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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRM 11-09-90November 9, 10:00 a.m. Presiding O 1990 SOURi BEND REDEVELOPMENT C• I 1 • REGULAR E ETI Ms. Paula Auburn Vice President 411 County -City Building 227 W. Jefferson Boulevard South Bend, Indiana 46601 Because of large number of people attending the meeting, the meeting was scheduled to be held in The St. Joseph County Council Caucus Room, Room 411, 4th Floor of the County -City Building. 1. ROLL CA] Members Members Legal Cc News Others: Present: Ms. Paula Auburn, Vice President Mr. Raman J. Piasecki, Secretary Mr. Sandy Combs, Assistant Secretary Mr. Michael Donoho ''M I � Mr. F. Jay Nimtz, President • Ms. Jenny Pitts Manier Staff: Mrs. Ann Kolata, Director Mrs. Esther Deak, Secretary Mr. K.C. Pocius, Economic Dev. Specialist Ms. Cleo Hickey, Economic Dev. Specialist Mr. Don Porter, South Bend Tribune Mr. Thom Howell, U93 Mr. David Scott, Ch. 28 Mr. Bill Ruminski, Michiana Business Journal Mr. Carter Wolf, Center City Associates Mrs. Helen Bradford Mr. Dick Bradford Mrs. Betty Pendl Mr. John Pendl Mr. Hilt Baird Mr. James Herron Ms. Diane Ernsberger Mr. Robert J. Jagger Mr. Bernie Thomas Mr. Paul White Mr. Kenny Kent Mr. Paul Pendl Mr. W. H. Calvin Murdock -1- South Bend l Regular Meet 1. ROLL CA] Ms. Auburn z continued fc 2. 0 velopment Commission - November 9, 1990 (Cont.) Ms. Sue Booker Mr. Otto Szucs Mr. Charles F. Nelson that the Executive Session held prior to the meeting would be adjournment of the Regular Meeting. Upon a motion made by Mr. Piasecki, seconded by Mr. rondho and unanimously carried, the minutes of the Regular Meeting of Friday, November 9, 1990, were approved. Herceg, Ken Kolata, Ann South BEnd Tribune Tri County News Visa-Valley American Bank C.O.P.S Federal Express Kolata, Ann Brown, Albert & Evelyn Brown, labert & Evelyn Oliver, Margaret Michaels, Jerome Rogers, Javon & Elvira Theus, 4ndrew H. St. Josoph County Treasurer -2- M4VHSSION APPROVED THE MINUTES NOVEMBER 9, 1990. $ 2,987.00 14.85 88.33 62.62 291.53 382.91 21.75 12.22 $ 3,861.21 $ 1,250.00 22,405.00 550.00 3,000.00 6,356.08 750.00 893.92 $ 35,205.00 $ 38,964.15 South Bend Regular Meg 3. elcpment Commission - November 9, 1990 (Cont.) Upon a i iotion made by Mr. Combs, seconded by Mr. Don ho and unanimously carried, the Commission formally approved the claims submitbd October 29 and November 5, 1990 and ordered checks dated November 3, and November 9, 1990 to be released. 4. COMM[J There 5. OLD B a. G no ccmmrunications. Ms. Kolata stated that the Commission held a public hearing two weeks ago on S titute Resolution No. 962 which added a nimiber of properties to the acquisition list. in the Studebaker Corridor. At the tiTm t of the public hearing a number of ccoments were made and staff was directed to c o meet with the people who had bro ght forward their concerns. That has beer � done in the last two weeks. Mr. Hunt, Mr. Pocius and Mrs. Kolata have met with the different business owners to about what we were proposing to acqLare and what their needs were for their business concerns. We have made souO recommendations to the Commission. Mr. Pocius sLumnarized the properties that havid been reviewed. Block & 1- 12,13,22,23,24,25 3- 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9, 10, 11 3 -12,13 COMMISSION APPROVED CLAIMS SUBMI1TED OCIOBER 29 AND NOVEMBER 5, 1990 AND ORDERED CBECKS DKED NOVEMBER 3 AND NOVEMBER 9, 1990 TO BE PJMFASED THERE WERE NO COMMUNICATIONS STUDEBMU R CORRIDOR ACQUISITION ANALYSIS Owner Staff RecogTendation South Bend Lathe John & Patricia Colley (The Glo -Worm) South Bend Lathe -3- Leave on list Leave on list Leave on list South Bend F Regular Meet 5. OLD BUS] a. coni elcpment commission - November 9, 1990 (Cont.) STUDEBAKER CORRIDOR ACQUISITION ANALYSIS Block &IParcel Reviewed ,and 7- 43,44, Owner Staff Reconnendation 9-15,17,19,34 J. E. Walz 3-16,17,18,20,21,22, American Medical Oxygen 10 -3 Remove all parcels 23,2 ,25 ziolkowski Construction from acquis. list 3 -15 John McKeague ziolkowski Construction Leave on list 3 -19 (The Ridge Company) Joan Kizer leave on list 5-5,7,8,14,15,16,18, Howard Goodhew Omega Properties Remove all parcels 19,20,2 ,22,23,24,25,26 (Calvin Murdock) from acquis. list 5 -28 William Fortson Remove from acquis. (Universal Paint Co) list 7 -19,2 ,and 7- 43,44, 45,46 North American Sign 9-15,17,19,34 J. E. Walz 10 -1,2 American Medical Oxygen 10 -3 American Medical Oxygen Howard Goodhew Western Avenue Iron & Metal John McKeague 10 -4 Howard Goodhew (The Ridge Company) 10 -25 American Medical Oxygen Howard Goodhew Western Ave. Iron & Metal 11 -12,1 Paul J. White 12- 1,2,,5,6,7,8,10 Joseph Gorny -4- Leave on list Leave on list Removal all parcels from acquis. list Leave on list Leave