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Home My WebLink AboutRM 05-02-69SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING May 2, 1969 10:30 A. M. 120 W. LaSalle Ave. Presiding Officer: Mr. Donald A. Wiggins, President -South Bend, Indiana 1. ROLL CALL Present: Absent: Mr. Donald A. Wiggins, President Mr. Fred J.. Helmen,.Asst. Sec'y. Mr. Dean J. Wilhelm, Vice President Rev. Willie V. Williams, Member Mr. John E. Chenney, Secretary Others Present: Mrs. Guy P -. Curtis., Secretary, Board. of Trustees Mrs. Janet S. Allen, Common Council Member Mr. Edgar Seybol d,, South. Bend C.i vi c Planning Assn. Legal Counsel: Mr. Bruce C. Hammerschmidt L A Staff: Mr. Howard Bellinger, Executive Director Mr. L. Glenn Barbe, Assistant Director Mrs. Helen S. King, Secretary Others Staff Members Present: Mr. C. E. Maxwell Mr. John K. O'Brien Mrs. Dorothy Z. Deane 2. AAFPROVAL OF MINUTES M tion was made by Mr. Chenney, seconded by Mr. Wilhelm, for approval of the minutes of the previous meeting of April 18, 1969. The "ayes" were u animous and the minutes stand approved as submitted. 3. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS M tion was made by Mr. Wilhelm, seconded 1► Mr. Chenney, to pay the bills, as submitted, in.the amount of $51,655.49. The "ayes" were unanim us and the claims were approved for Mmen . -1- MINUTES APPROVED CLAIMS APPROVED 3. PPROVAL OF CLAIMS (- Cont'd) PROJE T EXPENDITURES ACCOUNT FUND R -56 Claims long Hunter, #3 -2 $ 90.00 Relocation Lucy Hugins, #3 -11 - Wd to Keith E: Proud 120.00 Robert Henderson, #4 -6 117.00 C merino Martinez, #2 -4 99.00 Eva E. Kroft - Recording Fees 26 °.00 D rothy N. Howell - Petty Cash Account 100.00 Total X552.00 PROJEcr EXPENDITURES ACCOUNT FUND R -57 Purchases H. Beutter & Erma E. Achton., #2 -2 $ 1,325.00 Real Estate Charles- � #2 -1 980.00 Leon- & Loucricia Grim, #11 -16 3,275.00 Emery & Elizabeth Isza, #25 -12 750.00 " " " " ; #25 -13 - •.. 5,890.00 V ctor & Nettie Phillips, #22 -11 2,725.00 G orge H. & Janis Morgan, #41 -12 500.00 T rrence &- Avaline Skinner, #41 -7 500.00 P nk Washington, #37 -7: 3,040.00 E ith Wolff, #5 -12 625.00 Herman Friedman 625.00 Relocation Claim rdy Jones, #46 -17 500.00 H Rehabi itation Claims Love 143.26 Miry Joe & Mary E. Chavis 116.03 A ar Construction Company 5,408.00 A stract Company of St. Joseph County 1,238.50 A stract & Title Company 1,600.50 Chas. W. Cole & Son, Inc. 5,580.32 Credit Bureau of South Bend, Inc. 28.25 Peter F. Gillis 20.00 Bruce C. Hammerschmidt 3,192.50 Dorothy N. Howell - Petty Cash Fund - 100.00 E E. Kroft - Recording Fees 69.00 Ja es H. Neidigh & Associates 400.00 Da iel A. Snyder 200.00 So th Bend Exterminating Co. 30.00 Tr'- County News 29.95 Eugene A. Basker - Treasurer of St. Joseph County 18.20 Friank Budny, #41 -10 4,485.00 -2- Total $ 43,394.51 3. P PROVAL OF CLAIMS (Cont'd .OPMENT REVOLVING FUND tyrol 1: April 16 to 30,''1969 Howard Bellinger $ 604.16 L. Glenn Barbe :- '427.08 Albert S. Bond -. -: ..45 00 Vivian N. Bond 183.75 - Dorothy Z. Deane 278.33 Gordon L. Harrell- 273.00 Dorothy N. Howell- - 194437 Patricia L. Joers 194.37 Eva E. Kroft 207.50 C. _E. Maxwell 333.33 W. H.:-Miller 343.75 W. J. Parrish 354.16 Billy W. Kirk 354:16 Joanna Wantuch 183.75 G. B. Watkin 291.66 J. E. Pettit 315.41 Earl King 333.33 Londro Munlin 87.50 Helen S. King _ ,236.25 John K. O'Brien 333.33 William E. Andreae 315.41; William P. McRae 291.66 Cecil James 300.00 Rita M. Kirth 88.00 z6,, 569.26 L Glenn Barbe - Travel 57.82 B d's Texaco Service 29.32 Gates Chevrolet Corp. 10.80 I diana Bell Telephone Co. 160.91 Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. 