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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRM 07-21-00I SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING July 21, 2000 10:00 a.m. Presiding: Robert W. Hunt, President 1. ROLL CALL Members Present: Member Absent: Legal Counsel: 1308 County -City Building 227 West Jefferson Boulevard South Bend, Indiana Mr. Robert W. Hunt, President Ms. Marcia Jones, Vice - President Mr. Matt Kahn, Member Mr. James Caldwell, Member Mr. Philip J. Faccenda, Secretary Ms. Cheryl Greene Redevelopment Staff: Mr. Don Inks, Director Ms. Debi Perkins, Recording Secretary Mr. Owen Rock, Economic Development Specialist Mr. Michael Giulioni, Economic Development Specialist Mr. Robert Case, Economic Development Specialist Ms. Hedy Robinson, Economic Development Specialist Ms. Sandy Moran, Economic Development Specialist Mr. Tom Nichol, Intern Mr. Jeff Meyer, Intern Others: Mayor Stephen Luecke, City of South Bend Ms. Cathy Roemer, City of South Bend Controller Ms. Anne Bruneel, Baker & Daniels Mr. Richard L. Hill, Baker & Daniels Ms. Ernestine Ligon, Bureau of Housing Mr. Jim Cierzniak, City of South Bend Resident Ms. Joyce Boaler, City of South Bend Resident Mr. Joe Velleman, Indiana Supply Corp. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. Commission approval of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of July 07, 2000. Upon a motion by Ms. Jones, seconded Mr. Kahn, and unanimously carried, the Commission ,.r• approved the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of July 07, 2000. -1- COMMISSION APPROVED THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF JULY 07, 2000 a South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting -July 21, 2000 3. CLAIMS Redevelopment Commission Claims submitted July 21, 2000 for approval. 212 CDBG COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Petty Cash South Bend Tribune Century Center Board of Managers First USA Financial Bank AEP Ameritech Dainty Maid Bake Shop Marty Scharff s Deli UIC /Great Lakes CNET 324 FUND Shamrock Network Design Abonmarche Consultants Inc. Meadowbrook Golf Group, Inc. 414 SAMPLE -EWING FUND Petty Cash Taplin Environmental 420 SBCDA Jerome E. Michaels Wightman Petrie Environmental, Inc. 424 TIF- SBCDA - BUILDING OPERATIONS CB Richard Ellis Total Upon a motion by Mr. Caldwell, seconded by Mr. Kahn, and unanimously carried, the Commission approved the Claims submitted July 21, 2000, and ordered the checks to be released. -2- $34.84 $66.91 $50.00 $496.00 $13.23 $27.67 $24.95 $140.60 $650.00 $125.00 $7,800.00 $7,450.00 $16.00 $9,742.21 $5,000.00 $1,300.00 $712.51 $33,649.92 COMMISSION APPROVED THE CLAIMS SUBMITTED JULY 21, 2000, AND ORDERED THE CHECKS TO BE RELEASED South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting -July 21, 2000 4. COMMUNICATIONS There were no Communications. THERE WERE NO COMMUNICATIONS 5. OLD BUSINESS There was no Old Business. 6. NEW BUSINESS THERE WAS NO OLD BUSINESS Mr. Inks noted that there would be two additions to the agenda, items 6.n and 6.o. Mr. Hunt requested that item 6.b be heard first. There were no objections and the agenda was amended. b. Commission approval requested for Resolution No. 1784 determining to levy a special tax in the amount sufficient to pay lease rental payments in connection with the lease between the South Bend Redevelopment Commission and the South Bend Redevelopment Authority relating to the Hall of Fame Project. Ms. Greene noted that the lease was previously approved by order of the approval of the State Tax Board in November 1993 and that approval is sought pursuant to a pledge resolution that was previously adopted by the Commission on June 17, 1994. Mayor Luecke noted that the Hall of Fame is actually owned by the Redevelopment Authority and that the authority has issued lease revenue bonds, which leases the Hall to the Redevelopment Commission. Mayor Luecke noted that the Redevelopment Authority is in the process of refunding the initial bonds with a new series of bonds that will -3- South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting -July 21, 2000 6. NEW BUSINESS (CONT.) b. continued... provide a level payment and a level interest rate. The new bond will begin to make principle payments immediately instead of waiting until the year 2005, when they were initially scheduled to begin. Mayor Luecke noted that when the Hall of Fame was first proposed, we had hoped that we would be able to satisfy the cost of constructing and outfitting the Hall through the sale of sponsorships to corporations. Secondly, we had pledged tax increment finance dollars to pay off the lease revenue bonds if the revenue stream from corporate sponsorship was not sufficient. Third, the Redevelopment Commission