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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAOM 01-02-97SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION ANNUAL ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING January 2, 1997 10:00 a.m. Presiding Officer: Robert W. Hunt 1. ROLL CALL Members Present: Members Absent: Redevelopment Staff News Media: Others: 2. SWEARING IN OF COMNUSSIONERS BY CITY CLERK, LORETTA DUDA Loretta Duda administered the oath of office to the following Commissioners: Mr. Robert W. Hunt, Ms. Eugenia Schwartz. 1200 County -City Building 227 W. Jefferson Boulevard South Bend, Indiana 46601 Mr. Robert W. Hunt Mr. Michael Donoho Ms. Eugenia Schwartz Mr. Philip Faccenda Ms. Paula N. Auburn Mrs. Ann Kolata, Director Ms. Vangelean Binion, Recording Secretary Mr. John Stark, Economic Dev. Specialist Ms. Amy Tweeten, Economic Dev. Specialist Mr. Don Porter, South Bend Tribune Ms. Loretta Duda, South Bend City Clerk se SWEARING IN OF COMMISSIONERS BY CITY. CLERK, LORETTA DUDA Annual Organizational Meeting - January 2, 1997 3. ELECTION OF OFFICERS Mrs. Ann E. Kolata, Director, conducted ELECTION OF OFFICERS the election of officers. Mr. Faccenda nominated Mr. Robert W. Hunt to serve as President of the South Bend Redevelopment Commission. There were no further nominations. The vote being unanimous, Mr. Robert W. Hunt was elected President for 1997. Mr. Hunt nominated Mr. Donoho to serve as Vice - President of the South Bend Redevelopment Commission. There were no further nominations. The vote being unanimous, Mr. Donoho was elected Vice - President for 1997. Mr. Hunt nominated Ms. Paula N. Auburn to serve as Secretary of the South Bend Redevelopment Commission. There were no further nominations. The vote being unanimous, Ms. Paula N. Auburn was elected Secretary for 1997. Mr. Hunt assumed the chair. 4. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 1487 SETTING MAXIMUM SALARIES FOR 1997 AND APPOINTMENT OF STAFF. -2- Annual Organizational Meeting - January 2, 1997 4. Adoption of Resolution No. 1487 (Cont.) Ms. Kolata noted that Resolution No. 1487 parallels the City's Salary Ordinance. Ms. Kolata noted that Resolution No. 1487 sets the maximum salaries for the Redevelopment staff, and appoints the staff. Not everyone receives the maximum salary. Mrs. Kolata noted that there is a three percent increase for each position and some of the staff members have been promoted from one position to another position. The Redevelopment Staff consists of Mrs. Kolata and six Economic Development Specialists. Upon a motion by Mr. Donoho, seconded by Mr. Faccenda and unanimously carried, the Commission adopted Resolution No. 1487 setting maximum salaries for Redevelopment Staff for 1997 and appointed the Redevelopment staff. 5. SET REGULAR MEETING TIMES FOR 1997 Upon a motion by Mr. Faccenda, seconded by Mr. Donoho and unanimously carried, the Regular Meetings of the Redevelopment Commission for 1997 were set for the 1st and 3rd Friday of each month at 10:00 a.m. local time. 6. 1996 ACCOIVIPLISBAIENTS Mrs. Kolata noted that 1996 was a very productive year and provided a summary of Redevelopment accomplishments. -3- COMMISSION APPROVED RESOLUTION NO. 1487 SETTING MAXIMUM SASS FOR REDEVELOPMENT STAFF FOR 1997 AND APPOINTED THE REDEVELOPMENT STAFF COMMISSION SET REGULAR MEETING TIMES FOR 1997 Annual Organizational Meeting - January 2, 1997 6. 1996 ACCOM[PLISHNIENTS (Cont.) During the year four buildings were completed in the Blackthorn Corporate Park: Sullivan Advertising, Nephrology, The Blue Heron Event Center, and the Jack Young Building which is occupied by Orion, a software engineering firm. All these buildings are occupied, but they are not totally completed. Landscaping will be completed in early 1997. She noted that Peterson Engineering is currently under construction. The construction of that building brings the total number of buildings to five, under construction or near completion, in the first year in the Blackthorn Corporate Park. She noted that Redevelopment entered into the Contract for Sale of Land for the Quality Suites Hotel at Blackthorn which will be a five -story building with 150 suites. Mrs. Kolata noted that Redevelopment has received a grant totaling $4,900,000, from the Transportation Finance Authority for the construction of an inter -change at St. Joseph Valley Parkway and Nimtz Parkway. The grading work has begun and the construction work will be bid in March 1997 and completed by the end of 1997. She noted that Garphyttan Wire, the first industrial building in the International Center located east of the corporate park on Nimtz Parkway has been completed. The last two lots in the Toll Road Industrial Park have been sold to Elumatec and -4- Annual Organizational Meeting - January 2, 1997 6. 1996 ACCOMPLISHMENTS (Cont.) Precision Millwork. Precision Millwork is completed and occupied. The LaSalle Company has started the 18,000 s.f. expansion of their building. Also, Absorbtech opened this summer. It is located on Richardson Drive, adjacent to FDC Graphics. She noted that in 1996 there has been 395,000 s.f. of new development and over $33,000,000 worth of private investment in the larger Blackthorn Area. In the downtown area, 1996 saw the start of construction and near completion of the Bankruptcy Court Building, which is about 33,000 s.f. and $4,400,000 of private investment. The renovation of the Robertson's Building into 92 apartments and retail space also began. This is an $8,000,000 project. She noted that the Trammell Crow and Memorial Project is moving forward. This includes about 115,000 s.f. of new development and $11,800,000 of private investment. She noted that Redevelopment has purchased the HTI Building on Crescent Avenue behind the old Design Packaging Building. In the Sample -Ewing Development Area the staff completed 77 acquisitions and 16 relocations in the area east of Fellows Street. -5- Annual Organizational Meeting - January 2, 1997 6. 1996 ACCOM[PLISEM4ENTS (Cont.) There has been a significant amount of work completed on the house move block; the first two house moves have been completed, two additional houses have been moved and construction is to be completed in 1997. One house that existed on the block has been rehabbed. She noted that construction of the Family & Children Center has begun and that the Parkview Juvenile Justice Center is near completion. Construction on Elder Parkway has begun and should be completed by June 1997. Land has been sold to Ivy Tech State College for their new campus with construction to begin in 1997. Land has been sold and three buildings have Awl been completed: Champion SoftWater on Sample Street, Hydronics and Steam Equipment on Main Street, and Midwest Machine on Lafayette Street. These three buildings are currently occupied. She noted that construction has begun on the second portion of the Richard Allen project at Main and Broadway. This is a flexible, light industrial building. His first building is completely occupied and he is starting the second building. She noted that a $60,000 grant has been received from the Economic Development Administration for the study of the former White Farm site (Oliver P1owWorks). Annual Organizational Meeting - January 2, 1997 6. 1996 ACCOMPLISBAIENTS (Cont.) The Design Review process has been streamlined by having the process moved to the Building Department. The Assistant Building Commissioner is the Design Review Administrator for the City of South Bend, and he is handling all projects in the Design Review Area. She noted that the staff has drafted a proposed Landscape Ordinance for the City and hopes to move forward on this in 1997. 7. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Organizational Meeting of the Commission, Mr. Faccenda made a motion that the meeting be adjourned. Mr. Donoho seconded the motion and the meeting w Journed at 10:20 a.m. Robert W. Hunt, President -7- ADJOURNMENT Ann E. Kolata, Director