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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMarch 2003km _ AGENDA, 3F THE FEBRUW-2 2003 H.F.C. C011ZMISSION MEETING: Regular Meeting ~ 7th Floor — County -City Building Monday, March 17, 2003 7:30 PM II. PUBLIC HEARING A. CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS 1. 2003-0224: 1120 East Wayne Street; restore improperly replaced gutters and downspouts. B. LOCAL LANDMARKS, STAFF PROGRESS REPORT 1. Christmas -in -April Restored Craftsman Bungalow, 401 East Indiana Avenue, South Bend C. HEARING OF VISITORS III. REGULAR BUSINESS A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (January) B. LEGAL REPORT D. STAFF REPORTS: C. of A. Approvals; Correspondence; Studebaker Stamping Plant petroleum remediation; Muessel—Drewery's Brewery; Automobile Shelter in Potawatomi Park. E. COMMITTEE REPORTS 1. River Bank Coordinating Committee Membership & Contact list developed; meeting to be set. 2. Leeper Park Beautification Committee 3. Jefferson School Advisory Committee Meeting set for 2:30 March 19, at SBCSC Office 4. Historic Districts Committee Proofs of 4 district books prepared; 1021 Portage Avenue; 709 Arch Avenue; meetings to be set. IV. OLD BUSINESS Applications for Assistant Director Position, interview schedule V. NEW BUSINESS 1, Muessel Brewery Committee Appointment 2. Possible College Intern -- VI. ANNOUNCEMENTS & MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS VII. ADJOURNMENT STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFIATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Application Number: 2002-0822 Property Location: 1120 East Wayne Street. Property Owner: Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Miller, Jr. Designation: Local Historic District — East Wayne Street Rating: Contributing - 9 HISTORY This is a garrison -style colonial revival built in 1935 for Lydia & James Naus. James Naus, a 1916 graduate of Indiana Dental College, opened an office in the Farmers' Security Building in 1918. He married Lydia F. Miels, and they had a daughter and a son. Naus was a member of the American & Indiana Dental Associations, the 1P District Dental Society, Delta Sigma Delta Fraternity, Knights of Pythias, Kiwanis Club, and a Mason. In 1955 the Nauses moved their home and Dr. Naus' office to 604 S. Eddy Street, and sold this house to Leila & Tracy H. Madole, V.P. of sales for the South Bend Range Corporation. In 1961, the Madoles sold the house to Barbara & Stephen Lobdell. Mr. Lobdell was president of material Handling Equipment Co. At his death, he left the house to Barbara. She sold the house to Mr. & Mrs. Miller in 1987. RECOMMENDATION - The owners, forgetting to obtain a C. of A., hired a contractor to replace their roof gutters. The contractor did, removing a piece of wooden dormice molding in the process. The resulting gutters fail to catch the rainwater. The owner, belatedly, has sought a C. of A. The contractor, although he performed the job according to bid specifications, has kindly offered to replace the non-functional gutters with a more effective gutter, pending HPC approval. Staff feels unable to make a recommendation before seeing the cornice molding, which is supposed to be available for inspection Monday. Mr. Miller: The �Tuttor shape an,,! sie below is standard 5". 951 of all gutters froing U up and made are 5". We tried staying closer to your old -utter size. . You will note, that our new gutters are not too much syn.-aller. In handlin!r water capacity, the new gutters will hold all t h e water coming ., off your roof, particularly so with a down- spout on e=ich end. Standard gutter The black lines indicate exact shape and size of our new heavy 26 guage commercial size manfactured gutter. Unt*Ll.l the last few months, thats the lar -est that was manufactured and my brothers Company and I are the only ones that make this available to / you or anyone. The green lines indicate the size & shape of your old gutters. Although smaller, we can and Cj w.111 P-uar,-intee the new 6" gutters to carry your w.n.ter load. A Mr. Miller: It appears to me, the new 7" heavy 26 guage C> galvanized gutters is the closest to your old gutter cap- acity. Your old gutters (green color) is just a shade /#///// wider at the top but that is more then offset by our new gutters being wider in the front lower areas. Black indicates the size & shape of what new 7" -utters be like. i J/ With the new 7 & 8" gutters this coming year, the 7" gutters will cost 25% more then our stand- ard 6" that is on now. The 811 gutter would and will cost apprx. 50% more the the present 6". . :#re wo!ald upon request install either of the two larger size at no additional cost to you Mr. Miller: As y o u will note, our new 3" gutters is considerbly lara.er then your old. Again, Green __zdicates your old gutter size black indicates what size & shape the nen, 8" would be Thank You A sample of 7 and 8" could be delivered to your home in the event you wish to show to the historical society. PROPOSED HONORARY LOCAL LANDMARK PRESENT HOME OF MR. LOUIS CLARK 401 EAST INDIANA AVENUE SOUTH BEND, INDIANA Historic Preservation Commission Of South Bend and Saint Joseph County March 14, 2003 CHRISTMAS IN APRIL RESTORATION 401 EAST INDIANA AVENUE SOUTH BEND INDIANA HISTORIC CONTEXT In 1916, Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. & C.C. Heurtzelman had this 26 -foot wide by 28 -foot deep house built on Lot No. 8 of the then -new Indiana Avenue Addition to the City of South Bend. The lot was originally assessed at $670, and the house at $1,690, which was a considerable sum of money in those days. Mr. Louis Clark bought this house from a widow who, he understood, was the widow of somehow closely related to the man who built this house, the green house next door, and one other house on the street. He is unable to recall her last name, but says that the last he knew, she was still living in a nearby nursing home. In 1993, the Christmas -in April Program adopted this house. National Steel Corporation donated an entire new steel roof, and Midland Engineering donated the complete installation of the roof, carefully preserving the original characteristic profile of the roof, including the deep eaves and the solid wooden carved roof brackets. Volunteers also painted the whole house, and a good, clean job was done, such that the small, sloped window hoods and the decorative detail under the gable peaks stand out nicely. The sun has apparently burned off the paint on the South -facing part of the roof over the front porch, but the roof remains as straight and fine as the day it was installed, and there is no rust or corrosion yet. The bare spots can be primed and painted, without any additional preparation, and the gutter re -fastened over the steps. ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION This house is built in the classic bungalow style, with craftsman -inspired elements. The foundation of the building is concrete block, painted. The rest of the house is wood frame construction, described in the assessor's notes as mostly pine. There is an offset front porch entry, and a pair of French doors also opening onto the porch. The windows throughout are multiple square panes over one pane, double -hung sashes. The roof slopes from a peak of 23 feet, down to about ten feet over the front and back porches. The front wall of the house extends through the roof, forming a shed dormer over the front entry and a large gable dormer over the French doors. An identical gable dormer facing the rear mirrors the gable dormer in front. All three dormers have decorative knee -brace supports like the main roof gables. A standing seam steel roof has replaced the original craftsman -style shingle roof, and aluminum storm windows and doors have been added. This has not, however, reduced the building's essential grace or significance to the neighborhood. . I While the architectural rating for this house is 9, or "contributing," it is relatively outstanding, among its companions on this block on East Indiana Avenue. Although the original wooden storm doors and windows have been replaced with mill -finish aluminum, the house retains its original divided -light primary windows, broad window frames, French -doors onto the front porch, simple wood -rail porch balustrade with the traditional close -spaced uprights, wooden siding, and, in general, all of the artistic detail so often lost in insensitive renovations of other houses. RECOMMENDATION This site and structure should be recommended to the Common Council as worthy of a Resolution commending the Christmas -in -April program, National Steel Corporation, Midland Engineering, and the home owner, Mr. Louis Clark, for their praiseworthy efforts to maintain the beautiful and well crafted homes built in an earlier period, for active use and enjoyment in our own times. The South Bend Municipal Code, Sec. 21-117.2, provides that: "The Historic Preservation Commission shall have the following powers and duties: (a) . . . . (d) . . . Survey, identify, plan for and advise the Common Council concerning the designation of historic landmarks. (1) The Historic Preservation Commission shall recommend the designation of historic landmarks and the establishment of historic preservation districts on the basis of historical and cultural significance, architectural merit, educational value and suitability for preservation." As there is great cultural significance in the architectural style of the craftsman -inspired bungalows favored by employees of South Bend's many local factories in the early 20'h century, and yet greater cultural significance in the community spirit demonstrated by the Christmas -in - April program, and educational value in the good condition of this house, exactly ten years after it was adopted by the Christmas -in -April program, our recommendation is that a resolution honoring this house and its renovations would be highly appropriate this April, on the tenth anniversary of the renovations. iw �•4 �+����,'`` ' Y `+� `@�T �) 44 "^"�-YFh+lty �r` }./t� �rir `. fr9 �«x' ggtrj �" �4 a jr 4`` y '33 +y• y NW.tea.,.. Y,>L• - ?bP fir. 1;," �� H: 4 � , � 4� ''�•-.ir•�'�" a ��`�k., .. � ti (��.'