on list Leave on list Remove all parcels from acquis. list Remove parcel 12 -10 from acquis. list, leave remainder on list. South Bend Regular Me a elcpment Commission - November 9, 1990 (Cont.) a. con inuea... Block & Parcel 17- 19,29,21,22,23,24, 25,26,2 ,28,29,30,31 20 -3 Owner Adalyn Maksimovich Schaefer Gear Works Mr. Pocius explained the staff reccamiendations to remove some of the par is from the acquisition list. Mr. Ziolkawski has plans to develop part of the property to include approximately 5,0 0 s.f. of new development. Mr. Z101kowski also agreed to clean up and lar4scape the area surrounding the sto#age yard. The next staff recommendation for Omega pro ies (Calvin Murdock) is to remove all parcels in Block 5 from the acquisition list. Mr. Murdock intends to comstruct a new 5,000 square foot office building on that property as well as to construct a larger storage facility. He also agreed to cleanup and landscape the areas around the storage yard. Also to be taken off the list is a vacant lot owned by Universal Paint Co. (William Fo n). This lot is necessary for any future expansion of their parking area. We ere recomwnding that property owned by Imerican Medical Oxygen Ccapany be reixved from the acquisition list because the property is necessary for the future expansion of their building and also for nee led parking and storage by American Medical Oxygen. Staff Reccmnendation Remove 17- 19,20,21,23 from acquis. list, leave remainder on list. Remove from acquis.list (should not have been on list) South Bend edevelopment Commission Regular Meeting - November 9,1990 5. OLD BUSM S (Cont. a. conti.nuea... Pro owned by Paul J. White Plumbing and Heating is needed for storage for the White Plumbing and Heating Co. and the staff is recommending it be removed from the acquisition list. t1 12 -10, owned by Joseph Gorny, is xty that he uses and needs for ng for his development which is d Gorny Plaza. The staff recommends parcel 12 -10 be removed from the .sition list but the other parcels I by Mr. Gorny should stay on the The next property is owned by the heirs of Idalyn Maksimovich. That property is noxth of the former Borden's Bldg., and includes some former railroad right-of-way which is currently used for parlang in the Dew Drop Inn restaurant. The staff recommends removing parcels 19, 0,21 and 23 in Block 17 from the acqtLisition list. In the near future we will work out a more detailed site plan whigh allows for the redevelopment of the entire property, and block needed for the par lot of the Dew Drop Inn. This may mean acquiring some of the parcels now being taken off the acquisition list. One single lot known as parcel 20 -3 which shoLL1d not have been on the acquisition list. is recommended to be removed from that list. It is a portion of the Schaefer Gear building. Ms. Kolata stated that we are going to be worl,ing with the surveyor who did the work for us on the Studebaker Corridor to loo at Block 10, which is where American Medi cal Oxgyen and the Ridge Company are loc4ted to try to delineate better access South Bend Regular Meg 5. a. elopment Commission - November 9, 1990 (Cant.) to the Ridge Company. We will then look at buying part of the railroad right-of-way. The other area we have aslad the surveyor to look at is Block 17, behind the Dew Drop Inn. Because the former railroad right- of-way extends be een Sample and Tutt we are leaving the former railroad right- of-way off the acclitisition list but we expect to come back at a later point and work out a bet arrangement for handling the par for the Dew Drop Inn. Mr. Focius stated that one advantage of rempving some of these parcels from the accILLisition list is it allows for the private sector to take the initiative and do some development in this area which is our ultimate goal. Ms. Auburn stated that one of the C 'ssion's concerns with some of these properties was their appearance. She ask if the staff discussed the exterior aprxerance with the business owners. Mr. Focius stated that we are currently worlang on design guidelines for the Studebaker Corridor Development Area. As the character of that area changes, properties which at one time may have been acceptable in appearance are no loncer going to be acceptable and we made thai. clear. Ms. for in to olata stated that we had favorable fissions with almost all of the xty owners. We had a lot of support hat the Commission is trying to do e Studebaker Corridor. Many of their nts were that they would be glad to eve their property if surrounding rties were improved. We have tried sure them that that is our goal We told the owners we want the of their property to look as good as -7- South Bend Regular Meg elcpment Commission - November 9, 1990 5. OLD BUSOM (Cont.) a. continued.... the front, that they should