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Home My WebLink About1993-03-18 Minutes• c: SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING March 18, 1993 4:30 p.m. Presiding~oseph Wroblewski President 1308 County-City Building 227 W. Jefferson Boulevard South Bend,. Indiana 46601 The March 18 ® 1993 Regular Meeting of the Redevelopment Authority was called to order at 4:42 p.m. by its President, Joseph Wroblewski. There was a quorum present. 1. ROLL CALL Members Present: Members Absent: Redevelopment Staff: Legal Counsel: Media: 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Mr. Joseph Wroblewski, President Mr. Donald Fewell, Secretary Mr. Andre Gammage, Vice President Mrs. Ann Kolata, Director Mrs. Cheryl Phipps, Office Manager Mr. James Riggs, Economic Dev. Specialist Ms. Jenny Pitts Manier Mr. Don Porter, South Bend Tribune a. Approval of Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Thursday. March 4. 1993 . Upon a motion by Mr. Fewell, seconded by Mr. Wroblewski and unanimously carried, the Authority approved the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of 'T`hursday, March 4 , 1993. 3. NEW BUSINESS a . Authority a~roval requested for Resolution No 73 apps clecl.aration of Protective and Restrictive Covenants of the Blackthorn Corporate Center and Blackthorn Corporate Center Development Guidelines. Mrs. Kolata explained that the Authority awns the land around Blackthorn Golf Course and has leased it to the Redevelog~alt Cormission. The lard is intended to be sold for 3. NEW BUSINESS (Cont.) a. continued.. corporate and general business office sites. The Commission plans to set the price for the land and put it up for bid at its meeting on Mazch 19. Mr. Riggs explained that the purpose of the Protective and Restrictive Covenants and Development Guidelines is to make sure .that the Blackthorn Corporate Center has the high quality development we desire to see there. We want the development of Blackthorn to have minimal impact on the natural landscape, vegetation, and wildlife. It will be maintained as a premier business environment for office, support office, reseazch, and general business uses in a natural setting. We want to protect owners and occupants of Blackthorn against improper and undesirable uses or substandazd materials. Certain azeas with unique natural features will be preserved as conservation easements. Development in portions of the Corporate Center will be restricted to certain types of development, namely corporate office uses, support office and reseazch uses, and general business uses. Mrs. Kolata noted that the covenants will be recorded and will continue to restrict the land when it-is sold, so future users will be required to maintain the same standazds. The covenants also include the creation of an owners association at Blackthorn. The owners association will be responsible for enforcement of the covenants. The Commission will control the owners association until most of the land is sold. Upon a motion by Mr. Fewell, seconded by Mr. Wroblewski and unanimously carried, the Authority approved Resolution No. 73 approving declaration of Protective and Restrictive Covenants of the Blackthorn Corporate Center and Blackthorn Corporate Center-Development Guidelines. Mrs. Kolata noted the hard work of James Riggs and Jenny Pitts Manier in ,pulling this document together. James visited other office pazks and read their covenants and guidelines and incorporated them into this one. It was a lot of-.work and was done in a very short amount of time. Because of their work we have a really good document which will result in a high quality office pazk. b. Authority approval requested for Resolution No 74 approving and accenting transfer of real property from the St Joseph County Airport Authority. Ms. Manier explained item 3.b. and item 3.c. Some time ago the Authority acquired property from the Airport Authority for the construction of a .portion of Nimtz Pazkway. Subsequent to the acquisition, we redesigned Nimtz Parkway. The redesigned Nimtz Pazkway doesn't go over the property we acquired. Resolution No. 74 authorizes ~ , • South Bend Redevelopment Authority Regular Meeting -March 18, 1993 3, NEW BUSINESS (Cont.) b. continued... accepting conveyance of the property necessary to construct Nimtz Parkway and Resolution No. 75 returns the unnecessary piece to the Airport Authority. Upon a motion by Mr. Fewell, seconded by Mr. Wroblewski and unanimously carried, the Authority approved Resolution No. 74 approving and accepting transfer of real property from the St. Joseph County Airport Authority. c. AuthoritX annrT oval requested for Resolution No 75 authorizine the transfer of real propertX to the St 7oseah County Airport Authority. Upon a motion by Mr. Wroblewski, seconded. by Mr. Fewell and unanimously carried, the Authority approved Resolution No. 75 authorizing the transfer of real property to the St. Joseph County Airport Authority. d. Authority approval reauested for Proposal from Bonar & Associates. Inc. for feasibility study in the Airport Economic Development Area. Mrs. Kolata explained that Bonar ~i Assoicates, Inc. has proposed to do a study in the corporate park area to look at constructing a wetland. There is a low area within the corporate center and we would like to use that area for storm water drainage rather than constructing a number of retention basisns. For a cost of $2,800 plus reimbursables Bonar would study the feasibility of that plan. Mrs. Kolata noted that the proposal includes provision for a late fee to be assessed if payment is made after thirty days. We would strike that sentence. Upon a motion by Mr. Fewell, seconded by Mr. Wroblewski and unanimously carried, the Authority approved the Proposal from Bonar & Associates, Inc. , as amended, for feasibility study in the Airport Economic Development Area. e. Authori~ approval requested for Amendment to Contract with Hurdzan Golf Course Desi ns. Item 3 . e. was removed from the agenda. South Bend Redevelopment Authority Regular Meeting -March 18, 1993 3. NEW BUSINESS (Cont.) f. Authority approval requested for Easement to Indiana Michigan Power Comnanv for relocation of power-lines in the wort Economic Development Area. Mr. Riggs explained that Indiana Michigan Power has large overhead transmission lines over the golf course and the business and corporate center. The City has received funds from Build Indiana to relocate the lines. This Easement would give Indiana Michigan Power an easement to relocate the lines. The Easement follows the toll road and the by- pass. Upon a motion by Mr. Fewell, seconded by Mr. Wroblewski and unanimously carried, the Authority approved the Easement to Indiana Michigan Power Company for relocation of power lines in the Airport Economic Development Area. 4. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS Claims submitted for payment March 18, 1993: AIRPORT TAXABLE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS Society Bank $3,533.00 Cole Associates 2,165.00 AIRPORT TAX EXEMPT PUBLIC IlVIPROVEMENTS York Title & Escrow, Inc. $ 200.00 Upon a motion by Mr. Fewell, seconded by Mr. Wroblewski and unanimously carried, the Authority approved the Claims submitted March 18, 1993. 4 South Bend Redevelopment Authority Regular Meeting -March 18, 1993 5. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Authority, Mr. Fewell made a motion that the meeting be adjourned. Mr. Wroblewski seconded .the motion and the meeting was adjourned at 5:03 p.m. /d sep W. (/W(//r/oblewski, President Ann . Kolata, Director 5