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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFeb 1990t\\\ \ / •• 1865 City of South Bend Joseph E. Kernan, Mayor Office of the Mayor NEWS RELEASE FROM: FOR RELEASE: 10:00 A.M. MAYOR JOSEPH E. KERNAN WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1989 FOR THE POINTE AT ST. JOSEPH APARTMENTS I am very pleased to be here today with members of the South Bend Redevelopment Commission, Lynn Carlson Weber - Vice President of Can -American Realty, Peter Fugiel - Assistant Vice President of John Nuveen & Company, and Steve Luecke representing the South Bend Common Council. Today marks the start of construction of The Pointe at St. Joseph, a very important project in the history of South Bend. This is an $11.5 million, 202 unit apartment project that is the first new residential project in the East Bank area. The East Bank has been a priority project for the City since 1980 when it was declared a redevelopment area. Over the years, countless people in our community have worked together to develop the East Race and its surrounding area. We have seen these efforts result in the construction and successful operation of the East Race, the development of new restaurants, office buildings and two hotels. Today we see the start of the first new construction market rate apartments in the area. This project is important to the East Bank, to the downtown and to the entire community. The developer of the 202 unit apartment complex which fronts County -City Building • South Bend, Indiana 46601 • 219/284-9261 0 Telefax 219/284-9892 ,the St. Joseph River and East Raceway is an affiliate of Can -American Corporation. 0 The project will have 82 one bedroom units and 120 two bedroom units, and is scheduled for occupancy in September. Construction financing was arranged with Mellon Bank, and permanent financing was provided by John Nuveen & Company. The construction of the project is a joint venture between Bor-Son Construction based in Minneapolis and Verkler Construction Company of South Bend. The architect is Winsor/Faricy Architects from St. Paul, Minnesota. The rent on this luxury residential community will range from $480 to $610. Included will be a full size washer and dryer, mini blinds, balconies, spacious living areas, security buildings and spectacular river views. The Club House will have a large fully equipped party room, an exercise room, tennis court, whirl pool, out door pool, BBQ grills and a pedestrian path. Heated underground parking will also be available. For more information, write the managing agent at: Canadian Financial Housing Corporation 1117 Marquette Avenue South, Suite 200 Minneapolis, MN 55403 ATTN; Cindy Newport or call (612) 332-5544, Ext. 100 I would finally like to thank all of the people who have devoted their time, attention and expertise to the project: Redevelopment Commission South Bend Park Board Economic Development Commission South Bend Common Council All of the group who carried petitions for the East Race Bond issue Can -American Realty Mellon Bank John Nuveen & Company Bor-Son Construction Verkler Construction All of the many community supporters who have helped on this project. • C7 AGENDA OF THE RE(---' ILAP HONTHELY MEET IW, OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Third Floor Conference Room 7:30 p.m. - Regular Monthly Meeting February 19, 1990 I. Call to Order II. Roll Call III. Public Hearing IV. County/City Building A. Certificates of Appropriateness - (Reviews) 1. 601-613 Lincolnway East - ED Regular Business A. Approval of Minutes - January 15, 1990 B. Treasurer's Report - January 1990 C. Correspondence D. Committee Reports 1. Certificates of Appropriateness (Report) a) 717 Lincolnway East - ED 2. Budget & Finance a) Revised 1990 Budget 3. Legal 4. Historic Districts a) Meeting with Lincolnway East 5. Historic Landmarks a) Central High School C.of A. Meeting 6. Public Relations & Community Education a) Streetlight Meeting 7. Personnel a) Pay increases for three positions 8. Staff Reports a) New Survey Manual b) Semi -Annual Meeting with DHPA c) Bi -Monthly Report d) 1990 Work Program e) HLFI Quarterly Regional Meeting Old Business New Business A. Committee Appointments for 1990 B. Historic Trees