provided that if the first two sources of funds were insufficient, the Commission would levy a tax to make those payments. Mayor Luecke explained that the City Administration has come to the conclusion that the first two sources of revenue are insufficient. Clearly we have been unable to raise the sponsorship dollars that we had hoped for, and tax increment finance dollars are insufficient to make the payments. We are asking the Commission to levy the tax to support these payments so that we can move forward on the Hall of Fame. Mayor Luecke noted that in connection with the refunding, a number of things also are happening. The original agreement with the National Football Foundation said that they would have to pay no dollars in support of the College Football Hall of Fame here in Q South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting -July 21, 2000 6. NEW BUSINESS (CONT.) b. continued... South Bend, that the City would cover all obligations, both for the financing of the building as well as for operating the Hall of Fame. However, the National Football Foundation has been a partner in moving the Hall forward and has made over a million and a half dollars in contributions toward deficits in running the Hall since it has been open. What we have today is an agreement with the National Football Foundation for the next 5 years that they will take responsibility for operation of the Hall, so any shortcomings in operating the Hall will be covered by the National Football Foundation. That agreement also calls for hotel /motel tax dollars to come to the Hall for promotion and marketing of the Hall. The sponsorship dollars that are in place in the level that we expect will be used for operational subsidy of the Hall. The Professional Sports Development dollars that are garnered by our local Professional Sports Development area amount to about $150,000 per year for the next 5 years. They will be available for upgrading exhibits in the Hall and the interior of the Hall of Fame. After that time, we expect that those dollars will go into an escrow fund to begin to build dollars to have money available when it comes time to replace the roof on the Hall, or to replace heating /air conditioning units, or expenditures of that nature. I believe that the agreement separates out responsibilities in an appropriate manner. The building is ours and we need to pay for it. The operation of the Hall really is most important to the National Football Foundation, though we -5- South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting -July 21, 2000 6. NEW BUSINESS (CONT.) b. continued... continue to retain an interest in it. So for them to step up to that responsibility, we believe that is an important breakthrough, to be able to have that commitment from them to cover operational deficits. In terms of what the impact of the refinanced bonds will have on the City of South Bend tax payers, we project that the bond rate will be some where around 6% and that it will pay off in the year 2017. The average impact of the bonds would be twenty -five cents (.25) on the tax rate, if so approved. As we calculate that for a residential property, the average cost would be around $15.00 for the average residential property in the City of South Bend. Now obviously, there are some homes that are below that, others that are higher than that. One resident homeowner in South Bend can figure out what the impact would be for them individually by roughly multiplying their current tax bill by 1.3 %, so that if someone is paying $1000 in property taxes, the increase for them would be about $13.00; $2000 in property taxes would be about $26.00 increase for the year. Again, we have worked hard to look for other resources to pay off the Hall of Fame debt. At this point I believe that this is the best method to move forward and we appreciate your favorable consideration of this action. Mr. Cierzniak addressed the Commission with the following: 541 South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting -July 21, 2000 6. NEW BUSINESS (CONT.) b. continued... The request for this body to approve Resolution No. 1784 is being heralded by the news media and by boosters such as Project Future's Patrick McMahon as a much - needed solution to the nagging problem of how to pay the $17.45 million Hall of Fame debt. Not so, Commissioners, not so. What this Resolution really means is that the College Football Hall of Fame is a failure, one which must be strapped on to the backs of South Bend taxpayers for the next 17 years. But it wasn't supposed to be that way, was it? Who can forget that bold, confident statement of Mayor Joe Kernan in his "State of the City Address" on Jan. 24, 1994: "The one principle on which there will be no compromise is that the property