HomeMy WebLinkAboutRM 09-01-78Septe ber 1, 1978
10:00 A.M.
Presi ing Officer:
1. ROLL CALL
Commissioners
P esent:
Commissioners
A sent:
gal Counsel:
SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
1200 County -City Building
227 W. Jefferson Boulevard
Mr. F. Jay Nimtz South Bend, Indiana 46601
President
Mr. F. Jay Nimtz, President
Mr. Donald A. Wiggins, Vice President
Mr. Robert J. Cira, Asst. Secretary
Mr. A. Peter Donaldson, Secretary
Mr. Lloyd E. Robinson, Sr., Member
Mr. Kevin J. Butler
Media: Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Ms.
Stephen Neher, Photographer, WSBT -TV
John McKnight, Reporter, WSBT -TV
Dave Anderson, Reporter, WNDU -TV
Jim Holloway, Photographer, WNDU -TV
Ed Ballotts, Photographer, South Bend Tribune
Jeanne Derbeck, Reporter, South Bend Tribune
ests: Honorable Peter J. Nemeth
Mr. Chuck Lennon, President, St. Joseph Bank
Insurance Agency
Mr. Fred Helmen, Honorary Chairman, St. Joseph Bank
Mr. Lloyd Taylor, Sr. Vice President, St. Joseph Bank
C mmunity Development
S aff:
LRA Staff:
Mr. James Harcus, Director of Bureau of Housing
Mrs. Kathryn Baumgartner
Ms. Nyoka King
Mr. Carl Ellison, Director
Mr. C. Wayne Brownell
Mrs. Jane A. Zimmerman
Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting
September 1, 1978
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
On motion by Mr. Wiggins, seconded by Mr. Cira, and
unanimously carried, the Minutes of the Regular Meeting
of August 18, 1978, were approved as received.
3. A�PROVAL OF CLAIMS
On motion by Mr. Wiggins, seconded by Mr, Cira, and
u animously carried, the claims --- totalling $223,138.60
were allowed and ordered to be paid. The authorized
c aims are:
R17DEVELOPMENT REVOLVING FUND
Payroll: 7 -29 -78 to 8 -11 -78
The Bobbs Merrill Co., Inc.
I B.M. Corporation
I diana Bell Telephone Co.
D wntown Idea Exchange
EVELOPMENT DISTRICT CAPITAL
ley's Sales & Service
DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT CAPITAL OF 1972
tional Bank and Trust Company
PLE.A. IND. R -66
TOTAL
$ 2,670.77
18.95
86.13
155.11
$ 2,947.96
$ 24.95
TOTAL $ 24.95
TOTAL
A stract Company of St. Joseph County, Inc.
A stract Company of St. Joseph County, Inc.
A stract Company of St. Joseph County, Inc.
D rothy Z. Deane Petty Cash
J mes R. Meehan & Associates
S uth Bend Hardware
TOTAL
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$200,000.00
$200,000.00
$ 100.00
100.00
300.00
100.00
17.40
29.00
$ 646.40
MINUTES
APPROVED
CLAIMS
APPROVED
Redev lopment Commission Regular Meeting
Septe ber 1, 1978
3. A PROVAL OF CLAIMS (Cont'd)
3R2 LOANS
A stract Company of St. Joseph County,
Ar,ea Services, Inc.
Barnes Electric Company
C for Tile Supermarts
Factory Tile, Inc.
P aia Construction Company
St. Joseph County Treasurer
R A. Stickler Plumbing
David Allen
N rthern Indiana Insulation Company
4K Mart- 3248
P aia Construction Company
Inc.
TOTAL
GRAND TOTAL
$ 155.00
2,142.00
1,071.00
190.95
257.40
8,077.00
92.21
272.00
84.09
1,316.00
350.64
5,511.00
$ 19,519.29
$223,138.60
Mr. N mtz: The Chair now recognizes and welcomes the Honorable
Fred lielmen, former Chairman of this Commission for many years,
Mr. Chuck Lennon, a former Director, and Mr. Lloyd Taylor, a former
Director. We are indeed honored by the august presence of these
gentlemen. Thank you for coming.
4. COMMUNICATIONS
a Letter, from Mr. C.
Mr. Richard Van M61E
subJect: Gift of Pi
Wayne Brownell, to GIFT OF PICTURE
dated August 24, 1978, PRESENTED TO THE
cture of Downtown South Bend. REDEVELOPMENT
COMMISSION'
Ellison: Mr. Brownell will explain about the picture.
has accepted it on behalf of the Redevelopment Commission.