�G��+. - ' e �'�Y' S. ��1s�{tea �ry � � : .� ,} JP NI Olt ✓ --- , j.i . �Nora a�L 11111 .�' *1Y apt Studebaker Oliver RE DEVEL.;bPM ENT Building a t V I a Stove Luck. Table of Contents =�,` Y� �R Budget Description ................... :.~: :: Page 1 Cleanup Grant Criteria .................. fes. ......: { Page 2 A. Sustainable Reuse of Brownfields/Developmenf Potentia)-e':.�..... Page 2 B. Reduction of Threats to Human Health and the-Environment, .:-... Page 4 C. Reuse of Existing Infrastructure . ... ......... Page 7 •a D. Greenspace/Open Space ..................... Page 7 .:R E. Community Involvement ............. Page 8 City of South Bend Brownfield Poli6v Statement ............ Attachment A Public Advertisement of March 13, 2003 'Meeting ........... Attachment B Public Mailing Notice and Mailing List .:.................. Attachment C Letters of Support ....................................... Attachment D Studebaker/Oliver-.Steering .Committee Member List ......... Attachment E Studebaker/Oliver Public`Awareness Brochure ............. Attachment F City of South Bend Brownfields Cleanup Grant Initial Proposal . Attachment G Studebaker/Oliver Redevelopment Project Area Source Area Noted for EPA Brownfields Cleanup Grant Cleanup Grant Budget Description Project Tasks Budget Categories Community Source Remediation Pre -Remedial Remediation Reporting OW Monitoring Total Involvement Assessment for Pen and Bid Activities and Post - Remediation Document Remediation Planning Preparation Reporting Personnel $400 1. $4006. $8009. $600 1z,,$800:15. $4,0001s. $7,000 Travel $2,6002. Equipment Supplies $2003. $2,0004. $3007. $9,0001o. $14,000's: $50011:$4',000 9. $30,0006. Contractual $47,4845. $9,5008. $59,000,11, $62,000,14, $10,00017. .$61,000 20. $248,984 Other Total • $3,200 $49,484 $10,200 ",$68,800 $76,600 `,�',,,$11,300 $69,000 $288,584 Local Share $49,484 $39,100 $88,584 Notes: 1. Includes staff preparation for and participation in community meetings 2. Includes staff time, expenses and travel to and from the 2003 National Brownfield's" Conference in Port][an d, Oregon 3. Includes supplies for public mailing and meetingto present the initial proposal document 4. Includes report supplies and environmental sampling piing ieiqu"IpTent (i.e., bailers; pumps; hoses; etc.) 5. Includes intrusive investigation by taking 26 soil samples and 20 groundwater samples to determine the horizontal and vertical extent of the CDCs at the source area 6. Includes time for document review" 7. Includes supplies and expenses , related, to preparation of, the,remedlation plan and bid documents 8. Includes time fdr,piep-a" ration of I contractor bid documents, a"bidd9cument, a project -specific Health & Safety Plan and a Quality Assurance Project Plan e' lecti8n of bids Includes 6m for review and se .9. 10. Includes reagent application well andground"r monitoring well materials (i.e., riser pipes, screens, sand pack, grout, bentonite pellets, surface fittings and surface protectors), as well as a new gate to access the property.. 11. Includes installation of five clusters of application wells, three monitoring well clusters (or up to five couplets), drilling observation and documentation, groundwater sampliriglanalysis to establish a baseline, behch-scale remedial testing and characterization/disposal of investigation -derived materials 12. Includes time for, remedial action coordination:', 13. Includes reagent for Fenton -like reaction, diso6saibie hoses and environmental sampling equipment (i.e., bailers, pumps, hoses, etc.) I 14. Includes two reagent, 'applications, observation and documentation of remedial activities, groundwater sampling/analysis during and immediately after remedial activities, Health,& Safety monitoring and investigation -derived waste characterization/disposal 15. Includes time for document review., 16. Includes supplies and expenses r "related to �reparation of the report documents 17. ' Includes time for preparation of the7remediation report and describing post-treatment monitoring activities 18. Includes time to establish institutional controls on -Site through deed restriction and off -Site via an ordinance 19. Includes report supplies, disposable hoses and environmental sampling equipment (i.e., bailers, pumps, hoses, etc.) 20. Includes time for quarterly sampling of reagent application wells and selected groundwater wells over a period of two years and time for preparation of quarterly and annual summary reports of findings Cleanup Grant Criteria A. Sustainable Reuse of Brownfields/Develovment Potential 1. South Bend has a vision and long-term strategy to redevelop and reuse Brownfield properties throughout the City. Over the last 10 - 15 years the City has successfully undertaken a number of brownfield projects. The City has created a brownfield database for our commercial corridors that is currently being expanded to cover the remainder of the city. We are currently involved in (x) brownfield projects including the TJX site (80 acres, 500,000 square feet of new construction), Fredrickson Parkremediation, the Studebaker/Oliver project (141 acres, 3,500,000. vacant square feet:), Fitterling landfill remediation (26 acres), and several smaller projects°along our commercial corridors. In addition, a Brownfield Team has been established to coordinate the;efforts of all 'City departments in addressing brownfield issues. `A copyVof the Brownfields Policy ,. Statement is attached as Attachment A. The City has a Wellhead Protection Ordinance and is''also"covered by the St. Joseph County Source Water Protection Ordinance and- Well Drilling &: Water. Supply Systems Ordinance. All of these ordinances are designed toprotect the groundwater and prevent future environmental problems. An engineer from:the".South Bend Water Department sits on the county Water Resources Advisory Board. South Bend also has a vision and long-term strategy to redevelop and reuse the former Studebaker Corporation factory complex. When,, tudebaker ceased operations in South Bend in 1963, the community:had.a plan for xeuse of theTa:ctory complex. That plan was to replace the Studebaker Corporation with new. ,and smaller industries, located in the former Studebaker Buildings: That.effort was very successful, as new independent operators purchased the buildings" "and,located businesses in the foundry, engine plant, stamping plant;'and Avanti production facilities. The remaining structures were occupied by light manufacturing and warehouse firrns.,The large power plant was demolished to make way fora new pentratoolice and.fire station. This situation lasted for the next twenty to thirty years: Overtime, the businesses that occupied the former Studebaker buildings began to shut "`down'or move out of their existing facilities. In their place came lower intensity uses, until.vacant buildings and -warehouse space became the dominant land uses in the Studebaker Corridor. The primary exception was South Bend Stamping which was owned by Allied Products Corporation. Having taken over the stamping plant and final assembly buildings in the.1960s and 1970s, that business prospered where others failed. Although Allied Products eventually sold the business, the stamping plant continued to operate with a workforce of more than 500 union employees until June 1999 when the firm's parent company filed for bankruptcy. The plant immediately lost their contracts and the plant was forced to close down. This occurred during the planning process for the Studebaker/Oliver Redevelopment Strategy, therefor the stamping plant became a -2- primary focus of the group (further described in E.3) that was tasked to create a vision for the Studebaker Corridor. The creation of the Studebaker/Oliver Plow Works Redevelopment Strategy in 1999 was the first step toward ending a long-standing blight that the community has faced for more than thirty-five years. The vision that the group laid out was a phased approach to eventually redevelop the entire Studebaker factory complex into a light industrial park. The group had no desire to put "all the city's eggs in one basket" again like they had with. Studebaker Corporation. Diversification of businesses and uses on the site would;benefit'both>the local economy and the stability of the future development. If one, business were to fail, it would not leave the city with a giant dinosaur building in need„of significant public investment. By catering to smaller industries and distribution`fir ns Ithe redevelopmer t;strategy,aspired to create a sustainable and stable reuse plan for the area.;' . 