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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRM 02-05-82February 5, 10:00 a.m. Presiding 0- SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING 1982 ficer: Mr. F. Jay Nimtz, President. 1. ROLL CALL Members Present: Members Absent: Legal C unsel: Redevel pment Staff: Commun- Staff: Development News Media: Guests: 2. APPROVAL. OF MINUTES 1200 County -City Building 227 W. Jefferson Boulevard South Bend, Indiana 46601 Mr. F. Jay Nimtz, President Ms. Paula N. Auburn, Assistant Secretary Mr. Roman J. Piasecki Member Mr. Lloyd E. Robinson, Sr., Vice President Mr. A. Peter Donaldson, Secretary Mr. Kevin J. Butler Mr. Patrick M. McMahon, Executive Director Mrs. Ann Kolata, Deputy Director, Redevelopment Mr. Kevin C. Horton, Deputy Director, Economic Development Mr. Donald E. Inks, Fiscal Officer Mr. Herman Lee, Administrative Assistant Mrs. Angela Coar, Executive Secretary Ms. Fines Mosby, Secretary Mrs. Kathryn Baumgartner, Director, Bureau of Housing Ms. Jeanne Derbeck, Reporter, South Bend Tribune Miss Anne Thompson, Reporter, WNDU Mr. Jack Kuenzie, Reporter, WSJV Mr. James Hill Mrs. Eugenia Schwartz Mrs. GlendaRae Hernandez Mr. Bruce Lescher Upon a inotion made by Ms. Auburn, seconded by Mr. Piasecki MINUTES OFREGULAR MEETING and una imously carried, the minutes of the Regular Heet- OF JANUARY 15, 1982 WERE ing of 7riday, January 15, 1982 were approved. APPROVED 3. APPROVR OF CLAIMS On a mo ion by Ms. Auburn, seconded by Mr. Piasecki and CLAIMS APPROVED unanimo sly carried, the claims totalling $52,014.24 were al owed and ordered to be paid. The authorized claims re: REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT CAPITAL - 1972 Federal Express $ 27.00 TOTAL $ 27.00 South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Me ting - February 5, 1982 3. APPROV�L OF CLAIMS (continued) MONROE�SAMPLE AREA PROJECT The Abstract & Title Corporation - Parcels 4 -1 1 -7, 18 and 16 Ronald E. Gettel Richard E. McCloskey Lang, enney & Associates, Inc. Abstra t Company of St. Joseph County, Inc. Indiani Bell Telephone Company Donald Myers Ralph . Lauver Abstract Company of St. Joseph County, Inc. Parcels 16 -4, 4A, and 4B Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Boocher - Parcel 8 -8 Territorial Engineering - Parcels 5, 6, and 10 Commun ty Development TOTAL P.E.A.IR -66 Community Development Postmaster A. B. Dick Products Ann Ko ata Business Systems, Inc. South end - Mishawaka Chamber of Commerce Univer ity of Notre Dame St. Jo eph Bank Travel Agency Payrol - 1/1/82 through 1/8/82 Payrol - 1/9/82 through 1/22/82 Payrol - 1/23/82 through 2/5/82 TOTAL P.E.A.1312 LOANS The Ki sell Corporation Jack Frost Company & Frances Roberts Alexan an Brothers & F. or M. Dixon Ehlers Insulation & T. or L. Dobbrastine Shamrock Exteriors & Ronald Johnson Sears, Roebuck & Company & Donald Land Victor la Duggan Linda ason Englew od Electric & Linda Mason 2 400.00 450.00 450.00 255.00 140.00 30.66 67.00 450.00 63.50 15,000.00 400.00 78.20 $17,784.34 $ 5,310.75 94.71 70.99 8.44 3.90 36.00 34.85 364.00 7,569.91 7,569.91 8,030.11 $29,093.57 $ 505.00 498.00 650.00 735.00 1,455.00 757.40 211.88 15.40 97.00 South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Me ting February 5, 1982 3. