HomeMy WebLinkAboutSM 11-17-66November
3:00 P.
Presiding
1. ROLL
SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
SPECIAL MEETING
7, 1966
120 W. LaSalle Ave.
Officer: Donald A. Wiggins, President South Bend, Indiana
Present:
Donald A. Wiggins, President
James G. Louis, Vice President
Stephen E. Kompar, Secretary
Frank G koczan
.t: Mrs. Janet Allen, Council Member
Mrs. Guy P. Curtis, Redevelopment Trustee
Mr. Marty Kleva, Area Plan Commission
Mr. Edgar Seybold, Civic Planning Association
Mr. William Drake, South Bend Urban League
Mr. Grant Lewis, Realtor
Mr. Marc Carmichael, South Bend Tribune Reporter
Mr. Dave Robinson, South Bend Tribune.Reporter
Mrs. Mary Papa, WNDU -TV
Mrs. Sully Lowe, WSBT -TV
Mr. Jim Marchelewicz, WNDU -TV
el: Mr. Bruce C. Hammerschmidt
Also P
Legal
Staff
Absent:
Fred J. Helmen, Assistant Secretary
L. Glenn Barbe, Assistant Director
Oliver J. Scott, Relocation.Director
Mrs. B. Gene Skeldon, Secretary
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The Commission unanimously approved the minutes of the special meeting of
November 3, 1966, with the one following correction, upon the motion by
Mr: Louis, seconded by Mr. Koczan.
Correction to Minutes. On Page 5, subparagraph j, last sentence should read
as follow o: In this light, the city has paved 5' of one.side of Washington
Street to create temporary sidewalks, which has definitely created a feeling
of.confid nce among Project residents for City efforts.
3.
Upon the otion by Mr. Koczan, seconded by Mr. Kompar, the Commission
unanimous y approved payment of the following claims, totaling $153,482.06.
ly- Scheid Insurance Agency
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$ 32.00
Total $ 32.00
PROJECT TEMPORARY LOAN REPAYMENT FUND R -7
U. S. Treasury, c/o DHUD
PROJECT aPENDITURES ACCOUNT INDIANA R -57
Options
Wyatt Austin - Parcel #46 -9
Addie P. Beck - Parcel #9 -7
Calvin & Ceola Bowles - Parcel #39 -20
11 #39 -14
John & Mollie Bowles — Parcel #29 -11
to n of of to #39 -19
Flan ie & Willie P. Clincy - Parcel #10 -16
Albeit Harris & Queen Williams - Parcel #11 -6
Richard C. & JoEnne Jennings - Parcel #40 =15
Ruth Longstreet - Parcel #13 -10
Theodore McNeal - Parcel #11 -9
Cornish & Mable Miller Parcel #39-9
Real Estate Purchases
Davi & Flora B: Alexander - 'Parcel #42 -16
Oath r & Mandie Alford - Parcel #39 -4
Bell ville Investment Co. - Parcel #9 -12 `
Lula Cole - Parcel #10 -6
Colp ert Realty Corp. - Parcel #36 -11
it it to of #11 -8
It of is #38 -6
it if #38 -9
of to #41 -16
It it 442-8; to is #42 -9
Lonzc & Leolia Kerr - Parcel #13 -17
Terry & Alice Lee - Parcel #31 -8
Eddie & Josephine Lester - Parcel #40 -10
FranR & Mary L. 'Middlebrook Parcel #27 -14
Joseph & Henrietta Sanders - Parcel #27 -6
James & Acie Scott - Parcel #8 -5
William R. & Eveil Smith - Parcel #42 -12
Theresa Voorde - Parcel #13 -1
Russell Wilson - Parcel #31 -7
Henr R. & Clarissa C. Woodward' Parcel #13 -7
$100,241.62
Total $100,241.62
10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
$ 3,080.00
2,825.00
475.00
2,990.00
756.00
1,235.00
500.00
500.00
470.00
470.00
1,420.00
3,225.00
4,990.00
4,590.,00
3,555.00
2,465.00
1,000.00
500.00
1,225.00
1,905.00
6,840.00
care n Maims
Alfo zo Henry - Parcel #14 -1 $ 45.00
Tomm3 Lee Jackson - Parcel #16 -2
