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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRM 02-04-72Februa y 4, 1972 10:30 M. Presid ng Officer: to ROLL CALL sent: sent: SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING County -City Bldg., Room 1200 Mr. Fred J. Helmen, 227 W. Jefferson Boulevard President South Bend, Indiana 46601 Mr. Fred J. Helmen, President Rev. Willie V. Williams, Secretary Mr. Donald A. Wiggins, Member Mr. John E.Chenney, Vice President Mr. B. L. Wade, Asst. Secretary ers Present: Mr. F. Jay Nimtz, President, Board of Trustees Mr. Dan Caesar, WSBT -TV Reporter Mr. Rick Musser, South Bend Tribune Reporter Ldaal Counsels: LRA Staff: Mr. Charles W. Roemer Mr. James A. Roemer Mr. Caven J. Butler Mr. Lloyd S. Taylor Mr. L. Glenn Barbe Mr. Harrison Miller Mrs. Helen S. King Mr. Edwin Bauer 2. ARPROVAL OF MINUTES Mr. Paul E. Becher Mrs. Dorothy Z. Deane Mrs. Dorothy Howell Rev. Billy W. Kirk Mr. William Parrish Mr. Bill E. Slabaugh Mr. Wiggins moved for the approval of the Minutes of the Annual Organizational Meeting of January 3, 1972, and of the Regular Meeting of January 21, 1972. Motion was seconded by Rev. Williams and unanimously carried. 3. ARPROVAL OF CLAIMS R v. Williams moved the claims be approved for pay- ment-- otalling $272,633.43. Motion was seconded by Mr. Wiggin and unanimously carried. PROJECT( EXPENDITURES ACCOUNT FUND R -57 B. & J. Demolition G.C.A., Inc. Bruce C. Hammerschmidt South Bend Exterminating Co. MINUTES APPROVED: ANNUAL ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING, 1 -3 -72; & REGULAR MEETING, 2 -4 -72 CLAIMS APPROVED $ 375.00 177.30 820.50 30.00 - 1 - Total $ 1,402.80 3. A PROVAL OF CLAIMS (Cont'd) PROJECT EXPENDITURES ACCOUNT FUND R -66 Real Estate Purchases George S. Stratigos, Atty. and M. Bovero, #8 -10 George S. Stratigos, Atty. and M. Bovero, #8 -10 Relocation Payments A E. Flemming, #26 -1 Paid to Lake State Leasing, Inc. House of Richey, Inc., #4 -7 Kitchen Equipment Co., Inc., #5 -4 Small Business Displacement Payments Kitchen Equipment Co., Inc., #5 -4 B. & J Demolition Albert Bond Calho Fence Co. Dorothy Z. Deane - Petty Cash S. M. Dix & Associates, Inc. Dor -Ch k Co. Bruce C. Hammerschmidt Howell Construction Co. Ralph Q. Lauver George Long Ralph Michaels Russel C. Reifsnider Ritsch rd Bros., Inc. Sid's Plumbing & Heating Co. Ed Sie ert & Sons Contracting Co. South Eend Exterminating Co. South Eend Tribune Waggon is Fuel Co. Warner Wrecking Co. Clyde Williams & Associates, Inc. Total P.E.A. CODE ENFORCEMENT E -3 Rehabi itation Grants Mildred Bennett & J. L. Powell & Son, Inc. J hn & Rachel Parhm & J. L. Powell & Son, Inc. Arrow Electric Co., Inc Univer ity of Illinois Anthon P. Sergio Total - 2 - $ 3,628.00 10,958.00 95.30 7,000.00 2,500.00 2,500.00 147.00 80.00 850.00 50.00 357.00 10.00 3,276.00 116,390.60 300.00 85.00 450.00 20.00 31,385.00 575.62 17,600.00 30.00 7.10 51.12 2,300.00 252.00 200,915.74 $ 992.00 1,540.00 20.90 300.00 175.00 3,027.92 3. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS (Cont'd) P.E.A. CODE ENFORCEMENT E -5 Rehabilitation Grants Stanley T. Walczak Construction Co., and Stephanie McKiel $ 1,493.00 Office Engineers, Inc. 251.55 Total 1,744.55 REDEYE OPMENT REVOLVING FUND Payroll: January 16, 1972 through January 31, 1972 $ 18,416.44 American Public Works Association 25.00 L. Glen Barbe 75.25 Business Systems 115.66 Circle Oil Corporation 32.74 City of South Bend (Postage) 89.90 Community Development Associates, Inc. 700.00 Dave's Service Center 43.93 Barbara Fulce 17.40 Herb's Gulf Service 15.00 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 669.67 International Business Machines Corp. 41.76 Ketcher Bros. & Kenady, Inc. 107.00 Life Associates, Inc. 43,859.48 Don Me ow Rambler, Inc. 19.30 Harrison Miller 44.50 N.A.H. a0. 