set an exai le and to do it in the near future. When we go to sell land we can then point to the good examples and people can see Ms. Auburn thanked Ms. Kolata and the staff for trying to work things out with the property owners. Ms.I Auburn asked if there were any qu tions from anyone. Mr. Robert Jagger, President of Old Fort Bui ding Supply, noted that Old Fort is on the acquisition list. He recently punliased the business from his family. The property just changed hands from John McKeagle which is the name that also a on some of the documents. He wasi i 't able to make the last meeting use of a death in the family. He wou d like to have the same opportunity to 'scuss his situation with the staff. He uld like to be part of the new S ebaker Corridor. Ms. Kolata stated that the staff would be glad to carne out and meet with him. The pr that's on the list is not his main building or main storage yard. It is old railroad right-of-way adjacent to his property. It is a very large piece of cant land and we would recommend to the Commission that it be kept on the acglisition list for now. That doesn't mean that you'll get a purchase offer. It mewLs that we intend to acquire your pro but we'll be glad to discuss this; with you. Ms. Auburn asked if anyone else had any Ms. Kolata stated there was one other reccomendation that we'd like to change in the resolution as it was published. -8- South Bend Regular Meg 5. OLD BU; a. coi b. elopment Commission - November 9, 1990 (Cont.) The resolution refers to four pages of the Development Plan and the page numbexs are incorrect. They should be 26, 7,28,29. Those numbers appear two places in the resolution. We call it 24-27 and it should be 26 -29. Upo i a motion made by Mr. Doncho, sec nded by Mr. Combs and unanimously car ied, the Cmmmission approved SUb,titute Resolution No. 962 with the mod fications as listed by K.C. Pocius and I Mrs. Kolata. Ms. Kolata stated that at its last meeting the Commission considered a proposal from Walker Parking Consultants to prepare a maintenance manual for the St. Joseph/Wayne Parking Garage. The Contission asked us to go back and negotiate a better price for the preparation of the maintenance manual. W er has come down $250.00 in the actual manual proposal and has taken $250.00 off of the reimbursable amount. The manual will then cost $5,700 with up to $1,050 in reimbursables. This manual is ecessary to list the type of ma' tenance that is required and how it should be done. It will also include a maintenance budget for the next 10 yeats. We recommend that we hire Walker to do this work for us. Upon a motion made by Mr. Combs seconded by Mr. Donoho and unanimously carried, the Commission approved the proposal with Waller Parking Consultants and Engineers for the preparation'of a Maintenance Man for the St. Joseph/Wayne parking mc CCEMISSION APPROVED SUBSTITUTE RESOIDTION NO. 962 WITH MODIFICATIONS. COMMISSION ILSSION APPROVED THE PROPOSAL WITH WA= PARKING CONSULTANTS AND ENGINEERS FOR THE PREPARATION OF A MAINTENANCE MANUAL FOR THE ST. JOSEPH/WAYNE PARING GARAGE. South Bend edevelopment Commission Regular Mee ing - November 9, 1990 W a. IM Ms.�olata requested that this be tabled unt 1 the Special Meeting of November 16, Ms. Kolata stated that the renovation of the former Penny's Building into the nic#& club, Meanwhile..., is well undcavay and they are placing scaffolding all along Michigan St. in order to comc truct the new facade. The owners are also interested in putting scaffolding down the alley on the side but are unable to fit it in because of the fire escape on the State Theatre. The staff is reccumending that the fire escape be removed. No matter how that building is other than as a theatre with no charges, you have to make other arrangements for fire exiting and that firo escape wouldn't be necessary. Ms. Kolata stated that Ms. Hickey has gotten three proposals for the removal of the fire escape. The proposals are from - Spraker, Calvin Murdock and Sons and Erecto, Inc. Mr. on !olf stated that he has read articles storations. Although the fire e isn't modern, it does meet the code as it exists. And if the State re is rehabbed it would need major ior restructuring for fire exits. -10- ITEM 6.a. WAS TABLED UNTIL THE SPECIAL COMMISSION MEETING OF NOVEMBER 16, 1990. South Bend edevelcpment Commission Regular Meeting - November 9, 1990 6. NEW BUSINESS (Cant.) b. continued... Ms. Kolata stated that the only case in which that fire escape could be left as it 4 is, is if it was used as one entire thutter. If it is divided into two theaters, as is the plan, it would reqoxe an interior stairway. Ms. Kolata proceeded to open the pro s. Erecto Ines. proposal was in the amount of $3,400. Murdock & Sons' p was in the amount of $2,880.00. - Spraker's proposal was