Mr. Brownell: This picture, gentlemen, is a later view of
the picture which currently hangs on the wall of this
Department. The new picture depicts the progress of
downtown development by about a year or two.
:I
. Wiggins: Interestingly enough., after a collection of
ese pictures, we should have a staged progress of the
wntown development.
The Redevelopment Commission expressed their gratitude
to Mr. Richard Van Mele, and accepted the picture, which
Mr. Brownell had presented to them.
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Comm# sioner's Regular Meeting
Septe ber 1, 1978
4.
►MMUNICATIONS (Cont`d)
Letter, addressed to the Honorable Peter J. Nemeth, Mayor
of South Bend, Indiana, signed'by'Howard L. Campbell, Area
Manager of the Department of HOUsing & Urban Development,
dated August 17, 19 78,.Re: Applicability of _Davis Bacon
Rates to CDBG Asst sted'Rehabi1itation'bf Sinule Fami y
Housing'Units.
Mr. Ellison: This letter is the one which we had been
expecting to receive for some time pursuant town indication
that was given by HUD a while back, that we may be in violation
of Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968
by requiring a payment of prevailing wages in connection with
single family rehabilitation activities. This Commission, as
a matter of policy, determined that South Bend should be able
to require the payment of these wage rates. The essence of
this letter is that HUD now concurs in that requirement. I
think that Mr. Butler, and Mr. Robinson should be commended
for their efforts in helping us to secure this concurrence
from HUD.
The Chair directed that this letter be received and placed
on file.
5. OLD BUSINESS
a Letter, addressed to Mr. C. Wayne Brownell,
Wined by Howard L. Campbell, Area Manager of the
Department of Housing & Urban Development, dated
August 18, 1978, Re: Financial Settlement,
Program No. Ind. R -66, South Bend, Indiana.
Mr. Ellison: The document in your packets essentially
indicates that we achieved financial close -out of the
R -66 project as of August 18, 1978. This information
is not new, of course, to the Commission, but it should
be placed in our files as evidence of project completion.
The Chair directed that this letter be received and placed
on file.
FLOOR DISCUSSION
Mr. Taylor: Mr. Chairman,. I would like to commend Mr. Brownell for
his efforts in getting that project closed out. I know that it was
not a small effort. I think I can speak for Mr. Lennon, and myself
that we were kind of the tearer uppers, and Mr. Brownell completed
the paper work.
Mr. N
of Mr
APPLICABILITY
OF DAVIS -BACON
WAGE RATES TO
CDBG PROGRAM
FINANCIAL CLOSE-1
OUT IND. R -66
GUEST'S
COMMENTS
imtz: That is true. We are cognizant of the efforts of Mr. Brownell,
Ellison, and of the other members of the staff here, and the Community
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Commi sioner's Regular Meeting
Septe ber 1, 1978
FLOORIDISCUSSION (Cont'd)
Devel pment Staff in getting all the paper work together and no one
being satisfied until this project was done. The plaudits go to
Mr. B ownell, Mr. Ellison, and the staff of both offices. Thank you
very nuch, Mr. Taylor, for bringing this to my attention.
6. NEW BUSINESS
Chair recognized Commissioner Wiggins.
Mr. Wiggins presented Resolution #566, which
h read to the Commission and everyone present, and asked
f r approval. The resolution read as follows:
EREAS: Pt og&ess and achievement in a pubt ie agency ate
asused not in dramatic announcements on times o� cxbsis
t in the day to day e66otr t6 o f competent people who build
n,e6u ty and weU and...
W EREAS: South Bend has bene4itted 4&om the good o44iee/s o$
,s eh a man who came 4&om netvicement to .tend his tatent3 in
teat estate negotiation and stayed to he.2p in vaAiows
e pac t-ia � inatty as Di&eeton..Thetce4o&e be it
OLVED that the South Send Dept. o4 Redevetopment in meeting
embZed on the 4iu t day o4 September, 1978 HeAeby COMMEND
ne Bkowne2t jots Meni totr iouls Setw.iee and exptcess its
t.itude 4ote a job weU done and its best wishes jot a Happy
Jay N.imtz
Ptces.ident
/IS/
Petetc Dona2d6on
(abs ent
Donald A. Wiggins
Vice - Ptces.ident
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ADOPTION OF
RESOLUTION FOR
MR. C. WAYNE
BROWNELL
RobW J. Cita. Lloyd E. Robinson, St.
