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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992-02-14 Minutes., ._ , SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY SPECIAL MEETING February 14, 1992 1200 County-City Building 4.00 p.m. 227 W. Jefferson Boulevard Presiding: Joseph Wroblewski South Bend, Indiana 46601 President The February 14, .1992, .Special Meeting of the Redevelopment Authority was called to order at 4:05 p.m. by its President, Joseph Wroblewski. There was a quorum present. 1. ROLL CALL Members Present: Mr. Joseph Wroblewski, President Mr. Andre Gammage, Vice President Mr. Donald Fewell, Secretary Legal Counsel• Ms. Jenny Pitts-Manier Redevelopment Staff: Mrs. MarthalLantzD1Reco~ding Secretary 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. Approval of Minutes of the Special Meeting of Friday, January 24. 1992. Upon a motion by Mr. Gammage, seconded by Mr. Fewell and unanimously carried, the Authority approved the Minutes of the Special Meeting of Tuesday, January 24, 1992, 3. NEW BUSINESS a. Stadium. Mrs. Kolata explained that Texas A & M University has requested permission for their Visualization Laboratory to go onto the property of Coveleski Stadium to produce a short video tape. They would then use computer technology and design to reproduce the photography into other locations. Specifically, they want to see what that stadium would look like in Augusta, Georgia. They would also provide 20 copies of the tape to the City of South Bend. The staff recommends that we allow them to do that. Upon a motion by Mr. Fewell, seconded by Mr. Gammage and unanimously Carried, the Authority approved the request from Texas A & M University related to Coveleski Stadium. -1- • South Bend Redevelopment Authority Special Meeting - February 14, 1992 3. NEW BUSINESS (Cont.) b. Authority approval requested for proposal from North American Golf, Inc., related to the Airport Economic Development Area. Mrs. Kolata explained that, through Ralph Basile, we have been responding to the companies who expressed interest in the Airport Economic Development Area. Simultaneously, we would like to enter into an agreement with North American Golf to act as our agent for architectural and engineering services in order to come up with some basic information related to constructing a golf course in the area. The types of services that would be provided include: soil borings, a soils report, identification and delineation of wetlands, a phase one environmental audit of the site, boundary survey and legal description of where the golf course would be located, a topographic map of the area, well capacity for watering a golf course, preparation of a preliminary plat, and information and cost estimates for providing utilities for a club house, etc. North American Golf has represented that they will subcontract portions of the • contract out to Cole Associates and Hurzdan Golf Course Design. The estimated cost of this proposal is $88,500. We would like the Authority to hire Northa American Golf and authorize staff to negotiate the contract which we would bring back to the authority for approval at a later time. Upon a motion by Mr. Fewell, seconded by Mr. Gammage and unanimously carried, the Authority hired North American Golf to act as our agent for artchitectural and engineering services related to the Airport Economic Development Area and authorized the staff to negotiate a contract with North American Golf for those services. c. Authority approval requested for proposal from Valley Engineering Consultants, Inc., related to the Airport Economic Development Area. Mrs. Kolata noted that the Common Council has approved an annexation ordinance annexing land in the Toll Road Industrial Park. The annexation brings approximately 60 acres into the city limits. This proposal is for surveying six parcels of land in that area in anticipation of our purchasing that land from the Industrial Foundation. Valley Engineering proposes to perform that work for $1,500. They will also provide a drawing and legal description for each of the parcels. Valley Engineering was selected to do this work because they had previously done work for the Industrial -2- South Bend Redevelopment Authority Special Meeting - February 14, 1992 3. NEW BUSINESS (Cont.) Foundation in the surrounding area. The staff recommends accepting their proposal. Upon a motion by Mr. Gammage, seconded by Mr. Fewell and unanimously carried, the Authority accepted the proposal from Valley Engineering for survey work related to the Airport Economic Development Area in the amount of $1,500. • r~ 4. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS c. continued... 1990 SBCDA PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECT Michiana Lock & Key $ 57.98 Indiana Michigan Power 11.15 Housing Development Corporation 1,600.00 Northern Indiana Public Service Co. 4.94 High Street Storage 39.39 Housing Development Corporation 150.90 TOTAL 1990 SBCDA PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECT $ 1,864.36 AIRPORT TAXABLE BOND Basile Baumann Prost & Assoc. $ 1,350.00 TOTAL AIRPORT TAXABLE BOND $ 1,350.00 COVELESKI STADIUM REFINANCING BOND Moody 's Investment Service $ 4,500.00 Baker & Daniels 817.99 TOTAL COVELESKI STADIUM REFINANCING BOND $ 5,317.99 Upon a motion by Mr. Gammage, seconded by Mr. Fewell and unanimously carried, the Authority approved claims submitted for payment February 14, 1992. 5. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Authority, Mr. Gammage made a motion that the meeting be adjourned. Mr. Fewell seconded the motion and the meeting was adjourned at 4:18 p.m. ~ ~ ~~ ~i~~' ~- Jo eph roblewski, President Kolata, Director `'' - 3 -