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS (continued) Bartholomew's Inc. & G. or Tracy Finney $ 79.50 Big "C' Lumber & Victoria Duggan 105.13 TOTAL $ 5,109.31 GRAND TOTAL $52,014.24 4. COMMUNICATIONS The fo lowing communication was received from Mayor Parent commending Mr. Robert J. Cira for his years of servic as a Redevelopment Commissioner: FebAua&y 5, 1982 M,t. ROW J. Ci&a 1718 B rend, on qtr iv e South IN 46614 On be I o6 the City o6 South. Bend, 1 want to commend you ,60& yo yeatus of ze.,Lvice to the community as a South Bend Redev opment Commizzionen. The ac( Po At tc exempt o6 aU 5. PUBLIC .orlpti,shments o� the Commissiow weAe due in a tatcge the dedication and commitment you dizptayed. you .jy the highest quai✓ity o� citizenship and on behaZ6 outs citizews I thank you. HEARI Since,tee.Cy, S/ Rogetc 0. Parent a. Pu lic Hearing on the Monroe-Sample Development Area ang confirmation of Commission Resolution NO. 651. Mr McMahon explained that the purpose of this public hearing is to amend the Monroe - Sample Development Area Plan to expand the Monroe- Sample Design Review Commit- tee from five to seven members. If the proposed Reso- lu ion is approved, we will be able to make our recom- me dations to the Commission at its next meeting. 3 COMMUNICATION FROM MAYOR PARENT COMMENDING ROBERT CIRA FOR HIS YEARS OF SERVICE AS COMMISSIONER PUBLIC HEARING ON MONROE- SAMPLE DEVELOPMENT AREA South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Me ting - February 5, 1982 5. PUBLICIHEARING (continued) a. continued... Because of the industrial and residential mix in the Monroe-Sample area and the different entities in- volved in this project, we feel that the best vehicle would be to add people with historic and industrial backgrounds. Mr. McMahon presented the Commission with the follow- ing items and asked that they be entered into the record: Original Notice of Public Hearing; Affidavit of Proof of Publication from the South Bend Tribune and Tri- County News; Affidavit that notice was delivered to Area Plan Commission, Board of Public Works, Board of Zoning Appeals, Building Department, Park Department, and that notice was posted on the bulletin board of the Board of Public Works; Area Plan Commission Resolution No 60; Common Council Resolution No. 935 -82; and a copy of Redevelopment Commission Resolution No. 648 with a copy of the Monroe- Sample Development Plan attached. Mr McMahon informed the Commission that as of 10:00 a. . this morning no written remonstrances with respect to our action were received. Mr Nimtz recognized and received the various legal no ices, publications, affidavits, and other documents an ordered them entered into the record. Mr Nimtz inquired whether there were any comments or re onstrances to be presented to the Commission at this ti e. Hearing none, the public hearing was declared cl sed. 6. OLD BUSINESS There vas no old business to present to the Commission. 7. NEW BUSINESS a. Commission approval requested for Resolution No. 651, co i rmi ng eR soluu ion No. b'48 with respect to the 4 THERE WAS NO OLD BUSINESS TO PRESENT TO THE COMMIS- SION South Bend Commission Regular Mee �edevelopment ing - February 5, 1982 7. NEW BUSINESS (continued) a. con1tinued... On a motion made by Mr. Piasecki, seconded by Ms. RESOLUTION NO. 651, CON- Auburn and unanimously carried, Resolution No. 651, FIRMING RESOLUTION NO. 648 confirming Resolution No. 648 with respect to the WITH RESPECT TO THE MONROE- the Monroe- Sample Development Area, was approved. SAMPLE DEVELOPMENT AREA, APPROVED b. Com ission approval requested for Resolution No. 652, recognizing Mr. Robert J. Cira for his year s of service as a member of the Redevelopment Com- mislsion. Mr. Nimtz asked Mr. McMahon to read the resolution rec gnizing Mr. Cira for his years of service on the Red velopment Commission. RESOLUTION NO. 652 AS, many people exptess concern about utcban pxob- and the vt..impact upon the community; and WHE EAS, some people demonstrate theiti concern by peA- 60 invoZvement in the ptoeesz o4 seeking zotutc,ons; WHEREAS., a veAy Jew people ate both wiZUng and able to bring a degree o4 dedication and t ead etts h i p that cutwinate,s in teat measutabte ptogte�ss enAiclung the .e i 6 e o A the community; and WH .6AS, ROBERT J. CIRA has shown such teadetuship by honotabty z etving as a Comm,tzzionet on the South Bend Re eve.2opment Commission since 1'.975; and WHEREAS., duty ing the tenu to of his service the quality o' ge o6 the xesident6 o� South Bend has improved ass a b AesuZt o4 the eontAibuti.ons of his tame, knowledge, good judgement and ztead�ast e6jotts. NOW., THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the South Bend Re eve.Copment Commission hetceby commends ROBERT J. CIRA Got met.