A&s.ustant Seetetaty Member
/Is/ (abs ent)
fir. Wiggins moved for approval of the adoption of Resolution #566,
seconded by Mr. Cira, and the motion was unanimously carried.
solution was signed by all the Commissioners present, and then
esented to Mr. C. Wayne Brownell. Absent were: Mr. Lloyd E.
binson Sr., and Mr. A. Peter Donaldson.
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Commissio er's Regular Meeting
September 1, 1978
FLOOR DIS USSION FLOOR
DISCUSSIONS
The C air recognized Mr. Fred Helmen, former President of the
Redevelopment Commission.
Mr. H linen: The reason we are here, of course, has been
spont neously arranged because we (Mr. Helmen, Mr. Lennon,
and Mr-. Taylor) felt that we owed a great deal to Mr. Brownell,
the C mmittee, and the Board for having done such a beautiful
job. Our objective for being here is to congratulate
Mr. B ownell for doing a fine job, and to wish him every success.
Mr. N mtz: Mr. Helmen, we are indebted to you, Mr. Lennon, and to
Mr. T ylor for being here this morning. I know that you have put
in ma y hours, had a lot of heartaches at times, and joys at other
times concerning getting this project going. As I said before,
Mr. B ownell has done a terrific job along with Mr. Ellison, and
other staff members of both offices in getting R -66 completed,
and g tting the new projects on the drawing boards. I want to
thank you very much.
6. NEW BOSINESS (Cont'd)
Mr. E lison requested Commission approval of the following COMMISSION
staff appointments to the Department of Redevelopment: APPROVAL OF
NEW STAFF
Mr. T m Eckerle, as Assistant Director of Redevelopment APPOINTMENTS
Ms. J n Peterson, as Real Estate Officer
Mr. K vin Horton, as a Planner
Mr. W ggins moved for approval of the new staff appointments to
the D partment of Redevelopment, seconded by Mr. Cira, and the
motio was unanimously carried.
6a. Commission
approval requested
for the following
312 Loan Applications 312 LOANS
APPROVED
Name
Amount
Loan No.
Mr. Conrad
Damian
$6,250.00
18 /SOU- 2/50/1
718 E
Broadway Street
South
Bend, Indiana 46618
Ms. F
ances Lewallen
$1,800.00
18 /SOU- 2/49/1
2202
. Williams
South
Bend, Indiana 46613
Mr. W ggins moved for approval of both of the above mentioned 312 loan
appli ations, seconded by Mr. Cira, and the motion was unanimously carried.
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Commissio er's Regular Meeting
September 1, 1978
6. NEW BUSINESS (Cont'd)
b(1). Commission approval requested for Change Order #l,
Charles Brown Maintenance Co., for a decrease in contra
ice of $260.00, for an amended contract total of
1,903.00, at the
I diana, as set fo
A ust 30, 1978, f
B reau of Housina.
ess of 618 E. Dubail, South Bend
n.Inter- Office Memo, dated
r. James Harcus; Director of
Contract bids to rehabilitate 618 E. Dubail exceeded the
program's maximum limit by $252.00. The deleted items will
be serviced through a Section 312 Loan now being processed
separately for this applicant.
Mr. Wiggins moved for approval of Change Order #1, Charles
Brown Maintenance Co., for a decrease in contract price of
$260.00, seconded by'Mr. Cira, and the motion was unanimously
carried.
c. C mmission approval requested for Change Order #3, Slatile Roofin
a d Sheet Metal Co., Inc., for a decrease in contract price of
OO.00, for an amended contract total of 41,152.00, at the
a dress of 1413 S. Marietta Street, South Bend, Indiana, as set
f rth in Inter - Office Memo, dated August 305 19789 from
M James Harcus, Director of Bureau of Housing.
0 iginal specifications included replacement of bathroom door
k obset, and the affixing of new roof shingles. Upon arrival
at site contractor found that the bathroom door had further
d teriorated since time of initial inspection and had to be
r placed. He also discovered that independently, the homeowner
h d another roofer at work who apparently walked off without
c mpleting the assignment. The Bureau's contractor was
instructed to complete roof after providing revised charges
r flecting this reduction in work content.
Mr. Wiggins moved for approval of Change Order #3, Slatile
Roofing and Sheet Metal Co., Inc., for a decrease in contract
price of $400.00, seconded by Mr. Cira, and the motion was
unanimously carried.
d. Commission approval requested for Change Order #4, Slatile Roofing
a d Sheet Metal Co., Inc., for an increase of 450.00, for An amended
c ntract total of 41,602.00, at the address of 717-E-. Broadway,
South Bend, Indiana, as set forth in Inter - Office Memo, dated
A ust 30, 19785 from Mr. James Harcus, Director of Bureau of
H using .