8 Implementation of this strategy began with the acquisition of the,South Bend Stamping plant and former Oliver Plow Works property in March 2d02:,Ttie`Oliver property was identified as the first phase of implementation for the strategy; and the, -37 buildings that stood on that site have already been demolished,, and site work is underway that will create seven new parcels for industrial. development' South Bend Stamping complex has been dormant since the City acquired it, as itis to be'the second phase of the strategy following the redevelopment of the Oliver, property: The City has°conducted Phase I and initial Phase II environmental assessments of the area andis beginning the environmental remediation process at the stamping plant. Following thereinediation stage, the property o through gh will demolition, site,M.p paration,re •infrastructure construction, and new private : investment and develo meat: infrastructure, and finally the construction of new light industrial business facilities. This plan was developed in 1999 and driven by a 1998 market study of the reuse potential of the former Oliver Plow Works site. That market study identified the target market for urban industrial development in South Bend to be three to five acre sites for construction of buildings in the range of 25,000 to 50,000 square feet with the ability to double in size. That size of facility was, and is, a part of the industrial market that is in high demand, in the community. The stamping plant property is made up,of"44 acres of land with 1.5 million square feet of vacant industrial space. That land; if.clearedand combined with the surrounding former Studebaker sites, will composeS2 acres ofindustrial land located in the heart of South Bend's industrial core. Revitalizing that`ared zs a'goal of the Sample - Ewing Development Area plan, the City's comprehensive plan, thexegion's ., Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy;pandil a Studebaker/Oliver,- Redevelopment Strategy that was adopted by both the South Bend Common.Cop icil and the South Bend Redevelopment Commission. 3. The economic impact of this portion of the Studebaker/Oliver:Redevelopment project is estimated at 1,260,000 square feet of new light;industrial developmeritaover a fifteen -year time frame. The strategy estimated that"1,750-new jobs will be eith&ri etained or created in the new industrial park. The strategy also estimates that;ri@w industrial facilities would generate $46 million in private capital investment: The tax" base for this area will fall in the short-term, as properties are.acquired'and demolished, butAhe end goal of increasing the tax base will be met when'iiew construction-aind private` investment begins on the site. Property values in surrounding'neighborhoods`and `commercial areas are expected to increase as the blighting influences are removed. ` B. Reduction of Threats to Human"Health and the Environment 1. Based on investigations performed at -the Site by APT in 1995 and Hull & Associates, Inc. (Hull).in-2001, organic chemicals of concern (CDCs) present in groundwater beneath the'Site include: " " " ;r -Tetrachloroethene(P,CE) " Trichloroethene (TCE)-..y,, 1,1,1 -tri chloro ethane,(1;1;1-TCA) 11-dichlroethane (1;1: DCA) cis- I.24chloroethene (cis-1,2-DCE) trans=l,2=dichloroethene (trans-1,2-DCE) Chloroform Carbon", Tetrachloride sec-butylbenzene n-propylbenzene Isopropylbenzene (Cumene) p-isopropyltoluene Naphthalene In 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene xylenes Of the above organic CDCs, PCE and TCE exceed Indiana Voluntary Cleanup Program (VRP) Nonresidential Land Use Cleanup Goals. COC concentrations were compared with Residential Cleanup Goals in recognition of the potential for contaminated groundwater to migrate off-site and eventually beneath residential properties. PCE, TCE, n- propylbenzene, 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene and 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene exceed Residential Cleanup Goals in at least one groundwater monitoring well_In the"case of n- propylbenzene, 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene and 1,3,5=trimethylbenzene;, Cleanup Goals were derived using equations in the VRP Resource Guide Attachment F.'(fuly,1996). Investigations by APT and Hull determined the presence ofone or more source' areas for PCE (and potentially TCE) beneath buildings near'the southwest,quadrant of 1.the former stamping plant property, where solvents were apparently'stored aril used for parts degreasing during the period of operation by Studebaker Corporationand Allied Products Corporation. The source areas appear to be persistent; and may contain dense nonaqueous phase liquids (DNAPL). The source areas are also contributing dissolved volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to a plume that moves in the direction of groundwater flow (toward the northwest) and extends beyond the Site's northern boundaiwThe City will be utilizing a Brownfield Site Assessment"grant frond the Indiana Development Finance Authority to further define the nature and delineate the -dimensions of the source areas. Based on a preliminary risk -assessment conducted as:partof an initial Phase II Environmental Site Assessment; potential human exposures include ingestion and/or dermal contact with watef&rived from wells and inhalation of COCs volatilizing from groundwat'er.`into�,indoor air. Of particular_concern are the chlorinated compounds PCE and TCE; which are:widely distributed across the Site and migrate off-site in the direction of adjacent residential properties. These compounds have the potential to .biodegrade into vinyl 'chloride; which is in general more toxic than the.mother compounds. Human health effects associate, dpWith exposure to PCE and TCE include: Central nervous„system disorders, including dizziness, headache, vertigo, arid, confusion • liver and kidney cancers and leukemia • Developmental; effects of fetuses • Liver and kidney damage • Birth defects • Cardiac abnormalities in children • Tumors in the lung, liver and testes -5- The City of South Bend proposes to use Cleanup Grant funds to remove, to the extent that is practicable, COCl from source areas. Source removal will promote monitored attenuation of down gradient (i.e., relatively dilute) portions of the aquifer. Based on the experience of the City's consultant, and considering local hydrostratigraphy and the relatively limited dimensions of the source areas, the City believes that in-situ chemical oxidation that employs a Fenton -like reaction would provide permanent and cost- effective removal of organic COCs in groundwater source.areas. The City would supplement remediation by establishing institutional control sprohibiting extraction of groundwater at the Site for potable use or uses that could result inhuman contact. To the extent possible, the City will also create an ordinance,thaf prohibits -use of groundwater for all purposes other than for non -contact industrial applications: -Finally, the City would monitor attenuation of dissolved organic COCl following removal of the source areas. It is anticipated that removal of the source areas will result in short-term elimination of the ground -to -indoor -air volatilization pathway. Furthermore, in combination with institutional controls, the remedial effort will eliminate human, health exposures, and thus the above listed health effects, related to ingestion or contaetwith contaminated groundwater. 2. The City does not believe that activit es described in -B. I.- will affect the environment. The source areas are located beneath a former automobile manufacturing facility in an industrial portion of the City. No sensitive ecological receptors`were identified on or surrounding the Site during previous environmental site assessments. The contemplated remedial technology will be focused on small areas (ie:, the source areas) and.does not result in production of toxic compounds. While out -gassing of carbon dioxide occurs during the chemical oxidation process, pressure build-up is unlikely due to the relatively uniform sand and gravel deposits that make up the unsaturated zone and aquifer beneath the site -Furthermore; the area in which"chemical oxidation would be applied is currently vacant, as is the rest of the former"stampingplant property. 3. Information regarding the populations surrounding the site was obtained online from the =. US. Census Department. The database indicates that the site lies within Census Tract area 0027.00. Within this census, tract,area, the total population is 1,422 with an average 'household income of $28,047;'Children are presumably represented within the above population: Approximately 27.5% of the households in the tract fall below the poverty line. Of the total populaiion;approximately 48% are minority with a large population of Hispanics "(44%) ''fi > -: ;✓;,: 4. Funds provided by the grant will remove health threats to sensitive populations as described in B.1 (above). In a general sense, the funded remedial activities are expected to improve the welfare of sensitive populations to the extent that these activities. promote redevelopment of the Site and provide work opportunities to underemployed sectors of the local residents. M 5. The City has enrolled the Site in Indiana's VRP (#6020803) and is currently preparing a Remediation Work Plan. Indiana's VRP provides risk-based cleanup standards that address public health during and upon completion of the redevelopment process. The City has held meetings with the Indiana Department of Environmental Management to obtain assistance with the technical approach to cleanup and redevelopment of the Site. The City's Brownfield Team, which includes Water Department representatives in their membership, has periodic meetings that include strategies to identify, and address risks related to the Site. C. Reuse of Existing Infrastructure 1: The redevelopment of the site will reuse existing. infrastructure in "any waywfeasible: However, in some instances utilities such as sewer1mes, water lines, and roadways'are not configured appropriately or have insufficient"capacity io-serve redeveloped properties as large as those in this project. New roadways within the former. Studebaker property will be the primary investment in new infrastructure "made during'this project. However, the other utilities such as gas, electric, water,�sewer and fiber optic will" need to be reconfigured within the site boundaries. With.the "demolition of the buildings on the site will come the need to realign the infrastructure to betterineet the needs of the new industrial park. The plan for the infrastructure calls' for`the continuance and extension of the City's existing utility system into'the site, where themerivork,formerly stopped at the property line. 2. The City has made it a priority to reuse existing "utilities`and infrastructure to both save costs and associated materials. The storm and sanitary sewers that serve the site will continue to do so. However, the lines that are contained within "the site boundaries will be demolished and replaced with linesthat are configured for the new parcel layout instead of the former'".Studebaker building"layout:"The sewer mains that serve the site have sufficient cap acity;forlght industrial development. Incoming utilities such as electric, gas, water and fiber optic, lines also have, sufficient capacity to serve the proposed 82 -acre .light industrial park. In fact, an existing electrical substation is located in the center of the complex, and it will remain in place to provide electrical capacity for the new industrial park.'_, D. Greenspace/Open"Space 1. Brownfield redevelopment is, inherently sympathetic toward open space preservation. By redeveloping propertywithin the city, open space on the edges of the urbanized area can be saved. By limiting this greenfield development we further the stewardship of our natural environment and slow down the pace of urban sprawl. When development occurs within the older parts of the City instead of on the periphery the community hits two birds with one stone. Underutilized property is revitalized, while existing green space on the city's edge goes undisturbed. -7- The newly created industrial park at the Studebaker site will bring an underutilized, vacant, and abandoned property back into productive reuse. A large part of that revitalization is the removal of the existing gigantic derelict buildings and replacing them with new modem facilities. The new industrial park will feature pedestrian access and a significantly improved streetscape and street presence. The addition of landscaped berms, masonry gateway signage, tree lawns, and pedestrian walkways will greatly improve the aesthetic appearance and overall character of the entire area. Given the industrial nature of the surrounding land uses, the plan does not call for the creatioii of parkland, as the juxtaposing of two conflicting land uses was deemed inappropriate by the planning group that created the redevelopment strategy. 2. The Studebaker/Oliver Redevelopment project integrates:the efforts and resources of the City's entire brownfield initiative. The City has created a Brownfield Team,`whose; mission encourages redevelopment and adaptive °reuse of brownfield sites.- -A. copy of the Brownfields Policy Statement is provided at AttachmeAnt : By.focusing on brownfield sites South Bend is placing its best foot forward on the path tabecoming a 21" Century City. The redevelopment effort in the Studebaker Corridor is `one of (x) brownfield redevelopment projects and undertakings that the City is managing :By combining the knowledge base of the water, public works;'' engineering; wastewater, community & economic development and legal departments, and the:Area Plan Commission the community has a group of professionals that together manage a series of interrelated brownfield redevelopment projects. Wheri those projects are'coordinated through the Brownfield Team, a better end'producf results:for, the citizens of the community. r= E. Communitv Involvement 1. Residents of South Bend 'were ,notified of the intent to submit the Initial Proposal for the Studebaker Stamping Plant Cleanup Grant to EPA through a South Bend Common Council resolution: A: presentation:ofi the"EPA grant program and the contents of the Initial'Propo'sal" was,made at the Common'Council meeting on December 9, 2002. The resolution authorizing submission of the hitial Proposal was passed at that meeting after a public hearing at which there was no remonstrance or comment on the submission of the proposal. A public meeting on the Final Proposal was held on March 13, 2003 at the downtown brancli' of The St:',Joseph County Library. The notice of this meeting was printed in the March 10,2003 edition of the South Bend Tribune (See Attachment B). The Meeting was announced'at"the March 10, 2003 meeting of the Common Council and copies of the notice were available:at'ihe City Clerk's office. Two hundred fourteen copies of the Meeting Notice were also mailed to community leaders, neighborhood organizations, business organizations, the Studebaker Corridor Redevelopment Strategy Steering Committee, the Community Revitalization Enhancement District (CREED) Advisory Board, co-chairs of the Commercial Corridor Steering Committees, Common Council members, Redevelopment Commissioners and other parties. (See Attachment C for a copy of the Notice and the mailing list.) The Meeting Notice provided a brief explanation of the proposed use of the grant funds, where to review a draft of the Final Proposal and an address to submit written comments on the proposal. (X) people attended the Public Meeting and their comments have been incorporated into this proposal. The Cleanup proposed in this Final Proposal is one component of the redevelopment strategy discussed in Section E.3. below. It is related to a'source area at the former stamping plant and is consistent with the approach outlined iri the;Studebaker/Oliver Redevelopment Strategy. w� The letters of support are provided in AttachmentpD: ` 2. The Studebaker/Oliver Redevelopment Strategy is; expected; to take 10 to 15: years to completely revitalize the area at a cost of $13,000,00046 $33;000,000. The magnitude of the problem is overwhelming. It is a huge challenge°to the,local "community. Recognizing that South Bend cannot handle this by itself, the City has'built partnerships with the State of Indiana and the federal goveni ' nenf.to work cooperatively on the project. The site has been entered into Indiana'sVoluntary Remediation Program and the work plan will be filed with the Indiana Department of Environmental Management in April 2004. In addition, financing for portionsof the'project has been funded through grants from the State of Indiana and the federal,governirient as well"as' a HUD Section 108 Loan. Between 2000 and 2002 the City has obtained more than $7.6 million for the project. Of this amount approximately $28 million.has been"in'state and federal grants, a $3.4 million HUD Section 108 Loan and $1.4 million in local funds. Additional resources will be needed to continue with the:progress that has been made to date and the City is looking at ways to build on the partnerships'that are already in place. 3. Since 1963.when Studebaker shut down, -.the City of South Bend has struggled with what to, do with the 3,500,000 square feet of manufacturing buildings left behind. Initially the property was divided up and "sold to private individuals and for a number of years many of the buildings were used productively for manufacturing or warehousing. However, over the. last four decades building conditions have deteriorated and manufacturing and warehousing has decreased tto a point where more than 75% of the space was vacant. In 1999.Mayor Stephen J. Luecke appointed a 26 -member Steering Committee to work with the City --to develop, a strategy,for the former Studebaker plant. Building owners, business owners, neighborhood associations, commercial realtors, private developers, historic preservation, the South Bend Common Council, the South Bend Redevelopment Commission, the 'Chamber of Commerce and other community leaders were included in the Committee. ( The Steering Committee membership list is provided as Attachment E). The purpose of the Steering Committee was to work with the City to determine the In viability of the remaining Studebaker buildings and land and to analyze market conditions, infrastructure, re -use potential, site configuration and other issues that would impact the redevelopment of the property. After the Steering Committee was formed, the former Oliver Plow Works site was added to the study. The expanded project area contains a total of approximately 141 acres with nine buildings and 4,500,000 square feet of space. It is divided into three basic areas: Area A ( Studebaker south of Sample Street), Area B (Studebaker north of Sample Street) and Area C (Oliver Plow Works). In addition, a focus group session involving 40 real estate brokers and developers reinforced the idea that the poor condition of the buildings and, fears,of.environmental contamination would prevent the real estate market from absorbing the property in the Studebaker/Oliver area in its current condition. After a six-month long'process:the Studebaker/Oliver Plow Works Redevelopment Strategy was prepared. This was approved°by the South Bend Redevelopment Commission on October 13, 2004 and the South Bend.Common Council on April 23, 2001. The Strategy calls for a 10-15"year program