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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRM 03-05-93SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING March 5, 1993 10:00 a.m. Presiding Officer: Ms. Paula N. Auburn President I. ROLL CALL 1308 County -City Building 227 W. Jefferson Boulevard South Bend, Indiana 46601 Members Present: Ms. Paula N. Auburn, President Mr. Roman J. Piasecki, Vice- President Mr. Theo F. Sharp, Secretary Mr. Michael Donoho Mr. Philip J. Faccenda Legal Counsel: Ms. Jenny Pitts Manier Redevelopment Staff: Mrs. Ann E. Kolata, Director Mrs. Cheryl Phipps, Office Manager Mr. Tom Eddington, Economic Dev. Specialist Mr. Mike Beitzinger, Economic Dev. Specialist News Media: Mr. Don Porter, South Bend Tribune Mr. Thom Howell, U -93 Others: Mr. Carter Wolf, Center City Associates Ms. Karen Kiemnec, Historic Landmarks Foundation Mr. Joe Walsh Mr. Stephen Sommers Ms. Auburn announced that the Executive Session held prior to the meeting will be continued following adjournment of the Regular Meeting. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. Avaroval of Minutes of the Regular Meeting of February 19, 1993. Upon a motion by Mr. Piasecki, seconded by Mr. Donoho and unanimously carried, the Commission approved the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of February 19, 1993. so COMMISSION APPROVED THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF FEBRUARY 19, 1993 South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting - March 5, 1993 3. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS ADMIN 1993 Global Computer Supplies $ 54.00 Holladay Corporation 515.00 Visible Computer Supply 49.99 United Way of St. Joseph County 60.00 St. Joseph County Recorder's Office 65.00 Department of Code Enforcement 78.75 York Title and Escrow 50.00 Catering by Billie, Inc. 82.60 Center City Associates 365.00 Federal Express 57.50 General Fund 312.31 South Bend Drafting 17.40 Commercial Office Products 2,406.50 Japan Typesetting 55.00 South Bend Drafting 22.00 United Parcel Service 9.00 Petty Cash 122.98 Peirce & Associates 450.00 St. Joseph County Recorder's Office 66.00 TOTAL $ 4X9.03 S.B.C.D.A. TIF GENERAL ACCOUNT Barnes & Thornburg $ 19.000.00 TOTAL $ 19,000.00 BOND ANTICIPATION NOTE Indiana Bond Bank $ 2,750.00 The Troyer Group 99,129.00 Verkler, Inc. 46,000.00 Gerard Hilferty & Associates 82,273.16 TOTAL $ 230,152.16 IRA (W South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting - March 5, 1993 3. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS (Cont.) STUDEBAKER CORRIDOR BOND Peirce & Associates The Troyer Group Bradberry Brothers Excavating Co. Warner and Sons, Inc. Peirce & Associates TOTAL UDAG 1993 The Troyer Group Manufacturing Technology Center TOTAL GRAND TOTAL Upon a motion by Mr. Donoho, seconded by Mr. Sharp and unanimously carried, the Commission approved the Claims submitted March 5, 1993 for approval. 4. COMMUNICATIONS There were no Communications. 5. OLD BUSINESS There was no Old Business. -3- $ 3,441.00 1,031.00 2,500.00 40,078.76 450.00 $ 47,500.76 $ 684.00 416.67 $ 1,100.67 $ 302.592.62 COMMISSION APPROVED THE CLAIMS SUBMITTED MARCH 5, 1993 THERE WAS NO OLD BUSINESS South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting - March 5, 1993 Mrs. Kolata asked for permission to add Resolution No. 1144 to the agenda as item 6.g. There was no objection and the item was so added. 6. NEW BUSINESS a. Commission ratification requested for Termination of Lease with Communique Advertising Inc., d/b /a/ Sheffer Advertisine Agency. Mrs. Kolata explained that the Commission leased a small strip of property behind the Morris Civic Auditorium to Communique Advertising a number of years ago. Communique is selling their building, in which Sheffer Advertising is located. The new owner would like to lease the strip of land directly from the Commission and will continue to use it for parking. Mrs. Kolata signed the Termination of Lease and mailed it out without realizing it needed to be approved by the Commission. We would like to have that action ratified. We expect to bring a lease with the new owners to the Commission soon. Upon a motion by Mr. Faccenda, seconded by Mr. Donoho and unanimously carried, the Commission ratified the Termination of Lease with Communique Advertising Inc., d/b /a/ Sheffer Advertising Agency. b. Commission Mroval requested for Resolution No. 1139 determining to pay certain expenses incurred for local public improvements in or serving the Studebaker Corridor Allocation Area (South Bend Allocation Area No. 6) from the Studebaker Corridor Allocation