in the amount of $8,320.00. Ms. Kolata reconTended awarding to Munlock & Sons with the understanding that it will include sealing of the doc4s, patching of the holes, and removal of 1 materials. Upon a motion made by Mr. Donoho seconded CESSION APPROVED THE AWARDING by Mr. Combs and unanimously carried, the OF THE CONTRACT TO MURDOCK & SONS Camiission approved the award to Murdock CONTINGENT UPON SATISFACTION THAT & Sons contingent upon satisfaction that HIS BID INCLUDE SEALING THE DOORS, his bid include sealing the doors, PATCHING THE HOLES, AND REMOVING patctiing the holes, and removing all ALL M?kTERIAL matExial. Ms. Auburn notedd that at this point Commissioner Combs had to leave the meeting but the Ccgmnission still had a Mr. Otto Szucs began talking at this po' t about his property in the Stue ebaker Corridor. Ms. Kolata explained to Mr. Szucs that the Commission will later send him a purchase offer that will tell him how mu they will offer for his property. When hi receives that purchase offer you he d call our office and come in to disduss it. -11- South Bend evelopment Commission Regular Meetuig - November 9, 1990 6. NEW BUSINESS (Cont.) b. continued... C. *4 Mr. Donoho suggested that his mother, who speaks Hungarian could meet with Mr. Szuqs to help him understand better what is ctoina on. Ms. Kolata stated that we have one co ter offer fran Mr. & Mrs. Bilinski. They own Parcel 4 -49 at 1112 S. Frwklin. They have made a counter offer of $4,500.00 and staff is recommending the CarYmission accept that. Upon a motion made by Mr. Piasecki, seconded by Mr. Donoho and unanimously can-ied, the Comnission accepted the co ter offer of $4,500 for Parcel 4 -49 in the Studebaker Corridor Development Ms. Kolata stated that we are using the tax increment from the Rum Village Industrial Park to reimburse the city for expenditures it made in the amount of $1,603,714.33 in connection with the construction of Maple Rd., Calvert St. and engineering work related to those two activities. This reimbursement resolution is in the amount of $321,187.00. Upon a motion made by Mr. Donoho, seconded by Mr. Piasecki and unanimously carxied, the Carrnnission approved Resclution No. 963 authorizing rehibursement to the City of South Bend for expenditures made within the Rum Village Industrial Park. -12- COMMISSION ACCEPTED THE CIOUNTER OFFER OF •• FOR PARCEL THE STUDEBA= CORRIDOR DEVELOPMENT AREA. CUg4ISSION APPROVED RESOLUTION NO. 963 AUTHORIZING REIlM]BURSEMENT TO THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND FOR EXPENDITURES MADE WITHIN THE RUM VILLAGE INDUSTRIAL PARK. South Bend Regular Me M e. Ms. tha on ado tha 8th ado lea Com the Red aft 25 Thi exe prey pub. and who obj i cp:L exe pro' and in 1 witl not: Ms. que: are elopment Commission - November 9, 1990 (Cont.) Kolata stated the resolution states the Commission held a public hearing eptember 14th after which hearing it Ited Resolution No. 959. It states the Common Council met on October and, after its public hearing, ited an ordinance approving the ,e. The State Board of Tax Lissioners issued its order approving lease on October 29, 1990 and the .velopment Authority met yesterday rnoon and adopted its Resolution No. pproving the execution of the lease. resolution states that you intend to ute the lease in the form that was icusly presented and authorizes ication of the notice of execution approval of the lease. That is the nt of the resolution. The Commission execute the lease at the meeting today and publish notice of that ution. Then there is a 30 day nstrance period during which 50 or taxpayers residing in the district will be affected by the lease may ct to the lease. If, in their ion, no necessity exists for the ution of the lease or the payments ided for in the lease are not fair reasonable, they may file a petition ze office of the County Auditor in 30 days after publication of this n asked if there were any . Because some of the people for the Airport project she -13- South Bend edevelopment Commission Regular Meeting - November 9, 1990 6. NEW BUMESS (Cont.) e. con tinueca.. . explained that there are two items of business on today's agenda. One is to execute the lease and the other one is to the resolution and the plan to take in same additional properties. The app of the lease is an action bet ieen the Redevelopment Commission and the Redevelopment Authority. Ms. Kolata stated that this resolution relates to the spending of bond money on acclLdsition of property as well as corLstxuction of roads and public Mr. Pendl asked if the Ccmunissioners here are the people who are going to OK this. Mr. Pendl asked if now is the time to speak to this issue? Ms. Auburn stated that he might want to do it now. You may want to make any statxmient now before we take any action. Mrs