to completely reyitalize the area. It sets forth specific action steps and a timetable :for:revitalizing the area. The primary strategy is for the City to acquire and demolish the;"existing.buildings in Area A and Area C and develop new industrial parks there, for industrial` and warehousing uses. Our overriding goal of the Strategy is to have; clearedland that can be sold for private development in order to increase the tax base and create new jobs in the community. To accomplish the goals of the project, the environmental, condition of the site must be addressed. Since its completion the Studebaker/Oliver Plow'.Works Strategy has been widely discussed in the community. ;;City staff has made presentations at more than eight neighborhood and business association meetings with 'ari'estimated attendance of 300 persons. In addition it has been discussed at numerous City Council and Redevelopment Commission meetings. The:South Bend Tribune has run several articles about the strategy and, in,June 2002, a newsletter was prepared outlining the Strategy and reporting on the.status of redevelopment efforts to date, This newsletter was mailed to approximately 704. neighborhood and community leaders and was distributed at all branches of the St. Joseph County Public Library and at City of South Bend offices. A copy of the brochure is attached'at Attachment F. We expect to provide annual updates to the.community through future editions of the newsletter. Our June 2002 newsletter is currently.being translated into".Spanish and future editions will be printed in both English and ,Spanish.versions. During the summer of 2001* the staff worked with the Upward Bound Program at the University of Notre Dame on a six-week project where the high school freshmen and sophomores analyzed the conditions at Area A and developed their own re -use ideas for the property. Their report.was presented to the Common Council in September 2001. During the 2002-2003 school year, staff has been working with a University of Notre Dame economics class on Urban Decline and Poverty. The college juniors and seniors in this class have been studying the impact of the decline of the Studebaker and Oliver -10- manufacturing operations on the adjacent neighborhoods and the local economy. As mentioned above we have been very public in our discussion of the strategy for redevelopment of the project area. We have not had any opposition to the project - in fact the community has been widely supportive of the Strategy and wants to have it implemented as rapidly as possible. The overall sentiment seems to be that 40 years of empty, deteriorating buildings is too long - let's move on and get them demolished and new businesses built. Through the Steering Committee mentioned above, the reuse planning had broad community involvement and consensus Wasreached on the plan and the strategy. 4. We have had ongoing communication about the project,w th the communityythrough:the newsletter published in 2002 and future editions that will be�distributed at least annually. We expect the 2003 update will be mailed to the entire'population of South Bend by including it with monthly water bills. In addition` we". will continue to provide speakers to various neighborhood and business organizations and expect the South Bend Tribune to continue to provide stories on progress of the project. Newsletters will be printed in English and Spanish. Articles on the project have been printed' n:the Indiana Department of Environmental Management's Brownfields Bulletin,and the Indiana Association of Cities and Towns newsletter, Actionlines:= The City of South -Bend has had articles about the project in its Progressive Profile which is sent to all community organizations and leaders. ,t -11- THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF SOUTH BEND & ST. JOSEPH COUNTY MONTHLY MEETING MINUTES March 17, 2003 7h Floor, Commissioner's Conference Room County -City Building, South Bend, IN MEMBERS PRESENT: Lynn Patrick, Joann Sporleder, John Oxian, Diane Wrobel-illes, Gerald Ujdak, Martha Choitz, Mary Jane Chase, Virginia O'Hair, (arrived at 7:36) MEMBERS ABSENT: STAFF PRESENT: Catherine Hostetler Karen Hammond -Nash, Director Thomas Bodnar, City Attorney Wayne Doolittle, Inspector ALSO PRESENT: Robert L. Miller Jr., Andy Laurent, (Community & Economic Development), Barany Sheet Metal- E.J. Barany, (owner), Don Sporleder, Louis Clark I. CALL TO ORDER JOHN OXIAN: Calls meeting to order at 7:30. II. PUBLIC HEARING A. CERTIFICATES OF APPROPRIATENESS 1. 2003-0224; 1120 East Wayne Street; restore improperly replaced gutters and downspouts. KAREN HAMMOND-NASH: The owners, forgetting to obtain a C. of A., hired a contractor to replace their roof gutters. The contractor did, removing a piece of wooden cornice molding in the process. The resulting gutters failed to catch the rainwater. The owner, belatedly, has sought a C. of A. The contractor, although he performed the job according to bid specifications, has kindly offered to replace the non-functional gutters with more efficient gutters, pending HPC approval. I have seen a photograph of the cornice molding that was removed and this owner has it with him. My staff recommendation is to do whatever is necessary to restore the good condition of the gutters. The inappropriate five inch roof gutters should be removed and replaced with eight inch ogee profile gutters that resemble the size and profile of the original gutters. Additionally, the wooden molding removed from beneath the original gutters should be reinstalled or replaced with molding of a similar profile. The installation of gutter screens, helmet, or covers is left to the owner's discretion. ROBERT MILLER, JR: I live in the house located at 1120 East Wayne Street. We started having some work done last summer. We had some windows that were rotting out so we decided to have the windows replaced. We contacted the HPC and Wayne Doolittle came out. When the man was putting up the windows he noticed that the siding on the front, which is near the second floor, was rotting out too. So, we contacted the HPC and made arrangements to have this replaced. The job was done to our satisfaction. The fellow that was putting up the siding noticed that the gutters were rusting out. I did not know who I should contact that would know how to install this type of gutters. When we were going to have some gutters replaced on the back of the house, the man informed us that nobody installs that kind of gutters anymore. I then contacted Mr. Doolittle and he gave me a name of somebody that I could contact. Since I received this information while it was still winter I did not contact this man as soon as I should have. When I did call him he came out and looked at the job and informed me he was not interested in doing the job. I then asked him for a name of someone else who might be able to do the job and he gave me the.name of Mr. Barany. I then called Mr. Barany and he gave us a bid that seemed reasonable so I then informed him he could go ahead and start doing the job. When he finished the job, I looked at it and my first thought was that the HPC isn't going to approve of how the gutters look and suddenly I realized that I was doing this in the wrong order. I then also remembered that I had not contacted the HPC first before having this work done, and I therefore offer my apology to the HPC for not doing so. I have always followed HPC guidelines in the past with the exception of this one time. Mr. Barany is here with not quite the exact samples of what will be used as a replacement for the gutters. MR. BARANY: The sample we have here is a larger size of the original gutter. Due to a shipping error the sample was shipped to me in aluminum instead of galvanized steel. The company claimed that the sample is now being made in seven and eight inch. The company also claimed that they do not have any in stock right now and that it would probably be thirty days until they could get some more in again. Capacity -wise any one of these sizes would be able to carry the load of water that is coming off the roof. JOANN SPORLEDER: After looking at the photographs of the work that needs to be completed at the residence, Joann asked the following questions. JOANN SPORLEDER: Why is the paint peeling on the molding? ROBERT MILLER, JR: I don't think that was replaced when we had the siding put on. The paint that was there on the siding before was peeling badly and that was one of the reasons why we needed to have it replaced. JOANN SPORLEDER: I don't understand these photographs of the cornice piece that was removed. Where was the cornice piece located? ROBERT MILLER, JR: I do not know. I would have to let Mr. Barany answer that question for you, because he would know. JOANN SPORLEDER: So, I guess the reason why you're replacing the gutters is actually because they did not catch the rain water that was coming off the roof. ROBERT MILLER, JR: We replaced the old gutters because they had rusted out. I was concerned about the new gutters because there was a much larger gap from the tip of the roof to the gutters than there used to be. It was a very noticeable gap and it seemed to change the appearance of the house. It was then that I realized that we were not supposed to do what we did. KAREN HAMMOND-NASH: Also, the gutters now hang mostly under the eaves. JOANN SPORLEDER: The reason I am asking this is because before I can give you an approval on anything I would like to really understand what the problem is. From what I can see the water will not drain into the gutters because of the way the