Area (South Bend Allocation Area No. 6) Special Fund. 1E,I COMMISSION RATIFIED THE TERMINATION OF LEASE WITH COMMUNIQUE ADVERTISING INC., D /B /A SHEFFER ADVERTISING AGENCY South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting - March 5, 1993 6. NEW BUSINESS (Cont.) b. continued... Mrs. Kolata explained that Resolution No. 1139 proposes to allocate $52,957.61 that is currently in the Tax Increment Fund for the Studebaker Corridor. The resolution also sets the public hearing on that appropriation for March 19, 1993 at 10:00 a.m. Upon a motion by Mr. Sharp, seconded by Mr. Piasecki and unanimously carried, the Commission approved Resolution No. 1139 determining to pay certain expenses incurred for local public improvements in or serving the Studebaker Corridor Allocation Area (South Bend Allocation Area No. 6) from the Studebaker Corridor Allocation Area (South Bend Allocation Area No. 6) Special Fund. c. Commission approval requested for Resolution No. 1140 determining to pay certain expenses incurred for local public improvements in or serving the Studebaker Corridor Development Area from Fund 433, the Redevelopment General Fund. Mrs. Kolata explained that Resolution No. 1140 proposes to appropriate $48,400 from the Redevelopment General Fund for use in the Studebaker Corridor. These funds are in the fund as the result of land sales. The public hearing on this appropriation will take place on March 19, 1993 at 10:00 a.m. -5- COMMISSION APPROVED RESOLUTION NO. 1139 DETERMINING TO PAY CERTAIN EXPENSES INCURRED FOR LOCAL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS IN OR SERVING THE STUDEBAKER CORRIDOR ALLOCATION AREA (SOUTH BEND ALLOCATION AREA NO. 6) FROM THE STUDEBAKER CORRIDOR ALLOCATION AREA (SOUTH BEND ALLOCATION AREA NO. 6) SPECIAL FUND South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting - March 5, 1993 6. NEW BUSINESS (Cont.) c. continued... Upon a motion by Mr. Donoho, seconded by Mr. Sharp and unanimously carried, the Commission approved Resolution No. 1140 determining to pay certain expenses incurred for local public improvements in or serving the Studebaker Corridor Development Area from Fund 433, the Redevelopment General Fund. d. Commission approval requested for Resolution No. 1143 approving an application for real property tax deduction for property located at 321 -323 South Main Street in the South Bend Central Development Area. Mr. Beitzinger read the staff report on the project. Stephen J. Sommers proposes to renovate the building at 321 -232 S. Main Street, known as the Hibbard Building, and relocate his business there. He would also rent out portions of the building he does not use for his business. The building has been in disrepair, requiring the immediate repair of its electric, heating and plumbing systems. The projected cost of renovation is $300,000. The project will create two new jobs, representing an annual payroll of $36,000 and will maintain nine existing, permanent, full-time positions and one permanent, part time position, representing an annual payroll of $234,000. The petitioner has not received any previous tax abatements. The property is properly zoned for the proposed use. The property is located in an area presently designated as a Tax Abatement Impact Area and in a Redevelopment Blighted ffa COMMISSION APPROVED RESOLUTION NO. 1140 DETERMINING TO PAY CERTAIN EXPENSES INCURRED FOR LOCAL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS IN OR SERVING THE STUDEBAKER CORRIDOR DEVELOPMENT AREA FROM FUND 433, THE REDEVELOPMENT GENERAL FUND South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting - March 5, 1993 6. NEW BUSINESS (Cont.) d. continued.. Area (the South Bend Central Development Area). The property is also located in a Tax Incremental Financing Allocation Area. Sommers Graphics qualifies for ten years of real property tax abatement under the Tax Abatement Ordinance. Based on the estimated project cost of $300,000 and the current tax rate, the project would generate approximately $143,955 in additional taxes without abatement. With abatement, the new taxes on the project will be approximately $72,697. Therefore, the cost of the abatement would be approximately $71,258 over the ten year period. Upon a motion by Mr. Sharp, seconded by Mr. COMMISSION APPROVED RESOLUTION Faccenda and unanimously carried, the Commission approved Resolution No. 1143 approving an application for real property tax deduction for property located at 321 -323 South Main Street in the South Bend Central Development Area. (Sommers Graphics) e. Commission approval requested for Plans and