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Home My WebLink AboutRM 12-04-70DecembE 10:30 P Presidi SOUTR BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING 4, 1970 M. 1200 County -City Building g Officer: Mr. Dean J. Wilhelm, 227 W. Jefferson Blvd. President South Bend, Indiana 46601 1. ROLL CALL 2. Present: Mr. Dean J. Wilhelm, President Mr. John E. Chenney, Vice President Rev. Willie V. Williams, Secretary Mr. Donald A. Wiggins, Member Absent: Mr. Fred J. Helmen, Asst. Secretary Others Present: Mr. F. Jay Nimtz, Vice Pres., Board of Trustees Mrs. Janet S. Allen, Common Council Member Mr. Jim Miller, South Bend Tribune Reporter Le al Counsel: Mr. Bruce C. Hammerschmidt LPA Staff: Mr. B. Ashenfelter Mr. L. Glenn Barbe Mrs. Helen S. King ROVAL OF MINUTES Mrs. Dorothy Z. Deane Rev. Billy W. Kirk Mr. Richard A. Madison Mr. Harrison Miller Mr. Bill Slabaugh Mr. Hubert M. Weaver Mr 3. Janet S. Allen requested a correction in MINUTES APPROVED, the min tes of November 20, 1970, page 9, m. Acquisi- CORRECTION REQUESTED tion of Water Works Building, to read: "Water Works made an offer to purchase ", in lieu of: "Water Works purchas d..." Motion to approve the minutes with this change as made by Mr. Chenney, seconded by Mr. Wiggins, and una imously approved. 3. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS On motion by Rev. Williams, seconded by Mr. Wiggins, CLAIMS APPROVED the claims -- totalling $400,778.48- -were approved and unanimo sly carried. PROJECT EXPENDITURES ACCOUNT FUND R -56 Brice C. Hammerschmidt $ 275.00 Total $ 275.00 -1- 3. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS' (Cont'd) PROJECT EXPENDITURES ACCOUNT FUND R -57 Real Estate Purchases A. J' Kromkowski (Shirley Boyd - #21 -37A) $ 5,500.00 A. J. Kromkowski (Shirley Boyd - #21 -37A) 150.00 A. J. Kromkowski (Shirley Boyd - #21 -37A) 29.50 Join & Johnnie Bowles, #39 -23 525.00 Relocation Claim bitt's Club Casino, #35 -1 2,500.00 Ne Direct oss of Property bitt's Club Casino, #35 -1 52.18 Ne Rehabilitation Claims An ie B. Foster, #20 -21 6,655.92 Thomas & Janice Parran & Federal National Mortgage Association, #46 -12 11.51 Al ert & Ruth.Harris & Federal National Mortgage Association, #33 -22 315.64 Join & Shirley Hunt & Federal National Mortgage Association, #4 -6 96.00 Abstract Co. of St. Joseph Co., Inc. 45.00 The Abs ract & Title Co. 140.00 International Business Machines Corp. ^f,, 486.00 W. P. McRae - 7.30 South B nd Exterminating Co. 30.00 Total $ 16,544.05 PROJECTIEXPENDITURES ACCOUNT FUND R -66 Real Estate Options Ne 1 V. Robertson, #9 -9 Kenneth G. Prittie, #8 -6 Real Estate Purchases A. J. Kromkowski (Grose, #10 -4) A. J. Kromkowski (Hahn, #24 -3, #24 -4, #24 -5) A. J. Kromkowski (Hahn, #24 -3, #24 -4, #24 -5) B. V., Inc.,,An Indiana Corp., #13 -8 B. V., Inc., #4 -16 Irvine H. Bouchard, #25 -3 Frank M. Fleck, #27 -10 Wi liam H. Burke, #5 -5 Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. -2- $ 10.00 10.00 45,000.00 108,000.00 375.00 40,825.00 11,005.00 57,976.00 26,175.00 33,575.00 28,286.00 3. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS (Cont'd) Relocat on Claims George's Liquor Store, #15 -3 $ 2,500.00 Am rican Home Floor Covering, #23 -9 292.00 House of James Beauty College, #1 -8 3,191.90 George's Liquor Store, #15 -3 = Paid to Adway Signs 156.20 George's Liquor Store, #15 -3 = Paid to Tri -City Moving . & Storage 280.00 George's Liquor Store, #15 -3 - Paid to Barnes Electric Co. 206.00 South Bend Air Products, #23 -11 3,000.00 Beebe Cabinet Co., #23 -6 - Paid to Merit Moving, Inc. 1,275.00 Beebe Cabinet Co., #23 -6 - Paid to Arrow Electric Co. 8,724.00 Ap x Mat Co., #13 -7 - Paid to Northern Electric Cons. Co. 1,330.81 Ap x Mat Co.'51-,_ #13 -7 - Paid to Days Moving & Storage 777.00 Abstrac Co. of St. Joseph Co., Inc. 843.00 The Abs ract & Title Corp. 70.00 Craven's Paint & Hardware Co. 157.94 Ernest Haynes 104.00 Bruce C Hammerschmidt 2,880.00 Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. 