gutters have been installed. If the water does not drain into the gutters properly it will run back along the eaves and eventually go under your shingles. So, I think that the gutters should be placed in a different position with the eaves to stop this problem from occurring. MR. BARANY: Since these gutters were somewhat smaller than what the original gutters were, we were left with the question as to installation. Should we go higher or should we go lower with the gutters? If we go lower with the gutters then we will have to cover the gap underneath the eaves. If we go higher with the gutters by two inches it should catch the water that is running off the roof, however, we would then have to do some filling in underneath the eaves with either extra siding or try and make it look like part of the gutters. JOHN OXIAN: How wide were the old gutters that were up there? MR. BARANY: There used to be eight inch gutters on the house. We have recently installed six inch commercial gutters on the house which were the largest available and the largest made until they came up with this example within the last few months or the last few weeks. JOHN OXIAN: So, if you put the crown molding back up and you put up eight inch gutters then you will have accomplished the job, correct? MR. BARANY: Yes, very much so. Capacity -wise they are much larger than the old ones. As far as size goes your seven inch gutter is the closest in size, shape, and prevalence and is also a bit lower. GERALD UJDAK: Was there a backing board behind the gutter? MR. BARANY: Yes, there was back board behind the apron gutter that went under the shingles the whole length of the roof. JOANN SPORLEDER: So, now tell me where the new gutter is going to be put up so that the bottom of the gutter is in the exact same relationship to the roof as the original gutter was. MR. BARANY: More than likely it will take an eight inch gutter. JOANN SPORLEDER: How is this gutter attached? MR. BARANY: There is a cut off that goes up onto the roof. They call it an apron gutter and that has to be sheared off and you use part of the apron like you would girt flashing. JOANN SPORLEDER: I move that application number 2003-0224 at 1120 East Wayne Street approve the reinstallation of an eight inch gutter which has the profile that closely matches the original ---and in such a way so that it replicates the original. The reapplication of the crown molding piece goes behind the gutter. JOHN OXIAN: Is there anything else we need to include in this motion? KAREN HAMMOND-NASH: That the gutter screens and covers be done at the owner's discretion. LYNN PATRICK: Seconds the motion and the motion passes unanimously. B. LOCAL LANDMARKS, STAFF PROGRESS REPORT 1. Christmas -in -April Restored Craftsman Bungalow, 401 East Indiana Avenue, South Bend, Ind. JOHN OXIAN: Mr. Clark is here tonight and we are going to declare this a landmark by resolution instead of by ordinance. If the Commission approves it, then I will take it before the Common Council. JOANN SPORLEDER: Why are we doing it that way? Why can't we just do it the way we always do? JOHN OXIAN: The staff is recommending resolution; I, myself, would rather go the same old way I have always done it. JOANN SPORLDER: Is this in an historic district? JOHN OXIAN: No, though we did look at East Indiana Avenue at one time. We also did make a landmark on East Indiana Avenue, which was the old former Studebaker Building. The exterior of the building almost ranked as a nine or ten. We did this because of the historical significance of the building. We also looked at it as a possible district because there were several blocks in there that would have at one time qualified for a small district; but, right now we are going with land marking. So, if you want to do this by ordinance instead then fine. KAREN HAMMOND-NASH: The building is rated as a C -nine (contributing) and has been significantly altered from its original style and character. JOANN SPORLEDER: I thought the renovations that had been done had improved the house's style and character. All except for the roof, which looks like it is a very nice roof. JOHN OXIAN: Mr. Clark, how much of the house has been changed? MR. CLARK: Only the roof, which Christmas in April did that. Basically when I bought the house back in the 1970's, I changed nothing on the outside of the house, except for the windows. The way that I bought the house is the way it still is, except for the roof. I plan on leaving the house the same way that it is now. I haven't had any reason to make changes to it in the last thirty years, and I am not planning on making changes to it now. Basically it is a wood frame house, which is called a bungalow, I believe. At my age I am not planning on changing anything on the house. The way the house looks now is the way it is going to look when I die. I will have to have the windows replaced because they are drafty. When I do replace these windows, I plan on matching the windows as closely as I can to the original wood grain windows that are already there. This is the only thing I am planning on changing since I have lived there. I would also like to paint the house and I hope that this is ok. KAREN HAMMOND-NASH: I am passing around a resolution for all of you to sign regarding Mr. Clark's house. LYNN PATRICK: If this resolution passes will he have to get a Certificate of Appropriateness? KAREN HAMMOND-NASH: If the resolution passes then Mr. Clark will not need to get a Certificate of Appropriateness for alterations to the house. If the ordinance is introduced and passes the Common Council then he will need a Certificate of Appropriateness for anything he does to the exterior of the house or the yard. The Commission can recommend either an ordinance or a resolution to the Common Council. JOANN SPORLEDER: Suppose we can do a resolution now and if we wanted to we could do an ordinance later, couldn't we? JOHN OXIAN: No, if you do a resolution now and I go before the Common Council with the resolution, it will not be changed to an ordinance later. There was brief recess for consultation. JOANN SPORLEDER: Maybe, perhaps we should ask Mr. Clark how he feels about having this house declared a landmark knowing that it entails coming here every time you want to do anything with the house. MR. CLARK: I have no problem with doing this. I think that it is an honor for me to be chosen. I think that it shows the work that I have done is paying off somewhere. JOHN OXIAN: Mr. Clark came over to my place and even gave me the consent form and called several times to see if it went through. So, I will leave it up to you as to whether you want to go by resolution or by ordinance. MARTHA CHOITZ: I would like to make a motion that the Christmas in April Restored Craftsman Bungalow be taken to the Common Council on resolution for designation as a local landmark. GERALD UJDAK: Seconds the motion and the motion passes unanimously. C. HEARING OF VISITORS ANDY LAURENT: I am with city division of Community and Economical Development. You may see from your packets that we hosted a public meeting for a grant application that we will be submitting to the USEPA. Wayne attended that meeting last week and suggested that I come here to give a quick update on the status on both this grant application and the Studebaker Oliver Redevelopment Project. I think I will keep the presentation short and answer any questions that you might have. To start off with this grant that we are applying for is a $200,000.00 dollar cleanup grant. We are going to combine this grant application with the one from the State Indiana Development Finance Authority Petroleum Remediation Granting Center, which is also $200,000.00 dollars. We will be using this money to try and clean up a source area in the soil at the former South Bend Stamping Plant property. USEPA grant money will be used to clean up that source area in the ground water. So, basically we are going for two different funding sources to clean up this one area that is contributing chemicals to the ground water and to the soil. Basically, this source area was caused by both Studebaker and later South Bend Stamping operating a degreasing pit where they would take their dye presses. After awhile grease would build up on their dye presses and they would take them to this pit and they would wash them down with these coroneted solvents, in essence turpentine, and this collection of coroneted solvents and greases would collect into a run off pit which unfortunately had drains in the bottom that went straight to the ground. So, over the past probably seventy years this operation went on until in 1999 when South Bend Stamping shut down. This is one of our priorities we keep on the project from the environmental cleanup side, so this is the one we are going after first. At the Studebaker area A properties (reference brochure) which include the old foundry which is now Underground Pipe and Valve, the old maintenance building which is Huggins Tool and Die, the old engine plant which is South Bend Lathe, and the vacant South Bend Stamping property. Today the majority of our work has been site assessment work, which is basically testing to see what's there. We are in the process of conducting an interior assessment and we have got a reasonable handle on what is in the soil and the ground water. We are now going through the buildings and taking an account of asbestos, lead paint, and things of that nature and we hope to get that report within a month. On the Oliver side of things, the demolition continues and all the above ground work that is going to occur