8.00 France Roberts 15.90 Charle W. Roemer 200.00 South Eend Clean Towel Service 6.39 South end Hardware Co. 22.60 South end - Mishawaka Area Chamber of Commerce 19.46 South end Parking Co., Inc. 100.00 F. H. teinbrunner 8.00 Lloyd . Taylor 155.24 Rosita Wynns 12.50 Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. 30.00 Northern Indiana Public Service 35.00 Waulene Parker 444.00 South Bend Water Works 12.00 Joseph A. Buczkowski 200.00 Total T-65,542.42 GRAND TOTAL $272,633.43 4. COMMUNICATIONS a. Rental Request: Helen's Boutique of 106 W. RENTAL REQUEST, Washington Avenue is requesting rental of the present R -66 Fannie May Store, at 105 South Michigan Street, as they are of the understanding this store may be vacated on -3- 4. CpMMUNICATIONS (Cont'd or abo t April 15, 1972 by the present tenants. 'How- ever, his may not be vacant by April 15. Their present buildi q will be in line for demolition. Mr. Wi gins moved the letter be accepted and placed on file. Motion was seconded by Rev. Williams and unani- mously carried. 5. OLD BUSINESS None. 6. NEW BUSINESS a Mall Report: In the last Commission meeting, a repo t was requested on the Mall plans. Mr. Ta for read a report stating he had met with the City Admini tration, City Council and the Park Board to review the Ma 1 design. The method of financing the Mall maintenance has not been determined. The final decision should be made by City Administration as to whether this should be on the tax rate or whether it should be assessed to the benefited property. The Ta tan surface recommended by the consultant for the Mal s been tested and is totally unacceptable in its presen form. The second major item to be resolved is the extensive use of the water in the Mall. The problems that the County has suffered it: maintaining their reflecting pool should be thoroughly analyzed before a decision is made. President Helmen said the report was very good. Mr. Wiggins suggested the staff investigate the possi- bility of pumping water from the river for this source and use it for a flowing basis. We wouldn't have to pay for it, nor have a sewer. For the surface covering, he said Tartan is very slick and recommended some sort of mat rial that has texture to it, as texture would lend t6 the aesthetic value. Mr. Ta for requested Commission authorization to write a Lett r to our consultant, Environmental Planning and Design to proceed with the final design. Said m�tion was made by Mr. Wiggins, seconded by Rev. Willia s, and unanimously carried. - 4 - CONSULTANT AUTHORIZED TO PROCEED WITH FINAL MALL DESIGN, R -66 6. NEW BUSINESS (Cont'd) b Chan a Order No. 4 to Phase II -A: Mr. Taylor advisei this is for the tunnel from the proposed parking struct re north of Washington Street and West of St. Joseph Street to the north end of the Cultural Center site. In the November 19, 1971 meeting, the Commission direct d the Engineer Consultant to proceed with the design of a tunnel, 12' 6" high x 25' wide, with two 9' lan s and 3' 6" sidewalks on either side, under St. Joseph Street and through the retaining wall. They have comple ed the design and have an estimate of $112,000 for the tunnel construction. The design plans were sent to Howell Construction Company, who has the contract for Phase I -A, to give us a price on this Change Order. Their price Js $130,517.18, with a credit of $6,513.80, or a net amount of $124,003.38. President Helmen said they had operated under the assump- tion before that the cost of the 28' x 12' tunnel would be something in the neighborhood of $60,000; now it is almost double - -new cost is almost unacceptable. Mr. Wiggins moved in line with the discussion that the Executive Director be directed to request the design con- sultants to give us a cost estimate for a 12' wide by 8` high, box -type tunnel, and that we hold any action on the change order until we have the new