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Home My WebLink AboutRM 09-19-68SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING September 19, 1968 10.30 A. M. Presiding Officer: Mr. Donald A. Wiggins, President 1. eres nt: Mr. Donald A. Wiggins, President Mr. Stephen E. Kompar, Vice President Rev. Billy W. Kirk, Asst. Secretary Other 120 W. LaSalle Ave. South fiend, Indiana Absent. Mr. John E. Chenney, Secretary Mr. Fred J. Helmen, Member Present: Mr. Dean J. Wilhelm, Redevelopment Trustee Mrs. Guy P. Curtis, Redevelopment Trustee Mr. Ed Kasuba , WNDU- TV Mr. James Marchelewicz, WNDU -TV Mr. March Kovas, South Bend Tribune. Reporter Mr. Edgar Seybold, South Bend Civic Association, Inc. Mr. Stanley Nowak, LaSalle Park Resident Legal Counsel: Mr. Bruce C. Hammerschmidt LPA Staff: Mr. Howard Bellinger, Executive Director Mr. L. Glenn Barbe, Assistant Director Miss Helen Tapolscanyi, Secretary 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 'The Commission unanimously approved the regular minutes MINUTES APPROVED of Septemler 5, 1968, on motion by Mr. Kompar, seconded by Reverend Kirk. 3. APPR VAL OF CLAIMS Motion to approve payment of the claims was made and the CLAIMS APPROVED "ayes" we a unanimous for payment. The claims totalled: $131,545.(3. - 1 - Real -56 io Adel 'a Cook, #4 -9 S. C. Ohlund, #2 -11 Richard and Jean Allen, #1 -6 Walter and Joanna Boryc, #6 -8A Bert and Mary Dyszkiewicz, #2 -9 Paul B. and Velma A. Hoy, #1 -5 Peter and Ethel Horvath, #4 -1 Murle Skaggs, #1 -8 Dorothy May Smith, #5 -2 Julia Szabo, #1 -10 Edward Williams, #6 -3 Edwa d Williams, #5 -9 Rose Zakocs, #5 -8 John A. Taller, Executor, #2 -10 Instant Printing Service, Inc. South Ben Tribune Tri-Count3 News PROJECT EXPENDITURES ACCOUNT FUND R -57 Real Estate Purchase Mella. Bell Townsend �7 Cla Abar Construction Company 3-Way Construction Company TT TT Tt McKiriley Lumber Company Martha Matuszewski - Grantee Eddie and Alvineta Alexander Jame L. & Virgie L. Coleman Robert Lee & Johnnie Love Abstract & Title Corporation Abstract Company of St. Joseph County Credit Bureau of South Bend, Inc. D. & H. Landscaping Department of Housing & Urban Development Erne t Haynes Indiiina & Michigan Electric Co. Earl King - Mileage 2 - Total $ 10.00 10.00 3,940.00 5,390.00 3,490.00 680.00 7,990.00 3,090.00 5,090.00 4;390.00 4,090.00 2,340.00 3,940.00 3,590.00 6.25 37.44 38.78 $ 48,122.47 $ 3,090.00 1,500.00 1,875.00 2,130.00 299.00 305.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 210.00 25.00 12.50 4,078.45 175.00 47.00 .56.08 34.40 Rehabilitaltion Claims (Cont' McIntyre -Jones Construction Co., Inc. $ 25,964.07 North Central Appraisal Co., Inc. 35.00 Rieth Riley Construction Co., Inc. 18,758.03 Schi lings Printing Company 11.00 Stan &Ted's Lawnmower Shop 20.43 Woodruff & Sons, Inc. 348.00 Total $ 59,018.96 :OJECT EXPENDITURES ACCOUNT FUND R -66 Keith E. Proud Moving & Storage $ 15.00 Total $ 15.00 Payroll: September 1 to 15, 1968 Howard Bellinger $593.50 L. Glenn Barbe 417.00 Albert S. Bond 45.00 Vivian N. Bond 175.00 Dorothy Z. Deane 267.50 Gordon L. Harrell 260.00 Dorothy N. Howell 185.00 Patricia L. Joers 185.00 Eva E. Kroft 197.50 Charles E. Maxwell 322.50 W. Harrison Miller 322.50 William J. Parrish 322.50 Russell K. Reece 353.33 Oliver J. Scott 333.66 B. Gene Ske -ldon 60.00 Joanna Wantuch 175.00 Ralph J. Melone 230.00 Geoffrey B. Watkin 281.00 James E. Pettit 305.00 Earl King 322.50 Londro Munlin 96.25 Jeri Combs 63.00 Helen Tapolscanyi 225.00 Barbara Snyder 63.00 $ 5,800.74 Deneen Corporation 5.00 Green Arrow 10.00 Ideal Press 88.50 I.B.M. Corporation 33.21 Indiana B 11 Telephone Co. 92.80 Mitchell ravel Service 120..00 - 3 - National ssociation of Housing & Redevelopment Officials $ 1,100.00 Pence Dickens Company 67.47 South Bene Water Works - 41.35 Granville P. Ziegler 41.00 John Gyok res 60.00 Total $ 7,460.07 URBAN REDEVELOPMENT FUND Engineers, Inc. $ 353.34 Office Total 353.34 REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT CAPITAL FUND -Riley Construction Co., Inc. ...... . ......... $ 16,575.19 Riet Total $ 16,575.19 GRAND TOTAL $131,545.03 REIMBURSE NT TO REVOLVING FUND FOR AUGUST. 