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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRM 05-16-68-1- SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING May 16, 1968 120 W. LaSalle Ave. 10.30 A. M. Presiding Officer: Donald A. Wiggins, President South Bend, Indiana 1. ROLL CALL Present: Absent.• Donald A. Wiggins, President Fred J. Helmen, Member Stephen E. Kompar, Vice President John E. Ch nney, Secretary Billy W. Kirk, Asst. Secretary Others Present: Mr. Dean J. Wilhelm, Redevelopment Trustee Mr. Edgar Seybold, Civic Planning Assn. Mrs. Jane Maager, WNDU -TV Mr. Larry Morrison, South Bend Tribune Reporter Legal Counsel: Mr. Bruce C. Hammerschmidt LPA Staff: Howard Bellinger, Executive Director L. Glenn Barbe, Assistant Director Mrs. B. Gene Skeldon, Secretary 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The Commission unanimously approved the regular minutes of -` May 2, 19613, upon motion by Mr. Chenney, seconded by Rev. Kirk. 3. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS Upon m tion by Mr. Kompar, seconded by Mr..Chenney, the Commis ion unanimously approved payment of the following alaims, totaling $76,287.01. PROJECT EXPENDITURES ACCOUNT IND. R -29 Rieth-Riley Construction Co., Inc. $43,479.95 Total $43,479.95 URBAN REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT CAPITAL FUND Rieth-Riley Construction Co., Inc. $20,267.00 Total $20,267.00 PROJECT EXPENDITURES ACCOUNT IND. R -57 Real Estate Purchases Olivia Thompson - #40 -8 $ 3,990.00 -1- Relocation Claims Queen illiams - #11 -6, Unit #92 $ 50.00 Leona W. Francis James &Alberta Love Leo & Lilliam Verhaegen Abstract & Title Corp. - Acquisition f, rr TT 'T Rehabilitation Credit Bureau of South Bend, Inc. A. J. Krom owski, Clerk John A. Ko zenmacher - Mileage McIntyre-Jones Construction Co. South Bend Hardware Payroll: flay 1 -15, 1968 Howard Bellinger $593.50 L. Glenn Barbe 417.00 Albert S. Bond 45.00 Vivian N. Bond 175.00 Dorothy Z. Deane 246.66 Gordon L. Harrell 260.00 Dorothy N. Howell 185.00 Patricia L. Joers 185.00 John A. Kotzenmacher 305.00 Eva E. Kroft 197.50 Charles E. Maxwell 312.50 Welby Harrison Miller 322.50 William J. Parrish 322.50 Russell K. Reece 353.33 Oliver J. Scott 333.66. B. Gene Skeldon 225.00 Joanna dantuch 175.00 Geoffrey B. Watkin 281.00 Londro lunlin 52.50 Jeri Coubs 59.50 Ralph M lone 78.75 Howard Bellinger - Kokomo Campus of I. U. Gates-Chevrolet Corp. Bruce C. Hammerschmidt Indiana Bell Telephone Co. Newman & Altman, Inc. Singer General Tire, Inc. South Bend Water Works - Postage Xerox Corporation -2- Total GRAND TOTAL 59.00 152.83 88.23 50.00 210.00 18.00 361.10 7.50 12,029.48 1.16 $17,017.30 $ 5,125.90 10.00 87.23 200.00 52.21 4.60 4.00 23.82 25.00 $ 5,532.76 $76,287.01 4. Two telegrams have been received from Washington, D. C. notifying the staff of approval for the Part Il Amen - datories for the Chapin Street Project and the LaSalle Park Project. This approval for the Chapin Street Project makes a total grant of 1.5 million, and for the LaSalle Park Proje t, approximately 2.9 million. The additional appropriations will be used for additional project improve- ments and related activities to carry out these two urban renewal or .iects. 5. NEW BUSINESS a. In considering the 6 reuse appraisal proposals in SELECTION OF THREE connection with the Central Downtown Project, R -66, the REUSE APPRAISERS, Commission reviewed the following submissions: (1) Ronald CENTRAL DOWNTOWN E. Gettel of Fort Wayne, (2) Urban Research Associates of PROJECT, R -66 Washington, D. C., (3) Real Estate Research Corporation of Chicago, ( Larry Smith and Company of Chicago, (5) Grose- close, Williams and Associates of Washington, D. C. and (6) North Central Appraisal Company of South Bend. From these 6 proposals, the Commission selected the three inde- pendent appraisers, (1) Urban Research Associates, (2) North Central Appraisal Company, (3) Larry Smith and Com- pany, subject to the Chicago HUD office approval, with the contracts not to exceed the budgeted amount, upon motion by Mr. Kompar, seconded by Rev. Kirk. The staff will be in a position to execute these contracts at a later date, and at the time of release the contract time will be 90 days for completion. b. The Commission adopted Resolution 217 which in RESOLUTION 217, effect waivers any default and releases any obligation of LASALLE PARK PRO - the Place and Company in connection with disposition par- JECT, R -57 eels identified as 19 -4, 33 -9, and 33 -10 in the LaSalle Park Project as outlined in the special minutes of April 23, 1968, and furthermore accepts the alternate bids for the respective parcels by Mr. Robert Batteast and Laymen Chapel Church, on motion by Mr. Kompar, seconded by Mr. Chenney. Mr. Place felt this action would be in the best interest of the total development of the project area. c. Five rehabilitation grants received Commission FIVE REHABILITATION approval fov parcels known as 21 -10, 22 -39, 33 -13, 39 -3 and GRANTS APPROVED, 44 -18 in the LaSalle Park Project, R -57, on motion by Rev. LASALLE PARK PROJECT, Kirk, secon ed by Mr. Kompar. This brings to a total of R -57 35 structures that have been rehabilitated to comply with the Project standard by use of the federal grants made available ta residents within urban renewal projects. Rehabilitation grants cannot exceed $1,500. 6. PROGRESS REPORTS a. Ind4strial Expansion Project, R -56. It was empha- INDUSTRIAL EXPANSION -3- sized agai that this project application has been approved by the federal government, however the contract documents have not been received from HUD'for execution and until such time the Department is not permitted to expend project funds for acquisition and other project activities The staff is cognizant of the alternate. pro- cedure of arly land acquisition wherein the purchase.of property can be allowed by the adoption.of a resolution, however it is less than the most.desirable approach. If further delays are encountered consideration of early land acquisitior would be in order. bi Ch in Street Project, R -29. In answer to the quest on a, to when Chapin Street would be open for traf- fic, Mr. B llinger felt that this could happen within the next few w elks. Site improvements in this area are steadily p ogressing. e. LaSalle Park Project R -57. In the area of self- rehabilitation, Mr. Bellinger approximated about 60 home' owners havE accomplished home improvement by doing the work thems lees, or in some cases hired a contractor. It is worthwh'le to drive through the project area and witness first hand the examples of self rehabilitated homes,'as well as th se rehabilitated with federal aid. The n sion will of the Re 7. On moti 11 :35 A. M. Howard PROJECT, R -5.6 CHAPIN STREET PROJECT, R -29 LASALLE PARK PRO - JECT, R -57 regular meeting of the Redevelopment Commis NEXT MEETING at 10:30 A. M., June 6, 1968, in the office lopment Department. duly made and:passed, meeting adjourned at r, Executive Director -4- ADJOURNMENT sident