Pendl asked who is the instigator or who is the one who thought up this plan. When the plan is developed somebody makes a suggestion and the rest of them say thio is good or bad. How did it come Mr. Pendl asked if the developers came to you or did you go to them? Ms. Kolata stated that we have not gone to any developers. We have had some co ersation with a number of developers aboL t the area. Some of those discussions have come about as a result of proposing the master plan. Interest in the area began a number of years ago when the Airport Authority started loaing at some of its land that it has to the west and a little bit to the north of a airport property itself. She bel'eves they rent some of that land for -14- South Bend edevelopment Commission Regular Meeting - November 9, 1990 6. NEW BUSVESS (Cont.) e. conunuea... f purposes and have looked at ways to evelop it. She believes they have, ov a period of years, solicited certain of proposals. This is really a long term project. The Aiiq)ort Authority came to us and mentioned that they were working with someone interested in doing a project in the area and we started getting involved in the planning in the area. Our plarmirxj area is about 3700 acres. It is larcrer than the land that is currently in the city and it involves a master plan which is nearing completion. We hired Cole Associates to put the master plan tog Ether but it involves a number of One is the airport development av the next 20 years. It also provides for industrial park development, business development and some form of off ce park development within the city tha is of a suburban nature. It also p ides for the development of a golf that is one small component of the pro ect as a whole. The planning that we are doing is for the entire area over a lorq period of time. There is really no one instigator of a project. It's more Of EL long range look at what is going to be lappening in that area. Since we declared this an economic development ared we have had meetings with five or six developers, not all for identical locztions. We are looking at the pr4t ect area as a whole. How will we p ide the public improvements and allow the land to open up to the traffic that can then connect into the toll road and pr ide room for industrial and business Mrs. Pencil stated that the laws are not to Frotect anybody. No one owns their land to the extent that a private individual will come and say I like this grotW, I can see it being developed into -15- South Bend evelopment Commission Regular Meeting - November 9, 1990 6. NEW BUSINESS (Cont.) e. continuea... something else. They come to the city, and the city can go and take this grotrid. You never owned your ground to tha extent. If you owned the ground I would think someone would say would you sell it to me. And you could say yes itfs for the betterment of the city, or the betterment of the area. The a mer WOLL d quote the price. The way things are going we don't awn our ground. We were told "the appraisers are coming in and they'll give you a price and you could counter." If you're taken off the gratuid you've developed, I hope none of you have to go through this. Ms. Kolata stated that we have had several conversations with Mr. & Mrs. PerxLl and we are aware of their concerns. Mr. Pendl stated that he wants to tell all of you something, and he hopes that you are all fair with all of us. This is not right the way you are taking our ground. This is for private enterprise, thi is a private golf curse. You can go c ut to St. Patrick's Park, you can go to z ny park and anyone who takes care of the.e e grounds is paid for by city funds. The.c e people that work at this golf co are going to be paid by private victuals. These private individuals are going to put money in their pocket. We c rot a certified letter, and if I had kn what it was I would have never sigred for it, from the appraiser that the are going to appraise our ground. We I ave never been told the city even wanted our grounds. Ms. the the :olata stated that that is Teat. We were slow in sending you a .r, but you were aware that we were -ested in your property. I talked to wife, I talked to you, and it was in gaper that the Cottmiission had hired ppraisers. I apologize that I was -16- South Bend Regular Me elopment Commission - November 9, 1990 6. NEW BUSDNESS (Cont.) e. continuea... in sending you the letters but they been sent. You made a ccamnent in an earlier meeting that if you were going to be appraised you wanted the appraisers to come as soon as possible, before there was snow on the grotmd. You made that statement, you di 't want an appraisal where they couldn't see the property. You also reqpiested that all correspondence to you be sent certified. We asked the appraisers to follow your instructions and to