12-16-74 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 16, 1974 REGULAR MEETING - RECONVENED (CONTINUED) RESOLUTION NO. 461 -74 (CONTINUED) WHEREAS, under provisions of Ordinance No. 5689 -74, passed by the South Bend Common Council on June 24, 1974, all contracts in the Neighborhood Development Program in excess of $5,000 must be approved by the Common Council; and WHEREAS, low bids for two properties to be rehabilitated under the Neighborhood Development Program have exceeded $5,000. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana: 1. That approval be granted to the Redevelopment Commission of the City of South Bend, Indiana, to enter into a contract with Madison Builders, Inc., for the following: Rehabilitation of the property at 59 Haney's Addition, also known as 230 East Pennsylvania at the contract price of $6,373.00. Rehabilitation of the property at 218 Wenger and Kreighbaum's Replat of Wenger's 6th Addition, also known as 735 East Broadway for the contract price of $6,145.00. s/ Roger O. Parent Member of the Common Council A public hearing was held on the resolution at this time. Mrs. Marzy Bauer, Planner for the Department of Redevelopment, stated that the resolution being considered pertained to the E -7 Program. She stated that 42 houses were advertised for bids and only 8 bids were received. Of the 8 bids received, 2 bids came in in excess of $5,000. She explained that any contracts over $5,000 must be approved by the Council. Councilman Kopczynski wondered how many homes would go over the $5,000 figure. He wondered how much would be needed to finish the project. Mrs. Bauer stated that, originally, $5,000 was estimated per house for 80 homes. She indicated that this would not completely rehabilitate the southeast side. She was hopeful that private investment would be encouraged if the area was at least started on the road to rehabilitation. Councilman Kopczynski wondered about the total number of homes and home owners in the area. He felt the Council did not know the total scope of the project. He asked if it was fair to concentrate certain amounts of money in that area. Mrs. Bauer felt the need was definitely there for a great deal of rehabilitation. Councilman Kopczyns felt some of the money should be spent in other areas. Councilman Parent stated that he felt the Council was somewhat off the issue at hand. He wanted to know if the contracts had been approved previously. Mrs. Bauer stated that the Advisory Board must approve everything prior to Council approval. She stated that all contracts must be signed by the Redevelopment Commissioners. Councilman Parent made a motion to adopt the resolution, seconded by Councilman Taylor. Councilma Szymkowiak wondered how many property owners lived in the homes in the area. He asked about the senior citizens and middle -aged couples. Mrs. Bauer indicated that 65% of the residents in the area were home owners. She stated that she would provide Councilman Szymkowiak with further infor- mation at a later date. Councilman Miller stated that he was disappointed in the progress to date He also brought up the trash, problem. He felt a trash pickup and removal of debris was necessary. He stated that the city -owned lots were also in very poor condition. Councilman Serge asked Mr. Hojnacki to explain the procedure utilized in getting the home owners to rehabilitate their homes. Mrs. Bauer answered by stating that the area was not attractive to private general contractors because certain requirements must be met for construction. She explained that this was one of the reasons why the process seemed to be so slow. She hoped that, because of the economic conditions, the contractors would be more ready to obtain work next year. Mrs. Quindora Stone, 503 East Wengex Street, talked about the problems she had encountered living in the southeast side. She indicated that she was having problems obtaining food stamps. Council.-President Nemeth asked that Mrs. Stone speak to Mr. Hojnacki, Director of the Department of Human Resources and Economic Development and perhaps he would be able to provide some solution to her problem. Councilman Kopczynski wondered how many rooms were involved in the home on Pennsylvania Avenue, and Mrs. Bauer indicated that the home had six rooms. Councilman Kopczynski asked the same question of the home on Wenger. Mrs. Bauer stated that the home on Wenger had five rooms. Councilman Kopczynski asked about the number of persons living in each home, and Mrs. Bauer stated that two persons lived on Pennsylvania She could not tell Councilman Kopczynski about the number of persons living in the home on Wenger but indicated that she would obtain that information for him. Councilman Horvath briefly talked about the private contractors and the difficulty in hiring them to repair the homes. Mrs. Bauer stated that it was hoped that the Redevelopment Department could hire its own contractor to help in this problem. There was a call for the question. The resolution was adopted by a roll call voi of nine ayes (Councilmen Serge, Szymkowiak, Miller, Parent, Taylor, Kopczynski, Horvath, Newburn and Nemeth). Councilman Taylor made a motion to recess, seconded by Councilman Parent. The motion carried, and the Council recessed at 9:02 p.m. Reconvened at 9:20 p.m. RESOLUTION NO. 462 -74 A RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING $3,100.00 FROM ACCOUNT NUMBER 260.0, "OTHER CON- TRACTUAL SERVICES ", $3,000.00 OF THIS GOING TO ACCOUNT NUMBER 262.0, "MEDICAL, SURGICAL AND DENTAL ", AND $100.00 TO ACCOUNT NUMBER 211.0, "FREIGHT ", AND $300.00 FROM ACCOUNT NUMBER 323.0, "TIRES AND TUBES ", TO ACCOUNT NUMBER 361.0, "OFFICIAL RECORDS ", ALL ACCOUNTS BEING WITHIN THE SAME MAJOR CLASSIFICATION OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BUDGET, IN THE GENERAL FUND OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA.