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Home My WebLink AboutRM 06-06-68June 6, 1968 10:30 A. M. Presiding Of 1. ROLL CAL Present: SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING cer: Donald A. Wiggins, President Donald A. Wi gins, President Stephen E. mpar, Vice President John`E. Chen ey, Secretary Billy W. Kirk, Asst. Secretary Fred J. Helm n, Member Others Present: Legal Counse LPA Staff: 2. APPROVAL Mrs. Janet Allen, Common Council Member - Mrs. Ray Witherspoon, Urban League Mrs. Jane Maager, WNDU -TV Mr. Dean J. Wilhelm, Redevelopment Trustee Mr. Edgar Seybold, Civic Planning Assn. Mr. Robert Batteast, Building Contractor Mr. Andrew Place, Place and Co. Mr. Charles Howell, Howell Enterprises Mr. Grant Lewis, South Bend Realtor Mr. Larry Morrison, South Bend Tribune Reporter l: Mr. Bruce C. Hammerschmidt. Howard Bellinger, Executive Director L. Glenn Barbe, Assistant Director Oliver Scott, Relocation Director Mrs. B. Gene Skeldon, Secretary OF MINUTES The Commission unanimously approved the regular minutes of May 16, 1968, upon motion by Mr. Chenney, seconded by Rev. Kirk. 3. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS 120 W. LaSalle Ave. South Bend, Indiana Upon motion by Mr. Helmen, seconded by Mr. Kompar, the Commission unanimously approved payment of the following claims, totaling $40,665.15. PROJECT EXPENDITURES ACCOUNT FUND R -29 Thos. L. Hickey, Inc. PROJECT EXPENDITURES ACCOUNT FUND R -57 Relocation C aims Walter M Curdy, #29 -3, Paid to Elton Gailday, Mover James Mc innis, #29 -13 Walter M.-Curdy, #29 -3, Unit #214 -1- $ 6,940.85 Total $ 6,940.85 $ 108.00 65.00 164.68 Rehabilitation Claims Three-Way Construction Company (DelChambre) Corlett Allied Building Center ( Herrell) John & Shirley Hunt, 15 /R- 57/8/4 Vivian Jones, 15 /R- 57/9/4 Arthur Barbara Dye, 15 /R- 57/30/4 City Planning Associates, Inc. Chas. W. Cole & Son, Inc. Department of Housing & Urban Development Douthitt Office Equipment Co. Dore Wrecking Co. Elton Gailda Gates Chevrolet Corporation Bruce C. Ham erschmidt Roseland Construction Co., Inc. John Searcy South Bend E terminating Company South Bend T ibune South Bend W ter Works Geoffrey B. 4atkin REDEVELOPMENT REVOLVING FUND Payroll: Mai 16 -31, 1968 Howard Bellinger L. Glenn Barbe Albert S. Bond Vivian N. Bond Dorothy Z. Deane Gordon L. Harrell Dorothy 1. Howell Patricia L. Joers John A. otzenmacher Eva E. K oft Charles . Maxwell Welby Ha rison Miller William J. Parrish Russell . Reece Oliver J. Scott B. Gene Skeldon Joanna W ntuch Geoffrey B. Watkin Ralph Me one Londro M nlin Jeri Com s A. B. Dick P Bath Insuran Bruce C. Ham Indiana Bell ^oducts Company .e Agency, Inc. aerschmidt Telephone Co. $593.50 417.00 45.00 175.00 246.66 260.00 185.00 185.00 305.00 197.50 312.50 322.50 322.50 353.33 333.66 225.00 175.00 281.00 230.00 68.25 42.00 -2- Total $ 1,460.00 1,500.00 59.52 200.75 96.44 600.00 12,424.76 245.00 248.00 3,100.00 105.00 2,030.00 1,237.50 272.37 550.00 30.00 168.00 7.55 56.90 $24,729.47 $ 5,275.40 30.00 100.00 200.00 141.25 Jordan Motor;, Inc. 120 LaSalle West, Inc. James R. Mee an & Associates Newman & Al an, Inc. Office Engin ers, Inc. Pence Dickens Company Russell K. R ece - Mileage Sheehan Service Center, Inc. State of Indiana - Public Employees' Retirement Fund Xerox Corpor tion URBAN REDEVELOPMENT FUND Business Sys ems, Inc. Jordan Motor , Inc. Keith E. Pro id Moving & Storage South Bend T ibune Tri- County N ws Reimbursemen to Revolving Fund for April, 1968 Project Expe ditures Account Fund R -56 it it 11 R-57 " " at " R-66 4. NEW BUSINESS Total Total GRAND TOTAL Total a. Resolution 218 authorizing execution of second amendatory contract ame ding contract for loan and grant for the LaSalle Park Project, R -5., received Commission approval on motion by Mr. Kompar, seconded by Rev. Kirk. With the returning of these signed documents to the Chica o HUD office, additional