taxpayers of the City of South Bend will never see a bill, not today and not in 20 years, for the construction or operation of the College Football Hall of Fame. Period. "? Do you remember all the "silver bullets" that would be tried to redeem that reckless promise? First, there were corporate sponsorships that were supposed to pay for the Hall's construction. Only a handful of those sponsorships were obtained, not even enough to pay for the interest on the bonds for the years 1996 through 1999. In fact, the financing loss for those years was $508,115 as you will be able to see in a revealing document I'll give you at the conclusion of these remarks. *(copy of document is attached to the minutes) -7- South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting -July 21, 2000 6. NEW BUSINESS (CONT.) b. continued... When it was apparent by 1994 that sponsorships were falling far short of expectations, the Hall of Fame team switched to the second silver bullet to beguile an uncritical local media which would in turn sell the Hall project to the public. At a triumphal news conference on the eve of a key vote by the Common Council in March 1994, Mayor Kernan announced that he had $7 million in "bond guarantees "from the National Football Foundation and the Friends of the Hall of Fame, a local group of boosters headed by Phil Faccenda. Those "guarantees " caused the South Bend Tribune's editorial board to declare "He Did It" as the title of yet another lap -dog editorial praising Kernan for supposedly raising half the cost of the Hall. To add luster to the bond guarantee scheme, a very "risky scheme " as Al Gore might say, Kernan further announced that two Notre Dame stalwarts, Phil Faccenda and William Sexton would embark on a major fund - raising campaign to put the Hall over the top. Commissioner Faccenda will no doubt remember that news conference as Kernan playfully referred to him as "Dr. " Faccenda. Oh that Joe Kernan! What a sense of humor! Within a month or two, it was apparent that the bond guarantees were meaningless, and, in fact, were off cially forgiven by the Kernan administration. They were simply a ruse to gain a unanimous 9 -0 vote by the Common Council to approve the eventual $17.95 million bond to build the Hall. And what about that fund - raising venture of the Notre Dame Doctors, Faccenda 21:11 South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting -July 21, 2000 6. NEW BUSINESS (CONT.) b. continued... and Sexton? Not one word was ever said in public about its results because there was nothing positive to report. Chalk up another shell game successfully played by the Kernan administration. A couple of years ago, yet another "silver bullet" was promised as the great redeemer of the Hall of Fame's flagging fortunes. Host Communications was brought on board to gain sponsorships and visibility for the Hall. Almost nothing is heard these days about the Host group outside of getting a plug for the Hall in college football game -day programs. One more silver bullet fired without hitting the target. So, August Commissioners, the Hall people, i.e., now the Luecke administration, comes before you today with an unspoken admission offailure: a financial mess has been made and must be cleaned up by you. Of course you must approve Resolution 1784. Bills must be paid. Financial obligations must be honored. It's time to fold up the carnival offlim flam efforts to fund the Hall; it's time to enlist the funds of the local taxpayers to bail it out. What's one more millstone, one more overly- expensive failed government project to fasten around the necks of the taxpayers? But when you pass this resolution, please don't patronize us once again by telling us what a good and necessary project the Hall of Fame has become. It's a flop, a burden, and a laughingstock around town. Don't try to tell us otherwise about South Bend's most famous white elephant. Thank you! 0 South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting -July 21, 2000 6. NEW BUSINESS (CONT.) b. continued... Mr. Hunt asked if there was anyone else who had any comments. Ms. Boaler addressed the Commission with the following comments: I throughly agree with everything that Mr. Cierzniak just said, and I congratulate him for being one of the few Notre Dame graduates who is not blinded by football. From the very beginning, he, I, and others, said it would not work. However, unlike others, Mr. Cierzniak has doggedly stuck with his project: researching, writing, communicating with unflagging ardor. In case you don't know, he is seen as the local "hero ". The man who told the truth about this project and has stood up for the taxpayers despite vilification by the media and the administration. A true "hero". Thank you, Mr. Cierzniak! Now to