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Home My WebLink AboutRM 03-02-67a �a C-" 3 LU L,] CL. 0 0 M (a SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING March 2, 1967 3:00 P. M. (Executive Session) 3:30 P. M. (Public Meeting) 120 W. LaSalle Ave. Presiding Officer: Donald A. Wiggins, President South Bend, Indiana 1. ROLL CALL Present: Donald A. Wiggins, President Stephen E. Kompar, Vice President John E. henney, Secretary Billy W. Kirk, Asst. Secretary Fred J. ielmen Others P esent: Mrs. Janet Allen, Council Member Mr. Vernon S. Sutton - ,Mayor's Assistant Mrs. Josephine Curtis,, Redevelopment Trustee Mrs. Sully Lowe, WSBT -TV Mrs. Mary Papa, WNDU -TV Mr. William Drake, South Bend Urban League Mr. Grant Lewis, Realtor Mr. Edgar Seybold, Civic Planning Association Mr. Larry Morrison, South Bend Tribune Reporter, Mr. Howard Bellinger, Area Plan Commission LPA Staff: 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 regular meeting of "February 16, 1967, upon the motion by Mr. Chenney, seconded by Mr. Kompar. 3. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS Upon the motion by Mr. Helmen, seconded by Mr. Chenney, the Commission approved payment of the following claims, totaling $24,938.22. PROJECT EXPENDITURES ACCOUNT INDIANA R -57 -0 ti ons Ray M. and Maude Lee Holmes - Parcel #34 -17 Hattie Myers - Parcel #30 -12 Real Estate Purchases Oscar D. and Norma Cobb - Parcel #31 -9 Delta Holding Corporation, Inc. - Parcel #28 -11A o u u u 11 #28 -7 Vern n W. Scott - Parcel - #33 -3 Hatt - e Myers - Parcel #30 -12 $ 10.00 10.00 4,490.00 1,225.00 2,290.00 745.00` 4.325.00 Abstract Company of St. Joseph County Abstract an Title Corporation of South Bend Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. - Field Office South Bend Water Works - Field Office Barany -Cave ly- Scheid Insurance Agency PROJECT EXP NDITURES ACCOUNT INDIANA R -66 Edwin M. Ra s d /b /a Urban Research Associates REDEVELOPMENT REVOLVING FUND Payroll: F bruary 16, to February 28, 1967 W Jan Chong $583.50 L Glenn Barbe 401.00 Dorothy Z. Deane 205.00 Gordon L. Harrell 250.00 Dorothy N. Howell 175.00 P tricia L. Joers 165.00 Eva E. Kroft 187.50 C arles E. Maxwell 262.50 Russell K. Reece 333.33 Fawn B. Rozek 220.00 0 iver J. Scott 279.50 6 Gene Skeldon 200.00 V vian N. Bond 25.00 63.00 L nette N. Longwell 165.00 R chard B. Hanafin 80.00 J seph W. Chevarley, Jr. 64.00 120 LaSalle West, Inc. South Bend Water Works - Garage expense Xerox Corporation URBAN REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT CAPITAL FUND Ice Miller Donadio and Ryan Security -Co umbian Banknote Company $ 70.00 53.40 13.76 9.15 33.00 Total,:= $13,274.31 $.6,250.00 Total $ 6,250.00 $ 3,659.33 4.34.50 30.97 59.81 Total $7 ,T$� $ 739.30 490.00 Total $- 'f,229.30 GRAND TOTAL $24,938.22 4. COMMUNICATIONS a. Chicago DHUD letter dated February 20, .1967, to Redevelopment NEW FEDERAL REQUIRE - Department. orwarded waivers for compliance with new federal require- MENTS FOR ALL PRO - ments to.ke p separate bank accounts for each project. The necessary JECTS Commission ction is recorded under New Business of these minutes. 5049 W b. Mr. Chong's letter of resignation dated February 23, 1967, MR. CHONG'S LETTER to the Commissions received acceptance upon the motion by Mr. OF RESIGNATION Helmen, seconded by Mr. Kompar. Mr. Chong's resignation becomes effective at the close of the business.day, March 15, 1967. 5. NEW:.BUSINESS a. In connection with Mr. Chong's resignation, the President NEW EXECUTIVE DIR- introduc d the new candidate for position of ExecutiveDirector,, ECTOR, MR. HOWARD Mr. Howard Bellinger. Upon the motion by Mr. Kompar, seconded by BELLINGER Rev. Kirk, the Commission,approved.acceptance : of;Mr. Howard Bellinger to the position of Executive Director..of the Department of Redevelopment, to become effective March 16, 1967. Congratulations and best wishes were graciously received by Mr. Bellinger. b. lhe Commission,accepted Resolutions 165 and 166, in:, RESOLUTION 165 FOR connecti n with the Chicago DHUD letter dated February 20, 1967, CHAPIN STREET, R -29 