Paid to: Keith E. Proud Moving & Storage 52.50
Jessc J. Hodges - Parcel #28 -9
P id to Tri -City Moving & Storage, Inc., North American Van Lines 12.5.00
Mrs. Ellen Lee - Parcel #10 -3 81..00
Mrs K. Johnson - Parcel #44 -8 81.00
Douglas E
Abstract
ley - Lettering Sign
. of St. Joseph County
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18.00
610.00
Credit Bureau of South Bend, Inc. $ 18.00
Northern Indiana Public Service Co. 32.73
Urban.Re earch Associates, Washington, D. C. 330.00
Project Expenditures Account R -56 - Transfer of Funds 2,000.00
James.R. Borror - Mileage Claim 13.80
Elijah W ters - Rent Adjustment 24.70
Total $ 48,586.73
REDEVELOPMENT
REVOLVING FUND
Payroll:
November 1 -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
158.50
Fawn B. Rozek
212.50
Oliver J. Scott
279.50
B. Gene Skeldon
182.50
Vivian N. Bond
25.00
Vivian N. Bond
140.00
Charles E.- Maxwell
250.00
James R. Borror
312.50
Patricia L..Joers
150.00
Nola R. Jeffries
.22.50
Russell K. Reece
277.20
Eileen Fu
100.00
Louis I. Glass
277.20
Merry K. Bennett
8.00
Susan K. Maguire
13,00
$
3,951.65
L. Glenn
Barbe - Mileage Claim
58.70
B,. F. Go
drich Co..,
46.00
Bruce C..Hammerschmidt
- Retainer
200.00
I. B. M.
Corporation
7.00
Mitchell
Travel Service:-!. Messrs.
Chong & Barbe
210.00
Xerox Corporation
85.42
Total
$
4,558.77
URBAN RE
EVELOPMENT FUND
Barany -C
verly- Scheid Insurance Agency _
$
42.00
Total_
$
42.00
DISTRICT
CAPITAL FUND
South Bed
Tribune
$
20.94
Total
$
20.94
GRAND TOTAL
$153,482.06
Reimburseoeat
to Redevelopment Revolving Fund
for Ex a
ditures for Month of October
,4
From Project
Expenditures Account Indiana R -7
$ 887.55
"
to if is " R -56
1,026.81
R -57
6,450.29
-" Urban
Redevelopment Fund.
1,254.89
Total
$ 9,619.54
4. COMMUNICATIONS
A letter
from Mr. Louis, Redevelopment Commission Vice President,
COMMISSION VICE
to Mr. Wiggins,
President of Redevelopment Commission, dated
PRESIDENT, JAMES
November
17, 1966, tenders his resignation as a member of the
G. LOUIS RESI3NA-
Commissi
n because of his newly elected position as Trustee of
TION
Portage lownship.
The Commission unanimously commended Mr. Louis on
his fine
performance as a Redevelopment Commissioner and reluctantly
accepted
his resignation, upon the motion by Mr. Kompar, seconded
by Mr. K
czar. The Commission unanimously proclaimed acceptance
to the motion
entertained by Mr. Wiggins, and stated by Mr. Kompar,
seconded
by Mr. Koczan, which commends Mr Louis for his meritorious
service in
the past.
5. OLD BUSINESS
The Commission
approved the motion by Mr. Koczan, seconded by
CERTIFICATE OF
Mr. Louis,
authorizing the signing of the Certificate'of Completion
COMPLETION, HARRIS
for Harris
Manufacturing Company, Parcel 5, Sample Street Project,
MFG. CO., PARCEL
R -7, and
returning the "good faith" money, upon staff certification
5, SAMPLE, R -7
that final
inspection indicates that all items have been completed
in accordance
with the agreement.
6. NEW BUSINESS
a. The
Commission and the staff verified that the statement
4TH APPRAISALS,
which a federal
official from the Chicago DHUD office announced last
WHEN COMMISSION
night at
a meeting with the LaSalle Park District Council, is not
APPROVED, TO BE
different
from past statements made by the Redevelopment Department.