remarks allegedly made by Mr. Kish. I wish he didn't feel the need to say "we think the attendance is doing just fine, we get better every year ". No, we don't. He and the Mayor use the words "think, believe, hope, trust ". We citizens share none of those sentiments about this project. We know that it will always be a failure. Should never have been begun in the first place. It's a bottomless pit into which our hard earned dollars and pensions pour and will continue to cascade for the next 17 to maybe 25 years. When many of us alive in this room and in this city will have passed on, leaving this terrible burden, worthless burden, for our children. How dis- graceful! At last the Mayor, has publically stated, "You're correct to say, the Hall doesn't make any money ". That's an understatement, Coveleski Stadium, Century Center, the East -10- South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting -July 21, 2000 6. NEW BUSINESS (CONT.) b. continued... Race, nor the golf courses. " He might just as well have added the impending Aquatic Center and the Studebaker Museum to that list. The county juvenile detention palace and the county jail, and of course Riley High School, also will add to the disgusting compilation of projects which are robbing us blind. And you in this room are about to rubberstamp this fiasco. A blighted monument to jaded jocks, and irresponsible politicians whose pride has overcome and overwritten their common sense and intelligence. It's tragic. Thank God Dr. Varner is not one of that maddening crowd. Thank you! Mr. Hunt asked if there was anyone else who would like to address the Commission. Seeing no one, he then asked Mayor Luecke if he would like to re- address the Commission and he indicated that he would. Mayor Luecke made the following remarks: I guess we are in agreement on one issue and that is that we've not been able to make the payments that we had proposed. That is why we are here before you, we have an obligation to pay for the building and the taxpayers have been contributing towards this building for a number of years through general fund dollars. I believe it's best to establish the tax rate. Those general fund dollars are essential for a variety of other issues facing the City, including police and fire salaries and benefits, street department and parks issues. Obviously Ms. Boaler and I have some philosophical differences in terms of what is proper and appropriate for cities to invest in. I -11- South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting -July 21, 2000 6. NEW BUSINESS (CONT.) b. continued... think it is certainly very appropriate for cities to invest in facilities like Century Center, Coveleski, College Football Hall of Fame, Studebaker Museum. Those add to the quality of life in this community; they add to a sense of who we are, where we are. They are important only for local citizens, but also for job attraction to this community. I certainly further dispute calling investing in the juvenile justice center, the jail and Riley High School inappropriate, unless I'm mis- reading you (Ms. Boaler) on that. Those are needed investments in the community as well. I believe that we have seen many positives from the Hall of Fame. Is it a failure in terms of a break -even business? Yes, it is a failure in terms of a break -even business! Is it a failure in terms of the community? I do not believe so! I believe that it will continue to grow and be a mark of pride for the City of South Bend. I believe it has spurred additional investment in the downtown area for the Leighton Center to the Chocolate Cafe. It has been part of a package, including the Morris Performing Arts Center, that might be another, Joyce, that you want to add to your list in terms of investments. I think that it has really been part of what we are seeing as a strong rejuvenation of the downtown and as a city, we have public benefit and continue to try to attract private investment to follow -up on that, to make this a better community. So, thank you for your consideration. Mr. Hunt asked if there were any further comments from the Commissioners. There were none. Mr. Hunt noted that the Commission has a fiscal responsibility to the City of South Bend to protect their good standing in the credit market. -12- South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting -July 21, 2000 6. NEW BUSINESS (CONT.) b. continued... Upon a motion by Mr. Caldwell, seconded by Ms. Jones and unanimously carried, the Commission approved Resolution No. 1784 determining to levy a special tax in an amount sufficient to pay lease rental payments in connection with the lease between the South Bend Redevelopment Commission and the South Bend Redevelopment Authority relating to the Hall of Fame Project. a. Filing of