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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRM 01-19-67January 19, 3:00 P.M. Presiding 0 SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING 1967 - ficer: Donald A. Wiggins, President 120 W LaSalle Ave South Bend, Indian 1. ROLL CALL Present: Absent: Donald A. W ggins, President Fred J Helmen Stephen E. Kompar, Vice President John E. Cheriney, Secretary Billy W. Kirk, Asst. Secretary Also Presen : Mrs. Janet Allen Council Member Mrs. Josephine Curtis, Redevelopment Trustee Mr. Paul Finfer, City Planning Associates Mr. Edgar Seybold, Civic Planning Association' Mr. Marty Kleva, Area Plan Commission Mrs.SSully Lowe, WSBT -TV Mrs. Mary Papa, WNDU -TV Mr. Larry Morrison, South Bend Tribune Reporter Mr. Hugh Ogden, Interested Citizen- Mr. Grant Lewis, Rbaltor Legal Counsel: Mr. Bruce C. Hammerschmidt LPA Staff: W. Jan Chong, Executive Director Oliver J. Scott, Relocation Director Mrs. B. Gene Skeldon, Secretary 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The Commission unanimously approved the minutes. of the aA meetings of January '3?, 1967, upon the motion by Mr. Kompar, seconded by Mr. Chenney. 3. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS Upon the motion by Mr. Chenney, seconded by Rev.. Kirk, the Commission unanimously ipproved payment of the following c.la:ims, totaling $7,283.31. PROJECT EXPENDITURES ACCOUNPFUND Options Vernon W. Scott - Parcel #33 -3 $ 10.00 Clifford . & Mary H. Thompson - Parcel #8 -4 10.00 Walter & attie Mae Walker - Parcel #13 -13 10.00 Relocation laims i Charles Walker - Parcel #27 -10, Paid to: Keith E. Proud Moving and Storage a-james McNeal - Parcel #13 -17 Terry Le - Parcel #31 -8, Paid to: Keith E. Proud Moving and Storage Henry R. Woodard - Parcel #13 -7 Wiley Phillips - Parcel #39 -10 McKinley Nelson - Parcel #13 -16 Oather A ford - Parcel #39 -4 Fannie Harley - Parcel #39 -4 Abstract Co pany of St. Joseph County Abstract & Title Corporation of South Bend Credit Bureau of South Bend, Inc. Friden, Inc Louis I. Glass - Mileage Indiana Bel Telephone Co. REDEVELOPMENT REVOLVING FUND Payroll: January 1 -15 W. Jan Chong $583.50 L. Glenn Barbe 401.00: Dorothy 2. Deane 205.00 Louis I. Glass 277.20 Gordon L. Harrell 250.00 Dorothy N. Howell 175.00 Patricia L. Joers 165.00 `v Eva E. Kroft 187.50 Charles E. Maxwell 262.50 Russell' K. Reece 333.33 Fawn B. Rozek 220.00 Oliver J. Scott 279.50 B. Gene Skeldon, 2:00..00 Vivian N. Bond 25:00 Vivian N. Bond 140.00 Nola R. Jeffries 27.00 Eileen C. Fu 120.00 Lynette N. Longwell; 284..90 Mary Jane Seanor 77.70 Arthur R. Jaronik 166.25 Barany -Cave ly- Scheid Gen. Ins. Agency Bruce C. Hammerschmidt Gordon. L. Harrell- Travel to Chicago I.B.M. Corporation South Bend D afting Supply, Inc. South Bend W ter Works -2- $ 52.50 54.00 60.00 155.00 45.00 63.00 72.00 60.00 110.00 655 00 56.50 27.00 3.68 43.66 Total $1,487.25 $4,380.38 45.00 200.00 7.92 40.91 42.78 32.82 $4,749.8T URBAN REDEVELOPMENT FUND Bath Insuralice Agency, Inc. $ 265.00 I.B.M. Corporation 376.00 Eva E. Krof 11.00 Total 652.00 URBAN REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT CAPITAL FUND The Bond Bu er $ 38.33 296.45 South Bend ribune 29.08 Tri- County News 30.38 Total 394.24 GRAND TOTAL- $7,283.31 Reimbursemer t to Revolving Fund for Months of November and December From-Project, Expenditures Account Fund R -29 $ 252.24 n 11 If If " R -56 292.88 It At . If . It R -57 - Nov. 6,562.18 " R -57 - Dec. 10,513.98 " Urban Redevelopment Fund for November 1,122:18 If Project Expenditures Account Fund for December 3,322.05 $22,065.51 4. NEW •BUSINESS a. The Commission voted to approve Resoltuion 159, subject to the RESOLUTION 159 approval of legal counsel, upon the motion by Mr. Kompir, seconded by CHAPIN STREET, Mr. Chenney. This resolution authorizes.the execution of the second R -29 amendatory contract for the Chapin Street Troject, R -29, which in fact is the acceptance of the contract recently submitted, and is now to become the new contract for this Project.. This new contract °is.in - creased to provide primarily for relocation adjustment payments. b. Resolution 160 received Commission approval, and authorizes the RESOLUTION 160 sale issuance, and delivery of Prey urinary Loan Notes in the amount