%toAious seAvice and exptesses its gtat- e Jot a job weU done. Ado dev N'A 227 oted at a Regutat Meeting o6 the South Bend Re- .eopment Commission, herd Febtuaxy 5, 1982 at the ice o� the Commission, 1200 County -City Buitd.ing, West Jej�eriton Boutevatcd, South Bend, Indiana. 5 Sout Regu 7. h Bend Redevelopment Commission lar Meeting - February 5, 1982 NEW BUSINESS (continued) b. continued... On a motion made by Mr. Piasecki, seconded by Ms. Auburn and unanimously carried, Resolution No. 652, recognizing Mr. Robert J. Cira for his years of ser- vice as a member of the Redevelopment Commission, was approved. c. Comiiission approval requested to extend the contract time with Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana to March 31,1982 in order to complete all work iden- tified in their Agreement for Professional Services. Due to lack of a quorum (Mr. Nimtz is not able to vote on matters pertaining to Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana since he is a member of its' Board), no action was taken on this item and will be addressed at a future meeting. d. Commission approval requested for awarding of propos - als in connection with the South Bend Home Im rovemen Loan Program and Homestead Program in accordance with recommendation from the Bureau of Housing. Name Contractor Amount Ric Adams Burns Electric Service $1,390.5; 1706 South Douglas Otis & Mary Dunson Gelco Window & Distri- 246.8' 517 East Calvert buting Company On a motion made by Mr. Piasecki, seconded by Ms. Auburn and unanimously carried, the proposals in connection with the South Bend Home Improvement. Loan Program and Homestead Program were approved. e. Commission approval requested for the following Sec - tl n 312 Loan Program Proposal in accordance with recommendation of the Bureau of Housing. Name Contractor Amount Georgia Kourlas Larry Gabbard $454.50 521 N. Leland Ave. 6 RESOLUTION NO. 652 APPROVED, RECOGNIZING MR. ROBERT J. CIRA FOR HIS YEARS OF SER- VICE AS A MEMBER OF THE RE- DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION COMMISSION APPROVED TWO (2) SOUTH BEND HOME IMPROVEMENT LOAN PROGRAM AND HOMESTEAD PROGRAM PROPOSALS South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting - February 5, 1982 7. NEW BUSINESS (continued) e. conitinued... On a motion made by Ms. Auburn, seconded by Mr. Piasecki and unanimously carried, the request for a Section 312 Loan Program proposal for Georgia Kourlas, 521 North Leland Avenue, was approved. f. Cot ission approval Reh bilitation Gran mo nt c an ome. equested for a Non - Profit to Renew, Inc., in the for a house located at 750 Mr. McMahon asked Mr. John Hill of Renew, Inc., to briefly outline the work Renew, Inc., does. Mr. Hill explained to Mr. Piasecki the history of enew and the progress of its program over the past 10 years. On a motion made by Mr. Piasecki, seconded by Ms. Aub rn and unanimously carried, the request for a N n- Profit Rehabilitation Grant to Renew, Inc., in the amount of $10,000.00 for a house located at 750 Sancome was approved. g. Com ission approval requested for an Agreement between the City of South Bend, Indiana, through its Department of Redevelopment, and Kevin J. Butler for legal services relating to the