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Home My WebLink AboutRM 08-18-66SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING- August 18, 1966 120 W. LaSalle Ave. 10 :30 A.M. South Bend, Indiana Presiding Officer: Donald A. Wiggins, President 1. R LIi CALL- Present., Donald A. Wiggins, President James G. Louis, Vice President Stephen E. Kompar, Secretary Fred 3. Helmen, Assistant Secretary Frank G. Koczan Also resent: Mrs. Guy P. Curtis, Redevelopment Trustee Mr. Edgar Seybold,, Civic. Planning Association Mr. Howard Bellinger, Area Plan Commission Mr. Marc Carmichael, South Bend Tribune Reporter Mr. Don Grimmius, President, Don's General Contracting Mr. Grant Lewis, South Bend Realtor Mr. Brad Bate, WSBT -TV Mr. Bob Helems, WSBT -TV Mr. Jim Marchelewicz, WNDU -TV LPA Staff: W. Jan Chong, Executive Director Mrs. B. Gene Skeldon, Secretary Z. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The C mmission unanimously approved the minutes of the regular meeting of August 4, 1966, and the special meeting of August 11, 19.66,, upon the motion by Mr. Helmen, seconded by Mr. Kompar. 3. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS Upon the motion by Mr. Koczan, seconded by Mr. Louis, the Commission unanimously approved payment of the following claims, totaling $ 16, 033.15. PROJECT EXPENDITURES ACCOUNT INDIANA R -7 Eva E Kroft - Recording Fees $ 25.00 Total $ 25.00 PROJ4CT EXPENDITURES ACCOUNT INDIANA R -57 Options Jesse T. and Christine Hodges - Parcel # 28 -9 10.00 -1- Real Estate Purchases DeWitt J. Talton, Jr. - Parcel #34 -16 $ 4,840.00 Richard & Patricia E. Landis- Parcel 9 -19 3,740.00 A tee Lee Barr Parcel # 31 -13 70.00 Dorothy Z. Deane - Travel to Chicago 4. °85 The Bond Buyer - Advertisement for Preliminary Loan Note 42. 35 Multi graphing Service- Company 11- 50 Printers : Press 18. 00 Urban Research Associates 2,970.00 Total $ 11, 706.70 REDEVELOPMENT REVOLVING FUND Payro�l: August 1 to August 15, 1966 W. Jan 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 _ 58.50 Fawn Belle Rozek 212.54 Oliver J. Scott 279.50 B. Gene Skeldon 182.50 Vivian N. Bond 25.00 Patricia D. Wagner 8.00 Charles E. Maxwell 250.00 J da E. Rozenberg 273.00 Nancy A. Kaiser 171.00 Marilyn K. Kozak 12.25 J3.mes R. Borror 312.50 Rosemary Muellner 24.75 S aron L. Hou.sand 145.20 . Nancy A. Weissfuss 7.44 amela S. Bergen 1 .00 atricia Joers 10.50 ivian Bond 84.00 L. Glenn Barbe Mileage Expense Bath Insurance Angecy, Inc. Bruc C. Hamme r s chmidt Ideal Press, Inc. Indiana Bell Telephone Co. Print rs Press South Bend Drafting Supply South Bend Water Works Total -2- 3,706.85 19.50 117 .00 200. 00 69.25 38.85 40.00 44.24 r, nn $ 4 240.69 a I �o e �s 10 �b e LIJ U) UJ d5 0 0 Im URBAN REDEVELOPMENT'FUND Jim Sumner Citgo Service The Bond Buyer Printers Press $ 3.41 42.35 15 .00 Total $ 60.76 GRAND TOTAL $16,033.15 4. NEW BUSINESS a Upon the motion by Mr Helmen, seconded by Mr. Koczan., RESOLUTION the Commission unanimously approved - Resolution No. 144 which 144 authorizes execution of contract for sale of land in the. Chapin, CHAPIN STREET Street Project, known as Parcel No. 1, to the :Housing- Authority R: -29 of South Bend, subject to approval of Commission Attorney. The Resolution authorizes the Redevelopment Commiasion's acceptance - -of the Housing Authority offer of $ 81, 667, ..00. Inquiry;. was made as to the status of site improvements to be. accomplished in the Chapin Street Project, R -29. Plans, for these site. improve- ments, along with budget revision for the project, are in the Chicago office now for approval, after which time the contract will be let for construction. Initiation of site improvements could begin this fall, however heavy work will probably be delay d until after the winter season. A similar resolution will be prE sented to the Commission for approval of the .sale.of Parcel No. 2 to the Park Department perhaps by the next regular meeting. b The Redevelopment staff -has completed analysts of the AVERAGE OF. three completed reuse appraisals for the LaSalle ,Park Project, REUSE R -57, prepared by Fred Babcock of Washington, D. C. Urban APPRAISALS FOR Research Associates of Washington, D.C. and North Central R -57 APPROVED Appra'sal Company of South Bend. The three_ independent studie -s are generally in accord on reuse values, and upon staff recommendation the Commission approved acceptance of the three - appra sals and transmittal to Chicago DHUD office, upon the - - motion by Mr. Kompar, seconded by Mr. Louis. 