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Home My WebLink AboutRM 07-03-68July 3, 196E 10:30 A. M. Presiding 01 1. ROLL CAt Present: SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING cer: Donald A. Wiggins, President Donald A. Wi gins, President Stephen E. K mpar, Vice President John E. Chen ey, Secretary Billy W. Kir , Asst. Secretary Fred J. -Helm n, Member Others Preseht: Legal Counse' LPA Staff: Mrs. Janet Allen, Common Council Member Mrs. Guy P. Curtis, Redevelopment Trustee Mrs. Jane Maager, WNDU -TV Mrs. Mary Hunt, Observer Mr. Dean Wilhelm, Redevelopment Trustee Mr. Edgar Seybold, Civic Planning Assn. Mr. Ralph Mullins, Urban League Mr. Larry Morrison, South Bend Tribune Reporter I: Mr. Bruce C. Hamnerschmidt Howard Bellinger, Executive Director L. Glenn Barbe, Assistant Director Oliver Scott, Relocation Director Mrs. B. Gene Skeldon, Secretary 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The Commission unanimously approved the regular minutes of June 20, 19613, on motion by Mr. Chenney, seconded by Mr. Helmen. 3. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS 120 W. LaSalle Ave. South Bend, Indiana Upon motion by Mr. Kompar, seconded by Rev. Kirk, the Commission unanimously approved payment of the following claims, totaling $83,455.00. PROJECT EXPENDITURES ACCOUNT FUND R -29 Department of Housing and Urban Development $ 1,533.00 Thomas L. Hickey, Inc. 5,217.09 Total $6,75U.09 PROJECT EXPENDITURES ACCOUNT FUND R -57 Rehabilitati n Claims Abraham Lillian S. Blake Willie & Rosie Wilks -1- $ 204.45 8,443.25 Real EstatelPurchases John Digann, Executor Willis C. Divine Estate, #11 -13 $ 4,290.00 " " " " " " " #10 -5 1,090.00 " " " " " " " #9-4 1,495.00 " " " " " " " #9 -4A 2,240.00 so if " " to of If #11 -17B 1,205.00 A. J. Kromkowski, Clerk St. Joseph County: Edward L. Chism, #31 -16 1,069.00 Relocation Claims Larry M. Freeman, #29 -2 45.00 Charlotte Kelly, #28 -13 72.00 Claties inton, #39 -18; Paid to Elton Gailday .89.00 Lavaida lurphy, #9 -16 54.00 Real Estate raisals Michael 1. Barany 350.00 Richard A. Muessel 400.00 Roy J. Michaels 350.00 Richard 4. Hodson 350.00 Edward Everett 350.00 Woodruff & S ns, Inc. 37,113.94 Chas. W. Cole & Son, Inc. 1,193.21 Department of Housing & Urban Development 7,416.00 William Howell 22.00 Eva E. Kroft - Recording Fees 37.00 Schillings P inting Co. 9.90 South Bend E terminating Company 30.00 South Bend T ibune 37.82 LaSalle Fill ore Neighborhood Center 300.00 Geoffrey B. atkin 41.30 Hubert M. We ver 1,440.00 Total $69,737.87 REDEVELOPMENT REVOLVING FUND Payroll:1 June 16 to 30, 1968 H ward Bellinger L Glenn Barbe Albert S. Bond Vivian N. Bond D rothy Z. Deane G rdon L. Harrell D rothy N. Howell P tricia L. Joers Eva E. Kroft C arles E. Maxwell W Harrison Miller William J. Parrish R ssell K. Reece Oliver J. Scott B Gene Skeldon J anna Wantuch $593.50 417.00 45.00 175.00 246.66 260.00 185.00 185.00 197.50 312.50 322.50 322.50 353.33 333.66 225.00 175.00 -2- Ralph J. Melone _ $230.00 Geoffrey B. Watkin - 281.00 - James E. Pettit 305.00 Earl King 312.50 ondro Munlin 133.00 eri Combs 78.75 $ 5,689.40 L. Glenn Ba be, I.A.H.R.O., Indianapolis _ 98.70 Howard Bellinger, 28.50 Vivian N. Bond, ► ► 70.17 Dorothy N. ftwell, 70.17 Charles E. Maxwell, " 63.20 James E. Pettit, �� 67.30 Oliver J. Scott, " 63.20 Dorothy Z. Deane - Petty Cash 38.39 Green Arrow Parking 10.00 Bruce C. Haffmerschmidt 200,00 Indiana Bell.Telephone Co. .126.51 .. Jordan Ford, Inc. 7.00 120 LaSalle West, Inc. 434.50 Total - $ 6,96T.W GRAND TOTAL $83,455,00 4. COMMUNICATIONS -: HUD Washington, D. C. telegram of June 27, 1968 approving the Industrial Expansion Project, R -56, Capital Grant of $394,800. Letter of Confirmation following after which the Redevelopment Department will proceed with acquisition, possibly around July 16, 1968. 