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Home My WebLink AboutRM 02-27-87February 27, 10:00 a.m. Presiding Oi 1. ROLL CAI Members Members SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING 1987 1200 County -City Building 227 W. Jefferson Boulevard ficer: Ms. Paula N. Auburn South Bend, Indiana 46601 Vice - President Present: Absent: Legal C unsel: Redevel pment Staff: Bureau f Housing Staff: News Me ia: Others: 2. APPROVA 3. Upon a by Mr. minutes Februar OF MINUTES Ms. Paula N. Auburn, Vice- President Mr. Roman J. Piasecki, Secretary Mr. Michael Donoho, Assistant Secretary Mr. F. Jay Nimtz, President Mr. Sandy Combs Ms. Eugenia Schwartz Mrs. Ann Kolata, Deputy Executive Director Mrs. Cheryl Phipps, Office Manager Ms. Kathy Baumgartner Ms. Jeanne Derbeck, South Bend Tribune Mr. Dick Maginot, WSBT -TV Mr. Gary Seiber, WNDU -TV Mr. Steve Luecke, South Bend Heritage ,tion made by Mr. Piasecki, seconded noho and unanimously carried, the f the Regular Meeting of Friday, 13, 1987 were approved. APPROVAI OF CLAIMS Upon a notion made by Mr. Donoho, seconded by Mr. Piasecki and unanimously carried, the Commission formally approved the claims submitted February 16 and February 23, 1987, and ordered checks dated February 20 and March 1, 1987 to be released. P.E.A. -66 America Planning Association Business Communication Center Gene's Camera Shop $ 330.00 108.00 16.11 South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Me ting - February 27, 1987 3. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS (Cont.) Genera Fund (Postage) Harvard Business Review ICMA Indiana Bell Communications, Inc. Spacem kers The National Development Council Multig aphics Acquisition Publication, Inc. Executive Program Berrien Bindery Federal Express Howard Park Hardware Ann Kol to (travel) Nat'l Information Data Center P.D.H. Diffice Supply S.C.L. Communications Service America Corp. Superintendent of Documents Travelm re Van Nos rand Reinhold Co. Warren-Gorham-Lamont, Inc. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Working Smart Ziker S annon Catering Tot4l P.E.A. R -66 T.I.F. Bond - 1985 Helimut , Obata & Kassabaum I & M E ectric Company Lang, Feeney & Associates North American Signs South Bend Water Works State Barricading Wright Construction Electronic Time Systems, Inc. Kalamazoo Banner Works, Inc. Area Ca pet Experts Tot4l T.I.F. Bond - 1985 T.I.F. fond - 1986 Rich Hill (Parker & Jaicomo) TotqA1 T.I.F. Bond - 1986 -2- 308.62 244.20 78.15 296.68 645.00 595.00 181.05 4,500.00 30.02 47.46 65.00 101.56 116.57 29.95 30.55 109.06 151.18 21.00 1,292.00 40.63 44.90 26.63 95.76 41.05 $ 9,546.13 $ 15,918.00 73.46 100.00 275.00 16.98 2,885.80 91,044.00 359.00 3,435.82 $114,146.06 $ 290.32 $ 290.32 South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting - February 27, 1987 3. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS (Cont.) REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT BONDS - 1972 Sinco S pply Co., Inc. Boschunj Co., Inc. Total Redevelopment District Bonds - 1972 GRA D TOTAL 4. COMMUNI ATIONS There w re no communications. 5. OLD BUSINESS Mrs. Kolata introduced a report on the properties the Redevelopment Commission owns in the downtown and the East Bank, including information on size, whether they have been offered for sale or when they will be offered, the marketing plan for the sites, and indicating whether they would be offered in the Zuc elli, Hunter & Associates prospectus to developers. Attached to the report was a letter sent to interested parties who had recently -requested this information from us. 6. NEW BUSINESS a. Commission a roval requested for Res lution No. 792 petitioning the Portage Township Assessor for a reassessment of property in the South Bend Central Development Area. Mrs. Kolata explained that Resolution No. 792, 793, and 794 deal with petitioning the Portage Township Assessor for reassessment of property in the South Bend Central Allocation Area, the Rum Village Industrial Park Allocation Area and the Studebaker Corridor Allocation Area. This is similar to action taken by the Commission in previous years and asks the assessor to reassess property within the tax increment financing allocation are s as of March 1, 1987. -3- $ 1,817.40 63,850.00 fi 9r, 997 an $189,649.91 THERE WERE NO COMMUNICATIONS REPORT ON REDEVELOPMENT OWNED PROPERTIES South Bend edevelopment Commission Regular Mee ing - February 27, 1987 6. NEW BUSINESS (Cont.) a. Continued... I:P c. Upoi a motion by Mr. Piasecki, seconded by 4r. Donoho and unanimously carried, the Commission approved petitioning the Por age Township Assessor for a rea sessment of property in the South Beno Central Development Area. Commission approval requested for Resolution No. 793 petitioning the Portage Township Assessor for a reassessment of property in the Rum Vil aqe Industrial Park Allocation Area. COMMISSION.