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Home My WebLink AboutAOM 01-02-96SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION ANNUAL ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING January 2, 1996 1308 County -City Building 10:00 a.m. 227 W. Jefferson Boulevard Presiding Officer: Ms. Paula N. Auburn South Bend, Indiana 46601 1. ROLL CALL Members Present: Members Absent: Legal Counsel: Redevelopment Staff News Media: Others: 2. SWEARING IN OF COMIVIISSIONERS BY CITY CLERK, LORETTA DUDA Loretta Duda administered the oath of office to the following Commissioners: Ms. Paula N. Auburn, Mr. Michael Donoho, Mr. Robert Hunt, and Mr. William Hojnacki. a s Ms. Paula N. Auburn Mr. Robert Hunt Mr. Michael Donoho Mr. William Hojnacki Mr. Philip Faccenda, President Ms. Jenny Pitts Manier Mrs. Ann Kolata, Director Mrs. Cheryl Phipps, Recording Secretary Mr. John Stark, Economic Dev. Specialist Ms. Pamela Matchett, Economic Dev. Specialist Mr. Gabriel Okafor, Economic Dev. Specialist Mr. James Riggs, Economic Dev. Specialist Mr. Don Porter, South Bend Tribune Mr. Carter Wolf, Center City Associates -I- SWEARING IN OF COMMISSIONERS BY CITY CLERK, LORETTA DUDA South Bend Redevelopment Commission Annual Organizational Meeting - January 2, 1996 3. ELECTION OF OFFICERS Ms. Jenny Pitts Manier, Deputy City ELECTION OF OFFICERS Attorney, conducted the election of officers. PRESIDENT Mr. Hojnacki nominated Ms. Paula Auburn to serve as President of the South Bend Redevelopment Commission. Mr. Donoho seconded the nomination. There were no further nominations. The vote being unanimous, Ms. Auburn was elected President for 1996. VICE- PRESIDENT Ms. Auburn nominated Mr. Hunt to serve as Vice - President of the South Bend Redevelopment Commission. Mr. Donoho seconded the motion. There were no further nominations. The vote being unanimous, Mr. Hunt was elected Vice - President for 1996. SECRETARY Mr. Donoho nominated Mr. William Hojnacki to serve as Secretary of the South Bend Redevelopment Commission. Mr. Hunt seconded the nomination. There were no further nominations. The vote being unanimous, Mr. Hojnacki was elected Secretary for 1996. Ms. Auburn assumed the chair. { 3 t -2- South Bend Redevelopment Commission Annual Organizational Meeting - January 2, 1996 4. [i 5. 4 i ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 1410 SETTING SALARIES FOR 1996 AND APPOINTMENT OF STAFF. Ms. Kolata noted that Resolution No. 1410 parallels the City's Salary Ordinance. Ms. Kolata noted that Resolution No. 1410 sets the maximum salaries for the Redevelopment staff and appoints the staff. Not everyone receives the maximum salary. Mrs. Kolata noted that there are more positions listed than there are Redevelopment staff. That allows flexibility if there is an opening on the staff. The Redevelopment Staff consists of Mrs. Kolata and six Economic Development Specialists. Ms. Auburn thanked the staff for its good work in 1995. One of the pleasures of working on this Commission is that it is supported by an excellent staff. Upon a motion by Mr. Donoho, seconded by Ms. Auburn and unanimously carried, the Commission approved Resolution No. 1410 setting maximum salaries for Redevelopment Staff for 1996 and appointed the Redevelopment staff. COMMISSION APPROVED RESOLUTION NO. 1410 SETTING MAXIMUM SALARIES FOR REDEVELOPMENT STAFF FOR 1995 AND APPOINTED THE REDEVELOPMENT STAFF SET REGULAR MEETING TA1ES FOR 1996 Upon a motion by Mr. Donoho, seconded by Mr Hunt and unanimously carried, the Regular Meetings of the Redevelopment Commission for 1996 were set for the 1st and 3rd Friday of each month at 10:00 a.m. local time. -3- COMMISSION SET REGULAR MEETING TIMES FOR 1996 South Bend Redevelopment Commission Annual Organizational Meeting - January 2, 1996 6. 1995 ACCOMPLISHMENTS Mrs. Kolata noted that 1995 was a very NO REPORT WAS MADE AT THIS TIME productive year and provided a summary of Redevelopment accomplishments. During the year we had our first land sales in Blackthorn Corporate Park to J. G. Sullivan Advertising. That building is well under construction. We also sold land to Peterson Engineering which has not yet begun construction. We accepted a bid from Sycamore Knoll Inc. for a catering company which will serve the corporate park, the golf course, a potential hotel near the airport, and the community at large. We are working with The Stone Group E regarding their purchase of land for a series of office buildings and with The Management Consortium for development of a hotel overlooking the golf course. Staff worked with Bowne Printing, FDC Graphic Films, Busk Brothers, and Absorbtech to locate sites in the area. These were not sites that we owned or controlled, but we had a large role in making sure they located into the larger Blackthorn area. Mrs. Kolata reported that, in terms of public works, we completed Richardson Drive to the east which serves Midwest Embroidery, Crystal Mountain Water and Tech Data, as well as nearly completing construction of Richardson Drive to the west which opens up land 1 ME South Bend Redevelopment Commission Annual Organizational Meeting - January 2, 1996 6. 1995 ACCOMPLISHMENTS (Cont.) for FDC Graphics and Absorbtech. We also completed the third phase of Nimtz Parkway and have made the intersection improvements at Bendix and Nimtz. In the Sample -Ewing Development Area, the staff completed approximately 184 acquisitions, 83 relocations, and 87 demolitions. We handled the disposition of 9 parcels of land: Charles Hayes, Inc., Practico Construction, Hydronic & Steam Equipment, Design Packaging, Midwest Machine, Champion Soft Water, expansion of New Hope Baptist j Church, Parkview Juvenile Facility, and Heritage Homes Southeast. Construction of the 57 unit Heritage Homes Southease is nearly complete and is partially rented. We also completed the move and rehab of two houses in the Sample - Ewing Development Area. In the South Bend Central Development Area we saw the opening of the College Football Hall of Fame; worked with CCA and the Mansur Group on downtown strategy; the Morris Fund Drive has over $4 million in pledges for renovation and expansion of the Morris Performing Arts Center; sold the land for the GSA building at Main and Western; improved the alley adjacent to the new Macri Deli in the East Bank; saw the grand opening of Central High School Apartments. In addition, Tom Eddington has performed more than 175 design reviews Is, -5- South Bend Redevelopment Commission Annual Organizational Meeting - January 2, 1996 6. 7. It. 1995 ACCOMPLISHMENTS (Cont.) in addition to his work in the South Bend Central Development Area. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Organizational Meeting of the Commission, Mr. Hunt made a motion that the meeting be adjourned. Mr. Donoho seconded the motion and the meeting was adjourned at 10:25 a.m. Paula N. Auburn, President ADJOURNMENT G-- Ann E. Kolata, Director