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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-01-16 Redev Authority MinutesG C+J 14 SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY SPECIAL MEETING January 16, 2012 1200 County -City Building 2:06 p.m. 227 West Jefferson Boulevard Presiding: Raphael Thomas South Bend, IN 46601 The January 16, 2012 Special Meeting of the Redevelopment Authority was called to order at 2:06 p.m. by its President, Raphael Thomas. There was a quorum present. 1. ROLL CALL Members Present: Mr. Raphael Thomas, President Ms. Carolyn V. Pfotenhauer, Vice President Mr. Jose Alvarez, Secretary Redevelopment Staff: Mr. Donald Inks, Director of Economic Development Mrs. Cheryl Phipps, Recording Secretary Mr. David Relos, Economic Development Specialist Mr. Lawrence Meteiver, Legal Counsel 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. Approval of the minutes of December 21, 2011 Mr. Thomas noted that under New Business it states "...Gil Michel, is interesting in purchasing" interesting should read "interested ". He also would like the property addresses listed in the minutes. Ms. Pfotenhauer also noted that Mr. Sikora was not listed in those attending the meeting and he should be listed. Upon a motion by Ray Thomas, seconded by Carolyn Pfotenhauer, the Authority approved the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of December 21, 2011 as amended with those corrections. 3. New Business a. Redevelopment Authority approval of Resolution No. 176 authorizing the transfer of real property to the South Bend Redevelopment Commission Mr. Larry Meteiver said he and Dave Relos are both here to explain. Back in the 1990s, the Authority took title to a number of properties for a redevelopment project, which didn't go forward for some reason. They are asking that those properties now be transferred to the Redevelopment Commission for disposition. Mr. Relos said the properties were HDC houses. Mr. Relos believes there was a lease between the Authority and the Commission for the houses, and a bond issued to do work in the downtown and to acquire the houses. HDC wants to dispose of the properties so they will need to be transferred to the Commission to :4 The Redevelopment Authority January 16, 2012 Meeting Minutes enable them to be sold. Ms. Pfotenhauer asked if we were sure that we would not want these properties in the future. At the last meeting she made a recommendation that if the properties are sold that they are sold with the agreement that the property owners will have to maintain some standards of upkeep for the properties. If someone purchases the properties and doesn't maintain them well that would reflect badly on our department and the City. Mr. Relos said we are looking to have them owner occupied. The ones we sold to Gil Michel are next to his house so he lives in the neighborhood. He is a part of the neighborhood organization, has kept his house up, has no code violations and is current on his taxes. Ms. Pfotenhauer said she could see that we were screening those who desire to purchase the homes but would like to see standards in writing that people will need to abide by. Mr. Alvarez said he strongly agreed —if it isn't in writing it isn't going to happen. Perhaps restrictions of what they can and cannot do to the property. Upon a motion by Ms. Pfotenhauer, seconded by Mr. Alvarez, the Authority unanimously approved Resolution No. 176 authorizing the transfer of real property to the South Bend Redevelopment Commission. 4. NEXT MEETING DATE: February 1, 2012 5. ADJOURNMENT Mr. Alvarez asked for a list of all Redevelopment Authority owned properties. Mr. Inks said he will supply that to each of the members via email. There being no further business to come before the Redevelopment Authority the meeting was adjourned at 2:12 p.m. H:\ WPDATA \AUTHORTY\2012 \011G12.SPECIAL MIN.DOC 2 JaldInks, Director