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Home My WebLink AboutRM 05-18-73SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING May 18, 1973 10:30 A. M. 1200 County -City Bldg. Presiding Officer: Mr. Fred J. Helmen 227 W. Jefferson Blvd. President South Bend, Ind. 46601 I. ROLL CALL Present: Mr. Fred J. Helmen, President Mr. John E. Chenney, Vice President Mr. B. L. Wade, Assistant Secretary Mr. Donald A. Wiggins, Member A sent: Rev News Media: Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Willie V. Williams, Secretary Bill Stoner, The South Bend Tribune James L. Marchelewicz, WNDU -TV Reporter & Photographer Richard A. Maginot, WSBT -TV Reporter Frank Vellner, WSBT -TV Photographer Les Howard, WSJV -TV Reporter Lee Williams, WSJV -TV Photographer Others Present: Mr. Morris Morrison, Board of Trustees Mr. Terry S. Miller, Common Council Member Mr. Robert Batteast, Batteast Construction Co., Inc. Mr. Tom Colip, Colip Bros. Electric, Inc. Mr. Jerry Hickey, Hickey Construction Co. Mr. Michael Browning, Hickey Construction Co. Mr. Mike Nichols, Hickey Construction Co. Ms. Christine Woolridge, Hickey Construction Co. Mr. Peter Schumacher, Schumacher & Sons, Inc. Mr. Merle Miller, Schumacher & Sons, Inc. Mr. Charles E. Stafford, C. E. Stafford Construction Co. Mr. Thomas A. Oesterling, Clyde E. Williams & Associates Mr. Karl King, Gen. Chairman, Downtown S.B. Council Mr. Edgar Seybold, South Bend Civic Planning Association Mr. John A. Walsh, First Bank & Trust Company Legal Counsel: Mr. Kevin J. Butler LPR Staff: Mr. Charles F. Lennon, Jr. Mr. John A. Kotzenmacher Mrs. Helen S. King Mr. Harrison Miller Mr. L. Glenn Barbe Mr. Bruce Milne Mr. C. Wayne Brownell Mr. Bill J. Parrish Mrs. Dorothy Z. Deane Mr. Eldon Schlemmer Mr. William C. Ellison Mr. William E. Slabaugh Mrs. Dorothy N. Howell Mr. L. Kent Wilcox - 1 - 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Or motion by Mr. Chenney, seconded by Mr. Wade and MINUTES APPROVED unanimously carried, the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of May 4, 1973 were approved. 3. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS On motion by Mr. Wiggins, seconded by Mr. Chenney and CLAIMS APPROVED unanimously carried, the claims -- totalling $127,251.27- - were approved for payment. P.E.A. CODE ENFORCEMENT E -3 Credit Bureau of South Bend, Inc. $ 5.50 Leste Menzie 35.00 Margue ite Taylor, Director of N.E. Neighborhood Center 314.75 Total 355.25 P.E.A.I CODE ENFORCEMENT E -5 Relocation Grants Ji Perkins - Thomas & Fannie Kirkpatrick $ 3,498.00 Credit Bureau of South Bend, Inc. 5.50 Mrs. 0 eva Haynes 125.00 Oscar . Robinson 10.00 Roemer, Sweeney, Butler & Simeri 351.00 Total $ S,989.'59 NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, A -10 Burke' Audio - Visual Center, Inc. $ 111.85 Roemer Sweeney, Butler & Simeri 114.00 Total $2£5.85 MERRY AVENUE PROJECT Roemer Sweeney, Butler & Simeri $ 291.00 Total 291.00 PROJEC EXPENDITURES ACCOUNT FUND R -57 Rehabi itation Loan Mr!. Fannie Dozier Credit Bureau of South Bend, Inc. Modula a Homes Roemerl Sweeney, Butler & Simeri - 2 - Total $ 5.50 22.00 1,357.50 293.00 $-1, 678.00 4. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS (Cont'd PROJE¢T EXPENDITURES ACCOUNT FUND R -66 Real estate Purchase arles B. & Elinor Burkhart Reloc4tion Claims $ 8,322.02 G orge L. Austin 504.00 Al Smith Record Bar, #9 -10 - Paid to Allied Agency, Inc. 45.00 Al Smith Record Bar, #9 -10 - Paid to U.S. Van of Ind. 1,671.50 Al Smith Record Bar, #9 -10 - Paid to Barnes Electric Co. 192.50 Al Smith Record Bar, #9 -10 - Paid to Indiana Bell Tele. Co. 70.00 Al Smith Record Bar, #9 -10 1,012.20 Arco Engineering Construction Co. 35,475.63 Albert Bond 80.00 City Planning Associates, Inc. 5.00 Howell Construction Co. 27,946.56 Midwest Demolition Corp. 780.00 Morse Electric Co., Inc. 21,218.29 Roemer, Sweeney, Butler & Simeri 2,856.00 South Bend Tribune 36.00 South end Water Works 43.96 Tri -Co my News 40.32 Total $100,298.78 REDEVE OPMENT REVOLVING FUND Payroll: May 1, 1973 through May 15, 1973 $ 16,443.50 Air Ma s, Inc. L. Gle n Barbe Busine s Systems, Inc. Community Development Services William C. Ellison Gates hevrolet