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Home My WebLink About1998-06-15 Redevelopment Authority Minutes• :r ,~ • SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING June 15, 1998 1308 County-City Building 1:30 p.m. 227 West Jefferson Boulevard Presiding: Ms. Carolyn Pfotenhauer South Bend, IN 46601 The June 15, 1998 Regular Meeting of the Redevelopment Authority was called to order at 1:36 p.m. by its Vice-President, Carolyn Pfotenhauer. There was a quorum present. 1. ROLL CALL Members Present: Ms. Carolyn Pfotenhauer, Vice-President Mr. Andre Gammage, Secretary Mr. Jose A. Alvarez, Member Redevelopment Staff: Mrs. Ann Kolata Mrs. Jenny Hullinger, Recording Secretary Mr. Owen Rock 3. Election of Officers • Due to the resignation of Mr. Ladewski, and the appointment of Mr. Alvarez to the Redevelopment Authority, an election of officers was in order. PRESIDENT Mr. Gammage nominated Ms. Pfotenhauer to serve as President of the Redevelopment Authority. Mr. Alvarez seconded the nomination. There were no additional nominations. The vote being unanimous, Ms. Pfotenhauer was elected President for the remainder of 1998. VICE-PRESIDENT Mr. Alverez nominated Mr. Gammage to serve as Vice-President of the Redevelopment Authority. Ms. Pfotenhauer seconded the nomination. There were no additional nominations. The vote being unanimous, Mr. Gammage was elected Vice-President for the remainder of 1998. SECRETARY Mr. Gammage nominated Mr. Alvarez to serve as Secretary of the Redevelopment Authority. Ms. Pfotenhauer seconded the nomination. There were no additional • H:\WPDATA\AUTHORTY\061598.MIN . . • nominations. The vote being unanimous, Mr. Alvarez was elected Secretary for the remainder of 1998. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Upon a motion by Andre Gammage, seconded by Carolyn Pfotenhauer and unanimously carried, the Authority approved the Minutes. of the Regular Meeting. of June 1, 1998. 4. New Business a. Authority approval requested for Deed of Dedication to Crescent Circle. Mr. Rock explained that Crescent Michiana Properties, LLC proposes to purchase and build on Lot 1 A on Crescent Circle. They have signed a lease with Associates {currently located in the county on Edison Road just east of the Bypass) to occupy most of the building. One third of the building will be used for office space and the remainder will be left open. Associates intends to run a "back office" operation, downloading information from their office in Dallas, printing it out, and preparing it for postal pick-up. They print and mail about 9 million credit card bills a month. • The northern part of Lot 4, which has been subdivided into Lots lA through 3B, in the Blackthorn Corporate Park, as indicated in the attached Exhibit B, was designated for research and development and corporate support. Associates fits more into support space in that it will not be office all the way through. The covenants for the area require that the users not generate noise, dust or pollutants and Associates' use will meet those requirements. The Authority needs to take two actions related to the Deed of Dedication. One is to dedicate Crescent Circle to the Board of Public Works as public right of way. The second action is to transfer the property listed as Lot lA to the Redevelopment Commission so that it can be sold to Crescent Michiana Properties LLC. The Redevelopment Commission will be constructing Crescent Circle over a period of time, beginning in 1999. Crescent Michiana Properties will construct a service drive around back to separate truck traffic from car traffic. Ms. Pfotenhauer asked how many people Associates would employ for this operation. Mrs. Kolata stated that they currently employ around 95 people. They plan to increase the number of employees their second year in the new building. Mr. Rock stated that the building is designed for future expansion at the back. Ms. Pfotenhauer asked about the design and materials to be used. Mrs. Kolata • H:\WPDATAWUTHORTY\061598.MIN • stated that the building would be made of architectural concrete, and will meet the covenants for the area. The Redevelopment staff is requiring additional windows and landscaping. The Redevelopment staff would like to oversee and approve. Crescent's landscaping design. Crescent's plan is to have a double row of plantings on the south side of the building: birch trees against the building and then berm with evergreens on the other side of the service drive to separate their building from the next property. Ms. Pfotenhauer asked if the lack of windows is related to the building's use. Mrs. Kolata replied that use, security, heating and cooling costs, as well as operational costs were factors in determining how many windows to put in. Associates operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Upon a motion by Andre Gammage, seconded by Jose Alvarez and unanimously carried, the Authority approved the Deed of Dedication for Crescent Circle. Upon a motion by Andre Gammage, seconded by Jose Alvarez and unanimously carried, the Authority approved Resolution No. 126 to transfer the property of Lots lA and 1B of the Crescent plan to the South Bend Redevelopment Commission. • 4b. Authority approval requested for Deed of Dedication for Mayflower Court. Mrs. Kolata stated that the original plan for Mayflower Court cul de sac has had to be changed. It will be moved south 100 feet. This Deed of Dedication will transfer the land to the Board of Public Works, who will then construct Mayflower Court on the newly designated right of way.. Upon a motion by Andre Gammage, seconded by Jose Alvarez and unanimously carried, the Authority approved the Deed of Dedication for Mayflower Court. 4c. Authority approval requested for Morris Civic Minor Subdivision. Mrs. Kolata stated that the Authority needed to sign the replat for the Morris property in order to include property that the Morris Performing Arts Center is expanding. on to. The expansion of the Morris Performing Arts Center necessitates a replatting of the parking lot behind it for proper ownership and easements. Upon a motion. by Andre Gammage, seconded by Jose Alvarez and unanimously carried the Authority approved the replat of the Morris Civic Minor Subdivision. • H:\WPDATA\AUTHORTY\061598.MIN • 4d. Authority approval requested for replat of Blackthorn Corporate Office Park Minor Subdivision # 7 Upon a motion by Andre Gammage, seconded by Jose Alvarez and unanimously carried, the Authority approved the replat of the Blackthorn Corporate Office Park Minor Subdivision # 7. 5. CLAIMS Claims submitted for approval June 15, 1998 MORRIS -CONSTRUCTION FUND CLAIM #22, Baker & Daniels $3,045.94 CLAIM #23, Verkler, Inc. $13,000.00 CLAIM # 24, Verkler, Inc. $6,574.51 CLAIM # 25, Kessler Associates, Inc. $145,488.14 • • Upon a motion by Andre Gammage, seconded by Jose Alvarez and unanimously carried, the Authority approved the claims submitted June 15, 1998. 6. 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