send you certified mail. Ms. are Auburn stated to Mr. Pendl that there same legal steps for us to follow. Mr. Pendl stated that we hadn't really bemi notified until Ann sent this letter the other day. We knew you wanted our gramd but we found it out on our own. You guys are taking our ground through t domain. Please look at these pi es. Through the Mayor's office you are going to condemn our property and it frcan us and hand it over the the dev oper of the golf course. I worked 25 ears on this place. I talked to the May r and he said that they'll try to giv us a fair market value but he said it' possible we can lose on this deal. Ms. Kolata stated that we have explained to you several times that until we know wha the appraised value is we don't know what we are going to offer you. I can't tell you today what we're going to offer you Mr. Pendl asked if they could promise him that he could replace what I've got the way it is somewhere else. Is there a chance I could go in the hole? -17- South Bend Regular Me elcpment Commission - November 9, 1990 6. NEW BUSVESS (Cont.) e. conttinuea... Ms. Kolata stated that I hope you don't go into the hole, and we'll do everything we to prevent it, but you're not telling me what price you want either. I don t have any price to offer you yet. I can t give you a guarantee that we'll be abl to offer you what you want so it won 1t. cost you anything. Ms. Kolata told Mr. Pendl that until he kna7s what he wants and can put together an idea of what it will take to duplicate what he has now, and until I know what we are going to offer you and I don't know if e're close or far apart and neither d the Mayor. Mr. Pendl stated that the city is coming thn)ugh his property whether I like it or not and that's not the American way. And them is not using eminent domain for whatever it was intended for. Mr. Pendl stated that you people looked at that house, I have horses and they want to start this in May or June. I'm going to have to build a house. We've looked all over for some place. I want to have my home, and I want it built. We can It afford to lose on this deal. Ms. I Kolata asked Mr. Pendl if he bad recoived estimates for rebuilding his Mr. Pendl said that he has some coming. Ms. Kolata stated that that will give us sano points for discussion. Mr. Pendl asked if the Commission could table this decision for awhile, and come out and see what they're involved with and see what they're taking from the people. If it's so great for South Bend you ve got two families against the city of Guth Bend. We don't have a chance. -18 South Bend evelopnent Commission Regular Mee ing - November 9, 1990 6. NEW BUSMESS (Cont.) e. continues... I 't give that house up until I know I'1 get total replacement. The appraisals don't mean a thing if you lose on the deal. Ms. Auburn stated to Mr. Penn that sibiations like this are always difficult and we think we understand your feelings and frustration and your anger. We have other action that we need to move on to order to keep the timetable going and in order to keep the procedural parts going so that we can get the appraisals. Mr. Pendl stated that you are going to want us out in the spring or soon after, there's no possible way. Ms. Auburn stated that we might be able to negotiate that, depending on the outqmve. From a city perspective and from a develop wntal perspective, when you begin to take a look at where a city can begin to develop some business and an ind�strial tax base, it puts us on a collision course. Mr. are do, Ms. way Pendl stated that it's the way you doing it, it's not what you want to its the way you are doing it. Kolata stated that this is the only we have. Ms. Auburn stated that we focused in on one particular aspect. It isn't for a given developer when we go in and develop and assemble property, it's to stimulate additional business and industry dev lopment as you find around most airlcrts in most communities. The golf is only one component of it. Mrs Pendl stated that from what she has all of the outlook for hotels is y shabby right now, and why take our -19- South Bend development Commission Regular Mee .ing - November 9, 1990 6. NEW BUSINESS (Cont.) e. continued... ty if you know something isn't to work. Mr. Pendl stated that you people don't even know if this is going to work. The farm across the road was taken 10 or 12 years ago and its just sitting there. If you want this development, that's OK with me ]put I just want a fair deal. Ms. Auburn stated to Mr. Penn that tabling this issue doesn't address what you Ire asking for. Ms. Kolata stated that if we had the app isals then we would know what to staft from in our discussions with you. Mrs Pendl stated that we wanted the appraisals when the ground looked its best. We need to fix our homes up. Ms. Kolata