on Lincolnway West C'. L, `0 , ra, ; '( (t: " Hearing of Visitors Announcements & Miscelaneous Matters Adjournment .i I N U T E S • Regular Meeting February 19, 1990 I. Call to Order Third Floor Conference Room County/City Building The meeting was called to order at 7:35 p.m. II. Roll Call MEMBERS PRESENT: Mrs. Joann Sporleder; Mr. Jed Eide; Mrs. Janeanne Petrass; Mr. John Oxian; Mr. Herb Herendeen; Mr. David Chapleau, Deputy City Attorney; Mrs. Lori Dixon, Director; Ms. Mary Wikman, Research Assistant. MEMBERS ABSENT: Mr. F. Jay Nimtz; Mr. Odell Newburn; Mrs. Martha Choitz. ALSO PRESENT: Ms. Jean Crumlish; Mr. David Emmei; Mr. Thomas Panzica; Mr. Kevin Boughal, South Bend Tribune. III. Public Hearing • A. Certificates of Appropriateness 1. 601-617 Lincoln Way East Because of a recent alteration in the plans for the above-mentioned property, as approved by the Commission at its January meeting, Mr. Thomas Panzica appeared before the Commission to request an ammendment to the original.Certificate of Appropriateness. The original Certificate of Appropriateness permitted a standing seam metal roof. The new proposal would utilize asphalt shingles as the roofing material. Mr. Panzica presented samples of the shingles he would like to use. Upon conclusion of his presentation, Mr. Herendeen moved to approve the prosect plans as amended; Mrs. Petrass seconded; Motion approved. Mrs. Sporleder inquired about the results of the Board of Zoning Appeals hearing regarding the screening of the property from across the alley. Mr. Panzica reported that the BZA approved plans for the screening and advised the HPC that the Panzica Croup would return to the HPC for approval of otter screening if such screening should become necessary. IV. REGULAR BUSINESS A. Approval of Minutes • Mr. Oxian reviewed the minutes and requested that "Lincolnway" be changed to "Lincoln Way", and that the spelling of Mrs. Loeffler's name be corrected. Mrs. Sporleder then moved to approve the minutes as amended; Mr. Herendeen seconded; motion approved. B. Treasurer's Report - January 1990 Mrs. Dixon reported that she had altered the format of the treasurer's report to match that of the County Purchasing office and requested suggestions and/or approval of the report. Mr. Eide moved to approve the treasurer's report; Mrs. Sporleder seconded; motion approved. C. Correspondence (Appendix A) D. Committee Reports 1. Certificate of Appropriateness Reports • Mrs. Dixon reported that she had approved an application for a Certificate of Appropriateness at 717 Lincoln Way East. The owner proposed to replace a brick pier and concrete steps which had been demolished when struck by an automobile. The owner will use as much of the remaining material as possible and will replace the rest with in-kind material. 2. Budget & Finance a) Revised 1990 Budget Mrs. Dixon reported that the remainder of the 1989 office budget was carried over into 1990, thus the budget was revised to reflect this (see appendix B). 3. Legal No Report 0 , • 4. Hi t� rir -- T a' i.�i.,_=.�.1-:?rota; -a-+ Lt1i' Mr. Oxian announced that a public meeting will be held Tuesday, February 20, at 7:'30 p.m. in the 11th Floor Conference Room. Mrs. Dixon. reported that the agenda would be limited to review of the standards, but that some citizens may wish to discuss the possibility of being removed from the district. Mr. Oxian asked for a show of hands of those who would be able to attend. Mrs. Petrass and Mr. Herendeen stated that they would be there as close to 7 pm as possible. Mrs. Sporleder suggested that the agenda be strictly observed. The procedure for reviewing and amending the guidelines was discussed. The suggestion was made that the district form a liason committee. S. Historic Landmarks • a. Central High School C. of A. Meeting A date of March 12), 1990, was set for the Certificate of Appropriateness hearing for the Central High School Renovation. The meeting will be "field at 7:30 p.m. in the lith Floor Conference Room. Mr. Oxian requested that a copy of the bids be obtained for Commission perusal. b. Public Relations and Community Education a. Streetlight Meeting Mr. Oxian reported on the streetlight meetinc. sponsored by the Riverside Dr. LHD. Those it attendance represented the local