CHAPIN STREET of $568,000, Requisition Agreement No. 5, Temporary.Loan Note No. 6, R -29 for_the - Chapin Street ':Project, R -29, upon the motton.by Mr. Chenney, seconded by r. Kompar, and subject to legal counsel's review, The bid .opening as<:hel d last Tuesday, January 17,` 1967, and l-ow- bidder was John Nuv en and Company, at 2.82% interest. c. The staff has just received Chicago DHUD approval for the PLANNING CON execution of the.Planning Contract for the Central Core Project, R -66,_ TRACT EXECUTION between City Planning Associates and - the Redevelopment Department APPROVED', CENTRAL for $1,05,000, which includes a traffic and pedestrian flow study. ° CORE, R -66 The staff is now prepared to have signatures applied tof•ths contract, -3- and in the ievelopment of the contract Mr. Brademas has agreed to OPTION AGREE - execute a memorandum of understanding whereby the consultant will MENTS, LASALLE prepare municipal parking study data and contract administration PARK, R -57 provisions it no additional cost to the Redevelopment Department. The Commiss on approved execution of the contract, which includes the memoran um of understanding, upon the motion by Rev. Kirk, seconded PROPOSAL FROM by Mr. Komp r. ACCOUNTING CON - d. The staff has received Chicago DHUD approval for the Transient TRANSIENT HOUSING Housing Stu (y Contract, and Commission approval was secured for the. STUDY CONTRACT execution of the Contract with Dr. Edwin Rams of Urban Research EXECUTION AP- Associates, Washington, D.C., for the Central Core Project, R -66, PROVED, CENTRAL in the amount of $2,500, upon the motion by Mr. Chenney, seconded CORE, R -66 by Rev. Kir . The Land Utilization and Marketability Study Contract has been held up in the Chicago Office for further review. e. The staff has negotiated with two contractors for the Main- MAINTENANCE :CON- tenance Contract for LaSalle Park, R -57; one is Don Grimmius, and one TRACT EXECUTION Charles Sta ford. The Commission approved the motion by Mr. Kompar, APPROVED, LASALLE seconded by Rev. Kirk that the Maintenance Contract with these two PARK, R -57 contractors be executed, subject to final legal review.. The Contracts r are based o $6.50 per houfr, whereby all necessary repairs will be made to the boil ing. The Redevelopment Department also will pay for the cost of mat rials and supplies, upon receiving receipts. f. The Commission approved the acceptance and authorized execu- OPTION AGREE - tion of 3 o tion agreements for parcels in the LaSalle Park Project, MENTS, LASALLE R -57, upon the motion by Mr. Kompar, seconded by Rev. Kirk. These PARK, R -57 parcels by- umber and price are; 8 -4,for $6,000, 13- :13,for $3,200,. and 33 -3 "(v cant lot) for $755._ g. Since entering into the Ammual Admini- strative Budget an.d PROPOSAL FROM Accounting System, the staff felt the need for a consultant in this ACCOUNTING CON - highly spec alized,fidld. A proposal has been submitted by SULTANT FOR NEW Arthur Nink of Detroit to perform the services needed for a total BUDGET SYSTEM of $2,240. Part I of the proposal states that he would spend two full weeks in this office -to set up our.six sets of books for<the amount of $ ,200; including travel and hotel. Part I1 states that he would come here at our request for .2 days a month for 6 months for $1,240. Upon'the motion by Rev. Kirk, seconded by Mr. Chesney, the Commiss on approved the.staff contact with Chicago DHUD Office,- for opinion on execution of such a contract before formal action by the Commiss on. B.. PROGRES: a. Ded- reported thi of easement! on Monday, Mr. Kompar, Secretary ti street area, REPORTS cation of Easements,.Chapin Street, R -29. Mr. HammerschmidtDEDI:CATION OF t the Chapin Street Housing Project Parcel dedication EASEMENTS, CHAPIN and street areas will be presented. to the Board of Works STREET, R -29 anuary 23, 1967. The Commission approved the motion by seconded by Rev. Kirk, authorizing the President and execute documents for the dedication of easements and -4- b'. Arch staff report tural servic structures i basis of $8. service on a not exceed $ cf 5.hours o to be rehabi in our inclu Lpon the mot voted that t minimum of $ the contract on some spec work.