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Home My WebLink AboutRM 06-20-68SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING June 20, " 8 10:30 A. M. Presiding 0 ficer: Donald A. Wiggins, President 1. ROLL Present: Donald A. Wiggins, President Stephen E. Kompar, Vice President Billy W. Kirk, Asst. Secretary Fred J. Helmen, Member Others Present: Legal Counse LPA Staff: 2. APPROVAL Absent: 120 W. LaSalle Ave. South Bend, Indiana John E. Chenney, Secretary Mrs. Janet Allen, Common Council Member Mrs. Guy P. Curtis, Redevelopment Trustee Mrs. Ray Witherspoon, Urban League Mrs. Mary Hunt, Observer Mr. Dean Wilhelm, Redevelopment Trustee Mr. Byron Sheets, Redevelopment Trustee Mrs. Edgar Seybold, Civic Planning Assn. Mrs. Jane Maager, WNDU -TV 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 Comm ssion unanimously approved the regular minutes of June 6, 1968, on otion by Mr. Kompar, seconded by Mr. Helmen. 3. APPROVALIOF CLAIMS Upon motion by Rev. Kirk, seconded by Mr. Helmen, the Commission unanimously approved payment of the following claims, totaling $112,396.29. PROJECT EXPENDITURES ACCOUNT FUND R -29 Clyde E. Williams & Associates, Inc. PROJECT EXPENDITURES ACCOUNT FUND R -57 Real Estate purchase A. J. Kr mkowski - Kermit Mayes - #22 -25 - Cause #D -5069 $ 735.30 Total $ 735.30 $ 5,445.43 Relocation C aims Queen Williams - #11 -6 " " " - Final Rehabilitati Gizella Henry & Shirley Marietta Florence Abar Con m Claims 3ecsei - #44 -25 'larizza Woodard - #1 -22 lae Coldman - #22 -39 Redding - #21 -10 A. Wilson - #22 -15 >truction Co. Abstract & Title Corp. Abstract Co. of St. Joseph County Bath Insurance Agency, Inc. Credit Bureaj of South Bend, Inc. Elton Gailda Bruce C. Haminerschmidt Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. I.B.M. Corp. McIntyre-Jones Construction Co., Inc. Thomas Long Northern Ind Public Service Co. R. R. Schue lumbing & Heating South Bend Tribune Tri- County N ws Ronald Williams Woodruff & S ns, Inc. E. R. Knapp Sons, Inc. REDEVELOPMENT REVOLVING FUND Payroll:j June 1 -15, 1968 Howard Ballinger L. Glenn Barbe Albert S Bond Vivian N Bond Dorothy K. Deane Gordon L Harrell Dorothy i. Howell Patricia L. Joers John A. otzenmacher Eva E. Kroft Charles . Maxwell Welby Harrison Miller William 1. Parrish Russell . Reece Oliver J Scott B. Gene keldon $593.50 417.00 45.00 175.00 246.66 260.00 185.00 185.00 142.33 197.50 312.50 322.50 322.50 353.33 333.66 225.00 -2- $ 50.00 250.00 1,500.00 1,461.00 1,500.00 1,495.00 1,500.00 7,540.00 147.00 449.00 208.89 54.12 95.00 310.00 20.81 936.00 27,578.87 150.00 62.73 359.30 30.05 32.83 175.00 31,745.92 22,304.86 Total $105,401.81 Joanna W ntuch $175.00 Geoffrey B. Watkin 281.00 James E. Pettit 406.65 Ralph J. Melone 230.00 Londro M nlin 133.00 Jeri Combs 77.00 $ 5,619.13 Ault Camera Shop 50.39 Bath Insurance Agency, Inc. 35.00 B. F. Goodrich Tire Company 5.00 Green Arrow Parking 10.00 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 46.18 I.R.M. Corporation 15.18 South Bend Water Works 23.95 Xerox Corporation 158.79 Total $ 5,963.62 URBAN REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT CAPITAL FUND & Associates, Inc. $ 295.56 Clyde E. Williams Total $ 295.56 GRAND TOTAL $112,396.29 Reimbursement to Revolving Fund for May, Account Fund R -56 1968 $ 1,496.34 Project Expenditures " 11 11 It R -57 12,309.74 " It 11 11 R -66 2,681.43 Total $ 16,487.51 4. COMMUNICATIONS a. HUD Chicago ltr of June 19, 1968 to Mr. Bellinger wherein COMMUNICATIONS indication is given that South Bend's revised financial plan for the Central Cowntown Project, R -66, will be acceptable on the con- dition that the Redevelopment Commission agrees to accept a Capital Grant of $10,838,392 as the maximum limitation which is acceptable to HUD at this time and in accordance with LPA Letter No. 396. The Commission approved the motion by Mr. Kompar, seconded by Rev. Kirk, that the staff prepare a letter of agreement to these con- ditions, subject to Mayor Allen's concurrence, and upon receipt the HUD office i Chicago will continue to process the Application. 