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Home My WebLink AboutRM 08-15-69SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING August 15, 1969 10.30 A.M. 120 W. LaSalle Ave. Presiding Officer: Mr. Donald A. Wiggins, President South Bend, Indiana I ROLL CALL Present: Absent: Mr. Donald A. Wiggins, President Rev. Willie V. Williams, Mr. Dean J. Wilhelm, Vice President Member Mr. John E. Chenney, Secretary Mr. Fred J. Helmen, Asst. Secretary Others Present: Mrs. Janet S. Allen, Common Council Member Mr. Marchmont Kovas, South Bend Tribune7Reporter Mr. Edward Malo, Edward J. Malo & Associates, Architect Mr. Edgar Seybold, South Bend Civic Planning Assn. Miss Carolyn Woolridge, Urban League Representative egal Counsel: Mr. Bruce C. Hammerschmidt PA Staff: Mr. L. Glenn Barbe, Assistant Director Mrs. Helen S. King, Secretary Other Staff Members Present: Mr. John K. O'Brien Mrs. Dorothy Z. Deane 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion was requested by President Wiggins MINUTES APPROVED on the minutes of the previous meeting of August 1, 1969. Mr. Wilhelm moved for adoption of the minutes, as submitted, seconded by Mr. Chenney. Approval was unanimous by all Commissioners present. 3. PPROVAL OF CLAIMS motion for the payment of the claims total- CLAIMS APPROVED ling 40,235.46- -was made by Mr. Chenney, seconded by Mr Helmen. Approval was unanimous by all Com- missi ners for the payment of the claims. -1- 3. PROJE ReDla ROVAL OF CLAIMS (Cont'd) EXPENDITURES ACCOUNT FUND R -56 ent Housing Payments rl Smith, #6 -5 odessa G. Earles, #5 -6 PROJECT EXPENDITURES ACCOUNT FUND R -57 ReDlaeement Housing Payments lenn Odom, #38 -23 rince Bolton, #22 -30 Hollis Lowery, #7 -11 Ivan Kovalenko, #8 -15 Relocation Payments Austin Wyatt, #46 -9 ames L. Knight, #22 -9 Rehab litation Grants $ 5,000.00 4,260.00 Total $ 9;260.00 outh Bend Fence Company ickes Lumber Company illiam E. Andreae he Bond Buyer he Credit Bureau B. Fleck lying Squad Jobs, Inc. eter Gillis . 0. Hawkins Plumbing & Supply Co. rnest S. Haynes ecil James arl King loysius J. Kromkowski, St. Joseph County Clerk Drth Central Appraisal Co. ent -All Company ears, Roebuck & Company ugene Bosker, Treasurer of St. Joseph County ubert M. Weaver Total $ 5,000.00 1,470.00 1,641.00 5,000.00 117.00 117.00 3,000.00 3,000.00 15.20 40.46 6.25 33.00 1,414.55 70.00 96.25 191.00 81.10 111.20 43.84 70.D0 8.00 185.47 20.92 70.00 ,802.24 3. REDEV PPROVAL OF CLAIMS (Cont'd :LOPMENT REVOLVING FUND 'ayroll: August 1 to 15 1969 Howard Bellinger $ 604.16 L. Glenn Barbe 437.50 Vivian N. Bond 194.37 Dorothy Z. Deane 278.33 Gordon L. Harrell 273.00 Dorothy N. Howell 207.50 Patricia L. Joers 194.37 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 Helen S. King 236.25 John K. O'Brien 333.33 William E. Andreae : 315.41 William P. McRae 291.66 Cecil James 315.41 Rita M. Kurth 88.00 Billie Jean Wesley 183.75 William E. Andreae ult Camera Shop ity Controller - City of South Bend, Indiana ohn Gyokeres Bruce C. Hammerschmidt I.B.M. Corporation Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. Indiana Bell Telephone Co. Fred F. Johnson Co. National Association of Housing & Redevelopment Officials Office Engineers, Inc. thimer, Inc. P nce Dickens Company J mes E. Pettit S.C.M. Corporation S eehan Service Center S uth Bend Hardware S )uth Bend Water Works S uth Bend Rubber Stamp Co. W isberger Brothers, Inc. G. B. Watkin X rox Corporation -3- Total GRAND TOTAL 95.50 41.56 206.50 91.88 200..00 34.28 41.01 86.33 18.60. 1,000.00 136.58. 50.60 12.00 51.00 71.25 31,28 35.66 7.45 19.90 70.00 360.00 ,173.22 $ 40,235.46 4. ICATI a. Letter and telegram received from DHUD, Washi gton, D.C., confirming approval of $39,744 increase in Federal Grant for the LaSalle'Park Urban Renewal Project, R -57. This money is allo- cated for relocation payments-of displacees in this roject up to $5,000 to purchase a home, and r nters can receive payment for two years, not t exceed $500 per year. Mr. Glenn Barbe apprised that this is the new.housing displace- ment authorized by the 1968 Housing Act. 5. OLD BUSINESS old business for discussion. FEDERAL GRANT INCREASE, LASALLE PARK URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT, R -57 6. NEW BUSINESS a. Public Offering No. 1,,Land Sale, Indus- PUBLIC OFFERING NO. 1, trial Expansion P roject, R -56: Bid opening was at LAND SALE APPROVED, August 12, 1969, E.D.T., in the Office INDUSTRIAL EXPANSION of the Department of Redevelopment, for the sale PROJECT, R -56 of app oximately 522,720 square feet of land in the In ustrial Expansion Project, R -56, and the only,b'd received was from: South Bend Supply Co., Inc. 324 South St. Joseph Street .South Bend, Indiana 46601, at a bid of 29t per square foot, for a total bid of $151,588.80. The