Corp. Hi Spe d Auto Wash Indiani & Michigan Electric Co. Indiani Bell Telephone Co. International Business Corp. Charles F. Lennon, Jr. Vernei Lewis, Jr. Office Engineers, Inc. Osthim r, Inc. St. Joseph Travel Agency Schill ng's Printing Co., Inc. Singer General Tire, Inc. South end - Mishawaka Area Chamber of Commerce South lend Water Works Del Se hausen Psychology Today The Union Club - Purdue University White Radiator Co. - 3 - 3.60 490.04 46.80 50.00 46.50 6.95 26.25 206.63 916.91 105.95 85.22 14.65 51.29 61.50 81.47 281.00 11.00 37.67 9.24 32.45 12.00 90.00 13.50 3. PROVAL OF CLAIMS (Cont'd L. Ke t Wilcox $ 32.70 Alma Richard 200.00 LaSalle Park Homes 157.00 Goodwill Industries 57.50 Hubert M. Weaver 25.00 Total $ 19,599.-37 URBANIREDEVELOPMENT FUND Northern Indiana Public Service Co. (PAC) $ 15.87 Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. (PAC) 2.50 LeRoy & Leona Allen (dislocation allowance) 200.00 Betty Jones (moving) 195.00 Betty Jones (dislocation allowance) 200.00 Helen Miller (dislocation allowance) 200.00 Total 813.37 GRAND TOTAL $ 127,251.27 REIMBURSEMENT TO REVOLVING FUND E -3 $ 26,330.55 Code Enforcement Code Enforcement E -5 1,995.65 P.E.A. R -57 1,450.91 P.E.A. R -66 19,034.79 Merry Avenue Project 1,017.33 Urban Redevelopment Fund 2,420.96 Total 52,250.19 4. COMMUNICATIONS a. HUD letter dated May 4, 1973: This letter, over the HUD CONCURRENCE, signat re of Mr. Mark L. Griffin, Chief, Architectural & AWARD OF SITE IMPROVE- Engineering, advises HUD concurrence in awarding Site Improve- MENT CONTRACT I, R -57 ment Contract I, R -57 Project, to Rieth -Riley Construction Compan , Inc., in amount of $9,998.50. Staff s to contact Miss Nancy Jozsa, Wage Requirements Clerk, for correct Wage Determination to use on this project; and Mr. La ncelot Jones, Acting Director, EEO Division to set up a pre-construction conference and EEO requirements. Also to notify the Architectural & Engineering Section of the Indiana- polis rea Office of start of construction. b. HUD letter dated May 8, 1973: This letter, over the HUD CONCURRENCE, signature of Mr. Stephen J. Havens, Acting Deputy Director, ST. JOSEPH COUNTY JAIL advises Area Office concurs in the acquisition price of ACQUISITION PRICE: $99,36E.00 for the St. Joseph County jail. $99,365.00, R -66 This is per HUD Form 6144, as originally submitted on August 15, 1969. Mr. Lennon advised HUD has accepted this as non cash grant -in -aid, which will help in the total cost of the project. _ 4 _ 4. COMMUNICATIONS (Cont'd c. HUD letter dated May 10, 1973: This letter, over the HUD WAGE RATE DECISION signa ure of Mr. Daniel B. Bowman, Assistant Director, AP -634, DEMOLITION & Techn cal Services Branch, enclosed a copy of wage rate SITE CLEARANCE CONTRACT decis on published in Federal Register by the Department NO. 33, R -66 of La or, which is currently in effect and includes Modifi- catio s No. 1 and 2. The r quest is for ten days prior to opening of bids or final contract sales or award, to contact his office in writ- ing for the updated wage decision and modifications, for Demolition and Site Clearance Contract No. 33, as they are subject to modification. This gontract relates to the buildings facing Main Street. d HUD letter dated May 14, 1973: This letter, over the STATEWIDE MINORITY signature of Mr. Launcelot E. Jones, Acting Director, ad- CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES vises of a Conference to be held on June 15 through 17, 1973, CONFERENCE, GARY, IND. at thE Holiday Inn, in Downtown Gary, Indiana, in reference JUNE 15 THRU 17, 1973 to st tewide Minority Construction Industries. Mr. Lennon advised under "New Business, 6k", this item is on thE Agenda for Commission approval to have our Equal Emplo ent Opportunity Officer, Mr. Frank J. Alford, attend this Conference. eJ Section 312 Rehabilitation Loans: Mr. Lennon ad- vised this is relative to a telephone conversation with FHA, Indianapolis Office, on May 15, 1973, concerning South Bend's payment record of Section 312 Rehabilitation Loans, for our Projects E -3, E -5 and R -57, as follows: 1) Zero foreclosures from any 312 Loan - all projects. 2) Zero loss from Section 312 unsecured loan - all pro- jects. 