1968 To reimburse Revolving Fund for Expenditures of .E.A., R -56 $ 4,090.01 To reimburse Revolving Fund for Expenditures of P.E.A., R -57 9,037.32 Total $ 13,127.33 4. COMMUNICATIONS A letter dated September 6, 1968, has been received DOWNTOWN URBAN from Mr. Richard L. Nelson, President, Sonser Corporation, RENEWAL PROJECT, P. 0. Box 175, South Bend, Indiana, advising that their R -66 Corporation is interested in acquiring properties adjacent to their building, loeated:at 321, South Michigan Street, South Bend, Indiana. The property, in question, is pro- posed to be acquired by the Redevelopment Commission as part of the Downtown Urban Renewal Program. The Sonser Corporation is requesting that th-e Commission keep them. informed so that they may submit.a bid on the cleared land when it is appropriate. 5. NEW BUSINESS a. A thorization and Commission Approval to Waive LAND DISPOSI- Default and Assume Title Disposition for Parcel #17 -19: TION, LASALLE This parcel was sold to Mr. Warner Outlaw to build a PARK PROJECT, single family dwelling in the LaSalle Urban Renewal R -57 Project. At the time of sale, the Redevelopment De- partment was not aware of unsuitable soil conditions. Mr.- Outlaw, in digging the basement, encountered soil conditions that were unsuited for building purposes with- out incurring additional costs of approximately $2,000. On motion y Mr. Kompar and seoDnded by Reverend Kirk, the Commis ion approved waiving default and assuming m title to subject parcel previously sold -to Mr. Warner Outlaw. b. Approval of Sale of Disposition, Parcel #18 -10 to- LAND DISPOSITION, Mr. Warren Outlaw: In reviewing lots available for build- LASALLE PARK PRO - ing purposes in the LaSalle Urban'Renewal Project, Mr. War- JECT.:, -R -57 ner Outlaw decided that Parcel #18 -10 would meet his build- ing plan re uirements. This Parcel was initially purchased by Place & ompany for" the.construction of .a home. As-of . .... . this date, areel #18-10-has not been deeded to Place & Company. Ir view of Mr. Warner Outlaw's unfortunate cir- cumstance, flace & Company has indicated their willingness to waive anN rights they may have for the subject - parcel on behalf of Mr. Outlaw. Upon motion by Mr. Kompar and se- conded by Reverend Kirk ,, -the_Commission.approved the-..sale.__ . of Parcel #18-10, to Mr. Warner Outlaw, subject to the nec- essary Federal approvals. c. Approval of Contract to The Abstract Company of CONTRACT VITfI THE St. Joseph ount : Sometime back, the Redevelopment De- ABSTRACT COMPANY, partment re eived Federal approval for the-amendatory La- _ LASALLE PARK PROJECT, Salle Park Urban Renewal Project. The Amendatory- Applica R -57 tion proposes to acquire approximately 50 additional par- eels prior to purchase. Certain information must be se- cured, incl ding deed =dates, recording dates., ownership, stated conditions, legal description, etc._ The Abstract - Company of St. Joseph County proposes to provide this ser- vice at a rate of $1.00 per parcel, and not to exceed a cost of $50 00 for all parcels. On motion by -Reverend Kirk, secon ed by Mr. Kompar, the Commission approved the Contract wi h The Abstract Company of St. Joseph County. - d. Approval of Contract No. 3 for Demolition of DEMOLITION�OF FOUR Four Parcels, in the LaSalle Urban Renewal Project: The - .PARCELS., LASALLE, following properties were acquired after awarding the,Se- PARK PROJECT, R -57 cond Demolition Contract to the Dore Wrecking Company: Parcels #26-14, #31 -1, #35 -9B and #40 -8. Proposals for - this work w re submitted by Woodruff and 'Sons, Inc., and John Searcy. On motion by Mr. Kompar and seconded by Rev- erend Kirk, the Commission approved awarding the demolition work to the low bid of Woodruff and Sons, Inc., Michigan City, Indiana, in the amount of $1,864.00. e. Ad endum No.