- itectural Services Contract, LaSalle Park, R -57. The ARCHITECTURAL ?d on a proposa from Danie `Snyder to furnish architec- SERVICES CON- %s to property owners who have to rehabilitate their TRACT PROPOSAL, r the LaSalle Park Project. The charges would be on "the LASALLE PARK, )O per hour, but not to exceed more than -5 hours of ,R -57 ry particular structure. The total.contract cost would i,000 which would be .equi•valent to-spending a'.._maximum 1 125 structures.' There are approximately 300`structures Iitated. It was stated that the architect was interested: ling a minimum contract amount of approximately-$3,000., ion by Mr:! Kompar, secorided;by Mr. Chenney,. the Commission ie staff negotiate a contract with Mr. Snyder, with a ?,500 and a maximum of $5,000, with the inclusion in document that assignments might be made by the staff ification preparation and some supervision of rehabilitation c. Engineering Services Contract, LaSalle Park, R -57. The Chas. W.ENGINEERING Cole Company reports that the topographical survey is finished, approxi- PROGRESS REPORT, mately 30 sheets of street plans have been drawn, and;the.soil data has.LASALLE PARK, been reviewe and analyzed, and.that,a detailed soil analysis be R -57 contracted for. The engineers have secured a proposal for additional soil borings and analysis at a cost of $4,100, and the staff suggested at least one additional proposal. The - engineers also have analyzed the sewerage system, and reports that to separate the storm and sanitary sewers it would cost at this time approximately $330,000. d. Rehabilitation "before and after" Photographe, LaSalle Park,R- 57_._REHABILITATION It is necessary for the staff to keep good records of the inside and PHOTOGRAPHS, outside building conditions, and since the staff if not equipped to LASALLE PARK, complete this work, proposals have been solicited and received for R -57 50 buildings, 2 inside photos and 1 outside photo. To date, -the propo- sals range from $450 to $300. The staff will akk for Commission action on this matter at a later date. e. Fires, LaSalle Park, R -5,7. The staff has been disturbed FIRES, LASALLE because of the number of fires in the LaSalle Park Project area. PARK R -57 Therefore, letters have been sent to all people who have not yet sold their property to the.Redevelopment Department, notifying them that Chief McHenry of the South Bend Fire Department, and the-Redevelopment Department, will advise the residents on what precautiors could be taken to avoid fires. This letter was sent out for the protection of the residents, and also to explain that payment to owners might be cut down beft8e of fire damage. f. Parcels for Condemnation, LaSalle Park,R -57. The staff has PARCELS FOR POS- prepared a list of 10 parcels for condemnation, and must now consult SIBLE CONDEMNA-LL with legal counsel before coming to the Commission for action. These eT0N, LASALLE people have told the Redevelopment Department they want us to condemn, PARK, R657 or that they are not going to sell. - g. Street Pattern MeetingsAffectin Central Core, R -66. Mr. Chong MEETING RE reported th t City Planning Associates and the Redeve opment Department STREET PATTERNS, -5- t have been irl two highly important meetings at Lloyd Taylor's office, CENTRAL CORE on the inq rbelt thoroughfare and extension of Chapin Street. Mr. PROJECT, R -66 Taylor has been most cooperative to the extent of: del ayi -ng his work to get With the Redevelopment Department and the Area Plan Commission to coordina a his stre6tpplans with those for the Central Core. Project, R46. h. Rel cation, LaSalle Park, R -57. To date, the Relocation RELOCATION Director reports a workload of 63 families and 4 individuals,, as PROGRESS REP3RT follows: 8 families and., l; individual to sales housing;.3 families LASALLE PARK, renting; 10 families relocated themselves; 8 families and l indivi- R -57 dual to Public Housing; the whereabouts of 7 families is .unknow d, but.1 famil has been found ._There is a total of 29 families and 2 individuals relocated,,and:34,families and 2 individuals yet.to be re- located. The next re ular meeting of the Redevelopment Commission will be NEXT MEETING at 3:00 O.M February 2, 1967, in the office of the Redevelopment Department. 6 ADJOURN ENT On motion d ly made and passed, meeting adjourned at.5 :05 P.M'.', ADJOURNMENT