5. OLD BUSINESS The Commi housing const was pointed c Commission ar ment to recei disposition. ssion continued the discussion of the proposed new PROPOSED NEW ruction within the LaSalle Park Project, R -57. It HOUSING CON - ut that at the planning stages of this project, the STRUCTION, LA- d staff worked diligently with the federal govern- SALLE PARK PRO - ve permission to assign low resale prices for parcel JECT, R -57 In view of this, the Commission is obligated to ful- -3- fill the Urb n Renewal Plan which states that a full range of housing will be permitted in the project area. Since the news media has reported tha the minimum cost range for new houses in LaSalle Park would b approximately $13,500, the Commission reaffirmed that a full ange of housing will be permitted provided thaVpro- posed housinj meets all code requirements and objectives of the project. Wi h many new techniques and approaches being tried and successf lly brought to fruition in the building construction, the Commission suggested that a meeting could be held with ap- propriate ci y officials, contractors, and unions to investigate methods of c nstruction of low cost housing. The staff was asked to inv stigate the possibility of establishing a meeting for this pur ose. 6. NEW BUSINESS a. Resolution 223 received Commission approval on motion by Mr. Kompar, econded by Rev. Kirk, and authorizes staff to adver- RESOLUTION 223 tise for out ide financing, identified as Third Series C, LaSalle LASALLE PARK Park Project R -57, on June 25, 1968, and to receive and open PROJECT, R -57 bids on July 9, 1968. b. The 3taff presented two irremovable fixture appraisal proposals fo the Central Downtown Project, R -66, for Commission consideratio : (1) Development Services Inc., of Detroit and (2) S. M. Di and Associates, Inc. of Grand Rapids. This type of professio al service requires the appraiser to determine if the fixture, such as air conditioner, heating plants, etc., is tenant owned or a part of the real estate, and appraise same. It is the stiff's recommendation to award the contract to S. M. Dix and Asso iates because of successful completion of programs in other cities with many communities using their services sev- eral times. The Commission accepted the staff's recommendation and upon motion by Mr. Helmen, seconded by Rev. Kirk, awarded the contract to S. M. Dix and Associates, Inc., at the proposed fee which is within budget limitation. It was noted that this company also did the preliminary study for this appraisal work during the Survey and Planning stage. c. Beca se of the rapid weed growth in the LaSalle Park Project, R-57, the staff has received two proposals for weed control. Tha Commission accepted the staff's recommendation to accept the D & H Landscaping and Garden Center proposal to con- trol weeds oi certain specified lots for a year by spraying a chemical, at a cost of 1/2� per square foot, with the under- standing that work would commence Saturday, June 22, 1968, and reimbursement to be made from the Property Management proceeds, on motion by Mr. Kompar, seconded by Rev. Kirk. It has been determined that approximately 600,000 square feet is to be sprayed. d. The ommission accepted the request of the Clyde E. Williams and Associates firm, engineers for the Chapin Street -4- S. M. DIX ASSO- CIATES AWARDED IRREMOVABLE FIXTURES APPRAI- SAL CONTRACT, CENTRAL DOWNTOWN PROJECT, R -66 WEED CONTROL IN