has been completed. The contractor is currently working on the below ground segments, which include the tunnels, slab work, underground utilities, etc. We hope to have the contractor off site by August I't. The renovations of the boiler house structure and the demolition interior that will occur with that project you may have seen was advertised on Friday of last week. We hope to award bid, I believe, on April 4''. So, that work will get started this summer. We have an interested purchaser for the boiler house and smoke stack and they will be moving their business in there. We are working with them on some of the work that will be done to the boiler house in accordance with John Lappet. Hopefully, we can get them in by their deadline, which is April of next year. After the demolition is completed in August we will hopefully get a road constructed this year before the ground freezes. So, we are working with USEDA on getting some funds for that road. So, that is were the public stands at this point and I would be happy to answer any questions or take any comments that you have on both the grant application or the project as a whole. I see that you have some photocopies of this marketing piece, and I have full copies if you are interested. GERALD UJDAK: Which site is the more seriously polluted, Oliver or Studebaker? ANDY LAURENT: I would'say that Studebaker is? GERALD UJDAK: In that one location that you mentioned? ANDY LAURENT: Right, this is the area that is most contributing to ground water. GERALD UJDAK: How about the area in the back of the machine shop? ANDY LAURENT: The area just south of South Bend Lathe is where APT, which was a consultant that worked for South Bend Stamping, they basically had a report that pointed to an area right on the other side of the fence there. We need to conduct some more tests and activity in that area. GERALD UJDAK: They used to dump all of their cutting oils there. ANDY LAURENT: Right, and I believe there is also a cyanide bath in there. ANDY LAURENT: We are waiting for South Bend Lathe's approval to get in to that building to conduct some interior site assessment activities. We went through in the summer and that was when the property was changing ownership and the South Bend Lathe business had gone through bankruptcy, so they basically told us to come back later. So, we will be coming back in the next couple of months to actually get back in there and do some work. Our consultant seems to think that it was one of two things, either some of the information APT had may have been faulty or the other possibility is what they found at that site is actually coming from this area, the vapor decreasing operation down in Building 86. GERALD UJDAK: Well, my information is from people who work there. The old way in 1930's and the 1940's was to pour it out onto the ground and just forget about it. ANDY LAURANT: Some of these chemicals travel differently through the ground and the ground water. This source that we are dealing with here down in Building 86 is coroneted solvents, and as those products biodegrade they actually become worse because they breakdown into vinyl chloride, which is actually a more toxic chemical than then the original chlorine solvent. GERALD UJDAK: Yes, but, those are modern cleaners. ANDY LAURENT: Well, at Studebakers we found shipping records that state that Studebaker had these chemicals shipped in as early as the 1940's. So, these chemicals are not as modern as we had hoped. Some of those dyes when they were put in the 1920's, those dyes and presses would have had to been degreased. These chemicals were modernized as time went on and different chemicals were added to them; but, it was always the same basic degreasing chemical. The problem is that as those chemicals were in the soil they just slowly reached out over time into the ground water. Even though relief may have occurred fifteen years ago this source area is continuing to contribute. GERALD UJDAK: What is the water table there? ANDY LAURENT: Between twenty and twenty five feet. At one time the water table was actually quite a bit lower, because Studebaker was pumping a lot of water out. As those activities decreased the water levels increased. GERALD UJDAK: The Studebaker wells were on the North Side of Sample Street where the city facility is. ANDY LAURENT: Right, and as they were using those wells they dropped the water table so low because they were pumping out, so those (B.O.T.'s) got into the soil at that level and then the water table level rose up and the problem is basically the saturated zone has risen. GERALD UJDAK: Now, has the city looked at the possibility of all that stuff migrating to the North Side of Sample Street? ANDY LAURENT: Our information is that it already has. We have some monitoring wells around the Municipal Services Underground Source Tank and we do get some hits of coroneted solvents. It doesn't actually seem to be affecting the east -west access road for the new Public Works Service Center, and if it was it receded. When we went out last fall we dropped about forty-eight borings to try and find out where this pool was. GERALD UJDAK: How deep did the borings go to? ANDY LAURENT: Forty feet. MARTHA CHOITZ: So, are you asking us for our support in getting the word around to attend the meetings if we feel that we would like more information? ANDY LAURENT: The meeting was on Thursday of last week. We are accepting written comments until tomorrow. But, any comments that any of the commissioner's may have I would be hapy to add to our grant application. The deadline for this grant application is March IV , so we have to get this application out tomorrow for sure. On the EPA grant, if you look at the blue shaded area on that map you can see that those buildings kind of correlate to these here and you have got this L-shaped building, and the source area we are talking about is right here under that building and the ground water is moving this way. As an underground source of water it's moving North; and as it is moving North it is dissolving. JOANN SPORLEDER: Who is doing all of this work? ANDY LAURENT: The city is. The city acquired this property in April of last year and basically our strategy is to tackle the remediation first. JOANN SPORLEDER: So, do you contract this work out? ANDY LAURENT: We had a general environmental consultant on the project and they have in essence created our environmental strategy out there and they are helping us work with the Indiana Department of Environmental Management; but, the work actually goes out as a cleanup grant if we get the funds, and the work will then go through a public bid process. LYNN PATRICK: Is there anything we can do to help you get those funds? ANDY LAURENT: A letter of support would certainly be appreciated. Obviously we are working on a tight deadline because we are trying to get this out the door tomorrow. The more opinions that we have in support of our letter the better. JOANN SPORLEDER: Are you taking down these buildings first and then doing the remediation? ANDY LAURENT: Remediation first. Depending on how big the source area is, we may have to take down some parts of these buildings in order for us to get to this source area. The long term strategy is for demolition of all of these buildings, it's simply that we do not have the money right now to do this. Remediation is the pressing concern and that is what we want to get rid of first. JOANN SPORLEDER: You feel like you can do this remediation even if the building is in place? ANY LAURENT: The strategy that is called for is remediation activities, which in essence entails injecting hydrogen peroxide into the ground and it chemically oxidizes the compounds which basically create carbon dioxide, water, and salt which will help to clean out the ground. There will be two different applications of this done and they estimate that it will take about two years for these applications to take effect. MARTHA CHOITZ: Has any pollution been found in any homes around the area? ANDY LAURENT: No, all of the properties that are down radius are institutional, commercial, or industrial. There are only about, between here and the river --eventual out fall of this ground water --there are only by our estimation about twelve wells, and everyone else is on city water. We believe the majority of these wells are for sprinkler systems, and actually Gates has one for their car washing. MARTHA CHOITZ: What about if you live by a creek or things that have been covered up? ANDY LAURENT: Well, the ground water at this stage is slowly moving towards the river so there are no fast moving water currents. JOANN SPORLEDER: Have you done any test wells or confronted any test wells near the river? ANDY LAURENT: Well, the city has test wells around the wells themselves; John, you could probably speak for this one, and we have compared the results and these chemicals that we are dealing with are not reaching the wells. JOHN OXIAN: They have already tested those exploratory wells over there to see if there is any pollution, mainly because of Memorial Hospital—someone has already put in some monitoring wells. LYNN PATRICK: I would like to make a motion that Karen drafts a letter to the EPA after receiving the contact information from Mr. Laurent. Would it be possible to have her sign it on behalf of the Historic Preservation Commission if we all vote on it given our time restrictions, indicating in the letter that we took a vote and we were unanimous and supportive of the EPA Remediation? MARTHA CHOITZ: Seconds the motion and the motion passes unanimously. III. REGULAR BUSINESS A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (January) KAREN HAMMOND-NASH: Nobody has called me with any complaints, questions, or problems, and frankly, I am stunned. JOHN OXIAN: The reason you don't have February's minutes was because the transcription machine was not working right; but, the machine has been fixed and is now working properly. VIRGINIA O'HAIR: I will make a motion to approve January's minutes. MARTHA CHOITZ: Seconds the motion and the motion passes unanimously. B. LEGAL REPORT JOHN OXIAN: Did you do anything concerning Madison yet? THOMAS BODNAR: No, because we are about to have some reorganization done within our office right now correlating tasks. JOHN OXIAN: So you will know then sometime before the next meeting what we are going to be doing with Madison. D. STAFF REPORTS: C. of A. Approvals; Correspondence; Studebaker Stamping Plant Petroleum Remediation; Muessel-Drewery's Brewery; Automobile Shelter in Potawatomi Park. JOHN OXIAN: I am going to put the Muessel-Drewery's Brewery part down below. The Studebaker Stamping Plant Petroleum Remediation recommendation was already presented. Going on to Certificates of Approval. KAREN HAMMOND-NASH: The have been three Certificate of Appropriateness approvals. They are as follows: The book store at 231 South Eddy Street. I granted them a Certificate of Appropriateness to replace foundation plantings. 