- 2 to Engineering Agreement, with : ADDENDUM NO 2, Chas. W. Cole & Son Im in the LaSalle Urban Renewal TO ENGINEERING Project: T e initial contract was based on site improve- AGREEMENT, LASALLE ment cost at the time of approval of Part I, of the Loan PARK PROJECT, R -57 and Grant C ntract, LaSalle Park Urban Renewal Project, R- 57. This initia contract did not include the site improvement cost coveree by the Amendatory No. 2, Loan Grant Contracts, for the LaS lle Park Project. The Amendatory Loan and Grant Contract included $600,813.61 -of site improvement work. Thus, the t tal site improvement work is $1,605,313.61. -- 5 - The addendu to the Engineering Agreement with Chas;. W. Cole & Son, Inc. requests a total inspection fee of $39,750.00. This cost is in - -line with standard engineering costs of curbs. On motion by Reverend Kirk and seconded by Mr. Kompar, the Commission approved Addendum No. 2, to Engineering Agreement, with Chas. W. Cole & Son, Inc. f. Ap On motion b Commission the followi #19-13, #19 g. Act provements• for the sit soil testin paving alle of unfavora as to what ment work. soil sample rents equip determine t Department soil invest On motion b Commission soil invest hour, for t: h. C Counsel for is requesti signature i. also affix moved and s this purpos erend Kirk i. A- Mr. Stanley ana, stated North -South He stated h( alley accese for trash rE mission that proposed to share equal] to the prop( one was in I Mr. Nowak. roval of Rehabilitation Grants in,LaSalle Park: REHABILITATION Mr. Kompar and seconded by Reverend Kirk, the_ GRANTS, LASALLE pproved the -eight (8) Rehabilitation Grants for PARK PROJECT, g properties: Parcels #1-12, #8 -18, #12 -10, R -57 7, #20 -45 and #22- 23:and #21 -31. itional Soil Test Required Prior to Alley Im- ADDITIONAL SOIL The Commission was apprised that the engineer TEST., LASALLE improvement work has recommended additional PARK PROJECT, s be undertaken to determine the feasibility of R -57 s within the LaSalle Park Project. The presence le soil conditions has raised several questions. pproach should be undertaken for alley improve- The—best approach to resolve this is to take at strategic positions. Woodruff & Sons, Inc. ent at the rate of $20.00 per hour, which can e depth of unsuitable soils. The Redevelopment as evaluated -the problem and feels all necessary gation work can be completed within a day's time. Mr. Kompar and seconded by Reverend -Kirk, the athorized the staff to undertake the necessary gation work, at a cost not to exceed $20.00 per e rental of necessary equipment. munieation from Bond Counsel, Indianapolis,_ RESOLUTION NO. Recent Bond Sale: Mr. Bruce Hammerschmidt, 232, DOWNTOWN the Commission, stated that the Bonding Counsel URBAN RENEWAL g an amendatory resolution with the City Clerk's PROJECT, R -66 lieu of the City Controller's. - The Mayor should is signature to the Bond Resolution. It was pported that Resolution No. 232 be adopted for , on motion by.Mr. Kompar and seconded by Rev ey Closing, LaSalle Park Urban Renewal Project: ALLEY CLOSING, owak, 302 South Kaley Street, South Bend, Indi- LASALLE PARK hat he objected to the proposed elosing of the PROJECT, R -57 lley that adjoins his property to the East. has plans to build a garage that will require He also - indicated the alley was necessary oving purposes. The staff apprised the Com- the alley, in question, has tentatively been e vacated with adjoining property owners to in the vacated land area._ The staff has talked ty owners involved, and it appeared as -if every vor.of the alley closing, with the exception of r. Nowak stated he was not requesting that the alley be paved, but objected to the proposed vacation. on motion by Mr. Kompar and seconded