minimum price set per square foot was 23¢ and the bid price was over the mini- mum set. Mr. Barbe apprised that this price will be adjusted at a later point when the public right- of -way is surveyed, as there will be less acreage and less square feet, and, consequently, the bid amount will be adjusted. President Wiggins asked if the 522,720 square feet included all the streets and al eys the department now has. Mr. Barbe ap prised that it does and that there will be new streets. Authorization was requested for a tenta- tive a ceptance of the bid price and the authori- zation to submit to the HUD Office, in Chicago, pendinj requirements of public disclosure. On motion by Mr. Helmen, seconded by Mr. Wilhelm, Public Offering No. 1 was authorized for the ac- ceptan a of the bid price of $151,588.20, at 29¢ per sq are foot, from South Bend Supply Co., Inc., South 3end, Indiana. Authorization was unanimous .by all Commissioners. . -4- 6. BUSINESS (Cont'd Nos. 23 -24 and 30 -13. On mo ion by Mr. Helmen' seconded by Mr. Wilhelm, the a ove- listed grants were approved. The "ayes" were nanimous for approval. . Flying Squad Picnic: The "Flying Squad" FLYING SQUAD PICNIC, which is utilized in the LaSalle Park Project, AUGUST 16, 1969 R -57, is holding a picnic at Potawatomi Park, Satur ay, August 16, 1969, at 6:30 P.M. An invi- tatior to attend has been extended to the staff membe s in the department and Commissioners by ACTIO , INC. develcpment . Resolution No. 271: This Resolution is RESOLUTION NO. 271, forte authorization of the filing of HUD -6144, CENTRAL DOWNTOWN Reque t for Concurrence in Acquisition Prices for URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT, 122 parcels, in the Central Downtown Urban Renewal R -66 Proje t, R -66. Authority was requested from the Howard Bellinger and two staff members Commi sion to submit this form to HUD, in Chicago, this Conference. Mr. Barbe stated that for c ncurrence in acquisition prices which would is quite impressive. A Search for Unity consi t of all parcels in the Downtown area, with with various Agencies and of the goals the exception of the few which have been discussed of citizens themselves in community with the Commission which have boundary problems. are some of the items on the agenda. On motion by Mr. Chenney, seconded by Mr. Wilhelm, by Mr. Wilhelm, Messrs. Bellinger and Resol tion No. 271 was adopted. The "ayes" were and one additional staff member, was author- unani ous by all Commissioners for approval. attend the Conference, seconded by Mr. . Grants: Approval was requested for two GRANTS APPROVED, (2) G ants; n the LaSalle Park Urban Renewal LASALLE PARK URBAN Proje t, R -57, for the following parcels: RENEWAL PROJECT, R -57 Nos. 23 -24 and 30 -13. On mo ion by Mr. Helmen' seconded by Mr. Wilhelm, the a ove- listed grants were approved. The "ayes" were nanimous for approval. . Flying Squad Picnic: The "Flying Squad" FLYING SQUAD PICNIC, which is utilized in the LaSalle Park Project, AUGUST 16, 1969 R -57, is holding a picnic at Potawatomi Park, Satur ay, August 16, 1969, at 6:30 P.M. An invi- tatior to attend has been extended to the staff membe s in the department and Commissioners by ACTIO , INC. develcpment . National Association of Housin and Re- Officials Conference: T.h t is the ationa Conference, to a held October 12 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOUSING AND RE- DEVELOPMENT OFFICIALS n throw h 15, 1969, at The Americana Hotel, Bal CONFERENCE, OCTOBER Harbo r, Florida. Authorization was requested 12 THRU 15, 1969 for ary of the Commissioners who wished to attend, plus Mr. Howard Bellinger and two staff members to attend this Conference. Mr. Barbe stated that the agenda is quite impressive. A Search for Unity in Operations with various Agencies and of the goals and objectives of citizens themselves in community involvement are some of the items on the agenda. On motion by Mr. Wilhelm, Messrs. Bellinger and Barbe, and one additional staff member, was author- ized to attend the Conference, seconded by Mr. Helmer. Approval was unanimous by all Commissioners'.. Mr. C enney asked if there is enough money in the budget to cover this cost. Mr. Barbe stated this is co eyed in project expense. -5- 7. PROGRESS REPORTS . Relocation: Mr. John O'Brien stated he is working with 15 families since the 1st of August andseven families have been successfully relocated. Of the seven, three elderly moved into the LaSalle Park Homes supplement program - -one under Lease 23, three into project homes. He stated that hopefully the f rst of the week another three families can be moved Mr. B rbe stated that Mr. O'Brien deserves credit for w at he has accomplished against staggering odds. President Wiggins asked if Mr. O'Brien felt some