2. At 1132 Lincoln Way East; there is a concrete block and exposed plywood garage. granted a Certificate of Appropriateness for double -four inch vinyl siding to match that which the commission approved for the house. The plywood that had been used to side the garage previously has been up there for several years and apparently completely unpainted. It looks as if someone just started on the garage and used it for ten or twenty years without painting it. So, it now should match the house and anything they do to it should be an improvement over what it was before. 3. A certificate for the same address to install new three -in -one shingles, shape and color of the owner's choice, and to replace flashing panel with an identical flashing panel or exactly replicating what's there. JOHN OXIAN: What about correspondence? KAREN HAMMOND-NASH: Most of the correspondence has been sent to commission members. The only additional matter is a request from the Troyer Group received today for comments regarding a proposed three and one half mile long by ten foot wide walking path starting at the Northeast corner of the intersection of Riverside Drive and Angela and ending at Darden Street Bridge. The historic structures that would be affected that I can identify would include the Darden Street Bridge, what appear to be old tombstones, and one of the park areas, and also the South Bend Waste Water Treatment Plant Administration Building, which is rated an F-12, 1956 Art Deco by Solid Construction Company. Troyer has asked for a comment or a response from the commission. I don't know if you want to make your comments at this meeting or if you want to arrange some later time for consideration. I can either pass the map around or leave it here on the table for you to look at later. There was a brief discussion held among commission members regarding the walking path that Troyer Group is proposing to build. JOHN OXIAN: Karen, why don't you construct a rough draft letter and send it to the Troyer Group? In the letter you can list all of the commission's concerns regarding the proposed walking path. JOHN OXIAN: Going on to the Automobile Shelter in Potawatomi Park. Do you have anything to say about that? KAREN HAMMOND-NASH: I attended the River Park Neighborhood Association meeting. Some measure of satisfaction and concern was expressed regarding the Park Department's restoration plans for the automobile shelter. As you may know the Park Department plans are to restore the roof and the promenade and to demolish the core of the building. Also in reference to that meeting I got a call the next day from members of the association asking if John, as an expert, on Lincoln Way highway historic issues and to would to their next neighborhood meeting. As you know the Automotive Tourists Association donated that building to the city of South Bend because of its proximity to Lincoln Way Highway. They built it for the accommodation of early automobile travelers on Lincoln Way highway and before there was the development of apparently many accommodations in the city of South Bend that accommodate our automobile parking, and after the development of automobile camping. JOHN OXIAN: What we should do with this instead of messing around with it, is to do what I told Virginia to do, and that is make it into a landmark and that would stop anything else from happening. KAREN HAMMOND-NASH: The invitation, by the way, for the next River Park Neighborhood Meeting, while particularly and especially focused at John, considering he is an expert on the Lincoln Way highway, is also open in general to anyone else who would like to attend. The meeting is scheduled for April 3`d, at 7:00 at the River Park Partnership Center which is located at 2625 North Side Boulevard. KAREN HAMMOND-NASH: Let me also say that the Park Department's efforts regarding restoration were absolutely heroic; and that if the Park Department is asked to withhold demolition of the core, then this might actually even save them some money. Whatever else we can say about them, we should thank them for their efforts to save what ever they are saving. E. COMMITTEE REPORTS 1. River Bank Coordinating Committee Membership & Contact list developed; meeting to be set. LYNN PATRICK: I received some information from Neil today at the DNR that I have been waiting for. I called to talk to him about the possibility of getting some more information from him, and he has just gone on vacation and he will not be back until the 24`h. So, I plan on getting more information from him then. Basically, as I said, the DNR cannot legally comment about things just for scenic value. My big concern, and I think Karen's, and a lot people of South Bend, is the extensive use of riff-raff (broken concrete) around the riverbank. So, I am going to work and try and find out from Neil what the DNR would like to see better for wildlife and everything, so that I have something better to go on when I start talking to people about this project. After I talk to Neil, I plan on calling all of the people on my list that are interested and have us get together and have a meeting about this, so we can all be moving in the right direction. Neil gets back from vacation on the 24`h' He has spent a lot of time working in the DNR and he is my contact on this matter and I need his expertise before I can proceed any further. I should have more for you at the next meeting. 2. Leeper Park Beautification Committee John Oxian made a presentation at the meeting of the Leeper Park Beautification Committee. 3. Jefferson School Advisory Committee GERALD UJDAK: We will hopefully have our last meeting set up for March 19`h at 2:30 at the South Bend Community School Corporation office regarding the windows and doors at Jefferson School. 4. Historic Districts Committee JOHN OXIAN: The proposed landmark at 1021 Portage Avenue has gone through. All of the other landmarks have gone through, including Diane's house in the county, the one on Lincoln Way West, and the two street lights on North Shore Drive. There have been proofs of four district books prepared so far. KAREN HAMMOND-NASH: On 709 Arch Avenue, the Liaison Committee for the Edgewater District has brought to the attention of the HPC that there has been trespassing on this lot where the house was once located. This vandalism has come in the form of trespassing vehicles driving on the lot and making the lot a muddy mess. Therefore, the Liaison Committee for the Edgewater District is asking the HPC for their help in relocating another house onto that lot. IV. OLD BUSINESS Applications for Assistant Director Position, interview schedule KAREN HAMMOND-NASH: I intend to interview the applicants for the Assistant Director's position by the end of this month, and then supply all of you with a report. JOHN OXIAN: The Executive Committee will then interview those applicants and state which ones they would recommend for interviewing and then give their recommendation to the board. The board will then hold discussions on who they feel would best qualify for the position. V. NEW BUSINESS 1. Muessel Brewery Committee Appointment JOHN OXIAN: First I would like you to read what you have in front of you and then I am going to have you make a choice. You can either have a committee or we can all get together as a whole and go over this. So, whatever we do, it is going to have to happen within the next two weeks. So, which would you like to have --a committee or all of us get together? If you have questions on this just send it to the committee because the city wants us to give an opinion within the next two weeks. 2. Possible College Intern KAREN HAMMOND-NASH: Nothing definite to report at this time. VI. ANNOUNCEMENTS & MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS DON SPORLEDER: There's going to be a continuing education seminar on the 2003 Indiana Building Code. Registration cost for the seminar is $15.00 per person. JOHN OXIAN: Moved that staff be instructed to attend this seminar. The motion was seconded and there was general agreement. VII. ADJOURNMENT Four people made the motion to adjourn the meeting. Four people seconded the motion and the meeting adjourns at 9:15.