stated that the appraiser will sucjcrest a date and if it's not convenient for you they'll get another date. Mr. Pendl stated they might as well get it over with. Ms. Kolata stated that it will take them about a month from the time they visit y property before we have a report. Ms. Kolata stated that we need to know thio before we send him a purchase offer and Ithat will be a long time yet. Ms. Auburn stated that what we are doing is ing the project along. As a Ccomission, when the appraisals come in, we it down and have access to that information and we will be back and have more discussions with you. Tabling this resclution doesn't address or impact what you are asking for. Mr. Pendl asked the Cc mY►ission if they think what he has is replaceable. He has -20- South Bend "development Commission Regular Meeting - November 9, 1990 6. NEW BUSnTESS (Cont.) e. cominuea... looked at ground in German Township and in Warren Township. There's one 20 acre pa=el that he might have been able to buy but he thinks it's out of the question. They wanted $60,000 for that. We 4on 't have that kind of money. Mr. Pendl asked the Commission if it thought they should came out of this witlicut being hurt in any way. Mr. Donoho stated that the issue before us is a lease to be executed with the Auttiority. That's the issue. My ethics aren't the issue. This lease involves infrastructure in a total project, not just; your land. There are entities that have. no private sector involvement whatsoever that will be delayed because of the delay of this resolution. I have caq)let;e sympathy with what you are say but I can't do anything until I see the appraisals. Mr. rendl stated to the Commission that the golf course part is not a small element, that golf course is the key Ms. Kolata stated that the project wittout the golf course would still go. We till have the need for business sites and that general area would be for those purl oses. There is no sure bet at this point that any particular business, whether its an office building or mant.facturing building, is going to be a dea certain development. There is no assuirance on that. Mr. dl said that he's retiring in two and you are putting their lives on You don't even know if this is going to go. -21- South Bend evelopment Commission Regular Meeting - November 9, 1990 6. NEW BUSINESS (Cont.) e. cominuea... Ms. Kolata stated that we are proposing to jo forward with the financing and the staff is reccm wKiing in the next action afb x this one to amend the plan that would allow acquisition of your property. We don't know who will buy the property or how it will be configured when we try to dispose of it. Mr. I Bradford asked the Commission who f the Airport contacted them. Ms. Kolata said that no developer contacted her directly. She thought the first contact was John Schalliol. Mr. Hunt was contacted and he and Mr. SchEdliol. discussed it together. Mr. Bradford stated that they have 30 days to remonstrate against and they may not even have their appraisals in 30 days. Mrs Kolata stated that the remonstrance is not against the purchase offer it's against the lease purchase financing. Mr. Bradford stated that he wants things slaied dawn a bit so that they can pro themselves. How can we protect ourselves if you go ahead with this portion of it. I've never officially been notified that you want the place other than a letter the other day. We aren't on the list to be purchased. Ms. Kolata stated that we are going out of our way to do things that aren't regaired by law. We have no legal obligation to notify you of this meeting but we called you because you asked to be notified. I told you and called you that we a doing this and its for today. The real official action that the Commission in to buy your property is when they sit here at a meeting several months from now and authorize sending you a purchase -22- South Bend edevelcpment Commission Regular Meeting - November 9, 1990 6. NEW BUMESS (Cont.) e. conTinuea... off x. Up until then we are only about taking your property. But no irm decision is made until the Com,tission authorizes us to send the off w and sets the amount of the offer. The amount is based on two appraisals. It is done in a public meeting. 