LASALLE PARK PROJECT, R -57 ENGINEERING SER- VICES FOR NORTH Project, R-29, to extend these services to include the north half of the Chapin and Western intersection. It was noted that the approved rate of computation for the original fee was to be determined by the engineers standard curve for cost based on the site improve ent construction, however since this work will be below the mi imum level for fee computation, the Commission ap- proved the a gineer's recommendation for a fee of $3,000 for engineering 3ervices in connection with the subject intersection on motion by Rev. Kirk, seconded by Mr. Helmen. e. In order to incorporate the Amendatory Application re- quirements ii the current contracts for the Abstract and Title Corp. of South Bend and the Abstract and Title Co. of St. Jo- seph County, the Commission approved the execution of the two addenda, not to exceed $17,000 each based upon the same unit cost of the riginal contracts, in connection with the LaSalle Park Project, R -57, on motion by Mr. Kompar, seconded by Mr. Helmen. f. Four rehabilitation grants for parcels identified as 1 -32, 33 -10, 45 -7 and 45 -18 in the LaSalle Park Project, R -57, received Commission approval on motion by Mr. Helmen, seconded by Rev. Kirk These federal grants provide up to $1,500 to bring the property up to the required project standard. To date these grants have enabled approximately 40 property owners to rehabilitate their homes. g. As m ntioned earlier in the meeting not all lots are to be sprayed f r weed control in the LaSalle Park Project, R -57. Last year may of the lots were seeded in accordance with the Demolition C ntract No. 1 with Woodruff and Sons, Inc. Many of these lots n w require cutting. The staff has discussed this situation with appropriate LaSalle Center personnel to determine if area yout s are available for this kind of work. The Com- mission acce ted the staff's recommendation to hire a group of young people to take care of the previously seeded lots, subject to legal cou sel review of the liability insurance policy for the prof ct area, with the rate of compensation to be nego- tiated but n t to exceed the following: $1.25 per hour with a team captain hired for $1.40 per hour and a supervisor for $1.75 per hour, on motion by Mr. Helmen, seconded by Mr. Kompar. An appropriate contract will be executed with the LaSalle Park Cen- ter which is la part of the Office of Equal Opportunity. h. The iext regular meeting of the Redevelopment Commission will be at 1):30 A. M., July 3, 1968, because of the holiday on the regular neeting date, in the office of the Redevelopment De- partment. Tie motion was made by Mr. Kompar, seconded by Rev. Kirk, and carried. 7. PROGRESSIREPORTS The sta recently received the brass rehabilitation plaques -5- HALF OF CHAPIN- WESTERN INTER- SECTION, CHAPIN STREET PROJECT, R -29 ADDENDA TO TWO ABSTRACT & TITLE CO. CONTRACTS, LASALLE PARK PROJECT, R -57 FOUR REHAB. GRANTS APPROVED, LASALLE PARK PROJECT, R -57 GRASS CUTTING CON- TRACT TO BE NEGOTIATED WITH LASALLE CENTER, LASALLE PARK PRO- JECT, R -57 NEXT MEETING REHAB. PLAQUES which will ba awarded to each resident in LaSalle Park Project, R -57, who hai completed rehabilitation to their home in accor- dance with tie urban renewal standards. One of the staff's em- ployees, Lon ro Munlin, is responsible for the lovely design, and these plaques no doubt will be appreciated by the residents and engender neighborhood pride. Arrangements will be made with the LaSalle 3ark District Council to present the eligible pro- perty owners with these plaques. 8. ADJOURNMENT On motic P. M. duly made and passed, meeting adjourned at 12:15 C_ oger, LxecuXTve uirector uonaia H. wiggins, FOR LASALLE PARK PROJECT, R -57 ADJOURNMENT