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CHANGE ORDERS
APPROVED
Commissio er's Regular Meeting
September 1, 1978
6. NEW BISINESS (Cont'd)
d. (C ( nt'd)
0 iginal specifications included roof replacement. When porch
r of shingles were removed, contractor discovered need for
a diti.onal repairs which were not visible before. Observation
was verified by Bureau Inspector and cost estimate acquired.
. Wiggins. moved for approval of Change Order #4, with Slatile
Dfing and Sheet Metal Co., Inc., for an increase of $450.00,
conded by Mr. Cira, and the motion was unanimously carried.
e. Commission approval requested for Change Order. #5, Slatile Roofin
a.d Sheet Metal Co., In.c., for an increase in contract rice'of
TE'50.00, for an amended contract total of 42,252.00, at the
ac dress of 1617 S. Columbia, South Bend, Indiana, as set forth in
I ter - Office Memo, dated Au ust 30, 1978, from Mr. James Harcus,
Director of Bureau of Housing.
TM contractor fell through utility room floor while installing
ar electrical outlet. This abrupt experience made evident to him
e tensive termite damage. An extermination order was processed
a d repair estimate acquired.
My. Wiggins moved for approval of Change Order #5, with Slatile
Roofing and Sheet Metal Co., Inc., for an increase price of
$E50.00, seconded by Mr. Cira, and the motion was unanimously
carried.
f. C mmission approval requested for Change Order #6, Slatile Roofing
a d Sheet Metal Co., Inc., for an increase of $400.003, for an.amended
contract total of 42,652.00, at the address of 219 E. Dayton Street,
Tcuth Bend, Indiana, as set forth in Inter - Office Memo, dated
August 30, 1978, from Mr. James Harcus, Director of Bureau of
nq.
Original specifications called for the reshingling of roof. While
servicing this item, contractor fell through the porch roof. It
immediately became apparent to him that damage resulting from
carpenter ants had to be repaired. Extermination order was processed
and repair estimate acquired.
SE
. Wiggins moved for approval of Change Order #6, with Slatile
ofing and Sheet Metal Co., Inc., for an increase of $400.00,
conded by Mr. Cira, and the motion was unanimously carried.
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CHANGE ORDERS
APPROVED
Commissio0er's Regular Meeting
September l., 1978
6. NEW BOSINESS (Cont'd)
g. Commission approval requested for Change Order #7, Slatile
R R-in and Sheet Metal Co., Inc.. for an increase of $250.00
fir an amended contract t0tal of 42,902:005 at the address o
T18 S. Fellows, South Bond,, Indiana, as set forth in'Inter
O fice Demo, dated August 305 1978, from'Mr: Janes Harcus,
D rector of Bureau of Housing.
Original specifications called for the paneling of the upper
half of kitchen walls. The lower half had plastic tile with
three or four pieces missing which homeowner assured he could
replace from extra squares in his possession. Upon arrival at
s te, contractor discovered that tile squares had continued to
pop since time of initial inspection. The condition was such
that estimate to extend panelling over the lower half was requested.
Mr. Wiggins moved for approval of Change Order #7, with Slatile
Roofing and Sheet Metal Co., Inc., for an increase of $250.00,
s conded by Mr. Cira, and the motion was unanimously carried.
7. PROGRESS REPORTS
Mr. B ownell stated that we had placed $200,000 worth of bond money
at 7. 5% with the National Bank & Trust Company.
Mr. Edison mentioned that Mayor Nemeth had signed the "grant.
agreement" for the "hole" project, the downtown multi -use
project, depending on what name one wishes to give it. The
Commission should be aware that a signed grant agreement
essentially means that the City starts a 180 -day process
durin which the project comes together or it doesn't. Obviously,
there is every expectation that the project will come together,
and t at in fact, it will be under construction by next spring.
8. NEXT COMMISSION MEETING
The n xt commission meeting is scheduled to be held on
Septe ber 15, 1978.
9. ADJOURNMENT
On motion duly made and passed by Mr. Wiggins, the meeting
adjou ned at 10:18 A.M.
Sell
CHANGE ORDERS
APPROVED
GRANT AGREE-
MENT PROGRESS
REPORT
NEXT MEETING
SEPT. 15, 1978
ADJOURNMENT
Commiss oner's Regular Meeting
Septemb r 1, 1978
F. Jay
, President
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Carl Ellison, Executive Director