19.54 J rdan. Motors, Inc. - 24.56 L Salle West, Inc. 434.50 Ct arles E. Maxwell - Travel 39.17 North Central Regional NARRO Conference 25.00 W. J. Parrish - Travel 16.20 South Bend Rubber Stamp Co. 82.25 Sc uth Bend Water Works - Postage '22.66 X rox Corporation - 216.99 Total 7,708.98 GRAND TOTAL $ 51,655.49 REIMBURSEMENT TO REDEVELOPMENT REVOLVING FUND FOR MARCH, 1969 From P.E.A. R -56 $ 2,931.09 From P.E.A. R -57 11,296.71 F om P.E.A. R -66 2,171.41 Total $16,399.21 -3= 4. C9MMUNICATIONS a Barton - Aschman Associates, Inc. letter :.NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOP- dated pril 3 his is the third submittal MENT-PROGRAM receiv d for the Neighborhood Development Program Applic tion for the City. Their practice is multi - discip inary and extends through the fields of urban and re ional planning,; environmental design, and urban rogram management, with a total staff of 170, mainta ning offices in.Chicago and Washington. They . estima a their range of,costs for the preparation ,of- the ND11 application to be from $8,000 to $12,000 ,;de -.. pending upon the local inputs and the availability:of :. pertinent data. b James.H. Neidi�h & Associates letter dated NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOP- April 9 169: This is the fourth su mitts re- MENT PROGRAM ceived for the Neighborhood Development Program Application for the City. This is a local firm dealin in community planning, landscape architec- ture, 3nd urban design. Their cost estimate for assemb ing the necessary data is $11,500. Mr. Bellinger stated all requested communciations have now been received for the preparation of the Neighborhood Development - Program Application. He felt a 1 four firms can do a fine job for us. He stated he will be in.tough with the Commission for the se ection of a date to discuss the proposals with t e consultants,.the four being: C. 10 of the Certif ti,on d Federal 1 i,nes c for twc the cer and the part as certifi City Planning Assocites, Inc. Harland Bartholomew and Associates Barton - Aschman Associates, Inc. James H. Neldigh & Associates Recertification of Workable Program for RECERTIFICATION OF South Bend: Letter received from HUD, -WORKABLE PROGRAM pril 11, - 9, confirming recertification: Workable Program. The Recertification cate is dated March 26, 1969, with expira- to of 1970. Mr. Bellinger stated our ty remains eligible for programs involving funds. According to the rules and guide - ertification is supposed to be in effect years, and, consequently, will check why tification received expires in one year t it may be a misinterpretation on our to what the Federal Office considers re- cation. -4 4. COMMUNICATION (Cont'd d Central Downtown Acquisition: Two pro- ..CENTRAL DOWNTOWN posals have been received from reaitoes in assisting URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT, our staff in negotiating for acquisition of downtown R -66' property: These a e grants which are available for those eligibl for supplemental funds to improve pro- perties to project standards. Mr. Wilhelm asked if the unounts were substantially up to the,maxi- mum of 3,000. Mr. Bellinger stated they were and that vi tually all grants sire for the maximum amount permitt d, since incipient improvements are eligible. Mr. Wil elm moved for adoption, seconded by Mr. Chenney, and the two grants were approved. c. Resolution No. 261 This Resolution is for the authorizaton of the filing of HUD -61449 request for concurrence in acquisition prices, to purc ase Parcel No. 41 -10, in the LaSalle Park Urban R newal Project, R -57. This property is located at 318 South Dundee Street and was initially selectec for rehabilitation and to be used for the -5- .RESOLUTION 'NO. °.261, PARCEL 41 -10, LASALLE'PARK URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT, R -57 Davis Realty Richard A. Muessel & Company Mr. Bellinger stated he anticipated other firms will also stow interest. The selection of a firm will be on qualifications. 