5. NEW BUSINESS a. Resolution 224 received Commission approval on motion by RESOLUTION 224 Mr. Kompar, seconded by Mr. Chenney, and authorizes the extension CHAPIN ST. PROJECT, of the basic loan note resolution to incorporate the Amendatory Ap- R -29 plication for the Chapin Street Project, R-29.1 The previous loan note was in the amount of $1,433,047, and with the increase approved today the note will amount to $1,644,158: - b. Similar to the above resolution, the Commission approved RESOLUTION,225 Resolution 225 in which the Amendatory Application costs are to LASALLE PARK be incorporated into the basic loan note resolution for the La- PROJECT, R -57 Salle Park Project, R -57, on motion by Rev. Kirk, seconded by Mr. Kompar. With the approval of this resolution the basic loan note resolution is increased to $3,284,868 from the original note of $2,600,808. c. The 4ater Department has submitted to the Redevelopment TWO ADDENDA TO Commission t o addenda to their contract which initiated work to WATER DEPT. CONTRACT be done byte City Water Department in the LaSalle Park Project, APPROVED, LASALLE R -57, according to engineering plans.- Once the site improvement PARK PROJECT, R -57 work began additional work was discovered which had to be done. The Chicago HUD Office has said that the work is in order, and -3- therefore the Commission authorized the execution of these two addenda to the Water Works Contract for LaSalle Park Project, R -57, in which 252 feet of 16" water mains will be installed on Kaley and N wcome Streets at a cost of $5,153.35, and 1,214 feet of water mains will be replaced on certain portions of Washington, Camden, Liberty, and Bendix Streets at a cost of $7,101.90. Commission approval was given for these addenda on motion by Mr. Helmen, seconded by Rev. Kirk. Also in connection with the City Water Department and LaSalle Park Project, R -57, the Com mission was apprised of a possible third work item involving the relocation f 200 stop boxes for which the Redevelopment Depart - ment will b responsible for payment, subject to approval of the HUD office in Chicago. Mr. Bellinger alerted the Commission to this possible expense and said by the next meeting a map will be provided illustrating the location of the stop boxes and the description of the trouble. d. Insofar as the Commission has authorized the execution of the Industrial Expansion Project, the staff has prepared two con- tracts, one with Abstract Co. of St. Joseph County, and one with Abstract Corp. of South 'Bend, which involves title and abstract searches and examinations of each structure and ultimately guaran- teeing a clear title. The contracts are not to exceed $2,000 each. Also in connection with this project, the property management policy has been prepared for Commission approval. It is identical to the approved LaSalle Park property management policy, with the exception that the free rental period would be extended to owner 'and /or tenant. Commission approval was granted for the adoption of the two abstract contracts along with the property management policy for the Indus- trial Expansion Project, R -56, subject to legal counsel approval, on motion by Mr. Chenney, seconded by Rev. Kirk. e. The plans for the LaSalle Park Homes have been submitted by the Greater South Bend Housing Corporation, and upon staff review, have been found to be consistent with the urban renewal plan for,-the LaSalle Park.Project, R -57. These plans were . developed wi hin the financial limitations approved by the FHA for this dev lopment. Since these housing units will be built within the L Salle Park Project, Commission approval was received for the plan in that they meet the plan objectives and standards for the urba renewal plan, on motion by Mr. Kompar, seconded by Mr. Chenney. 