historic districts, other historic neighborhoods, the city engineer's office, the mayor's office, the HPC and I&M, as well as other concerned citizens. He reported that I&M agreed to replace the underground wiring in the older systems. The • failure of the old wiring has caused the older poles to be removed during rewiring anc. to be replaced with newer fixtures. Mr. Oxian explained the tariff system an options open to the districts in detail. These options include the use of metered service, ee*-±rt-ed--service, citizen payment and control, and city payment and control. He then answered various questions and mentioned that Mayor Kernan had publicly stated that he would set up a committee to settle the problem by June 1990. Personnel a. Pay increases for Three Positions Mrs. Dixon discussed the estimated personnel budget. She requested that Ms. Wikman, who was hired strictly to research for the survey, but has since taken on the additiona- clerical duties of an administrative assistant. Mrs. Dixon further stated that tht Community Development Block Grant agreement from the city stipulates that the monies be used, in part, to hire an administrative assistant. She, therefore, requested a $0.21`_ per hour raise for Ms. Wikman, effective as of the next pay period. • Mr. Pastor's contract was to be reviewed in December, but was not reviewed until January - Mrs. Dixon requested that. Mr. Pastor be give,. $7.00 per hourrte= which would not be increased until December. t Mrs. Dixon also requested that the Survey Manager's position pay scale be increased from $13,000 - $15,000 to $14,000 - $16,000. The estimated personnel budgets reflect and ample amount of funding for all raises. Mr. Herendeen moved to raise Ms. Wikman's salary to $6.75 per hour; Mrs. Petrass seconded; motion approved. Mr. Herendeen moved to raise sir. Past_�r's salary to $7.00 per hour; Mrs. Sr_,orle-der seconded; motion approved. Mrs. Sporleder moved to increase the pay scale for the Survey Manarjer's posit -Lon to $14,000-$16,000 and to advertise it as such; Mr . Herendeen secondees ; riiot ion approved .• • • 0 t R? -P ort - a. New Survey Manual Mrs. Dixon introduced Mr. Pastor's new surve; manual. The manual describes architectural terms frequently used by surveyors in the survey of the county and city. It is a montage of terms and drawings taken from other publications. Mrs. Dixon stated that she would make copies available for all Commission members. Mrs. Sporleder asked if the Commission could have the manual published. Mrs. Dixon statec that publication and sale would be consideree. plagiarism. b. Semi -Annual Meeting with DHPA Mrs. Dixon reported that the DHPA staff was pleased with the progress made on both grant by the HPC. She also reported that they approved her tentative plan to totally computerize the survey records, keeping the information on a data base and printing it from the computer onto the survey cards. (seF Appendix C) C. Bi -Monthly Report Mrs. Dixon reported on the activities of the HPC staff since December, including the completion of Quadrant 67 (see Appendix D). d. 1990 Work Program Mrs. Dixon handed out a tentative work plan for the Commission and asked for Commission input (see Appendix E). e. HLFI Quarterly Regional Meeting Mrs. Dixon reported that the meet_nthis quarter will be held at the Morris Civic Auditorium at 11AM on March 7, 1990. The topic will be funding, preservatiDn pro_ects. Any Commission members who would 'like to are welcome to at -tend. V. Old Business • A. Hedgerows and Urban Forestry Mrs. Sporleder stated that a graduate student at Notre Dame was looking for a topic to research. She suggested that he work on hedgerows. He seemed interested and may be conducting research on that topic which would be of interest to the Commission. Mrs. Sporleder also discussed the possibility of obtaining urban forestry grants. VI. New Business A. Historic Trees on Lincoln Way West Mr. Oxian identified the trees in question and requested that this be considered first reading for those trees as historic sites. That portion of Lincoln Way West is currently under state jurisdiction, but will fall within city or county jurisdiction within the year, thus possibly endangering these trees. B. Resolution to Save Wooded