124.31 Wallace Mitchell Plumbing & Heating 377.00 O'Neal Frucking Co. 21,773.00 South Band Exterminating Co. 30.00 Dell -Ow ns Heating 385.00 Nu -Way :oal 31.00 Clark B ooks 210.00 Henry M Shaw 700.80. South Band Water Works 120.63 Stan & red's Lawnmower Shop 2.11 Clyde E Williams & Associates 6,000.00 Total $ 406,778.70 REDEVEL PMENT REVOLVING FUND Au is Camera Shop, Inc. Ba any - Caverly - Scheid 'General Insurance Agency Ba h Insurance Agency Bu iness Systems, Inc Ce ter for Special and Advanced Programs - U.N.C. Do othy Z. Deane - Petty Cash Brice C. Hammerschmidt Hone-Tech Publications In iana Bell Telephone Co. Fr ad F. Johnson Mi as Muffler Shop R. L. Polk & Co.. Si gor General Tire, Inc So th Bend Parking Co., Inca So th Bend Water Works U.3. Government Printing Office Weisberger Bros. Pence Dickens ,& Heeter, Inc. Total -3- $ 28.33 93.00 2,800,00 30.50 320.00 36.96 200.00 22.90 604.80 22.70 28.56 50.00 68.78 75.00 18.08 2.50 19.90 12.50 T`7. 4,434.51 3. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS (Cont'd URBAN REDEVELOPMENT FUND Helen Lewis - Paid to Ebony Movers $ Be ty Franklin - Paid to Ebony Movers Lo tie Steele`- Paid to Ebony Movers Lo raine Trawick - Paid to Ebony Movers Ja queline Barr - Paid to Ebony Movers Betty Franklin - Paid to Northern Indiana Public Service Ja queline Barr - Paid to Water Dept., City of South Bend Helen Lewis - Paid to Housing Authority, City of South Bend Ja queline Barr - Paid to Housing Authority, City of South Bend Ch rles Morrell - Paid to Housing Authority, City of South Bend 137.00 U. . Post Office 106.91 $ 1,190.16 140.00 130.00 190.00 120.00 130.00 35.00 12.00 99.25 011wo 4. COMUN I CAT I O Note. 5. OLb BUSINESS Total GRAND TOTAL $ 400,778.48 a. Urban Design Committee: The members recommended for sel ctlon 'are as follows: URBAN DESIGN COMMITTEE MEMBERS SELECTED Forrest R. West, Building Commissioner_ „_._.I<<; Lloyd S. Taylor; City Engineer B. Ashenfelter, Redevelopment'Exed. Director Howard Bellinger, Area Plan Director Paul West, Engineer William Rasmussen, V. Pres.., South Bend Downtown Council Frank Montana, U. of Notre Dame, Architectural Dept. James Neidigh & Associates, Landscape Engineers All.hav indicated willingness to serve on this Committee, and if n'e should have a conflict of interest, we will have an alte nate. On moti n by Mr. Wiggins, seconded by Rev. Williams, the above selecti n for the Urban Design Committee was unanimously ap- proved. 6. NEW BUSINESS a. James Neidigh and Associates Contract: Authoriza- JAMES NEIDIGH AND tion was requested to enter, into a contract with this firm ASSOCIATES CONTRACT for planning services for the General Neighborhood Renewal AUTHORIZED, SOUTHEAST Plan Application for the Southeast neighborhood, to be com- NEIGHBORHOOD -4- 6. NEW BUSINESS (Cont'd pleted within sixty (60) calendar days from date of execution, for a contract total not to exceed Two Thousand One Hundred ($2,100) Dollars. On motion by Rev. Williams, seconded by Mr. Wiggins, the Pre ident and Secretary were authorized to exe- cute th contract. Said motion was unanimously carried. b. Street Improvements,R -56: Occasioned