ON INDIVIDUAL
The staff
received telephonic verification from Mr. Rice, Chicago
- BASIS; LASALLE,
DHUD real
estate appraiser, that the statement made recently
R -57
supported
that made by the South Bend Redevelopment Department,-
but confu
ion materialized because of another DHUD official's use
of differ
nt wording. In effect, fourth appraisals will be handled
.strictly
n an individual basis; not on a blanket basis. Fourth
appraisal3
must be justified and recommended by the Redevelopment
Commissio
, and then must be approved by Chicago DHUD.
b. U on staff recommendation, the Commission voted to establish ESTABLISH RENT
rent for 3 parcels in LaSalle Park in accordance with policy FOR 8 PARCELS IN
procedure, with the motion made by Mr. Louis, seconded by Mr. Kompar.
Parcels aid rent listed as follows: 40 -9 - $33.00; 27 -10 — $50.00;
30 -10 - $ 5.00; 42 -11 - $40.00; 9 -10 - (1) building at $19.00 and
(1) build ng at $40.00; 46 -14 - $45.00; 46 -13 - $50.00; 9 -9 - $50.00.
c. T e Commission approved the signing of 10 option agreements 10 OPTION AGREE
for parce s in LaSalle Park, upon the motion by Mr. Koczan, seconded MENTS APPROVED
by Mr. Lo is. Total number of option agreements signed for LaSalle FOR LASALLE PARK
Park parc is is now at 93, and 28 of these have been `closed. Parcels R -57 .
approved or option signature today are: 9 -7, 10 -16, 11 -6, 11 -9,
39 -9, 39- 4, 40 -15, 42 -18, and 46 -9.
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d.
Mr. Barbe informed the Commission that a fire had damaged
FIRE DAMAGED
Parcel 3
-4, 208 Iowa Street, in the LaSalle Park Project in the
PARCEL 39 -4 IN
approximate
sum of $300 to $400. This parcel is under option. He
LASALLE PARK
also pointed
out that the owner's fire insurance had been cancelled,
APPROVED FOR
and that
the property was being purchased for clearance. After
CLOSING
discussion
the Commission determined that since the premises were
vacant, that
there was no insurance in effect, and that the
property
was going to be demolished, the full offering price be
paid to the
owners. The Commission approved the payment of $2,835,
less expenses
to the owners, Oather and Mandie Alford, upon
delivery
of thrir warranty deed. The motion was made by Mr. Kompar,
seconded
by Mr: Koczan.
e.
he Commission voted to approve the staff recommendation
INVESTMENT OF
that a t
tal of $798.525.77 from LaSalle Park Project Funds be
FUNDS IN U. S.
invested
in U. S. Treasury Bills as follows: $418,000 for nine
TREASURY BILLS
months, 205,000 for six months, $152,000 for three months and
$50,000 or 30 days. Motion was made by Mr. Louis, and seconded
by Mr. K czan.
f. With legal counsel recommendation, the Commission adopted RESOLUTION 153
Resolution 153 which authorizes the filing of a condemnation suit FOR LASALLE, R -57
for 21 County owned properties in the LaSalle Park Project. Mr.
Kompar made the motion, seconded by Mr. Koczan. This action is the
only procedure the Redevelopment Commission can follow to obtain
clear title for these properties.
7.
a. Tie staff is preparing now for closing out the Sample Street MAJOR COMPLETION
P dject, -7.' In connection with this, a major completion grant GRANT REQUEST
request 13 being submitted to the Chicago DHUD office, and upon DHUD SUBMISSION TO
approval, a formal request for final audit will be submitted. The DHUD
major com letion grant merely certifies that 95% of all the work
items havB been completed and the federal government is to pay the
South Beni Redevelopment Department 95% of the federal grant. The
additiona 5% federal grant is due us upon closing out the Sample
Street Pr ject. The money will be used to pay off the 2/3 portion of
the net c st of the project which is now outstanding as a loan and
thus draw'nQ interest.
b. Tie Mayor's Advisory Committee on Community Improvement met MAYOR'S ADVISORY
this morning, November 17, 1966. The Committee has not finalized COMMITTEE
the Subco ittee's Housing Report as yet, and another meeting has
been scheduled for Wednesday, November 23, 1966, 8:00 a. m., in the
office of the Redevelopment Department.
The next eeting of the Redevelopment Commission will be a special
meeting a 3:00 p. m., December 1, 1966, in the office of the
Redevelop ent Department.
8.
On motionlduly made and passed, meeting adjo
W.( Ja 'Ching, ExecutiveAirector
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C at 4:20 p. m.
v� c
A. Wiggins, P
t
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