gains had been made in terms of these people's awareness of what the community and neighbors expect of them, any change of understanding and attitudes? Mr. O'Brien stated with all appropriate agencies broug t to bear in a number of these cases and on an on going basis, he could see some changes, but it wi 1 take time and a lot of work on the part of exist ng agencies. A dis ussion followed on substandard and condemned homes whereby the landlord continues renting and leasing prior to the house being demolished, with no water or electricity. There is a time lag from initiating court procedures and when actual demoli- tion lakes place and the landlords may not be above colle ting rent. President Wiggins stated, in the last egislature, some proposals were made to at least straighten this problem. As it is, there is a ap in applying responsibility as to who will allow these things to continue. Mrs. Allen sug- geste there should be some change. When a con- demnec property is "red tagged it should be illegal to collect rent. Mrs, illen inquired with respect to city -wide relocation that when the people are displaced due to condemnation, is there Federal money available to gi a these people subsidies as others? Presi- dent Wiggins stated that the answer was unfortunately "No." For example, in the Neighborhood Development Program, or Code Enforcement Program, an area is designated for Federal assistance and the families are t en eligible for relocation assistance, but, witho t these tools, it is real rugged and our John 'Brien, at this point, is faced with little or no hing to work with. With the Neighborhood Devel pment Program, we would have some "toos" to 10 RELOCATION 7. OROGRESS REPORTS (Cont'd work ith. Mr. Barbe stated that there is a.bill befor Congress at the present time for- considera- tion o make uniform relocation procedures for any Feder lly- assisted program. At the present time, they o not have uniform requirements: in Federally assis ed programs. . Budget: Mr. Seybold said that he had been equested to ask for clarification of our budge of $72,000. What is involved here and why is it not included in Redevelopment Department's Feder lly- supported budget? Mr. Barbe stated the quest on represents two separate requests: Presi famil not i the C 1) $13,000 request for the planning contract for the.NDP, for which there is no Federal participation. 2) The City -Wide Relocation Budget for 1970 must be totally City's money. lent Wiggins stated the budget for relocating es from substandard and condemned dwellings, i Federal projects, must come strictly from ity and not from Federal funds. Mrs. k1len said "Central Relocation" instantly re- minds one of our Downtown area, and suggested it be called " City - Wide ",.or some facsimile, if the Feder 1 Government would permit a change. Central to th public means the Central Downtown units. Her o her suggestion was to call it "City Reloca- tion epartment", in lieu of the present "Central Reloc tion." President Wiggins said they will look into it as far as the name is concerned. The q estion was raised if there will be 175 fami- lies involved in relocation. Mr. Barbe stated the 175 i estimated = -may be lower or higher. Mr. O'Bri n said the volume.of referrals are about 30 perm nth and are referred by the Welfare Depart- ment, Substandard Department, Portage Township Trust e. etc. Mr. S ybold asked: "Why does this come under the Redev lopment Department and is not a separate unit f the City Government? Mr. Barbe said, at the p esent time, the Mayor has designated our Reloc tion Office as the city -wide relocation agent. At some time in the future, the City may -7- BUDGET, 1970 7. RROGRESS REPORTS (Cont'd) make it a separate city function, but it will be up to th Mayor and City Council, President Wiggins apprised that one of the requirements for the Work- able frogram was that there be a central relocation servi (e, and the Mayor and City Council felt this was the best way to accomplish this and in. a more expeditious and cheaper manner. c. Urban League: Miss Carolyn Woolridge, Urban League'Representative, inquired if the 'space to be made available to them would be remodelled for the clinic, kitchen facilities and other space. Mr. Barbe stated some space would be pro- vided but not as much as previously planned. Mr. Wilhelm said the idea has not been abandoned as it is too important a phase in the over -all progr I M. 8. NEXT MEETING URBAN LEAGUE The next regular meeting of the Redevelopment NEXT MEETING, Commission will be at 10 :30 A.M., Friday, September SEPTEMBER 5, 1969 5, 1969, in the Office of the Department of Redevel- opment. 9. adj (SEAL) )JOURNMENT i motion duly made by Mr. Chenney, the meeting ied at 11:20 A.M. nger, IF ve Ui rector am ADJOURNMENT