discussec earlier ;in-this meeting. ;.These resolutions provide for RESOLUTION 166 FOR C' the amen ment to the basic loan note resolutions.for the .Chapin LASALLE PARK, R -57 Street Project and for the LaSalle Park Project. Resolution 165 amends t e basic loan note.provisions for Chapin Street Project, R -29. Resolution 166 amends the basic: loan note provisions. for. LaSalle Fark Project, R -57. Both resolutions received approval V upon the motion by;Mr. Chenney, seconded;by Rev. Kirk. W U7 C. hicago DHUD approval of the Diagnostic Survey for the' APPROVAL FOR DIAG- < LaSalle ark Project, R -57, has just been received, subject to NOSTIC SURVEY CON- the fulf fling of certain conditions spelled out in their letter TRACT NEGOTIATION dated Ma ch 1, 1967. The Commission authorized contract negotia 1�5 tion wit United Community Services to undertake this survey, upon 2 the motion by Mr. Kompar, seconded:by Rev. Kirk. This survey would. take approximately 10 weeks, and would be ready to begin in about 0� 6 weeks, since Chicago DHUD approval was in form but not in substance. � d. wo option agreements were approved for execution for.;;: OPTION.--AGREEMENTS Parcels 0 -12 and 34 -17, which are P improved arpels in the LASa11e, LASALLE PARK R -57 P Park Pro ect, R -57, upon the motion-by Mr. H_elmen, s coodgd_by Mr. Komp r. A total of 114 option agreements have been signed, of which 91 have been closed. e. Mr. Barbe received Commission approval to hand deliver APPROVAL FOR TRIP the site improvement plans for sewers for the LaSalle Park Project, TO INDIANAPOLIS ON R -57, to the State Department of Health in Indianapolis, on Friday, 3/3/67 March 3, 1967, upon the motion by Mr. Kompar, seconded by Rev. Kirk. f. Koszegi Leather and Vinyl Products, Inc., developers of PARCEL iL BUILDING Parcel 1 L in the Sample Street Project, R -7, received Commission PLANS APPROVED, acceptance for building plans upon the motion by Mr. Kompar, SAMPLE STREET, R -7 seconded by Rev. Kirk. The developers have conformed to urban renewal egulations with one exception, which is to pave the loading dock are . Within a year's time the developer plans to expand beyond t is area, which is the reason pavement has been omitted. (� g. he Commission passed Resolution 167 authorizing the signa- RESOLUTION 167, ture of he Assistant Director as Acting Director in the absence SIGNATURE APPROVAL a� of the E ecutive Director of the Department of Redevelopment, upon the moti n by Mr. Chenney, seconded by Rev. Kirk, and pending the `1+ preparat -on of the resolution by legal counsel. Z -3- 6. PROgRESS REPORTS a. lRelocation Progress Report, LaSal -le Park, R -57. A written RELOCATION REPORT report was handed to the ommissioners by Mr. Barbe. Mr. Scott' LASALLE PARK reported that there was a good response to the newspaper article R -57 written by Mr. Morrison, dated February 19, 1967, alerting the community to the household item needs of LaSalle Park residents who are to move. The people were elated -im receiving these gifts, and letters will be sent-to-the donors. The staff has" storage space available for-additional gifts, and also free pickup service is provided the donors. b. a or's Advisory Committee on Community Improvement.' The MAYOR'S ADVISORY Mayor's ldvisory Committee met the morning of February 28, 1967, COMMITTEE MEETING although the Chairman, Mr. Hammerschmidtj was unable to attend, because f utility failures existing at home that day. The Commtte adopted and recommended'tov the Mayor the Subcommittee's` Report'oi Citizens Housing. , The Report as agree&upow was changed consider bly from the original, -and only one change was made at this mee ing of February 28th, which was just a matter of a couple w rds left out at the beginning of a sentence.` The next regular meeting of the-Redevelopment Commission will be NEXT ~MEETING the Exec tive Session at 3:00 P. M., and the public meeting at 3:30 -P. ., March 16, 1967, in the 'office of the Redevelopment Departme t. 7. ADJOURNMENT On motiop duly made and passed, meeting adjourned at 4:,35 P. M. ADJOURNMENT barne, Acting uirector -4-