Resolution No. 1783, a Resolution of the South Bend Redevelopment Commission amending the South Bend Central Development Area acquisition list and setting a public hearing for August 04, 2000 at 10:00 a.m. Mr. Inks noted that Resolution No. 1783 amends the South Bend Redevelopment Area by adding to acquisition list the property located at 710 N. Niles Ave. All interested parties have been notified. We request that the Commission set a Public Hearing date of August 04, 2000 at 10:00 a.m. c. Commission approval requested for Resolution No. 1785, approving an application for real property tax deduction for property at Lot 14, US 31 Industrial Park. (Draga Investments, LLC (Indiana Supply Corp.)) Ms. Moran presented the staff report for Resolution No. 1785. She noted that the petitioner proposes to build a 25,200 sq. ft. distribution facility. The building will be constructed on approximately 3.4 acres of land. -13- COMMISSION APPROVED RESOLUTION NO. 1784 DETERMINING TO LEVY A SPECIAL TAX IN AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO PAY LEASE RENTAL PAYMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE LEASE BETWEEN THE SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION AND THE SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY RELATING TO THE HALL OF FAME PROJECT FILING OF RESOLUTION NO. 1783; A PUBLIC HEARING DATE IS SET FOR AUGUST 04, 2000 AT 10:00 A.M. South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting -July 21, 2000 6. NEW BUSINESS (CONT.) c. continued... The total cost for the building will be an estimated $1,000,000 and will be used as a warehouse and offices for Indiana Supply Corp. It is estimated that the project will create six to eight new permanent jobs within the first year, representing a new annual payroll of $225,000 to $250,000 and will maintain six to eight existing permanent full -time jobs with an annual payroll of $225,000 - $250,000. The petitioner has not been granted any previous tax abatements. The property is properly zoned for the proposed use and is located in the Airport Economic Development Area. Mr. Velleman stated that Indiana Supply Corp. is ASK a wholesale business for heating and air - conditioning supplies, dealing with Trane furnace products. He noted that presently the company has $2.5 million in sales in this area. Upon a motion by Mr. Kahn, seconded by Ms. Jones and unanimously carried, the Commission approved Resolution No. 1785 approving an application for real property tax deduction for property at Lot 14, US 31 Industrial Park. (Draga Investments, LLC (Indiana Supply Corp.)) d. Commission approval requested for Certificate of Waiver in connection with the Rental Rehab Loan Program for property located at 619 Sherman. (Neighborhood Housing Services) Mr. Inks noted that item 6.d and 6.e were Certificates of Waiver in connection with the -14- COMMISSION APPROVED RESOLUTION NO. 1785 APPROVING AN APPLICATION FOR REAL PROPERTY TAX DEDUCTION FOR PROPERTY AT LOT 14, US 31 INDUSTRIAL PARK (DRAGA INVESTMENTS, LLC (INDIANA SUPPLY CORP.)) South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting -July 21, 2000 6. NEW BUSINESS (CONT.) d. continued... Rental Rehab Loan Program and that Ms. Ligon was present to answer any questions concerning the two items. This Certificate of Waiver is for Neighborhood Housing Services for property at 619 Sherman. The amount to be waived is $1 ,763.47 as of January 5, 2000. Upon a motion by Mr. Caldwell, seconded by Ms. Jones and unanimously carried, the Commission approved the Certificate of Waiver in connection with the Rental Rehab Loan Program for property located at 619 Sherman. (Neighborhood Housing Services) e. Commission approval requested for Certificate of Waiver in connection with the Rental Rehab Loan Program for property located at 1526 S. Webster. (Neighborhood Housing Services) This Certificate of Waiver is for Neighborhood Housing Services for property located at 1526 S. Webster. The amount to be waived is $850.00 as of February 21, 2000. f. Commission approval requested for Loan and Grant in connection with the Affordable Loan Program for property located at 310 E. Bowman St. (Cleo Mitchell) Mr. Inks stated this is a request for approval for Loan in the amount of $6,350 for home repairs for property located at 310 E. Bowman St. The grant amount is $6,146.25. -15- COMMISSION APPROVED THE CERTIFICATE OF WAIVER IN CONNECTION WITH THE RENTAL REHAB LOAN PROGRAM FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 619 SHERMAN (NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES) COMMISSION APPROVED THE CERTIFICATE OF WAIVER IN CONNECTION WITH THE RENTAL REHAB LOAN PROGRAM FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1526 S. WEBSTER (NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES) South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting -July 21, 2000 6. NEW BUSINESS (CONT.) E continued... Upon a motion by Mr. Kahn, seconded by Ms. Jones and unanimously carried, the Commission approved the request for a Loan and Grant in connection with the Affordable Loan Program for property located at 310 E. Bowman St. (Cleo Mitchell) g. Commission approval requested for Loan and Grant in connection with the Affordable Loan Program for property located at 840 S. 28`h St. (Ronald R. Cox & Shelly E. Cox) Mr. Inks stated this is a request for approval for a Loan in the amount of $4,450 for home repairs for property located at 840 S. 28' St. The grant amount is $4,279. Upon a motion by Mr. Kahn, seconded by Ms. Jones and unanimously carried, the Commission approved the request for a Loan and Grant in connection with the Affordable Loan Program for property located at 840 S. 28`' St. (Ronald R.Cox & Shelly E. Cox) h. Commission approval requested for Loan and Grant in connection with the Affordable Loan Program for property located at 115 N. Sadie. (Charles Orgain) Mr. Inks stated this is a request for approval for Loan in the amount of $8,750 for home repairs for property located at 115 N. Sadie. The grant amount is $7,500. -16- COMMISSION APPROVED THE REQUEST FOR A LOAN AND GRANT IN CONNECTION WITH THE AFFORDABLE LOAN PROGRAM FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 310 E. BOWMAN ST. (CLEO MITCHELL) COMMISSION APPROVED THE REQUEST FOR A LOAN AND GRANT IN CONNECTION WITH THE AFFORDABLE LOAN PROGRAM FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 840 S. 28TM ST. (RONALD R. COX & SHELLY E. COX) South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting -July 21, 2000 6. NEW BUSINESS (CONT.) h. continued... Upon a motion by Mr. Kahn, seconded by Ms. Jones and unanimously carried, the Commission approved the request for a Loan and Grant in connection with the Affordable Loan Program for property located at 115 N. Sadie. (Charles Orgain) i. Commission approval requested for proposal for professional services in the South Bend Central Development Area. (Appraisal of Crescent Ave. Properties) Mr. Giulioni gave a staff report on items 6.I, 6j, 61, 6.1, and 6.m. Mr. Giulioni noted that this item was tabled at the last meeting due to the unavailability of appraisers who were to submit quotations. He stated that only two submissions were provided. The first was from Jerry E. Michaels for $1,500. The second was from Gregory P. Barkley of Baer Barkley & Co. for $2,500. Both appraisers are MAI certified and both of the proposals are within the rate which we would normally pay for professional appraisal services. Two appraisals are needed for each property. Mr. Giulioni recommended the Commission approve both appraisers to complete the necessary work. Upon a motion by Ms. Jones, seconded by Mr. Kahn and unanimously carried, the Commission approved the proposals for professional services in the South Bend Central Development Area.(Appraisal of Crescent Ave. Properties) -17- COMMISSION APPROVED THE REQUEST FOR A LOAN AND GRANT IN CONNECTION WITH THE AFFORDABLE LOAN PROGRAM FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 115 N. SADIE (CHARLES ORGAIN) COMMISSION APPROVED THE PROPOSALS FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES IN THE SOUTH BEND CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT AREA (APPRAISAL OF CRESCENT AVE. PROPERTIES) South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting -July 21, 2000 6. NEW BUSINESS (CONT.) j. Commission approval requested for proposal for professional services in the South Bend Central Development Area. (Removal of Dead/Dying Tree at 613 South St.) Mr. Giulioni asked that this item be tabled due to lack of estimates from tree removal services. k. Commission approval requested for proposal for professional services in the South Bend Central Development Area. (General lawn maintenance of various South Bend Central Development Area properties) Mr. Giulioni noted that certain properties owned by the Redevelopment Commission are not receiving the attention to their exterior property maintenance that they deserve. To ensure that these properties are better taken care of, the staff recommended that the Commission retain a private company to be responsible for the necessary maintenance, such as grass cutting and weed control. He also noted that due to the current seasonal demand for landscape maintenance, the staff was only able to get one quote. That quote was provided by H.S. Altman Inc. The quote includes an initial clean-up and then bi- weekly care. The cost of the initial clean up will be approximately $225.00 for Parcel B and $220.00 for ParcelC. Parcel A will not have an initial clean-up cost. The cost of the