6. PROGRESS REPORTS a. New homes construction, LaSalle Park, R -57. It is hopeful that the sta f will ave Mr. Place's plans or construction of a, new house in the project area by the next Commission meeting. It was noted th t the other approved builders are not in process as yet,.and onl 30 days are permitted in which to begin construction after the de d is executed. It was explained that FHA inspections are made of he new construction, following the City inspection, after the ho se is completed. Mrs. Curtis suggested it would be appropriate o have an ethical board appointed that had thorough knowledge of the building codes approved by City officials, and to check if he building trades are complying with same. !0 TWO CONTRACTS AP- PROVED INVOLVING ABSTRACT AND TITLE SEARCHES, INDUSTRIAL EXPANSION PROJECT, R -56, ALSO PROPERTY MANAGEMENT POLICY ADOPTED PLANS FOR LASALLE PARK HOMES APPROVED, LASALLE.PARK PRO- JECT, R -57 NEW HOMES CONSTRUC- TION, LASALLE, R -57 b. Work ble Program Submission. The staff assisted the Mayor's Advisory Co �ttee in preparing tfie Workable Program, and upon receiving Common Council approval by resolution on June 24, 1968, it was forwa ded to the Chicago HUD office. Twu supplements to the Workable Pro ram will be forwarded at a later date, and are (1) the Neighborhood Analysis which is being prepared by the Area Plan Commission, and (2) the Housing Ordinance which is presently being reviewed by he Common .Council. It will be necessary that the Basic Code for Housing be adopted before the Workable Program can be approved for the City of South Bend by the HUD Chicago office. c. HUD hica o Representative. Mr. Becker, representative from the IUD office in Chicago wi 1 visit South Bend next week, and the staff is pursuing a meeting with Building Department officials on the feasibility of construction of low cost housing in the LaSalle Park Project, R -57. Mr. West is compiling ideas from Chicago's housing program to the meeting. d. Cha 'n Street Project R -29. Site improvement work is progressing 5t11s actorily.ie pedestrian overpass is beginning to take shape and the pavement work has been completed up to the intersection at Western Avenue. -( e. PossI Engineers for Industrial Ex ansion Project, R -56 and Central n Project, R -6 a staff as requested from two local en ing firms, Chas. W. Cole & Son and Clyde E. Wil- liams & Asso , their qualifications as related to the two subject urba al projects. Possibly by the next Commission meeting a se n can be made of the one best qualified to provide engi g services. The Post Office officials have already aler staff that they will need legally defined boundary des ns for the post office facility to be constructed within the C Downtown Project, R -66. f. Relo ation, LaSalle Park Project R -57. Mr. Scott reported that there a e around 17 families yet to be relocated, and have expressed a Jesire to remain in the project area. The Lease Housing Prog am, functioning under the Public Housing Authority jurisdiction, is being used to advantage. Of the original 75 homes anticipated to be found for the Lease Housing Program, 45 have been secured, many with the help of the Redevelopment Department's Real Estate Dfficer. The encouragement the staff has received from local realto s in this area is worth mentioning. A discussion pursued on the Central Downtown Project, R -66, it connection with the School Board's plans for doing away with the Central High School. It was noted that the School Board is well aware of the Redevelopment Department's plans for the Central Downtown Project, R -66. It was emphasized that the Redevelopment Commission at this time is not in a position to take on anything further for this first phase of the Downtown Project. Mrs. Allen -5- i WORKABLE PROGRAM SUBMISSION HUD CHICAGO REPRE- SENTATIVE TO VISIT CHAPIN STREET PRO- JECT, R -29 POSSIBLE ENGINEERS FOR INDUSTRIAL EX- PANSION PROJECT AND CENTRAL DOWN - TOWN PROJECT RELOCATION, LASALLE PARK PROJECT, R -57 SCHOOL PLANS IN CONJUNCTION WITH CENTRAL DOWNTOWN PROJECT, R -66 mentioned that a study by the Redevelopment Commission would be worthwhile because the opinion of.the Commission would lend some weight in the matter of Central School's relocation versus the use of the present facility. The nex regular meeting of the Redevelopment Commission will be NEXT MEETING at 10:30 A. M., July 18, 1968, in the office of the Redevelopment Department. 7. ADJOURNMENT On motion duly made and passed, meeti.ng adjourned at 11:55 A. M. ADJOURNMENT nger:, xecuti ve Nrec ff-I! e4115 6�2 Wiggins, Pr est