00 .Total $56,639.50 Payroll: I July 16, 1966 to July 31, 1966 W. Jam Chong $583.50 L. Glenn Barbe 382.25 Dorothy Z. Deane 180.00 Gordon L. Harrell 222.50 Dorothy N. Howell 175.00 Eva E Kroft 158.50 Fawn 11. Rozek 212.50 Oliver J. Scott 279.50 B. Gene Skeldon 182.50 Vivian N. Bond 25.00 Patricia Wagner 40.00 Charles E. Maxwell 250.00 Richard E. Luer 90.00 Judd . Rozenberg 243.75 .Nancy A.. Kaiser 171.00 James R. Borror 312.50 Maril n K. Kozak 5.25 Rosem ry Muellner 4.95 Sharo L. Housand 82.50 $3,601.20 Ault Camera Shop, Inc. 6.19 Bobbs -Me rill Co., Inc. 2.00 W. Jan Chong - Travel to Chicago 3.55 TT TT TT _ TT TT TT 7.15 TT TT TT _ TT TT TT 2.7 0 TT TT _ TT TT South Carolina 32.64 Dorothy Z. Deane - Petty Cash,27.37 Gordon L Harrell - Mileage Claim 3.40 Indiana _ell'Telephone Co. - Main Office 119.59 120 LaSa le' West, Inc. 434.50 Xerox. Corporation 22.50 Total $4,262.79 2 - URBAN REDEVELOPMENT FUND John Cosby - Rubbish removal, Chapin St. $12.75 Cicero Collier - Weed mowing, Chapin St. 27.60 Total $40.35 PROJECT tEMPORARY LOAN REPAYMENT FUND - INDIANA R -29 National Bank and Trust Company $ 29,394.00 Total $ 29,394.00 Grand Total $101,411.78 REIMBURS MENT TO REDEVELOPMENT REVOLVING FUND FOR EXPENDITURES - MONTH OF JULY 1966 From Pro ect Expenditures Account Fund TT T TT TT IT R -7 $1,189.76 TT - TT R -29 60.68 TT T TT TT R -56 1,515.03 Tt TT rT R -57 1,114,84 $9,617.01 4. COMMUNICATIONS, Mr. Chong stated that other than routine communications, there was nothing to be brought to the attention of the Commission. S. BID PROPOSALS The staf is continuing to make progress on R -7 disposi- PARCEL 2 -B Lion #2-13, which is the last disposition parcel. However, according to Bruce Hammerschmidt, the staff will be unable to get a definite commitment until next month. 6. OLD 13USINESS a, On the original list of acquisition approvals which RESOLUTION No. 143 was approved, the resolution mentioned 80 parcels.. The actual count of parcels contained in the list was 82, and provisiom must be made for this change. After discussion, it was a reed that there must be a resolution amending the prior resolution- Upon motion by Mr. Kompar and seconded by Mr. Louis, it was unanimously agreed to approve Resolu- tion No. 143. b, Mr. Chong stated that the credit report contract CREDIT REPORT needs the signatures of those Commissioners who have not CONTRACT already signed it. c. All three reuse appraisals for LaSalle Park have LaSALLE PARK been secured from North Central Appraisal Company, Mr. REUSE APPRAISALS Babcock, and Dr. Rams or Urban Research Associates. The appraisal figures for each lot being sold have been tabulated. - 3 - d, Upon motion by Mr. Kompar and seconded by Mr. Koczan, REQUEST FOR Resolution No. 142 of the South Bend Redevelopment Com- CONCURRENCE mission authorizing filing of HHFA -Form H -6144, "Request IN ACQUISI- for Concurrence in Acquisition Prices," was unanimously TION PRICES approved e. Mr. Chong had a copy of a letter addressed to a SOUTH BEND redeveloper from Deputy Director Tiede of the Federal TO RECEIVE Housing Administration in Indianapolis, granting approval RENT of 150 units of rent supplement aid of $90,000 for an SUPPLEMENT indefinite number of years. This will average $50 per month, South Bend is the first city in the State of Indiana to receive such a preliminary reservation, and it is is giant step towards relocation problems. LaSalle Park residents will have priority, but first there are subsequent steps which must be complied with. This commitment is vital to securing a redeveloper. f. - he:staff has been investigating aiding families FINANCIAL AID in the LaSalle Park area whose properties will be pur- TO LaSALLE PARK chased.- It -is recommended that we pay the cost of RESIDENTS abstract an title service for the residents, even though this is a cost usually absorbed by the sellers. The cost of. his will average approximately $60 per property and will total approximately $14,000. This aid is neces- sary because of the extreme hardship of families in the area. A proval for this has not yet been received from the regional office, but it is expected to be forthcoming. Upon motion by Mr. Louis and seconded by Mr. Kompar, the Commission unanimously approved the payment of this service Lpon approval by the regional office. g. f fourteen option agreements which have been signed, OPTION AGREEMENTS thirteen have been signed by the Commissioners. The first closing is scheduled for August 12. Upon- motion by Mr. Kompar and seconded by Mr. Koczan, the Commission approved the option agreements as they have been signed at the stipulat d amounts. The option agreements are as follows: 1. AlteE Lee Barr $4565 Parcel #31 -13 2. DeWitt J. Talton, Jr.- 4850 #34 -16 3. Wellington St. Chapel 4900 #26 -15 4. Lenard Jones; 3235 #31 -12 S. Elijah Walters 3400 $40 -12 6. Christ D. Vlahakis 5000 #38 -8 7. William V. Chinn 2465 #28 -1 8. Place & Co., Inc. 9420 #14 -1 9. Place & Co., Inc. 9435 $15 -1 10. Place & Co., Inc. 9435 #15 -2 11. Plac & Co., Inc. 9435 ##16 -1 12. Plac & Co., Inc. 9365 ##16 -2 13. Rich rd Landis 3750 #9 -19 8. PROGRESS REPORTS a. Industrial Expansion Project, R -56. The staff is attempt- FINAL REPORT ing to complete the final report on the Industrial Expansion M. Project by�the end of August, which is the deadline imposed by the Fed oral agency. b. Central Core Projects R -39. We have not heard on the Centra Core Project yet; we are still awaiting approval_.;:: from Washi Lton. Mrs. Allen asked how many years it took to complete the Sample Street Project, how many acres was involved, etc. in order tD make a comparison with the LaSalle Park Project. rhe Sample Street Project took seven years to Complete and involved 35 acres. LaSalle Park involves 200 acres 4nd is scheduled for completion in four years. The discus ion then centered in grievances of the LaSalle Park area residents. Among the most prominent grievances are the bal condition of the streets, the slowness in developing the proposed park, and a timetable for the area. It was suggested that if the residents could see that some work was b ing started, they would be satisfied, such as starting t improve the streets, etc. The next r gular Commission meeting will be held August 18, 1966, at 1 :30 a.m, in the office of the Redevelopment Department 9. On motion my made and passed, the meeting adj 12:00 Noon W. , Executive - 5 - ar d at A. Wiggins, AWAITING APPROVAL COMPARISON OF SAMPLE ST. AND LaSALLE PARK PROJECTS GRIEVANCES OF LaSALLE PARK RESIDENTS NEXT MEETING ADJOURNMENT IR