figures. Mo- tion s conded by Rev. Williams and unanimously carried. c Proclaimer No. 4: Commission authorization is requested to submit Proclaimer No. 4 to the HUD area office, permitting the advertising and sale of Disposition Parcel No. 7-', in accordance with HUD regulations, at a minimum accept ble public auction price of $2.66 per square foot, fora total parcel cost of $420,754.01. The parcel may be sol subject to certified survey. The sale agreements will i dicate 158,178.2 square feet approximated by the reuse zppraisers. The square foot unit price recommended to the Redevelopment Commission is the average of two (2) reuse aluations at $2.66 per square foot. The bid open- ing date would be in approximately 35 days. Mr. Ta for advised there is substantial recent interest in the purchase and development of a hotel -motel complex on thi parcel designated for this use. The ma ter resolution authorizing the preparation, execu- tion, se and submission of Proclaimer Certificates is: No. 301. Rev. Williams moved for the approval of Proclaimer No. 4, second d by Mr. Wiggins, and unanimously carried. - 5 - COST ESTIMATE RE- QUESTED FOR 12' WIDE BY 8' HIGH TUNNEL, R -66 PROCLAIMER NO. 4 AUTHORIZED, PARCEL NO. 7 -1, R -66 6. NEW BUSINESS (font "d . Commercial Leases: Mr. Taylor advised our attor- COMMERCIAL LEASES ney, Mr. Charles Roemer, has recommended that we approve APPROVED, PARCEL NOS. the leases as shown in the Commission meetings, then pre- 6 -2, 9 -5, 13 -2, 22 -4 pare the leases, rather than the procedure our staff has & 28 -10, R -66 been following, which has been preparing and then approv- ing tho leases. Commis ion approval is requested for preparing five (5) Commer ial Leases, R -66, as follows: Parcell No 6 -2 9 -5 *13 -2 22 -4 28 -10 Location Rent Odd Fellows, formerly Odd Fellows $ 100.00 Lodge, for rent to James Shaw Driving Ranges. 203 -1/2 E. Jefferson Blvd. Van Horne & Co., 375.00 114 W. Washington St. Jolly Spot, 450.00 210 E. Jefferson Blvd. Tech Tools, 175.00 420 S. Main Street Earl Cutner, 70.00 625 E. Monroe (residence) Staff -ecommends $100.00 adjustment for rent to Jolly Spot T vern, based on location and comparison with Parcel No. 9-i. Parcel 13 -2 is going out of business and have asked or reduction of rent. Mr. Wiggins moved for the approval of the five (5) leases, with 6e reduction of rent for Parcel 13 -t: - -�ental amount to be 350.00. Motion seconded by Rev. Williams and unani- mously carried. e Resolution No. 387: This Resolution relates to acq isition of twenty 20) parcels, by condemnation, and au horizes the mailing of a 10 -day notice of con - demnat on for the following, in R -57, LaSalle Park Urban Renewa Project. All are in the name of St. Joseph County and have gone to the County Auditor. This action is to 4lear title on following: Parcel No. Purchase Price Parcel No. Purchase Price 5 -16 $ 635 12 -6 $ 500 8 -12 475 22 -22 1,655 11 -1 1,005 22 -26 760 11 -2A 500 22 -29 760 11 -2B 500 24 -1 760 11 -3 500 24 -2 760 11 -4 500 25 -20 875 -6- RESOLUTION NO. 387 ADOPTED, R -57 6. NEW BUSINESS ont'd Parcel No. Purchase Price Parcel No. Purchase Price 30 -14 $ 530 37 -18 $ 525 *30 -16 530 41 -3 500 36 -15 1,515 42 -1 500 Mr. Wiggins moved for the adoption of Resolution No. 387 and th President and Secretary be authorized to execute said R solution. Motion seconded by Rev. Williams, and unanim usly carried. f. Rehabilitation Grant, R -57: Authorization was REHABILITATION GRANT requested for one 1 Rehabilitation Grant, in the LaSalle APPROVED, PARCEL NO. Park Urban Renewal Project, R -57, for Parcel No. 35 -20, 35 -20, R -57 located at 217 Kenmore Street, in the amount of $3,441.00. Mr. Wiggins moved for approval of the above grant, se- conded by Rev. Williams, and unanimously carried. g. Rehabilitation Grants, E -3: Authorization was REHABILITATION GRANTS