bi- weekly care will be $55.00 per parcel. Mr. Giulioni stated that the staff considers the estimate provided to be reasonable and recommended that the Commission authorize H.S. Altman, Inc. to proceed with the clean-up. -18- COMMISSION TABLED ITEM 6.J TO THE NEXT MEETING ON AUGUST 04, 2000 South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting -July 21, 2000 6. NEW BUSINESS (CONT.) k. continued... Upon a motion by Mr. Caldwell, seconded by Ms. Jones and unanimously, the Commission approved the proposal for professional services in the South Bend Central Development Area. (General lawn maintenance of various South Bend Central Development Area Properties) 1. Commission approval requested for proposal for professional services in the South Bend Central Development Area. (Lease Rate Analysis for Palais Royale Retail Space) Mr. Giulioni requested that this item be tabled. m. Commission approval requested for proposal CW for professional services in the South Bend Central Development Area. (Lease Rate Analysis for the Wayne St. Garage Retail Space) Mr. Giulioni requested that this item be tabled. n. Commission approval requested for Satisfaction of Obligation and Release of Mortgage for the property located at 916 South Bend Avenue. Ms. Greene explained that the Satisfaction of Obligation and Release of Mortgage relates to the Rehabilitation Loan Program. It declares mortgage has been satisfied. Upon a motion by Ms. Jones, seconded by Mr. Kahn and unanimously carried, the Commission approved the request for -19- COMMISSION TABLED THIS ITEM TO THE NEXT MEETING ON AUGUST 04, 2000 COMMISSION TABLED THIS ITEM TO THE NEXT MEETING ON AUGUST 04, 2000 South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting -July 21, 2000 6. NEW BUSINESS (CONT.) n. continued... Satisfaction of Obligation and Release of COMMISSION APPROVED THE REQUEST FOR Mortgage for the property at 916 South Bend SATISFACTION OF OBLIGATION AND RELEASE OF MORTGAGE FOR THE Ave. PROPERTY AT 916 SOUTH BEND AVE. o. Commission approval requested for Contract for Sale of Land for Private Development in the Sample -Ewing Development Area. (Charles S. Hayes) Mr. Inks noted that the sale was previously approved and that this is the Contract for the Sale of Land. The purchase price is $1500. Ms. Greene noted that all of the terms and conditions of the agreed upon improvements are listed in the Contract. Upon a motion by Ms. Jones, seconded by COMMISSION APPROVED THE CONTRACT Mr. Caldwell and unanimously carried, the FOR SALE OF LAND FOR PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT IN THE SAMPLE -EWING Commission approved the Contract for Sale of DEVELOPMENT AREA (CHARLES S. HAYES) Land for Private Development in the Sample - Ewing Development Area. (Charles S. Hayes) 7. PROGRESS REPORTS Mr. Inks reported that the staff is attempting to PROGRESS REPORTS get the Commission packets out on Friday, the week before the next meeting. He stated that it may take a while to get to that point, but the staff is working towards it. He also reported that the staff is working on mapping out all of the properties that Redevelopment owns. The property list is being updated and then the properties will be placed on a map. Mr. Inks reported that the staff is reviewing the -20- South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting -July 21, 2000 7. PROGRESS REPORTS (CONT.) lease books and the contract books in order to pull together a comprehensive list of all of the leases with the pertinent details of those leases and also get a list of obligations from outstanding contracts. He also reported that in a couple of weeks the staff would start on the Economic Development Plan, which will be a lengthy process. He noted that he is developing a plan to increase our response time and improve customer service. Mr. Inks reported that the Tax Abatement Report will only be highlighted at the Commission meetings in order to shorten the meeting times. He noted that he and Ms. Greene are working together to define what the requirements are for bids and quotes with the Redevelopment Commission and whatever changes come up would brought before the Commission for approval. Mr. Inks reported that he had asked the Financial and Program Management Division to put together a balance sheet for Redevelopment. It probably will not be until 2001. 8. NEXT COMMISSION MEETING The next Regular Meeting of the Redevelopment Commission is scheduled for August 04, 2000, at 10:00 a.m. • 1 Z�I1 X001 OWN I There being no further business to come before the Redevelopment Commission, Ms. Jones made a motion that the meeting be adjourned. Mr. Kahn seconded the motion and the meeting was adjourned at 10:4 . Robert W. Hunt, President -21- NEXT COMMISSION MEETING ADJOURNMENT Don Inks, Director