Depart- ment. Mr. McMahon explained that the agreement between the Cit of South Bend and Kevin J. Butler is a result of hanges in Home Rule, which places the City At- tor ey in the lead position for providing legal ser- vic s to all city departments. As a result of nego- tia ions with Mr. Butler, this contract proposes tha he be retained to represent the Redevelopment Co ission in a manner somewhat as in the past. Mr. Butler explained that he will be responsible for the legal opinions and decisions that are re- qui ed at the meetings of the Commission and for acq isition and disposition matters, principally wit in the Monroe - Sample project area, and condem- na 0 on matters within the East Bank and Monroe- Sam le project areas, and in matters as directed by he Department and City Attorney's office. 7 COMMISSION APPROVED SECTION 312 LOAN PROGRAM PROPOSAL FOR 521 NORTH LELAND AVENUE COMMISSION APPROVED NON- PROFIT REHABILITATION GRANT TO RENEW, INC., FOR HOUSE LOCATED AT 750 SANCOME South Bend edevelopment Commission Regular Mee ing - February 5, 1982 7. NEW BUSINESS (continued) g. conftinued... h. On a motion made by Mr. Piasecki, seconded by Ms. Aub rn and unanimously carried, the agreement be- tween the City of South Bend, Indiana, through its Department of Redevelopment, and Kevin J. Butler for legal services relating to the Department was app1roved. Com fission approvalrequested to renew lease with First Auto Lease for a:vehicle to be used b the Department. Mr. McMahon explained that this is a renewal of a lease for a vehi.cle.we have had'�from Gurley -Leep during the past year. The monthly rental fee is $205.15. The terms and.conditions of this renewal are identical to that which we had in the past and thi is simply an extension of that vehicle lease. On a motion made by Ms. Auburn, seconded by Mr. Pia ecki and unanimously carried, the request to renew a lease with First Auto Lease for a vehicle to je used by the Department was approved. i. Comiission approval requested for First Amendment to 1ana ement Agreement as it relates to the First Bank Center. There has been a change in the management organiza- tion as it relates to the Marriott Hotel /First Bank Complex in that Jacobs, Visconsi, Jacobs is stepping up and taking the lead role as the managing partner for the ownership. The ownership structure remains the same. On a motion made by Ms. Auburn, seconded by Mr. Pia ecki, the request for First Amendment to Manage- ment Agreement as it relates to the First Bank Center was approved. 8 COMMISSION APPROVED AGREE- MENT WITH KEVIN J. BUTLER FOR LEGAL SERVICES RELAT- ING TO THE DEPARTMENT COMMISSION APPROVED LEASE WITH FIRST AUTO LEASE FOR DEPARTMENT VEHICLE COMMISSION APPROVED FIRST AMENDMENT TO MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT AS IT RELATES TO FIRST BANK CENTER South Bend .edevelopment Commission Regular Mee ing - February 5, 1982 7. NEW BUSINESS (continued) j• or ssion confirmation and ratification r ertificate of Completion in connectio le Park Project. uel sted Mrs. Kolata explained that when land was sold in the LaSalle Park Project, approximately 1973, the wrong . deed form was used which required a certificate of com letion. We have never issued a certificate of com letion for property in the LaSalle Park area. Lot 610 has since been sold again and the new owner cannot get clear title without a certificate of completion. On a motion made by Ms. Auburn, seconded by Mr. Pia ecki and unanimously carried, the Certificate of Completion for Lot 610 in Summit Place 3rd Addition, was ratified, approved and confirmed. k. Comiiission approval requested for Resolution No. 653, a roVin the fair market re -use value of land within the Monroe - Sample Development Area. Mr. McMahon explained that the