HomeMy WebLinkAboutRM 03-17-72March 17, 1972
10:3 A. M.
Presiding Officer:
1. IROLL CALL
SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
1200 County -City Bldg.
Mr. Fred J. Helmen,, 227 W. Jefferson Blvd.
President South Bend, Ind. 46601
Present: Mr. Fred J. Helmen, President
Mr. John E. Chenney, Vice President
Rev. Willie V. Williams, Secretary
Mr. B. L. Wade, Asst. Secretary
Mr. Donald A. Wiggins, Member
Others Present: Mayor Jerry J. Miller, City of South Bead
Mr. Terry S. Miller, Common Council Member
Mr. James L. Marchelewicz, WNDU -TV, Reporter &
Photographer
Mr. Dan Caesar, WSBT -TV, Reporter
Mr. Frank Vellner, WSBT -TV, Photographer
Mr. Rick Musser, South Bend Tribune Reporter
Mr. Gary Mills, South Bend Tribune Photographer
Mr. Leslie Foschio, Notre Dame Law Student
Mrs. Audrey Conley, Convention & Visitor's Bureau
Mr. Carl Hibberd, Hibberd Real Estate
Mr. Herman Hundere
Mr. John R. Kagel, Exec. Dir., Downtown S.B. Council
Mr. Karl G. King, Gen. Chairman, Downtown S.B. Council
Mr. Jerome B. Kearns, Exec. V. Pres., St. Joseph
Bank & Trust Co.
Mr. John Kromkowski, Notre Dame Professor of Government
Mr. Robert F. McGinty, Industrial Council, Chamber of
Commerce
Miss Marilyn Maledox, Notre Dame Law Student
Mr. Edgar Seybold, South Bend Civic Planning Assn.
Mr. Charles A. Sweeney, City Attorney
Legal Counsel: Mr. Charles W. Roemer
LPA Staff: Mr. Lloyd S. Taylor Mrs. Dorothy Howell
Mr. L. Glenn Barbe Rev. Billy W. Kirk
Mr. Harrison Miller Mr. John Kotzenmacher
Mrs. Helen S. King Mr. Richard A. Madison
Mr. Edwin Bauer Mr. William Parrish
Mrs. Dorothy Z. Deane Mr. Bill E. Slabaugh
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
On motion by Rev. Williams, seconded by Mr. Chenney, MINUTES APPROVED
the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of March 3, 1972 were
approved and unanimously carried.
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3.
APPROVAL OF CLAIMS
On motion by Mr. Wiggins, seconded by Mr. Wade, the CLAIMS APPROVED
claims--totalling $192,765.46- -were approved for payment
and unanimously carried.
PROD
CT EXPENDITURES ACCOUNT FUND R -57
Claims
John & Helen Wells - J. L. Powell & Son,
Inc., #23 -6 $ 2,989.00
Rehabilitation
Powell Highsmith - Ward Construction Co.,
#22 -1 - 3,500.00
South
Bend Exterminating Co.
30.00
Total 6,519.00
PROJECT
EXPENDITURES ACCOUNT FUND R -66
Estate Purchase
Poledor Corp., #4 -11
$ 102,137.00
Real
Relocation
Claims
Custom Machine & Welding, #5 -6 - Paid to
Ind. Pell Telephone 18.00
Family Book Store, #8 -10 - Paid to L. B.
Wiltfong Movers 2,491.08
Karolee Lucy, #4 -6
125.00
Elisha.Williams, #16 -2
160.00
Small
Business Displacement Claims
House of Lamps, #13 -3
2,500.00
Rodins, #4 -4
2,500.00
Alternate
Claims
Seeley °s Boot Shop, #13 -3
10,000.00
Shirk Piano & Organ Co., Inc., #13 -3
10,000.00
Jolly Spot, #13 -2
10,000.00
LaCharme Beauty Shop, #4 -6
10,000.00
Dislocation
Allowance Claim
Elisha Williams, #16 -2
200.00
Karolee Lucy, #4 -6
200.00
Albert Banks, #4 -8
200.00
Rental
Assistance Claim
Albert Banks, #4 -8
2,104.50
Litho Arts, Inc., #13 -1
137.04
B. &
J. Demolition
257.50
Albert
Bond
80.00
Clark
& Son Rubbish Removal
37.50
S. M.
Dix Associates, Inc.