'cally we don't have to give you notice of that meeting. Ms. Kolata stated that the appraisers will determine the fair market value of y home and we will base our purchase offers on that fair market value. By law tha is all we can do. Mr. Bradford stated that if you proceed witli your approving this lease and we don "t have the right of remonstrance because it has passed, we have lost that Ms. Auburn stated that she thinks the Con.ussion is trying to keep you informed and work with you as much as it can. Mr. Bradford stated that they can never get back into the City of South Bend. Soulh Bend will be losing good residents. Ms. auburn stated that she wanted to rei te, from the Commission's perc.pective, that the whole Airport Industrial Area is for future devE lopment. That kind of project with industrial and business development is vexy important to us as a Redevelopment Ccumission. From the long term planning ive we see it as critical to the continuing growth of the tax base and the employment base for the civil city of South Bend. Otherwise we will continue to see that erode into the Mishawaka or County tax base. Our intention is to have that project go forward. We've not speci looked at types of projects. It c oes not hinge on any one component of it, but, from a planning perspective, it -23- South Bend Regular Me 6. NEW BC1 e. ca f. elopment Comission - November 9, 1990 (Cont.) will be developed into that kind of business/industrial park. We are bound by the legalities of our procedures, and we cannot go outside the legalities of our procedures, so there are certain thhigs we simply have to do. There will be other opportunities for you to interact with us and to appear back before us and to have some further discussions, particularly as it relates to a appraisal information, that will be cxming out, which we are waiting for. Then we can begin to negotiate. a motion made by Mr. Piasecki ded by Mr. Donoho and unanimously ed, the Commission approved the :ion of Resolution No. 964 which rtes the lease between the South Bend elopment Authority and the South Redevelopment Commission. Ms. Kolata stated that the legal notice will. be published in the paper today and the 30 day period begins today. If the cmmussion had not acted on it the notice that. 's in the paper would have been a moot point and not valid. She gave copies of the notice to Mrs. Bradford. The resolution amends the plan in 3 ways. 1) bringing into the boundaries of the Eco cmic Development Area the two areas that, have recently been passed by the -24- CUIVMSSION APPROVED THE ADOPTION OF • • • 964 WHICH EXECUIES THE 1EASE BETWEEN THE SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND THE SOUTH BEND PEDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION. South Bend Regular Mee 6. NEW BUS: •_• o Cit! City Air? and the res Pro] of 1 pro] Thi; of 1 disc pro] Vir. the Can regi CXM of I Dire of 1 Buis of rep: Fow the elcpment Comission - November 9, 1990 (Cont.) Council as annexation areas to the of South Bend. One is primarily port land south of Old Cleveland Rd. the other is the developed portion of Toll Road Industrial Park. 2) The elution also adds property to the erty acquisition list. This section he plan originally said there was no erty to be acquired at this time. has been revised to incorporate some he properties that have been sussed at this meeting as well as erty along Bendix Drive just north of than Dr. 3) The final amerxkent to plan is to establish a Design Review Ittee and establish the rules and lations for operation of the d.ttee. The committee would consist Line members: the Redevelopment actor, the City Engineer, the Director he Area Plan Commission, the City ding Commissioner, a representative t. Joseph County Airport Authority, a esentative of the Industrial dation and three members appointed by commission representing business or unity interests in the area. Those are the primary changes that are p for the plan. The procedure for awzding the plan is that if you adopt the resolution today you are saying it is y intent to amend the plan in this way. Because we are adding more than 20% of the area as an expansion area we need to bring this before the Area Plan 'ssion and the Common Council. We will. be coming back to the Commission for a pLblic hearing and confirming resclution after going to the Area Plan Ccnmission and the City Council. -25- South Bend Regular Mee 6. NEW BUS f. con 7. 8. a elopment commission - November 9, 1990 (Cont.) Upon a motion made by Mr. Piasecki, secorxied by Mr. Donoho and unanimously carried, the Cmuission approved R lution No. 965 amending Resolution No. 919 to expand the Airport Economic Dev lopment Area and amend the Economic Dev opoment Plan for the Airport Economic Dev opment Area. There w�xe no progress reports. The meeting of the Redevelopment Commission is scheduled for Friday, November 16, 1990 at 10:00 a.m. The 'ssion rescheduled the December meetings for Friday, December 7, 1990 and Friday, December 21, 1990 at 10:00 a.m. There baing no further business to come before rhe Redevelopment Commission, Mr. Dondhomade a motion that the meeting be adjo . Mr. Piasecki seconded the motion and the meeting was adjourned at 12:15 p.m. Paula 1. Auburn, Vice President •r-•I • • IU• - MU NEXT COrMiISSION MEETING V.1 MCA ki Iu1:HZl NM 4� / , l� Ann E. Kolata, Director -26-