Department has obtained the necessary appraisals for Parcel 4 -1 located on the corner of South and Columbia Streets (Max's Grocery). The re -use offering price will be $6,550. The zoning is noted for a two -story build- ing. Southold Heritage Foundation has been working very hard in promoting this property for rehabilita- tion and have indicated that there are about four or five interested parties at this time. COMMISSION RATIFIED, AP- PROVED AND CONFIRMED CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION FOR LOT 610 IN LaSALLE PARK PROJECT AREA On a motion made by Ms. Auburn, seconded by Mr. COMMISSION ADOPTED RESOLU- Pi secki and :unanimously carried, Resolution No. TION NO. 653, APPROVING 653, approving the fair market re -use value of land THE FAIR MARKET RE -USE within the Monroe- Sample Development Area was VALUE PARCEL 4 -1 IN THE adopted. MONROE- SAMPLE DEVELOPMENT AREA 1. Commission authorization re 67-Intended Sale of Parcer in the Monroe - Sample Develo ti n ates to be February ceilpt o ested to publish Notice l (Max's Grocery) ent Area, with publica- an 19, 9 , an 're- a.m. on March 9 South Bend Commission Regular Mee �edevelopment ing — February 5, 1982 7. NEW BUSINESS (continued) 1. conjinued... Mr. McMahon requested permission to advertise for bids for Parcel 4 -1 in the Monroe - Sample Development Area as Jiscussed above under Item (k). Bids will be re- ceived on March 5, 1982. On a motion made by Mr. Piasecki, seconded by Ms. COMMISSION AUTHORIZED Aub rn and unanimously carried, the staff was author - STAFF TO ADVERTISE FOR izeJ to proceed with publishing a Notice of the In- BIDS FOR PARCEL 4 -1 IN ten Jed Sale of Parcel 4 -1 in the Monroe- Sample De- THE MONROE- SAMPLE DEVELOP - vel pment Area, with publication dates to be MENT AREA February 12 and 19, 1982 and receipt of bids at 10:00 a.m. on March 5, 1982. m. Commission approval requested to enter into a Con- sulting Agreement with Dorothy Deane for accountinc services as required by the Department. Mr. McMahon explained that from time -to -time when our fiscal department has a demanding work load, we would like to have the opportunity to ask Dorothy Deane to come in and assist them. By having Dorothy available to.us on a contractual basis, we have a p rson who is familiar with our operation and we don't have to spend valuable time training someone. We had a similar agreement with Dorothy since her retirement last year and asked for her assistance for about three or four. weeks. On a motion made by Mr. Piasecki, seconded by Ms. COMMISSION APPROVED CON - Aub rn and unanimously carried. the Consulting SULTING AGREEMENT WITH Agr ement with Dorothy Deane for accounting services DOROTHY DEANE as required by the Department was approved. 8. PROGRESS REPORTS Mr. McMahon brought the Commission up -to -date on the status f the Park Bond Issue. All of the information is now )efore the State Tax Board for their review and decisioi as it affects the East Race Project. Mr. Nim Friday sioners and fou discuss ;z mentioned that he has a conflict on the third ►f each month and would like to have the Commis - consider changing the meeting dates to the second •th Fridays of each month. This item will be 'd at the next Commission meeting. In South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Me ting - February 5, 1982 9. NEXT OOMMISSION MEETING The nt t commission meeting will be held on Friday, NEXT COMMISSION MEETING Febru ry 19, 1982 at 10:00 a.m. 10. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Com- ADJOURNMENT missi n, Mr. Piasecki made a motion that the meeting be adjourned. The motion was seconded by Ms. Auburn and unanimously carried. The meeting was adjourned at 11:20 a.m. 0 tz, Pre ident trick M. PrcMahon, Executive Director 11