Specifications for Blackthom Golf Course Maintenance Building. Mrs. Kolata noted that the Commission approved Plans and Specifications for the Maintenance Building at Blackthorn Golf Course last year. The project went out for bid and the bids were all rejected. The project is now being bid again, but the location of the Maintenance -7- NO. 1143 APPROVING AN APPLICATION FOR REAL PROPERTY TAX DEDUCTION FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 321 -323 SOUTH MAIN STREET IN THE SOUTH BEND CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT AREA (SOMMERS GRAPHICS) South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting - March 5, 1993 6. NEW BUSINESS (Cont.) e. continued... Building on the site has changed, so approval is requested again before signing the cover sheet. Changing the location of the building should reduce the total project cost. Mr. Donoho declared a conflict of interest and did not vote. Upon a motion by Mr. Faccenda, seconded by Mr. Piasecki and unanimously carried, the Commission approved the Plans and Specifications for Blackthorn Golf Course Maintenance Building. Mr. Donoho did not vote. f. Discussion of Design Guidelines for the Development Design Area. COMMISSION APPROVED THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR BLACKTHORN GOLF COURSE MAINTENANCE BUILDING Mrs. Kolata distributed the final draft of the DISCUSSION OF DESIGN GUIDELINES design guidelines. Mr. Eddington noted that he FOR THE DEVELOPMENT DESIGN received a number of comments on the earlier AREAS draft which were taken into consideration as he revised it. The final booklet will be printed double sided, with dividers separating the different development areas. Although many of the guidelines are the same in each development area, there are differences. The booklet is arranged so that each section contains complete guidelines for a specific development area, including maps and pictures as examples. Mrs. Kolata noted that we have submitted an ordinance to the Common Council amending the procedures of the Design Review Committee. It designates a Design Development Administrator ILI South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting - March 5, 1993 6. NEW BUSINESS (Cont.) f. continued... (the Redevelopment Director) and sets the Design Review Committee as an appeal body. The ordinance will receive first reading on March 8 and will be considered at a public hearing on March 22. Mrs. Kolata noted that we intend to send this final draft to some other parties and solicit their comments before adopting a final version. g. Commission Mproval requested for Resolution No. 1144 approving the sublease of real property to the City of South Bend. Mrs. Kolata noted that we wish to sublease the house at 628 Rush Street to the Board of Public Works which will, in turn, sublease it to the Housing Development Corporation for rehabilitation. This is similar to other resolutions we have approved. Upon a motion by Mr. Piasecki, seconded by Mr. Donoho and unanimously carried, the Commission approved Resolution No. 1144 approving the sublease of real property to the City of South Bend. 7. PROGRESS REPORTS Mrs. Kolata reported that the staff has finally completed a Developer's Handbook which contains procedures and processes for securing permits for development in the City of South Bend. Tom Eddington was responsible for pulling the information together and has done a very nice job. In COMMISSION APPROVED RESOLUTION NO. 1144 APPROVING THE SUBLEASE OF REAL PROPERTY TO THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND (628 S. RUSH ST.) PROGRESS REPORTS South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting - March 5, 1993 7_ PROGRESS REPORTS (Cont.) It will also be sent out to local contractors, engineers, and architects. Mr. Wolf gave a presentation of the East Bank conceptual land use plan as accepted by the East Bank Business Association. They held a charette for the property owners in the East Bank to participate in the planning process. Mrs. Kolata noted the significance of this planning effort because it was driven by the business owners and property owners in the East Bank, not by the City. 8. NEXT COMMISSION MEETING The Next Regular Meeting of the Redevelopment Commission is scheduled for March 19, 1993 at 10:00 a.m. 9. ADJOURNMENT NEXT COMMISSION MEETING There being no further business to come before the ADJOURNMENT Redevelopment Commission, Mr. Piasecki made a motion that the meeting be adjourned. Mr. Donoho seconded the motion and the meeting was adjourned at 10:55 a.m. Paula N. Auburn, President E. Kolata, Director -10-