by our CUL -DE -SAC, FUND taking he area North of the New Jersey Railroad tracks, APPROVAL TO BE RE- we are currentTy working with the City Engineer's Office QUESTED FROM COMMON on two cul-de-sacs, terminating Chapin and Catalpa Streets COUNCIL, R -56 to the South with an estimated cost of $9,000, which must come be ore the Common Council for approval. On motion by Mr. Wiggins, seconded by Rev. Williams, authorization was requested to petition the.Common Council for approval of these funds. Motion was unanimously carried. c. Commercial Leases: Commission approval was FOUR (4) COMMERCIAL request d for four Commercial Leases on the following LEASES`' APPROVED, CENTRAL parcels in the Central Downtown Urban Renewal Project, DOWNTOWN URBAN RENEWAL R -66: PROJECT, R -66 Firm Parcel No. Address Mo. Rent Wm. & Libby Talladouros 1 -5 226 N. Michgian St. $150.00 Vera Hatis 14 -3 228 S. Carroll St. 100.00 Cloud Bros., Inc. 23 -2 110 E. Western Ave. 600.00 Dan Man is 28 -9 579 Lincolnway East 75.00 On motion by Rev. Williams, seconded by Mr. Wiggins, the - above four Commercial Leases were approved and motion unanimously carried. d. Option Agreements: Approval and authorization was requested for the President to sign seven (7) Option Agreeme is in the Central Downtown Urban Renewal Project, R -66, for the following parcels: Parcel fro. Address 8-6 9 -4 9 -8 9 -32 18 -2 18 -7 28 -3 112 South Michigan Street 112 West Washington Street 122 - 124 W. Washington Street Ill S. Michigan Street 312 E. Wayne Street 320 -26 -30 S. Carroll Street 541 -549 L.W.E. Mr. Wig ins moved the above Option Agreements be approved and the President be authorized to sign. Said motion was seconde by Rev. Williams and unanimously carried. -5- SEVEN (7) OPTION AGREE- MENTS APPROVED, PARCEL NOS: 8 -6, 9 -4, 9 -8, 9 -32, 18 -2, 18 -7 & 28 -3, CENTRAL DOWNTOWN'URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT, R -66 6. NEW BUSINESS (Cont'd e._ Amendatory Grant, R -57:. Mr. Ashenfelter advised the Ame datory Grant for additional monies to operate in the LaS lle Park Urban Renewal Project,.R -57, has been approvec as of December 2, 1970, via 'phone. f. Workable Program:. The Workable Program is . thought to have been approved, under date of October'23,. but no word, nor documents, have been returned from HUD. This is the base for all other programs, indicating-City's activities without benefit of monies, and is a two -year program. g. Code Enforcement Program: Indication was that this would be authorized during the holidays. h. Resolution No. 330: This Resolution relates to. acquisition of property by condemnation and authorizes the mailing of 10 -day notices of condemnation for the following parcels, in the Central Downtown.Urban' Renewal Project, R -66: Parcel No. Address 1 -7 4 -8 4 -10 18 -1 22 -4 Mr. Wi 330, s 214 N. Michigan Street 122 N. Michigan Street 119 - 119 -1/2 Mill Street 301 South Columbia Street 420 South Main Street ins moved for the adoption of Resojution.No.,- a c" )nded by Mr. Chenney, and unanimously, carried!., a i. Acquisition of Parcel No. 3.2 -14: This parcel has been vacant and complaints have been received concern - ing weeds. The Commission was asked if they wished to acquire this parcel and place on the market for residential propert or leave vacant, , On motion by Mr. Wigg:ins., se- conded Mr. .Chenney, acquisition of Parcel,No. 32 -14 was approve and unanimously, carried. j Glenn Ba revision 22 CitiE bonding asking t to submi advised AMENDATORY GRANT, R -57, APPROVED. WORKABLE PROGRAM CODE ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM RESOLUTION NO. 330 APPROVED, CENTRAL DOWN- TOWN URBAN RENE:WAL.