Areas Mr. Oxian requested that the Commission adopt a pol' which would state that the Commission encourages tho Common and County Councils to adopt policies which would conserve local wooded areas. Discussion ensued over the style and wording of the resolution. All agreed that such a statement would be useful, and asked Mrs. Dixon to compose the resolution for review by the Commission at a later date. Mrs. Sporleder moved that the resolution be composed; Mr. Herendeen seconded; motion approved. C. Public Relations Policy Mr. Oxian suggested that the Commission adopt a policy that would require any Commission member planning a public speaking engagement, conversing with members of the media, or attending a meeting at which they are asked to speak on behalf of the Commission, to let the president, vice-president (public relations officer) or director know prior to the event. If a situation occurs in which the member is unable to contact any of the above-mentioned people prior to the engagement, they would contact one or all of these persons as soon as possible after the event. Thus, in the event that the media contacts one of the officers or the director, they will be informed prior to contact with the med0 1� u 0 L :o(imittee Appointment. Mr. Herendeen requested that ?ii. Eppointm-nt to +he Certificate of Appropriateness committee in October 1990 be moved to July 1990. Mrs. Dixon stated that she would make that change in the schedule. Mr. Oxian stated that he attempted", to place each Commission member in two or three committees. He then asked for objections. None were voiced. VII. Hearing of Visitors No Report VIII. Announcements & Miscellaneous Matters No Report IX. Adjournment .T..,I i`v JLNWAI 7—ASST HI S T 0 R i C Dy3r RTi_--T • PRESERVATivI.I GUIDELINE REVIEW AGEi�IDA Tl1 t?SCiay . Feh, r nary _', CD MACOG RGOT: 11th Floor County/City uildinc `J i. Cain t�under . I . _e i ng _ = oc dure Ft'G" 1 P c .? t7 t !~' .'1 ie �-!lr �'v� i r y r w �r --res r a _cn �ui._e� j. s . Lin_ _nc,a �.as_ A Lei ijii 1ons .. Environment 1. The District Environment �. Building Site and Landscaping C. Existing Structures Building Materials 2. Roofs and Roofing 3. Windows and Doors 4. Entrances, Porches and Steps S. Mechanical Services Te-, "o-s+ruct ion 1 . izeight and Pr oportiGn 2. Building Materials �. Safety and Code Planning • F. General IV. Revision Procedures A. Election of Liason Committee S. Time Allowance for Review of Guidelines Items for Consideration D. Neighborhood Vote E. Revision and Reprinting of Guidelines V. Discussion VI. ADJOURNMENT • 0 ,7 Appendix C historic preservation commission of south bend and st. joseph county Report of Meeting Date I Time Eel_!ruary 20,7 :Ov p . Fri. I Planner I location I ;.,ori Dixon 1 1 t h Floor County/City Bldct. The meeting wi ti"! citizer:s of Lincoln Way East was attended by nine residents and/or- ,_,roper t y owners, Mrs. Pet rays , Mr. Herendeen, and firs. Dixon, of the HPC. The current guidelines for the district were reviewed and discussed. Laura Wisemann-Gnoth volunteered to lead the nominating committee for liason committee members. Other topics of discussion included the lack of curbing on the south side of the street , the lack of maintenance of the riverbank and the inal>ility of property owners to clean up the area due to highway guardrails, and the pCtential for altering the boundaries of the district. The HPC stated that the_, would attempt rc conrac' the governmental unit resposible for triP.imIng the riverbank along the sidewalk on the north side of Lincoln Way East. The HPC also attempted to clarify any misconceptions regarding district status and the existance of the original ballots. The meeting went fairly well and concluded at approximately 8:45 p.m. r til �.. ;�: e a . • F 9t (" �} (? i L el t Ave„ j historicpreservation commission • of south bend and st. joseph county ROOM 1123 COUNTY CITY BUILDING south bend, indiana 46601 (219) 284-9798 N n T T C F There will be a meeting to review the design guidelines for the Lincolnway East Local Historic District on February 20. 1990, at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in the 11th Floor Conference Room of the County/City Building. 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