requested for four 4 Rehabilitation Grants, in the APPROVED, PARCEL NOS. Northe st Code Enforcement Project, E -3, for the follow- 8 -19, 24 -18, 31 -27 & ing: 31 -40, E -3 Parcel No. Address Grant Amount 8 -19 24 -18 31 -27 31 -40 1031 Foster Street $2,266.00 809 North Saint Louis 3,500.00 617 N. Frances Street 3,162.00 739 N. Frances Street 3,210.00 Rev© W lliams moved for approval of the above grants, second d by Mr. Wiggins, and unanimously carried. h Rehabilitation Grants, E -5: Authorization was requested for three Rehabilitation Grants, in the Model Cities East Code Enforcement Project, E -5, for the following: Parcel No. Address Grant Amount 21 -24 121 St. Paul Place $2,884.00 30 -14 1126 W. Washington Ave. 3,072.00 32 -27 1144 W. Jefferson. Blvd. 2,115.00 Rev. W�lliams moved for approval of the above grants, second d by Mr. Wiggins, and unanimously carried. i Rochester, N.Y. & Erie, Pa. Mall: Mr. Taylor requested authorization to visit the Malls in Rochester, New York and Erie, Pennsylvania. Erie is a total renewal projec . The Rochester Mall is to be toured February 10 and the Erie Mall on February 11. The Malls the staff has be n visiting are all downtown malls - -the type being develo ed in South Bend. - 7 - REHABILITATION GRANTS APPROVED, PARCEL NOS. 21 -24, 30 -14 & 32 -27, E -5 STAFF AUTHORIZED TO TOUR MALLS IN ROCHESTER, N.Y. & ERIE, PA. 6. NEW BUSINESS (Cont'd The invitation was extended to any Commissoners having the ti a and wanting to goo Messrs. Karl King and John Kagel Df the Chamber of Commerce are making the tour ar- rangem nts. Mr. Wi gins moved for authorization of one staff member to go o Rochester and Erie for the Mall tour, seconded by Rev o Williams, and unanimously carried. j. Practicing Law Institute Legal Seminar: Authori- zation was requested for our Commission Legal Counsel to attend the Practicing Law Institute Legal Seminar on Real Estate Evaluation in Condemnation, on February 11 and 12, at Las Vegas, Nevada. The fee is $150.00, which includes a cour a handbook. The discussion will be on appraisals, zoning, damages in condemnation actions, regulations in Federa and State relocation programs, etc. Mr. Wiggins moved for the authorization of Commission Legal ounsel to attend the above Seminar. Motion se- conded by Rev. Williams and unanimously carried. k. Quit -Claim Deed: Commission Legal Counsel, Mr. Ch rles Roemer, presented a Quit -Claim Deed to Tower ederal Savings and Loan Association, to convey and quit-claim West on South line a distance of one and fo ty -two hundredths (1.42) feet and East one and forty- fight hundredths (1.48) feet on the South line of Was ington Street (being the North line of said Lot Number ?d 258), for and in consideration of One Dollar and of er good and valuable considerations, in the R -66 Projec Resolu ion No. 388 is assigned authorizing the Quit - Claim teed. Mr. Wi gins moved for the adoption of Resolution No. 388 an the President and Secretary be authorized to execut the Quit -Claim Deed. Motion seconded by Rev. Willia s and unanimously carried. 7. PROGRESS REPORTS a Minneapolis -St. Paul Mall Trip: Mr. Taylor presen ed the Commission a written report on his trip to Min eapolis -St. Paul on January 26 and 27, 1972. b report 1972. IAHRO, French Lick: Mr. Barbe gave a written on this meeting which he attended, January 25 & 26, iAE LEGAL COUNSEL AUTHOR- IZED TO ATTEND LEGAL SEMINAR, FEB. 11 & 12, 1972 RESOLUTION NO. 388 ADOPTED, AND QUIT- CLAIM DEED AUTHORIZED R -66 REPORT ON MALL TRIP TO MINNEAPOLIS -ST. PAUL REPORT ON IAHRO, FRENCH LICK, IND. 7. PROGRESS REPORTS CCont'd Business Relocation,, R -66: Mr. Paul E. Becher, Business Relocation Director, had submitted a written report on his staff's activities. During January, a total of twelve payments were made to nine business concerns; including four payments for moving