by Reverend Kirk, the Commission ill take the proposed alley closing under advise- ment and notify Mr. Nowak as to their decision. MR a. Pu newal Pro e lic Hearing, on the Central Downtown Urban Re- t -R -66: Mr. Bellinger apprised the Commission hearing,-on the Central Downtown Urban Renewal PUBLIC HEARING, DOWNTOWN URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT, of the public Project, R-56, to be held in the auditorium of the Public R -66 Library, on October 8, 1968, at 7:00 P. M., C.D.T. Upon com- pletion of the public hearing and favorable action.by the Commission at a special meeting tentatively scheduled for October 10, 1968, the -staff will assemble the Part II of the application and submit it to HUD for their review. Upon Federal approval of-the Part II, Loan and Grant.Applieation, the Commission will receive the loan and grant documents. b. Chapin Street Project R -29: The Redevelopment De- CHAPIN STREET partment has requested a final inspection of the site improve- PROJECT, R -29 ment work for this project on October 1, 1968. The pedes- trian overpass should be completed by mid - October. Improve- ments to the North half of the Western Avenue and Chapin Street intersection cannot begin until the City has acquired all properties involved. It appears that this acquisition will take longer than was originally anticipated. c. LaSalle Park Project R -57: Most of the site improve- LASALLE PARK ment work under contract has been completed, which included PROJECT, R -57 streets, curbs, sidewalks and storm sewers. The proposed alley paving may not be put in place until the spring of next year. The original plan called for adding this work, through a Change Order, to the paving contractor currently under con- tract. The contractor has notified the Redevelopment Depart- ment they cannot assure the Department this work can be undertaken this construction season, due to their other com- mitments. With this in mind, the staff feels securing com- petitive bids for this work may result in savings and project improvement costs. Chas. W. Cole & Son, Inc. is currently working up a cost estimate -and appropriate bid,documents.for- consideration by the Commission. d. I dustrial Expansion Project R -56: The Redevelop- INDUSTRIAL EXPAN- ment Department has secured approval, from the Board of Works, SION PROJECT, R -56 to burn buildings, scheduled for demolition within the Indus- trial Expansion Urban Renewal Project. Considerable time has elapsed from the planning of the project to actual acquisi- tion, and budget costs for demolition work may not be suffi- cient to cover this cost. It is the intent of the Redevelop- ment Department to develop a demolition contract and bid do- cuments encompassing alternate demolition procedures. If demolition can be accomplished within the framework of the budgeted f nds, burning will not be required. In the event 7 normal dem lition procedures exceed the budgeted demoli- tion costs burning would permit the work to be accom- plished within available funds. The Commission directed Mr. Hammer chmidt, Counsel for the Commission, to study the requir d liability to determine the Commission's lia- bility in the event burning is required. A special meeting is scheduled for this coming Tues- SPECIAL MEETING day, September 24, 1968, at 9:30 A. M., with the Redevel- 9 -24 -68 opment Co fission, in the office of the Redevelopment De- partment, or Commission adoption of Resolution No. 234, authorizing sale, issuance and delivery of Preliminary Loan Notes, in the amount of $376,000. The n xt regular meeting of the Redevelopment Commis- REGULAR MEETING sion will Ile at 10 :30 A. M., October 3, 1968, in the office 10 -3 -68 of the Redevelopment Department. 7. ADJOURNMENT ADJOURNMENT On mo ion duly made and passed, the meeting adjourned at 11 :35 A. M. - (SE=AL) Howard B r, ExectWlve Director Tlniiald A. Wigginss' ` esident