funds requested in the Amendatory A plication will be received. b. Resolution 220 received Commission approval on motion by Mr. Kompar, seconded by Rev. Kirk, and authorizes the execution of the third amendatory contract amending the loan and grant contract for the Chapin Street Project, R -29. These funds will provide for the additional improvements to the intersection at Chapin and W stern Avenue, along with the pedestrian overpass, and have bee budgeted for in the Amendatory Application. c. The Commission approved Resolution 219 authorizing the execution of the contract documents in connection with the disposition parcels offered, known as Public Offering No. 1, LaSalle Park Project, R -57, on motion by Mr. Chenney, seconded by Rev. Kirk. -3- $ 13.30 434.50 34.95 8.18 183.09 30.36 56.10 40.00 8.50 327.24 $ ,8` 6�8 —87 $ 150.12 1,880.00 25.00 27.69 29.15 $ 2,111.96 $-40—,-66-5--.1-5 $ 1,583.41 8,766.56 2,997.33 $13,347.30 RESOLUTION 238 FOR LASALLE PARK, R -57 RESOLUTION 220 FOR CHAPIN ST. PROJECT, R -29 RESOLUTION 219 FOR LASALLE PARK, R -57 d. Resolution 222 for the acceptance of a bid for Disposition Parcel No. 15-18 by Mr. Bemis Blake for not less than the predeterminel minimum value approved in connection with the LaSalle Park Project, R -57, on motion by Mr. Helmen, seconded by Mr, Kompar, eceived Commission approval. Mr. Blake has submitted th necessary documentation for acquiring the parcel, and since th s parcel was not bid upon at the Public Offering No. 1, this ransaction is proper, subject to legal counsel review and a proval. e. It b ing the recommendation of the staff that in the inter- est of the r sidents of the Industrial Expansion Project area, R -56, the early laid acquisition route is best, the Commission approved Resolution 2 1 which authorizes the filing of an application for early land a quisition on motion by Mr. Helmen, seconded by Rev. Kirk. It wa noted that it has been an unusually long time for the HUD Chicago ffice to provide us with the Loan and Grant Contract documents fo execution, and that it is imperative that acquisition begin. It i hopeful that this action will also expedite the forthcoming contract documents and thus eliminating this course of action. RESOLUTION 222 FOR LASALLE PARK, R -57 RESOLUTION 221, EARLY LAND ACQUISITION, INDUSTRIAL EXPANSION PROJECT, R -56 f. One ehabilitation grant received Commission approval, and ONE REHAB. GRANT FOR is for Parce 10 -12 in the LaSalle Park Project, R -57, on motion PARCEL 10 -12, LA- by Mr. Chenn y, seconded by Mr. Kompar. This brings to a total SALLE PARK, R -57 of approxima ely 30 properties that have been rehabilitated by use of the f deral grant. This is an effective tool for rehabili- tation accomplishments, and is most helpful for the elderly and low income famil es. g. Upon staff recommendation, the Commission voted to approve CHANGE ORDER #3 Change Order No. 3 to the Rieth -Riley Construction Co., Inc., for RIETH -RILEY CONTRACT, the site imp ovements contract in the Chapin Street Project, R -29, CHAPIN ST., R -29 on motion by Mr. Kompar, seconded by Mr. Chenney. This change order will i crease the contract by $22,000. This cost is based on unit pric s established in Rieth - Riley's current contract. The work will consist of street improvements to the north portion of Chapin ani Western intersection. h. The ommission approved the investment of funds in U. S. INVESTMENT OF FUNDS Treasury Bil s on motion by Mr. Helmen, seconded by Mr. Kompar, as follows: (1) $100,000 for a period of one month from the Project Expenditures Account, R -57, (2) $100,000 for a period of two months from Project Expenditures Account, R -57, (3) $300,000 for a period of three months from Project Expenditures Account, R -57, and (4 ) $100,000 for a period of three months from the District Capital Fund. i. The knnual Meeting of the Indiana Association of Housing IAHRO ANNUAL