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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSM 08-14-70August 14 4:00 P. h Presidinc SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING 1970 1200 County -City Bldg. Officer., % Mr. Dean J. Wilhelm, 227 West Jefferson Blvd. President South Bend, Indiana 46601 1. The South Bend Redevelopment Commission, Governing Body of the City of South 'Bend,' Department of Redevelopment, met in a Special Meeting, in Room 1,200 County-City Buil¢i6g, 227 West Jefferson Boulevard, in the City of15outk 'bend 'at- 4,'.- 00',P:M., E. D.7.1 , on the 14th day' of Ju y., 1970--the place, hour, and dote, duly established for the holding of such meeting. 9 The resident called the meeting to order and the following Commissioners were present for the roll call: This Special Meeting was convened pursuant to a duly dated and signed Noti e of Special Meeting which was hand carried and telephoned to each Commissioner in due time, form, and manner as required by law. Said Notice read as follows: NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING TO THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION, GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, DEPARTMENT OF REDEVELOPMENT Notice is hereby given that a Special Meeting of the South Bend Redevelopment Commission, Governing Body of the City of South Bend, Department of Redevelopment, will be Mr. Dean J. Wilhelm, President Rev. Willie V. Williams, Secretary Mr: Fred J. Helmen,_Asst. Secretary Mr. Donald A. Wiggins, Member Absent: Mr. John E. Chenney, Vice President Legal Counsel: Mr. Bruce C. Hammerschmidt Others Present: Mr. F. Jay Nimtz, Vice President, Board of Trustees Mrs. Guy P. Curtis, Secretary, Board of Trustees Mr. James F. Peacock, Member, Board of Trustees Mr. Mike Lowens, WSBT-TV Reporter Mr. Steve Neher, WSBT -TV Photographer Mr. John Nicholas, South Bend Tribune Reporter LPA taff: Mr. B. Ashenfelter Mr. L. Glenn Barbe Mrs. Helen S. King This Special Meeting was convened pursuant to a duly dated and signed Noti e of Special Meeting which was hand carried and telephoned to each Commissioner in due time, form, and manner as required by law. Said Notice read as follows: NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING TO THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION, GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, DEPARTMENT OF REDEVELOPMENT Notice is hereby given that a Special Meeting of the South Bend Redevelopment Commission, Governing Body of the City of South Bend, Department of Redevelopment, will be {field in 'Room 1200,. -- County -City Bui- lding, 227 West Jefferson, in the City of South Bend, in the regular meeting place thereof, at 4 :00 P.M., on the 14th day of August, 1970, for the purpose of: .1) Review and select applicants for administrative positions. 2) Revised motion for the purchase of two automobiles. Dated this 11th day of August, 1970, �yyI, Dean Wilh l ', "Presi:dent CERTIFICATE OF `SERVICE: I, Rev. Willie V. Williams, Secretary of the City of South Bend Redevelopment Commission, Governing Body of the City of 'South Bend, Department of Redevelopment, hereby certify that.on the 10th day of August, 1970, T served a true copy of the foregoing Notice.of Special Meeting on each,and every Commissioner of the - •South Bend Redevelop- ment Commission, Governing Body of the City of South Bend, Department of Redevelopment, in the following manner: Hand carried and by telephone. Witness my hand this 14th day of August, 1970. Rev. WI t lie V. WtI hams, Secretary (SEAL) 3. President Wilhelm stated the Commissioners and Commission Legal Counsel haVE discussed the applicants for the positions of Executive Director and the Associate Director, and the applicants selected are: Mr. B. Ashenfelter, Executive Director Mr. L. Glenn Barbe, Associate Director Mr. Helmen made -the motion for.the above appointments, seconded by Rev, Williams, The motion was unanimously carried by all Commissioners present. Pre ident`Wilhelm recommended Mr. Ashenfelter's starting salary, as xecuttve Director, to be $14,500,--the e -tha raises to b at the discre do of the Commission. Mr. Helmen moved for the motion, seconded by Rev Williams, and approval was unanimous by all Commissioners present. -2- I­ ,I 4. 5. President Wilhelm stated the next item on the agenda concerns the motion made in the previous = Commission meeting of August 7th for the purchase of two automobiles: "the lowest priced automobile to be purchased from each of the bidders, with the trade -in applied to Romy Hammes' bid." The trade -in price evidently applied only in the event both cars were purchased from Romy Hammes. This, however, was not stipulated in the bid prices. The Chair requested a motion to rescind the above motion made in the August 7th Commission meeting. Said motion was made by Mr. Helmen, seconded by Rev. Williams, and unanimously carried. The Chair then req;uested'a motion for the purchase of the two�.auto- .. mobiles.. Mr. Helmen moved that the two automobiles be,purchased from Freeman Spicer Co., Inc., with a total del i�ereo. p,ri,e ,qf' f, %S 'F', $4,172.35, which,`includes'a trade -in of the'1968 Ford'4 -Door Sedan, Identification No. 8G51F215688, Model 51; Title No. X977224, pur- chased May 14 1968. This was seconded by Rev. Williams and unani mously carried. ueslti ons and Answers: Mrs. Guy P. Curtis requested that Mr. Barbe's salary be stipulated for the Associate Director's position. The Chair stated for the remainder of 1970, it -will be-$12,500, as approved by the Common Council, 6. New IExecu Mr. Xelmen sai P res Mr. subj to rr in t real Pres Pers Assi job. ve'.Di rector: requested Mr. Ashenfelter say a few words. Mr. Ashenfelter "I would be happy to respond were I better prepared. In any event, I would say that the program will become more interesting as it goes along. We will see some action and all'as heading toward the target dates. We will have to make some additional effort to attain, but with the continued, fine efforts of the staff, we will get there." !dent Wilhelm said that he is sure we will keep movi.ng along. liggins said that on behalf of and as a member of the Commission, !ct to the direction of the new Director, it might be very wise rke every effort to obtain an additional trained person to assist ie work. This is with the knowledge that our salary structure is a problem. !dent Wilhelm said that he has checked with Mr. Vernon Sutton, m nel Director for the City, who is working on getting us an ;tant Director and also getting someone to -M 1 i-n the engineer's -3- 7. With the conejusion of the business.for which this meeting was called, on gotion duly made and passed by Mr.. Wiggins, the meeting adjourned at :35 P.M. B. s enfe t r, Executive Director (SEAL) -4R I 1