3) Zero delinquency - Projects E -3 and E -5. 4) Two (2) delinquent loans, six (6) months or more - Project R -57. 5) Three (3) delinquent loans, under six (6) months - Project R -57. This payment record is under the national average of .5% or 1/2 of 1% foreclosure ratio and 5% delinquency ratio. It is also well under the state average for Indiana with Indianapolis foreclosures and delinquency being quite high. Mr. Lennon said our staff and financial advisors are to be commended on their fine work. MiE SECTION 312 REHABILITA- TION LOANS 4. COMMUNICATIONS (Conttd On motion by Mr. unaniniously carried, placed on file. 5. OLD BUSINESS e. 6. N11W BUSINESS Chenney, seconded by Mr. Wiggins and the above letters were accepted and a. Award of Contracts for Phase III Pedestrian Way: PHASE III, PEDESTRIAN President Helmen informed the audience the Commission has WAY, CONTRACT AWARD gone over the bids at great length, and that the awarding DEFERRED, R -66 - of the bids is being deferred for a Special Meeting to be SPECIAL COMMISSION held in the Redevelopment Office, on May 22, 1973, at MEETING, 5 -22 -73 10:30 A.M., due to additional information requested from the Consulting Engineers in the Joint Venture for amplifi- cation on the bids. The Commission will be ready to make the awards in the Public Session, in this Special Meeting, Tuesday, May 22, 1973. b. Murphy Consultant, Inc. Contract: Authorization MURPHY CONSULTANT, INC. was requested to enter into an Engineering Contract with CONTRACT APPROVED, R -57 Murphy Consultants, Inc., for engineering and design ser- vices related to the proposed secondary outlet sewer for Beck's Lake, R -57, subject to Legal Counsel approval, in amount not to exceed $4,000.00. Mr. Le non advised this will complete the Public Works improv ments at Beck's Lake and complete the R -57 Project, as it relates to site improvements in this Project. On motion by Mr. Chenney, seconded by Mr. Wiggins and unani- mously carried, staff was authorized to enter into the above Engine ring Contract with Murphy Consultants, Inc., in amount not to exceed $4,000.00, subject to Legal Counsel ap- proval and the President and Secretary authorized to exe- cute. c. Demolition and Site Improvement Contract No. 33: ADVERTISING APPROVED Author zation was requested to advertise Demolition and FOR DEMOLITION & SITE Site I provement Contract No. 33, for the following parcels IMPROVEMENT CONTRACT facing Main Street, in the Indiana R -66 Project: NO. 33, R -66 ParcellNo. 9 -12 9 -13 9 -14 9 -15 Address Occupant 112 South Main St. City Bar B -Q 116 South Main St. Coney Island- Leather Ltd. 120 South Main St. Blue Note Lounge 122 South Main St. Ault's Building IK ; BUSINESS (Cont'd We have received Wage Determination and permission to advertise above contract from HUD. Commission approved advertising in prior Commission Meeting, Executive Session. Approval to advertise is requested for the record. The advertising schedule would be August 1 and August 8, 1973, with bid opening date of August 31, 1973, award by Commission September 7, 1973 and construction to begin September 25, 1973, with an engineer's estimate of $11,690.00. On motion by Mr. Wiggins, seconded by Mr. Chenney and unanimously carried, Demolition and Site Clearance Contract No. 33 was approved for advertising. d. Site Improvement Contract A and B: Authorization TIME EXTENSION was requested for extension of time, on Site Improvement APPROVED FOR SITE Contract A and B, with Rieth -Riley Construction Co., Inc., IMPROVEMENT CONTRACT for street, curb and sidewalk work, E -5, to June 10, 1973, A & B, WITH RIETH- with no change in contract price. RILEY CONSTRUCTION CO., INC., E -5 Mr. Lennon said one of the subcontractors is unable to com- plete he work on time and Rieth -Riley is requesting an addi- tional time extension. On motion by Mr. Wiggins, seconded by Mr. Wade and unani- mously carried, the extension of time to June 10, 1973, was authorized, with no change in contract price. e. Option Agreements: Authorization was requested of TWO (2) OPTION AGREE - two (2) Option Agreements, in the Central Downtown Urban Re- MENTS APPROVED, PARCEL newal Project, R -66, for the following: NOS. 17 -1 & 22 -2B, R -66 Parcel No. Address 402 L.W.E. Amount $ 8,285.00 17 -1 22 -2B 416 South Main Street 7,975.00 On motion by Mr. Chenney, seconded by Mr. Wade and unani- mously carried, the above - listed option agreements were ap- proved and the President authorized to execute. f. Rehabilitation Grant, E -3: Authorization was re- ONE (1) REHABILITATION questeJ of one 1 Rehabilitation Grant, for the Northeast GRANT APPROVED, PARCEL Code E forcement Project, E -3, for Parcel No. 1 -4, located NO. 1 -4, E -3 at 112 Notre Dame Avenue, in amount of $2,546.00. On mot mously approv on by Mr. Wiggins, seconded by Mr. Wade and unani- carried, the above - listed Rehabilitation Grant was - 7 - 6. NEW BUSINESS (Cont'd) g Certificates of Completion of Redevelopment: Approval was requested of two 2 Certificates of Completion of Re- development conveyed to the following, in the LaSalle Park Urban Renewal Project, R -57: Conve4ed to HenrylBarnes and Ruth Barnes Layman Chapel Christian Methodist Episcopal Church Parcel No. Im North 37' of Parcel No. 33 -11 On mo ion by Mr. Chenney, seconded by Mr. Wade and unani- mous13 carried, the above - listed Certificates of Completion of Re evelopment were authorized and the President and Secre- tary authorized to execute. TWO (2) CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETION OF RE- DEVELOPMENT APPROVED, PARCEL NO. 18 -6 & NORTH 37' OF PARCEL 33 -11, R -57 h. Proclaimer Certificate No. 1: Authorization was re- PROCLAIMER CERTIFICATE quested for the Executive Director to execute Proclaimer NO. 1 AUTHORIZED FOR Certificate No. 1, relative to establishment of fair reuse EXECUTION, R -57 values for parcels, per Schedule A, in the LaSalle Park Urban Renewal Project, R -57. Mr. Le non advised this is a normal Proclaimer which is re- quired by HUD. On mot'on by Mr..Chenney, seconded by Mr. Wiggins and unani- mously carried, the Executive Director was authorized to executo Proclaimer Certificate No. 1, R -57. i. Consultant Conference: Authorization was requested CONSULTANT CONFERENCE, for tw 2 staff members to attend consultant conference, in AFTER MAY 21, 1973, Clevel nd, Ohio, after May 21, 1973. CLEVELAND, OHIO On mo 9 on by Mr. Wiggins, seconded by Mr. Chenney, two staff member were authorized to attend the above Conference. j. NAHRO North Central Regional Conference: Authoriza- NAHRO NORTH CENTRAL tion was requested to approve up to three (3 )—staff members REGIONAL CONFERENCE, to attend the NAHRO North Central Regional Conference June 3 JUNE 3 THRU 6, 1973, through 6, 1973, in Columbus, Ohio. COLUMBUS, OHIO On motion by Mr. Wiggins, seconded by Mr. Chenney and unani- mously carried, three staff members were approved to attend the NA RO North Central Regional Conference. k. Author! the Sti to be r i n Dowr Statewide Minority Construction Industries Conference: STATEWIDE MINORITY CON - zation was requested for our EEO Officer to attend STRUCTION INDUSTRIES tewise Minority Construction Industries Conference, CONFERENCE, JUNE 15 THRU eld at the Holiday Inn, on June 15 through 17, 1973, 17, 1973, GARY, IND. town Gary, Indiana. 6. NEW BUSINESS (Cont'd The letter, under "Communications, 4d," is requesting our EEO Officer, Mr. Frank Alford, attend the Conference. On motion by Mr. Chenney, seconded by Mr. Wade and unani- mously carried, Mr. Alford was authorized to attend the above Conference. 7. PROGRESS REPORTS I Mr. Lennon gave a brief verbal report on the Minnea- PROGRESS REPORTS polis Conference and the Washington, D.C. Conference he attended. A formal report will follow for the Regular Com- mission Meeting of June 1, 1973. 8. NEXT MEETING As stated earlier in the minutes, under 6a, New Business, NEXT MEETING: a Special Redevelopment Commission Meeting will be held in SPECIAL: 5 -22 -73 the Redevelopment Office, on May 22, 1973, at 10:30 A.M. Also, REGULAR: 6- 1 -73 the next regularly scheduled Redevelopment Commission Meeting will be at 10 :30 A.M., Friday, June 1, 1973, in the Redevelop- ment Office. 9. ADJOURNMENT On motion duly made and passed by Mr. Wade, the meeting ADJOURNMENT adjou ned at 11:15 A.M. s r. (SEAL inol , Jr.. eQgti ve Fr_ Fre H )men, President