5. NEW BUSINESS a. Option Agreements: Approval of four (4) OPTION AGREEMENTS, Option Agreements was requested, in the LaSalle-Park LASALLE PARK URBAN Urban Renewal Project, R -57, for the following RENEWAL PROJECT, parcels: R -57 5 -13, 33 -19, 33 -19B and 37 -11. On moti )n by Mr. Wilhelm, seconded by Mr. Chenney, the above Option Agreements were approved for ac- quisiti n and the President was authorized to sign the doc ments. Approval was unanimous. b. Grants: Approval of two (2) grants was GRANTS, request d for the following parcels -, in the LaSalle LASALLE PARK URBAN Park Ur an Renewal Project.-R-'57: RENEWAL'PROJECT, R -57 21 -53 and 44 -15. These a e grants which are available for those eligibl for supplemental funds to improve pro- perties to project standards. Mr. Wilhelm asked if the unounts were substantially up to the,maxi- mum of 3,000. Mr. Bellinger stated they were and that vi tually all grants sire for the maximum amount permitt d, since incipient improvements are eligible. Mr. Wil elm moved for adoption, seconded by Mr. Chenney, and the two grants were approved. c. Resolution No. 261 This Resolution is for the authorizaton of the filing of HUD -61449 request for concurrence in acquisition prices, to purc ase Parcel No. 41 -10, in the LaSalle Park Urban R newal Project, R -57. This property is located at 318 South Dundee Street and was initially selectec for rehabilitation and to be used for the -5- .RESOLUTION 'NO. °.261, PARCEL 41 -10, LASALLE'PARK URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT, R -57 5. NEW BUSINESS (Cont'd new si a office. The architect and staff inspectors found he rehabilitation cost to be economically prohib tive. The purchase -price and the extensive rehabi itation required would be in the neighborhood of $20 000. On motion by Mr. Wilhelm, seconded by Mr. Ch nney, authorization was granted to submit the HU ) Form 6144 to the Chicago Office for acquisi tion w th a concurred in price at an average of three apprai als. d Investment of Funds: Authorization was re- quested from the Commission to invest $100,000 for a period of three (3) months in the Project Expenditures Account Fund R -57, and the investment of $50,000 for a per. d of three (3) months in the Urban Redevelop- ment D strict,Capital Fund. The above cash results from m tuned treasury bills. The Chair entertained a moti n for the investment of the above funds, and on motion by Mr. Wilhelm, seconded�by Mr. Chenney, authorization was granted for the investment of $100,O CO in the Project Expenditures Account.Fund R-57, and $50,000 in the Urban Redevelopment District Capital Fund - -both for a three. - month period. e. NAHRO Meeting: Authorization was requested. to send staff personnel to attend the North Central Regional Conference of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials:to be held in Grand Rapids :May 26 through May 28, 1969...This is a Regio al Workshop meeting with the agenda covering: Neighborhood Development Program Code Enforcement Program Housing Management Relocation Rehabilitation Financing Urban Renewal and Public Housing Mr. Ba a will be participating in -the Code;Enforce ment Wo kshop Session. Mr. Bellinger requested authori ation for a limited number of staff .personnel to atte d the Code Enforcement Program and the work- shop on Federally- assisted programs. On motion by Mr. Wil elm, seconded by Mr. Chenney,. authorization was'gra ted to send staff personnel to attend the Worksho session for one day. INVESTMENT OF FUNDS NAHRO WORKSHOP, MAY, 26 THRU 28,1969 6. REPORTS a LaSalle Park: Dore Wrecking is now doing - LASALLE PARK-URBAN an exc llent job on demolition and if, they continue ,i'-RENEWAL PROJECT, to pro eed as they are, no difficultyowill be en R -57 counte ed. In the prior year- the staff =was unable M con rol the weed P roblem because the Department did no have ownership of the vacant lots and were prohib ted to use Federal funds. We currently are cuttin weeds, racking and.planting.seedi and hope- ful th weeds will not be aproblem this year. Mr. Bellin