0 c The Commission approved the execution of Certificate of SAMPLE STREET, Completion Form for the United Beverage Cotnpany,•.Inc, of South: R-7,UNITED_ Bend. This Company has recently complied -with project :urban BEVERAGE renewal requirements according to staff, inspection report, DEPOSIT RETURN except for a patch of weeds which will be ,sprayed :with poison in the very near future. There being no liens against -the United Beverage Company, Mr. Helmen motioned for the execution of said Certificate, which authorizes the deposit, returned, UJ W seconded by Mr. Louis. CL d The Redevelopment Department recently received word from ABSTRACT CO Chicago DHUD office that costs for abstract and title insurance AND TITLE SERVICE ME -3- 0 are eligible for LaSalle Park properties to be acquired. ELIGIBLE COSTS;: Subsequently, t o'contracts have been written, one for the TWO CONTRACTS Abstract and Title Company of South Bend, and one for the APPROVED.FOR Abstract and Title Company of St. Joseph County. Both contracts LASALLE PARK have been appro ed by the Redevelopment Attorney for legal R" content, and the - maximum amount underJ.each contract is $10, 000, which will provi e for services in Department acquisition and disposition activities. Since only ,about $12,000 for acquisition abstract and title services are budgeted, a budget revision will have to be effected to allow for the full expenditure of the approximately $ 4, 000 provided for total acquisition services included as a total in the two contracts. The remaining.$6, 000 will be for disp sition abstract and 'title services. -The rate for each property is figured- on a sliding scale, with the maximum rate cf $70. 00 established in'the contracts. 'Mr. Kompar motioned for th acceptance of these two contracts for'title services, secon ed by Mr.- Koczan; motioned carried. e. The Car by Mr. Helmen, Agreement in th agreement is wi acquisition effoc will negotiate w� are scheduled fc f. The staf for the renting c acquired by the provides that ova adjustment peril remains, would day of the -montl properties acqu! rent to the Depa month after the mission -approved = the -motion by Mr. 'Koczan, seconded 15TH OPTION for the approval and execution of the 15th option AGREEMENT 'LaSalle _Park Project, R -57. The option SIGNED FOR z Mr. Jesse Hodges. The staff doe-s concentrate R -57 s on- certain properties in LaSalle Park, but h any interested persons whose properties acquisition. has been preparing a property 'management policy PROPERTY F LaSalle Park properties after they become MANAGEMENT tedevelopment Department. The policy generally POLICY zer- occupants would have a 30 -day rent free ADOPTED FOR d, after which:- period the. occupant, if he LASALLE PARK se paying for= rent beginning the next first R -57 after the 30-day period. Renter- occupants in red by the Department would commence paying -tment beginning with the first day of the acquisition of the property. The property management pol cy also proposes the establishment of rentals of properties after they become acquired by the Department. Generally, the policy would be: (1) existing recitals will be continued; (2) in no case would a rental be in excess of 20/o of the total acqu7 I sition price applied as monthly rental; .(3) any significant deviation from the first two steps would require that the rental be discussed with and be approved by the Redevelopment Commission. It is not the intent of the Redevelopment Department to profit from r ntals received. On the contrary, the Redevelopment Department is required to make normal maintenance to the properties and to establish a fair rental so that relocation might be expeditiously accomplished, The Commission approved and adopted the property management pol cy as discussed on the motion by Mr. Helmen, and seconded by Mr. Koczan. -4- 5. PR2GRESS REPORTS a. A meeting was held the evening ,of August 10, 1966, at the New Salem Baptist Church in the LaSalle Park Project: area. Mr. Bohannon of ;the newly organized Concerned Citizens Committee chaired the meeting very well, and Mayor Allen answered questions` effectively: Discussion center d mostly on the proposed; park development, and urban enewal. b Rumors spread so rapidly throughout the LaSalle Parka ea, and the Redevelopment Commission urges all people to contact the Redevelopment staff for facts. It is difficult to arrive at the source of rumors, but much good could b accomplished if people would direct all questions to the Tffice of the Redevelopment Department. LASA LLE PARK MEETING AUGUST 10, 1966 INFORMATION The next regular Commission meeting will be held NEXT MEETING September 1, 1966, at 10 :30 a.m., in the office of the Redevelopment Department. 6. ADJOURNMENT On motion duly made and passed, the meeting adjourned ADJOURNMENT at 11:45 a.m. u—v W. an bong, Executive Dire r Donald A. Wiggins,/,president -5-