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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRM 07-10-87SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING July 10, 19 7 10:00 a.m. Presiding Officer: Mr. F. Jay Nimtz President 2. 3. Members Present: Members Absent: Legal Counsel: 1200 County -City Building 227 W. Jefferson Boulevard South Bend, Indiana 46601 Mr. F. Jay Nimtz, President Mr. Roman J. Piasecki, Secretary Mr. Michael Donoho, Assistant Secretary Ms. Paula N. Auburn, Vice- President Mr. Sandy Combs Mr. Eugenia Schwartz Redevelopment Staff: Mr. Mrs Ms. Ms. Mr. Bureau Of Housing Staff: Ms. News Media: Others: APPROV OF MINUTES Jon R. Hunt, Executive Director Cheryl Phipps, Office Manager Gretchen Matthews Hedy Robinson Rick Pitts Kathy Baumgartner, Director Ms. Jeanne Derbeck, South Bend Tribune Mr. Gary Sieber, WNDU -TV Mr. Carter Wolf, Center City Associates Mr. John Phair, Holladay Corporation Mr. Charles Clark, Holladay Corporation Upon a motion made by Mr. Piasecki, seconded COMMISSION APPROVED THE MINUTES by Mr. Donoho and unanimously carried, the OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF FRIDAY, minutes of the Regular Meeting of Friday, July JULY 10, 1987 10, 1987 were approved. C$A K4FAl0jZ�`! Upon a tion made by Mr. Donoho, seconded by COMMISSION FORMALLY APPROVED CLAIMS Mr. Pia ecki and unanimously carried, the SUBMITTED JUNE 26 AND JULY 6, 1987 Commission formally approved the claims AND ORDERED CHECKS DATED JULY 2 AND submitted June 26 and July 6, 1987, and JULY 10, 1987 TO BE RELEASED ordered1checks dated July 2 and July 10, 1987 to be r leased. -1- South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting - July 10, 1987 3. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS (Cont.) "ADMIN 987" Indiana Bell Telephone Company Indiana Bell Communications Institute of Real Estate Management Makiels i Art Shop P.D.H. Office Supply Ziker Shannon Catering Appraise-All General Fund MacMillzm Book Club Warren, Gorham & Lamont Windsor Publications Ziker Shannon Catering T.I.F. 1985 I & M electric Company Cole Associates T.I.F. 1.986 Carl Reinke & Sons City of South Bend Parking L. L. Ge s & Sons TOTAL 4. There were no communications. 5. OLD BUSINESS There Was no old business. 6. NEW BUSINESS a. CcrmLission authorization requested to con act for Bend Central services in the South t Area. -2- $ 387.40 35.00 159.40 29.85 296.12 63.20 2,000.00 196.83 15.74 963.87 2,856.00 $ 7,079.96 $ 7.35 4,174.27 $ 4,181.62 $177,719.96 220.00 52,187.81 $230,127.77 $241,389.35 THERE WERE NO COMMUNICATIONS THERE [AS NO OLD BUSINESS South Bend edevelopment Commission Regular Meeting - July 10, 1987 6. NEW BUS$NESS (Cont.) a. Continued... Mr. Hunt indicated that there would be no ConrLission action required at this meeting. There were three responses to our request for proposals for engineering and architectural services to redesign a four block area of Niles Avenue between the Old Lathe Works and Jefferson Street. One proposal did not meet our specifications and was rejected. The other two are being forwarded to the Dep of Engineering for their review. The issue was continued until the July 24 b. CcimLission approval requested for Resolution No. 806 approving an a ication for real property tax deduction for One Michiana Sauare Assdciates. Ms. Robinson gave the staff report on the application. The property is located in a tax abatement impact area and in a tax incremental financing area. The project is Expected to create 36 new permanent full time jobs representing an annual pay oll of $540,000. It will maintain 184 existing permanent full time jobs and 20 Existing part time jobs at an annual payroll of $4,000,000. Real property taxes payed at this location during the pre ious five years totalled $125,972.26. Per onal property taxes paid at this location during the previous five years totalled $25,028.62. The petitioner estimates the after rehabilitation market value of the property to be $2,000,000. Bas d on the information supplied in the petition, they qualify for a ten year abatement. The estimated taxes to be aba ed over the ten year period are $14 ,996. Mr. Hunt noted that the property being considered for tax abatement is the old Indiana & Michigan Electric building. ISC COMMISSION CONTINUED UNTIL JULY 24 South Bend edevelopment Commission Regular Meeting - July 10, 1987 6. NEW BUSINESS (Cont.) 7. b. Continued... Mr. Phair explained Holladay's plans for the building. He distributed copies of the brochure they will use for advertising when renovation is complete. He Explained that Holladay Corporation acquired the building approximately one year ago as part of the deal for I & M to move into One Michiana Square. They have applied for the building to be designated as EL historic building. They expect to beg'n construction within 30 days with can letion by the end of the year. Mr. Wolf indicated that Center City Associates strongly supports this project because of the quality of work that Holladay Corporation does and because of the positive effect it could have on the future of the Christman building. Upon a motion by Mr. Piasecki, seconded COMMISSION APPROVED RESOLUTION NO. 806 by Mr. Donoho and unanimously carried, APPROVING AN APPLICATION FOR REAL the Commission approved Resolution No. PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT FOR ONE 806 approving real property tax abatement MICHIANA SQUARE ASSOCIATES for One Michiana Square Associates. c. Co ssion approval Resclution No. 807 a tion for real for an tax deduction for Richard E. Luten. Mr. Hunt asked that this item be continued until the July 24 meeting. Mr. Hunt noted that the last portion of the Michigan Street improvements has been ccmpleted on schedule. Ms. Der beck asked about the status of the Christman building. Mr. Hunt explained that we have no jurisdiction on a privately owned building except to provide incentives for the owner to improve it. Center City Associates has had Oome contact with the owner and will continuo to pursue the matter. -4- COMMISSION CONTINUED UNTIL JULY 24 South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting - July 10, 1987 8. NEXT CONMISSION MEETING U The next Regular Meeting of the Redevelopment Commission is scheduled for July 24, 1987 at 10:00 a. m. Mr. Nimtz announced that the Executive Session would reconvene immediately following the Regular Meeting. There being no further business to come before the Conuission, Mr. Piasecki made a motion that the meeting be adjourned. Mr. Donoho seconded it and the meeting was adjourned at 10:55 a. in. 1 .4 F. Jay 4mtz, President - Aff R. Hunt, Executive