- PROJECT, R -.66 ACQUISITION OF PARCEL NO. 32 -14 APPROVED, LASALLE PARK URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT, R -57, Proposed Revision to State Legislation: Mr. L. STATE LEGISLATION REVISION rbe advised the State Chapter of NAHRO has proposed > through legislation which have been presented to in Indiana who have redevelopment programs. The attorney in Indianapolis has approved it. 'NAHRO is ie Commission to back the bill and request permission t to our Mayor for his backing. President Wilhelm the Commission consents and we may proceed. 10 6. NEW BUSINESS (CoWd) k. Demolition Contract No. 6: Authorization ADVERTISING AUTHORIZED was requested to informally advertise, by letter, the FOR DEMOLITION CONTRACT demolition of three deteriorating dwellings which are NO. 6 PARCEL NOS. 27 -5, hazards, unheatable, or both -- hopefully, at a cost less 28 -4 & 28 -5, CENTRAL than $2,000 -- located in the Central Downtown Urban Renewal DOWNTOWN URBAN RENEWAL Project, R- 66,.involving the following: PROJECT`, R -66 Parcel NO. Address 27 -5 422 South Fellows Street 28 -4 522 L.W.E, 28 -5 599 L.W.E. Motion o go ahead and get bids for the demolition was made by Mr. Wiggins, seconded by Mr. Chenney, and unani- mously oarried. 1. Demolition Contract No. 7A & 7B: Authorization ADVERTISING AUTHORIZED was requested to advertise for bids for the demolition of FOR_DEMOLITION CONTRACT structures on the following parcels: 7A & 7B, CENTRAL DOWNTOWN URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT, CONTRAC 7A: R -66 13-7 227 S. Carroll Street 13-8 225 S. Carroll Street 15-2 336 E. Jefferson CONTRAC 7B: 13-5 236 South 6t.-,Jo-seph Street 13-6 215 E., Wayne Street,, 14-1 302 L.W.E. 15 3 320 E. Jefferson 15 4 311 L.W.E. On motion by Mr. Chenney, seconded by Rev. Williams, authori ation to advertise for bids for Demolition Contract No. 7A & 7B was approved'and unanimously. carried. 7. PRdGRESS REPORTS a. Downtown Negotiations: Mr. Hubert M. Weaver DOWNTOWN NEGOTIATIONS, Downtowr Negotiator, reported that 106 options have been R -66 signed to date, at a total cost of $4,644,260.00; titles acquirec to date are 82, at a total cost of $3,544,858.00. b. Downtown Demolition: A discussion followed on DOWNTOWN DEMOLITION explori g the demolition of the area at an earlier date and getting it back on the tax roll if there is no need for som of the structures, as it is more salable if levelle off than in its present form. Mr. Miller was requsted to submit a report on the temporary structures needed to Mr. Ashenfelter for the next Commission meeting. -7- 7. PROGRESS REPORTS (Cont'd c. City -Wide Relocation;_ Rev., Kirk stated the load CITY-WIDE RELOCATION does not seem to lessen on CTtyrKide Relocation. 44 cases moved :to permanent housing with our staff's assistance; 66 moved on their own, or were referred elsewhere; 14 are in temporary downtown housing; 4 are- pending; and 11 are . on the bresent workload. 8. NEXT MEETING Motion was requested to call a Special Commission NEXT MEETING, meeting for Friday, December 11th, and cancel the Regular DECEMBER 11, 1970 Meeting which would have been scheduled for Friday, December 18th. This will enable processing the claims to the City by the 15th. This motion - was'made by Mr. Wiggins, seconded by Mr. henney, and unanimously carried. 9. ADJOURNMENT On motion duly made and passed by Rev. Williams, the meeting adjourned at 11:40 A. M. B. Ashe felter, fixe (SEAL) ve 'ui rector ADJOURNMENT