expenses totalling $17,975.50; five Direct Loss of Property payments totalling $11,599.18; and three Alternate Payments totalling $17,790.50, with a grand total of $46,799.36. d. Diagnostic Survey, E -3: The door -to -door inter- view p ase of the diagnostic survey for the E -3 Code En- force. nt Project is now completed. Statistical analysis of 33 f the 43 blocks in the area is complete for the sampli g of households. The trends evident in the analy- sis of the 545 samplings continue to be substantial. Ana 1ys°s should be completed prior to April 1st. BUSINESS RELOCATION, R -66 DIAGNOSTIC SURVEY, E -3 e Rehabilitation Report, Site Offices: Mr. Richard REHABILITATION RE- A. Mad °son, Director of Re a ilitation, su mitted a monthly PORTS, R -57, E -3 & report of his staff's activities, in the three projects. E -5 OFFICES R -57 &I E-3: Sixteen progress reports were made and one grant ap- proved for the month, in R -57. The workload consists of 24 grants, five loans and one combination loan and grant- - two of which are owner - rehabilitation and seven undeter- mined at this time. Nine initial inspections in E -3; four f nal inspections and 20 progress reports were made in E -3 E -5: Three grants were approved for this project for January; financial advisors currently are processing 29 cases. Current workload is six grants, eight loans, two combination grant and loans, remainder undetermined. 17 initia inspections and three re- inspections. f Relocation Report: Written report was submitted RELOCATION REPORT by Mrs Dorothy Howell, Relocation Director. R -66: T e workload is 14; consisting of seven families and 1) R -66 indivi uals, each. One family moved and staff is con- tinuinc to contact Public Housing for units and also work- ing wi h families and individuals to secure other means of housing. R -57: W rkload is one family, who is temporarily relocated 2) R -57 in R-66 area. _9 _ 7. PROGRESS REPORTS (Cont'd City-Wide: Workload is five families; four substandard and one 3) City -Wide burnout. Three families added to workload this month- - burnouts. Three families moved; two burnouts and one substa dard. Kaley School Site; 0 e family moved and one remaining on site, who 4) Kaley School is in rocess of purchasing a home. Site Open S ace - Park Site: Working with two families, who have been referred 5) Open Space - to Urban League for Credit Counseling. Extended Ser- Park Site vices granted through Model Cities has helped in get- ting d bts corrected. Randol h- Sampson Street: T o families moved. This project will be closed 6) Randolph- Sampson as sood as their checks are received. Street Code Enforcement: E-3 received the first case- -one family. 7) Code Enforcement E -3 & E -5 E-5 first case. One large family mcved into a 235 hone. Family relocated after working out credit problem. g. NAHRO Annual Meeting: Mr. Barbe advised the ANNUAL NAHRO MEETING Annual NAHRO Meeting willl b in Cincinnati, Ohio, in May, and at the same time there will be a National Conference on the Downtown Malls. This part of the meeting will be orient Ed toward Commissioners, developers, etc., and they would itc. ike to see a good turnout with the Commission. Also, hey are offering free exhibition spaces for models, maps, 8. NEXT MEETING A Special Meeting is being called for Thursday, SPECIAL COMMISSION February 17, 1972, at 10:30 A.M., in the Office of the MEETING, FEBRUARY 17, Department of Redevelopment, to be held in lieu of the 1972 Regular Commission Meeting set by by -laws for February 18th, which is a legal holiday. Mr. Wi gins moved for the next Commission meeting to be hell February 17, seconded by Rev. Williams, and unanim usly carried. 9. ADJOURNMENT On motion duly made and passed by Mr. Wiggins, the meeting adjourned at 11:15 A.M. 0 (SEAL) ADJOURNMENT S. y or, Execut e Di ctor Fred 0. He n, President - 11 -