473.00
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3. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS (Cont-_d)
Calho Fence Co., Inc.
City Planning Associates
Indiana & Michigan Electric Co.
Nor+ ern Indiana Public Service Co.
Owens Heating & Air Conditioning
The leformer
Sid' Plumbing & Heating Co.
Souti Bend Exterminating Co.
Souti Bend Tribune
Souti Bend Tribune
Tri- ounty News
Tri- ounty News
Harry V. Verkler, Contractor
L. B Wiltfong Movers
P.E.I. CODE ENFORCEMENT E -3
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Rehabilitation Claims
Mary Eulitz & Abar Construction Co., #24 -18
Samuel & Barbara McClelland
257.00
F on, 0 . 0 0
192.51
237.4E
31.35
30.00
59.14
22.75
24.57
38.75
326.27
93.00
Total 161,070.49
$ 3,500.00
96.00
Cred
t Bureau of South Bend
11.00
Dennis
J. Dillman
35.00
Purdue
University
90.00
Anthony
P. Sergio
175.00
Daniel
A. Snyder
76.34
Empl
yers Overload Co.
Total 3,983.34
P.E.A.
CODE ENFORCEMENT E -5
Haynes
250.00
Odive
Total - 750.00
URBAN
REDEVELOPMENT FUND
Cole
160.00
Lary�y
Indiana
Auto Truck Rental (Hertz)
39.21
Hous
ng Authority - City of South Bend
25.00
LaSa
le Park Homes
50.00
Total 274.21
REDEVELOPMENT REVOLVING FUND
Payroll: Miarch.l, 1972 - March 15, 1972 $ 18,672.35
L. Glenn
Barbe
16.90
Bath
Insurance Agency, Inc.
78.00
B.O.
.A.
120.00
Business
Systems, Inca
119.87
City
of South Bend (Postage)
108.88
Empl
yers Overload Co.
6.10
The Hammes
Notre Dame Book Store
57.25
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3.
Inte
Legi
Jame
NAHR
Offi
Fran
Rene
Sout
Sout
Sout
Wagg
Xero
Fran
Fred
Fred
APPROVAL OF CLAIMS (Cont'd)
-Tech Publications
^national Business Machines Corp.
,lative Council
> R. Meehan & Associates
:e Engineers
:es Roberts (Mileage)
Ida Robinson (Travel)
i Bend Hardware Co.
i Bend Parking Co., Inc.
i Bend Water Works
mer's Fuel Co.
Corporation
Bikowski
Janowiak
Frank
Total
GRAND TOTAL
REIMBURSEMENT TO REVOLVING FUND
Urban Redevelopment Fund
Project Expenditures Account Fund R -66
Project Expenditures Account Fund R -57
Project Expenditures Account Code Enforcement E -5
Project Expenditures Account Code Enforcement E -3
Total
4. COMMUNICATIONS
None
5. OLD BUSINESS
None
RM
NEW BUSINESS
a. Disposition Parcel No. 7 -1: The Redevelopment
Comm ssion of the City of South Bend advertised to re-
ceiv sealed offers for the purchase of certain parcel
of land situated in the Central Downtown Project Area,
at 1(:30 A.M., E.S.T., on the 17th day of March, 1972:
Parcel approximately 158,178.1, designated
as Disposition Parcel 7 -1, with a minimum
acceptable unit bid price of $2.66 square
foot, total minimum acceptable price, subject
to survey, $420,754.01.
$ 22.90
48.96
2.83
205.10
24.00
8.00
3.10
180.00
3.59
75.00
7.75
92.59
215.25
200.00
200.00
200.00
20,668.42
$ 192,765.46
1 ,900.74
32,158.03
5,487.87
26;195.33
27,248.83
92,990.80
BID RECEIVED FROM
ROYAL INNS OF AMERICA,
INC., FOR 10 -STORY
HOTEL SITE, DISPOSITION
PARCEL NO. 7 -1, R -66
6. NEW. BUSINESS (Cor.t'd)
The advertisement appeared in The South Ber:ti TriLt;re
February 11 and 18 1971 and in the Tri - County t-':ew—c
February 11., 1972.
