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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989-09-22 Minutes__. _.a REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY SPECIAL MEETING September 22, 1989 1200 County-City Building 8:00 a.m. 227 W. Jefferson Boulevard Presiding: Joseph Wroblewski South Bend, Indiana 46601 Vice President The September 22,:1989, Special meeting of the Redevelopment Authority was called to order at 8:05 a.m. by its Vice President, Joseph Wroblewski. There was a quorum present. 1. Roll Call Members Present: Mr. Joseph Wroblewski Mr. Chris Davey Legal. Counsel Mr. Richard Nussbaum II Redevelopment Staff: Mrs, Ann Kolata, Director Mrs. Cheryl Phipps, Office Manager 2. Approval of Minutes a. Approval of Minutes of the Special Meeting of Januar 20, 1989 . Upon a motion by Mr. Davey,. seconded by Mr. 4roblewski and unanimously carried, the Minutes of the Special Meeting of January 20, 1989, were approved. b. Approval of Minutes of the Special Meeting of August 29, 1989 Upon a motion by Mr. Davey, seconded by Mr. Wroblewski and unanimously carried, the minutes of the Special Meeting of August 29, 1989, were approved. Mrs. Kolata asked permission to add two items of communication to the agenda. There was no objection and the items were added to the agenda. 3. Communications a. Communication from Thomas J. Varga, Jr. September 6, 1989 South Bend Redevelopment Authority c/o Ann Kolata 12th Floor, County-City Building South Bend, IN 46601 Dear Ann: Please accept this letter. as my resignation from the Redevelopment Authority. -1- c" I have sold my home in South Bend and am in the process of establishing permanent residence in Granger. • Very truly yours, Thomas J. Varga, Jr. Mrs. Kolata noted that by statute, Redevelopment Authority members must reside in the City of South Bend. Upon a motion by Mr. Davey, seconded by Mr. Wroblewski and unanimously carried, the Authority accepted the resignation of Tom Varga. Mr. Nussbaum noted the Authority's appreciation for Mr. Varga's efforts on behalf of the City during his year and a half tenure as President of the Authority. The Authority has been responsible for two important financing projects for the City, the St. Joseph/Wayne Street Parking Facility and the Coveleski Regional Stadium. Mr. Varga took an active Interest in the Authority's decisions and will be sorely missed.. Mr, Davey asked Mr. Nussbaum to draft a letter-of appreciation from 'the Authority to Mr. Varga. b. Communication from Joseph E. Keenan to George McCullough September 1 4, 1989 Mr. George McCullough • Principal Riley High School 405 E. Ewing Avenue South Bend, IN 46613 Dear George: Thank you very much`for agreeing to serve on the South Bend Redevelopment Authority. I appreciate you volunteering your-time and talents to serve on this very important board. If you could plan on .stopping by the City Clerk's office, 4th floor of the County-City Building, to be formally sworn in prior to the first meeting, on September 22nd. Ann Kolata, Director of Redevelopment, will contact you in the near future concerning the next meeting of th~ Authority. In the meantime, if you have any specific questions concerning this appointment, feel free to contact my office. Thanks again, George, and I look forward to seeing you soon. Sincerely, Joseph E. Keenan • Mayor -2- .., Mrs. Kolata noted that Mr. McCullough had been sworn in as a member of the Authority by the City .Clerk. He was not able to attend this meeting because • of a conflicting meeting at Riley High School. Mr. Davey made a motion that the letter from .Tom. Varga and the letter from Mayor Kernan to George McCullough be entered. into the record. Mr. Wroblewski seconded the motion and the letters .were made part of the record. 4. Election of Officers Mrs. Kolata noted that since Mr. Varga was President of the Authority, it will be necessary to have an election of officers to replace the President, but asked that this agenda item be postponed to the next meeting until all Authority members are present. There was no objection and the election of officers was postponed until the next meeting. ' 5. Authority approval r plans for additional for the St. Joseph/W nested for Resolution No. 13 a~ construction work and the purchase yne Parking Facility Mrs. Kolata explained that the Authority was required to approve the original specifications for the parking garage as being the improvement it would be building with the bond funds.. Resolution No. 13 amends the project to add additional work. The main improvement being added is the construction of two skywalks, one from the garage to the IBM Building and the other from the garage to the former Penneys Building. The other addition is for a a sprinkler system • to be installed in the landscaped .area-next to the garage. Mrs. Kolata showed the Authority members the plans and specifications they were being asked to approve. Both skywalks-will connect to a landing between the second and third floors of the .northwest elevator/stair tower. They will have a metal framework with a domed glass covering. The skywalks will not be heated or cooled, but will be ventilated. The glass will be tinted to match-the glass in the garage. Mr. Davey asked if the City .will be maintaining the skywalks. Mrs. Kolata responded .that we are in the process of negotiating maintenance agreements with the owners of the IBM Building and the Penneys Building and will have those agreements in place before the construction contracts are signed. Both the IBM Building and the Penneys Building will require structural modifications to enable them to support the skywalks. The City will secure an easement to perform those modifications. The City will be responsible for-major maintenance and repair. The owners. of the IBM and Penneys Buildings will be responsible for all day to day maintenance. Mrs. Kolata noted that the construction contract is currently out for bid. Bids are due on October 9th and the contract will be awarded approximately one week later. Mr. Nussbaum noted that there are funds left in the contingency fund for-the garage. These funds will be used to pay for the skywalks. Upon a motion by Mr. Davey, seconded by Mr. Wroblewski and unanimously carried, . the Authority approved the specifications and plans for additional construction ecifications and tional eaui~ment -3- r, :s work and the purchase of additional equipment for the St. Joseph/Wayne Parking Facility. • 6. Other Mrs. Kolata reported that the official opening of the garage will take place next week. 7. Adjournment There being no further business to come before the Authority, Mr.•Davey made a motion that the meeting be adjourned. Mr. Wroblewski seconded the motion and the meeting was adjourned at 8:25 a.m. Jos ph W oblewski, Vice President r '~~ l r ~''-. ~. Ann E. Kolata, Director • -4-