er stated rye grass, as -it takes hold quickly and ha a large percentage of germination. It is proposed that the Flying. Squad againbe utilized this season. Mr. Wilhelm stated he thought the youngs ers did a great job :last year. b Industrial Expansion-.:'*. The Department now has ti le to almost all but a #ew properties. c New Site Office: &,four- bedroom home was purchased at 2622 W. Napier Street 6 f the- amount�of $1,775 and will be rehabilitated for our site office- staff. The rehabilitation: cost:will be approximately $8,000 to $10,000, and the property will be.sold as a res i ence when it i s yno longer required by the De partme t. d will b ment. urban s pons i for ne e i ntere hauste off ici the st mi t to upon f Waggin. upon C bill w ever, all ap, resery said t means i asked Mr. Be fo r Doi INDUSTRIAL EXPANSION, URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT, R -56. , NEW SITE OFFICE, LASALLE PARK URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT, R -57 Code Enforcement Pro ram: This.Program CODE ENFORCEMENT under the direction of the Building Depart :PROGRAM The Code Enforcement Program does not include enewal activities outside of relocation re- ilities and there is no assemblage of land development. Loand.: Mr. Bellinger stated 312 low, t a o'f s for rehabi 1 i.tati on 1 s 1 argely .ex- for the remaining portion of this year. No 1 notification has been received from HUD and ff will continue to process the loans and sub - HUD office; however, approval may be contingent nds :bei'ng, avail able after Ju=ly,, Ist. :President asked if the addit.ional:inoney is dependent egress. Mr. Bellinger stated the appropriation 11 be a deciding factor. This does not, how - ffect the grants which are a part of the over - roved capital grant for the project and funds d are not in jeopardy: President Wiggins e aspect of loans encompasses people of more ho will be rehabilitating their homes and f this program includes small businesses. linger-stated it does and will also apply ntown :,rehab.i l i tati on . -7- 6. REPORTS (Cont'd) - Mrs. C,rtis asked the maximum rehabilitation.grant that can be obtained by business anda-:private home, owner. Mr. Bellinger stated <;$3,000; fora private home owner. Businesses are not;.eligible for grants,:: r but may make application of loans up to a maximtmt of $50 000. f General Progress Mr. John K. O'Brien, .. GENERAL PROGRESS Social Planner and responsible for referral activity and as i sting in general relocation, : gave a'-brief: reloca ion progress report. In the LaSalle Park Urban Renewal Project, R- 57,:three families have been: reloca ed; one into 221(h) housiag,.:one in-private sales fousing, and one in public housing; another has been notified that public housing unit will be available the first of the week-and the family : wil -1 be moving next Wednesday. The.family moving into leased housing -is the last of the large families in the area - -eight children. Letters are ready. .. to be mailed. for the additional relocation payment: An6the furniture drive .has .started with :the'codpera tion o Scattered Sites Committee of the:Greater South Bend H using ._Co- rporation :.and :M.r. James Adamson-of the Sub -St ndard Building Department. The use of the City trucks for pick up over the weekends has been promised. In the Industrial Expansion Project., R -56, three fami- lies hive been rel ocated--.al l - i n sales housing. - 7. NEXT MEETING The next regular meeting of the Redevelopment Com- NEXT MEETING, missior will be..at 10:30 A. M., :Friday, May 16, 1969, MAY: 16,- 1969 in the office of the Department of Redevelopment 8. ADJOURNMENT _ The Chair entertained.a motion for adjournment:,. ADJOURNMENT and on motion duly made and passed- by�Mr. Wilhelm, second Ed by Mr. Chenney,-. .thei meeting adjourned at 11:25 1. M.. (SEAL) Ho and Bellinger, Exec ve Direc Donald. A Wi_ggins; r silent'