This was the first item of business on the Agenda and
Mr. Lloyd S. Taylor, Executive Cirectcr, submitted
proofs of publications for the above and proof of Legal
Notice submitted to pros`pec'tive bidders The site is
for transient hotel -motel facilities.
Mr. Taylor asked if there were any bids: hr. Jerome B.
Kearns, Executive Vice- President of the St. Joseph Bank
and Trust Company, submitted a sealed bid made by the
St. Joseph Bank and Trust Company, as Trustee fora
land trust for purpose of proposed site to construct
a 160-unit motel to be o4;ned and operated by Royal Inns`
of America. He submitted an arti'st's rendering of the
Santa Ana, California, Royal Inn, which is nearly identi-
cal to their plans for the Motor Inn chain's South Bend
structure.
Mr. Taylor opened the bid--contents showing: The bid
submitted is for $2.66 per square foot, or.a total bid
of $420,754.01, from the St. Joseph Bark arc, Trust
Company, as Trustee for land trust. The bid is signed
by r. Jerome B. Kearns. Acccmpanyino the bid is a
certified check, No. 002574. - -a bark draft in amount of
$42,075.40,and their proposal for acquisition of Dis-
position Parcel No. 7 -1, being app.roxiriately 158,178.1,
at $2.66 per square foot, or $420,754.01. This is
subject to the actual square footage on final survey.
Acco panyi ng_ the bid i s ,a ion -Coll Sion A.ffi day i t,
signed by Mr. Kearns, and Redeveloper's Statement of
Public Disclosure.
No'f rther bids were submitted.
Motu n was made by Fr. Wiggins that the bid submitted
byte St. Joseph Bank and Trust Company,-as Trustee
for and Trust No. 31- 001935 -1, be received and re-
fern d to Commission Legal Counsel, Mr. Charles W.
Roem r, for review and recommendation. Said motion
was ecended by tr. Chenney and unanimously carried.
The hair granted hr. Taylor's special permission re-
ques to deviate from the normal procedure of the Com
miss'on and permit the audience to a k questions con-
cerning the above, as this particular bid is of public
i me est. The News Nedi a present requested verifica-
tion of the above figures.
Mr. earns said the artist's rendering of the Santa
Ana, California, Royal inn will be similar to'the'_ plans �
for he Motor Inn chain's South Bend structure. The
6. VIEW BUSINESS (Cont'd
plans
and. specifications will be available in approxi-
mately
sixty (60),days and they hope to begin construc-
tion ils
soon as the plans are approved.- The Royal Inns
of America,
based in San Diego, California, has been in
existence
in the past mainly as a West Coast chain of
over 60
hotel - motel inns. The South Bend.hotel -motel
would
be the second Royal Inn in Indiana. The only,
hotel
"motel that Royal Inn has in Indiana-is-currently
being
built in Terre Haute and is scheduled to be open
in ap
)roximately 60 days - -a high -rise structure, in-
cludi
g a restaurant and cocktail lounge.
The S
uth Bend structure will be 10 stories high, at
an approximate
cost of Four Million- Dollars, to in-
clude
a restaurant to the right- - called Jolly King --
with
a sauna bath, swimming pool and meeting rooms.
- Presi
ent Helmen read Royal Inns of America, Inc.
lette
directed to the Commission, dated March 15,
1972.
Mayor
Jerry J. Miller ;stated that he was,pleased with
the bid
and wanted to thank those involved in bringing
Royal
Inns to South Bend, including the Chamber of
Commerce
and the Redevelopment Commission, and es-
pecially
Mr. Rosenthal, Chairman of the Board and
Presi
ent of the St. Joseph Bank and his staff.