%.APPROVED RESOLUTION NO. 792 PETITIONING THE PORTAGE TOWNSHIP ASSESSOR FOR A REASSESSMENT OF PROPERTY IN THE SOUTH BEND CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT AREA Upon a motion by Mr. Donoho, seconded by COMMISSION APPROVED RESOLUTION NO. Mr. Piasecki and unanimously carried, the 793 PETITIONING THE PORTAGE TOWNSHIP Commission approved petitioning the ASSESSOR FOR A REASSESSMENT OF Portage Township Assessor for a PROPERTY IN THE SOUTH BEND CENTRAL reassessment of property in the Rum DEVELOPMENT AREA Village Industrial Park Allocation Area. Commission approval requested for Resolution No. 794 petitioning the Portage Township Assessor for a reassessment of property in the Studebaker Corridor Allocation Area. Upon a motion by Mr. Piasecki, seconded by Mr. Donoho and unanimously carried, the Commission approved petitioning the Portage Township Assessor for a reassessment of property in the Studebaker Corridor Allocation Area. d. Commission approval requested for Resolution No. 795 redeclaring the South Bend Central Development Area to be blighted and amending the PlaA. Mrs. Kolata noted that the development plar is being amended to include Parcel 16 cf Block M -10. It is a small vacant lot on the corner of South Street and Lin olnway East in Monroe Park. We int nd to acquire the lot, do some lan scaping and clean -up improvements to imp love the appearance of the COMMISSION APPROVED RESOLUTION NO. 794 PETITIONING THE PORTAGE TOWNSHIP ASSESSOR FOR A REASSESSMENT OF PROPERTY IN THE SOUTH BEND CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT AREA South Bend edevelopment Commission Regular Mee ing - February 27, 1987 6. NEW BUSINESS (Cont.) d. Continued... nei hborhood. After the improvements are mad , the Monroe Park businesses and residents will maintain it. Upon a motion by Mr. Donoho, seconded by COMMISSSON APPROVED RESOLUTION NO. Mr. Piasecki and unanimously carried, the 795 REDECLARING THE SOUTH BEND Commission approved Resolution No. 795 CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT AREA TO BE red Glaring the South Bend Central BLIGHTED AND AMENDING THE DEVELOPMENT Development Area to be blighted and PLAN ame ding the development plan. e. Commission ratification requested for a con ract.with Colip Electric Corporation for electrical work in connection with the State Theatre building. Mrs. Kolata explained that two proposals were sought to upgrade the electrical service to the State Theatre storefronts. Sin e Diggies opened there have been continual power outages. Colip Ele tric's proposal was accepted and approval was sought from the Commissioners by telephone to expedite the necessary repairs due to the seriousness of the condition. It was det rmined that an emergency existed and the work should be done as quickly as pos ible. Upon a motion by Mr. Donoho, seconded by COMMISSION RATIFIED A CONTRACT WITH Mr. Piasecki and unanimously carried, the COLIP ELECTRIC CORPORATION FOR Commission ratified a contract with Colip ELECTRICAL WORK IN CONNECTION WITH Electric Corporation for electrical work THE STATE THEATRE BUILDING in the State Theatre building. f. Com ission approval requested for a con ract with Hurtt - Kenrick and Associates, Architects to provide schematic facade studies and estimates for the building at 228 S. Michigan Street. Mrs Kolata explained that Hurtt - Kenrick wou d provide a more detailed design than was previously done and also provide a cos estimate for the proposed facade -5- South Bend Commission Regular Mee �edevelopment ing - February 27, 1987 6. NEW BUSjNESS (Cont.) f. Continued... wor on this building. The cost to the Com ission would not exceed $2,000. The int nt is for the staff to then suggest to he owner that that work be done. Mr. Piasecki questioned why the Commission would pay for this specific design work. Mrs. Kolata responded that we expected this to encourage the owner to proceed with the much needed work on the facade. Mr. Piasecki questioned the appropriateness of our paying for the design work. Mrs. Kolata responded that we would hope if other building owners saw what could be done, they would be ins fired to invest similarly in their buildings. Mr. Piasecki suggested that the staff dis uss this further with Center City Ass ciates Design Committee. Upon a motion by Mr. Doncho, seconded by COMMISSION TABLED DISCUSSION ON Mr. Piasecki and unanimously carried, the CONTRACT WITH HURTT - KENRICK AND discussion on this issue was tabled until ASSOCIATES TO PROVIDE SCHEMATIC the next Commission meeting when FACADE STUDIES AND ESTIMATES FOR additional information could be provided. THE BUILDING AT 228 S. MICHIGAN STREET g. Commission approval requested for procedures for operating arkin lots in the South Bend Central Development Area. Mrs. Kolata noted that there has been a need to develop specific internal and user procedures for the operation of the parking lots we reacquired from CLF Cor oration. She distributed copies of the procedures and explained the pro edures we were instituting. Ms. Schwartz suggested that the procedures state that parking privileges would be terminated if the account was not brought up to date by the 10th of the 2nd month of delinquency. She also South Bend edevelopment Commission Regular Mee ing - February 27, 1987 6. NEW BUS MSS (Cont.) g. Continued... sug ested that the card state that it is the property of the Department. Upon a motion by Mr. Piasecki, seconded by Mr. Donoho and unanimously carried, the Commission approved the operating procedures for the parking lots in the South Bend Central Development Area, to be evised to include the suggestions by cou sel for the Commission. 7. PROGRESS REPORTS Steve L ecke passed around pictures of the new home be'ng built by South Bend Heritage in Monroe ark. They are hoping for completion in May. 8. NEXT COMMISSION MEETING in The nex regular meeting of the Redevelopment Commiss on will be Friday, March 13, 1987 at 10:00 a m. There I the Cor that ti second( Paula N ing no further business to come before ission, Mr. Piasecki made a motion meeting be adjourned. Mr. Donoho it and the meeting was adjourned. Auburn, Vice President -7- COMMISSION APPROVED PROCEDURES FOR OPERATING PARKING LOTS IN THE SOUTH BEND CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT AREA PROGRESS REPORTS NEXT COMMISSION MEETING ADJOURNMENT Ann E. Kolata, Deputy Executive Director