MEETING and Redevelo ment Officials ( IAHRO), comprising of all cities 6/20 -21 -22/68 involved in irban renewal activities in Indiana, will meet in Indianapolis June 20, 21, 22, 1968. These meetings are helpful in that mutu 1 problems are explored, and therefore the staff received Commission approval for three staff members in addition to Mr. Barbe and Mr. Bellinger to attend on motion by Mr, Helmen, seconded by Mr. Chenney. -4- The ommission also approved for Mr. Bellinger to attend an American Institute of Planning (AIP) Conference to be held June 7 -8, 1958 in Gary, Indiana, on motion by Mr. Helmen, seconded by Rev. Kirk. j. As a result of the Amendatory Application in connection with the LaS lle Park Project, R -57, along with the need to ac- quire certaft additional properties which cannot feasibly be rehabilitate J, the Commission approved the execution of three re- use appraisa contracts (1) Urban Research Associates of Wash- ington, D. C , (2) North Central Appraisal Company of South Bend, and (3 Ron Gettel and Associates of Fort Wayne, not to exceed $2,00 each, on motion by Mr. Kompar, seconded by Mr. Chenney. 5. PROGRESSIREPORTS a. Chapin Street Project, R -29. At the request of the Com mission, Me staff re orted on the progress of the site improve- ment activities in the project area. The engineers, Clyde Williams & A sociates, have stated that 78% of Chapin Street and channelizati )n is completed at a cost of $126,000 approximately. Western Aven e, Laurel Street and Scott Street improvements are 62% complete at a cost of about $165,000. The Pedestrian Overpass is only 12% omplete. It was pointed out that the overpass work should be co pleted yet this summer barring any extensive delay in negotiate g trade union contracts. b. Relo ation Activities, LaSalle Park Project, R -57. A brochure is ri uted to the Commission illustrated the disbursal pattern of r sidents relocated in the LaSalle Park Project, R -57. There are ap roximately 17 families remaining on the work load. It is felt t at many of these families will remain in the project area, and th staff is working closely with the Housing Authority utilizing tha newly adopted Lease Program which provides excellent housing reso rces for both the Housing Authority and the Redevelop- ment Departm nt. c. Central Downtown Project, R -66. It is the staff's under- standing that this application is still under review by the HUD office in Chicago, and that no unusual problems have arisen. d. A di cussion pursued on the type of housing to be con- structed in 6he LaSalle Park Project, R -57, as a result of the disposition arcels sold by the Urban Renewal Department. Mr. Wiggins poke on behalf of the Commission at the outset by stressing that a traumatic problem is before us in that one of the new homes built by Place and Co. has been burned as a result of violence. A solution to the problem must be found through peaceful means. It is the responsibility of the Redevelopment Commission to fulfill the requirements of the Urban Renewal Plan in which is stated that homes will be provided -5- AIP CONFERENCE 6/7 -8/68 APPROVAL OF THREE REUSE APPRAISAL CON - TRACTS, LASALLE PARK, R -57 CHAPIN STREET PRO- JECT, R -29 _RELOCATION ACTIVITIES, LASALLE PARK, R -57 CENTRAL DOWNTOWN PROJECT, R -66 NEW HOUSING CON- STRUCTION., LASALLE PARK, R -57 for low income families whose salary is $5,000 a year or less. Assurance is given by the Commission that no house will be constructed that will not stand the test of time. This parti- cular house Was to be a pilot house in which the market would be learned before additional homes of this type would be built. The n xt regular meeting of the Redevelopment Commission will be at 1):30 A. M., June 20, 1968, in the office of the Redevelopmen Department. 6. ADJOURNM NT On mo ion duly made and passed, meeting adjourned at 12:15 e a ve Director Q NEXT MEETING U"1 11 i m 1