. Demolition Contract No. 24: Authorization to
`DEMOLITION CONTRACT
adver
ise for Demolition Contract No. 24 was received
NO. 24 AW:ARDED`TO:
in -Co
mission Meeting of February 17, 1972, for the
JULIUS O'NEAL TRUCKING
demolition
of the Family Book Store, located at 124
CO., R -66
South
Michigan Street, and the advertisement appeared
in Tha
South Bend Tribune and Tri- County News on
February
25 and March 3, 1972. The owner will rebuild
on tha
site after demolition. Four (4) firms bid out
of seven
(7) who received plans, and their bids were:
Name
of Contractor Contract No. 24
Howell
Construction Co., Inc. $ 16,500.00
111 E.'Windsor
°Street
Elkhart,
Ind. 46514
Midwest
Demolition Corporation 10,350.00
215 W.
Marion
South
Bend, Ind. 46601
Julius
O'Neal Trucking Co. 6,500.00
1737
N. Elmer
South
Bend., Ind. 46,628
Ed Siebert
& Sons Contracting Co. 9,875.00
131- East
2nd Street
..
"Michigan
City, Ind. ` 46360
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On
Derr
bid
$6,
app
NEW BUSINESS (Cont'd)
lotion by Mr. Wiggins,.seconded by Rev. Williams,
)lition Contract No. 24 was awarded to the low
ier, Julius O'Neal Trucking Co., in the amount of
')00.00, subject to HUD concurrence and Legal Counsel
,oval. Motion was unanimously carried.
c. Demolition Contract No. 26: Authorization was
requested to advertise for Demolition Contract No. 26,
for the following, in the Central Downtown Urban Renewal
Project, R -66:
Par el No. Address
4-4 Poledor Building, 102 -104 E. Colfax
4- I.W. Lower,.126 N. Michigan
4 LaCharme Beauty Salon, 126 N. Michigan
4-7 House of Richey, 124 N. Michigan
4-8 Tompsett Photo, 122 N. Michigan
4-9 New `fork Furs, 120 N. Michigan
4-'0 Michigaa Garrison, 119- 119 -1/2 Mill St.
The Poledor Building needs to be demolished to permit
construction of the'Colfax Bridge which is scheduled
for July and August of this year.
On motion by Mr. Wiggins, seconded by Rev. Williams,
adv rtising was authorized for Demolition Contract No.
26, on parcels listed above. Motion, was unanimously
car led.
ADVERTISING APPROVED
FOR DEMOLITION CONTRACT
NO. 26, R -66
On m
abov
dent
)tion by Mr. Wiggins, seconded by Mr. Chenney, the
stated Option Agreement was accepted and the Presi-
authorized to sign. Motion was unanimously carried.
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d. Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. Contract: Approval was
DUN & BRADSTREET, INC.
requested
for the renewal of our service contract with
CONTRACT APPROVED,
Dun
& Bradstreet, Inc., R -66 Project, in the amount of
R -66
$79(.00,
for another year from date of expiration for
100
reports.
On notion
by Mr. Chenney, seconded by Rev. Williams,
renewal
of service contract with Dun & Bradstreet, Inc:
was
authorized, in amount of $790.00. Motion was unani-
mously
carried.
e. Option Agreement: Approval and authorization
OPTION AGREEMENT
was
requested for the President to sign one (1) Option
AUTHORIZED, PARCEL
Agreement,
in the Central Downtown Urban Renewal Project,
NO. 4 -11, R -66
R -66,
for Parcel No. 4- 11,.located at 116 North Michigan
Stre
t, which was the Philadelphia Restaurant.
On m
abov
dent
)tion by Mr. Wiggins, seconded by Mr. Chenney, the
stated Option Agreement was accepted and the Presi-
authorized to sign. Motion was unanimously carried.
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W
ques
$3,4
Howa
E -3.
NEW BUSINESS (Cont'd)
f. Rehabilitation Grant: Authorization was re-
ed for one rehabilitation grant, in the amount of
4.00, for Parcel No. 22 -.1, located at 320 East
d Street, in the Northeast Code Enforcement Project
On m tion by Rev. Williams, seconded by Mr. Wiggins, the
abov grant was approved and unanimously carried.
Unif
made
relo
scri
made
nanc
the
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g. Resolution to Common Council, Ind. E -3: The
rm el�locc at on Act of 7 (Public Law -646) has
provisions for additional relocation payments to
atees and changed the rules and regulations pre -
ing the manner in which these payments ar :� to be
and prescribed new and different methods of fi-
ng the relocation payments. Per the request of
rea Office in a memorandum dated March 8, 1972,
re requested to prepare amendatory applications
one of the two options available:
1) Amend the project contract or agreement so
that the first $25,000 of both relocation
payments and relocation services per claimant
are paid by HUD from January 2, 1971 up to
July 1, 1972 and to provide for sharing the
costs of such payments and services on the
project formula basis commencing July 1,
1972.
2) Amend the contract as permitted by an opinion
of the Comptroller General of November 5,
1971 to Secretary George Romney, so that re-
location payments (but no relocation services)
will be fully reimbursed by HUD; relocation
services will be shared on the project formula
basis.
It w4 the decision of the Department Staff to make the
amend tories under the second option.
Four resolutions have been prepared authorizing the filing
of an amendatory application for making of additional re-
locat on payments in accordance with the Uniform Relocation
Act of 1970, covering Projects E -3, the Northeast Code En-
forcement Project; E -5, the Model Cities Code Enforcement
Project; R -57, the LaSalle Park Project; and R -66, the
Central Downtown Urban Renewal Project. Motions to be
passed on each resolution individually.
Mr. W ggins moved for the adoption of Resolution to be sub -
mitte to the Common Council authorizing the filing of an
amend tory application for the making of additional relo-
catio payments in accordance with the Uniform Relocation
ONE (1) REHABILITATION
GRANT APPROVED, PARCEL
NO. 22 -1, E -3
RESOLUTION TO COMMON
COUNCIL APPROVED, E -3
6. NEW BUSINESS (Cont'd
Act o 1970, for the Northeast Code Enforcement Project,
Ind. -3. Motion seconded by Mr. Chenney and unanimously
car d.
i. Resolution to Common Council, Ind. E -5: Relative
to th above, Mr. Wiggins moved for the adoption of Resolu-
tion o be submitted to the Common Council authorizing the
filinj of an amendatory application for the making of addi-
tiona relocation payments in accordance with the Uniform
Relocation Act of 1970, for the Model Cities Code Enforce -
ment 3roject, Ind. E -5. Motion seconded by Mr. Chenney
and u animously carried.
. Resolution No. 393: Relative to "6g" above, Mr.
Wiggi s moved for the adoption of Resolution No. 393
autho izing the filing of an amendatory application for
the making of additional relocation payments in accordance
with he Uniform Relocation Act of 1970, for the LaSalle
Park roject, R -57. Motion seconded by Mr. Wade and unani-
mous) carried.
1. Resolution No. 394: Relative to "6g" above, Mr.
Wiggi s movea for the adoption of Resolution No. 394
autho izing the filing of an amendatory application for
the m king of additional relocation payments in accordance
with he Uniform Relocation Act of 1970, for the Central
Downt wn Urban Renewal Project, R -66. Motion seconded by
Mr. W de and unanimously carried.
RESOLUTION TO COMMON
COUNCIL APPROVED, E -5
RESOLUTION NO. 393
ADOPTED, R -57
RESOLUTION NO. 394
ADOPTED, R -66
. Investment: Post authorization was requested for INVESTMENT AUTHORIZED,
investment made of $300,000.00 from P.E.A., Ind. R -66, R -66
for thirty (30) days; and $1,200,000.00 from P.E.A.,
Ind. -66, for ninety (90) days. This was invested pre-
vious to Commission meeting for the interest.
On mo ion by Mr. Wade, seconded by Mr. Chenney, post
autho ization was granted for the above investment.
Motio unanimously carried.
7. NEXT MEETING
he next Regular Meeting of the Redevelopment Com- NEXT MEETING,
missi n will be at 10:30 A.M., Friday, April 7, 1972, APRIL 7, 1972
in th Office of the Department of Redevelopment.
8. ADJOURNMENT
On motion duly made and passed by Rev. Williams,
the meeting adjourned at 10:50
Lloy,07. Taylor, Exe ive D' ector Fred J m n, President
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