BOW Approves Payment For Parks Building Construction Costs; Arnolt Property Disposition
September 16, 2022 at 10:04 p.m.
By David [email protected]
The pay application was for $931,873.06 to GM Development Companies LLC.
City engineer Aaron Ott told the Board, “They’ve incurred, thus far into the project, $1,030,265.86 in costs. After our retainage of 10% of the hard costs in there, they’re requesting disbursement of $931,873.06.”
He said he went through the itemized schedule of how GM Development came to that amount and verified the work they said was completed was in fact done.
“Some of this is material costs. The steel has been delivered to the site and it’s actually being erected, so you’ll probably be able to go by the site and understand that this kind of money has been put into it at this point,” Ott said.
He recommended the Board of Works approve the disbursement, which they did.
Back on May 6, the Board approved the build-operate-transfer agreement between GM Development and the city for the building. The maximum cost of the project is $3.65 million with a substantial completion date for the project of June 15, 2023.
Warsaw Community Economic and Development Director Jeremy Skinner presented a request to transfer the ownership of the former Arnolt property from the city to the Warsaw Redevelopment Commission.
“We’re working with the developer to start that disposition process. The Redevelopment Commission did what it needed to do at its meeting on Monday. When we took ownership of that property through a tax sale from the receivership, the property was put into the city of Warsaw’s name,” Skinner explained.
“In order for us to dispose of this property in the fashion that we’re disposing of it, it needs to be in the Warsaw Redevelopment Commission’s name. Also, this is the city’s portion of transferring that real estate to the Warsaw Redevelopment Commission, so you’re basically saying that the city is transferring this property to Warsaw Redevelopment Commission and then the Warsaw Redevelopment Commission will then dispose of that property to Real America as they develop the apartment buildings,” he continued.
Board member and Common Council Jeff Grose, who also sits on the Redevelopment Commission, said it’s a required step.
Skinner agreed, saying, “Each different entity has a different way of disposing of property. So, in order for us to do this development deal with 2525 Durbin, it needs to be in the Warsaw Redevelopment Commission’s ownership on this document to do that.”
After the Board approved the transfer of the former Arnolt property at 2525 Durbin St. to the Redevelopment Commission, Mayor Joe Thallemer asked Skinner when did he anticipate they’ll “start moving dirt.”
Skinner said they want to start as soon as possible and if they had it their way, they would have started a month ago.
“But we’ve been working with IFA (Indiana Finance Authority), IDEM (Indiana Department of Environmental Management), Brownfield Cleanup. That work has mostly been done. They have some environmental things that they’re doing on the other property that we did not own, which was next to the Arnolt property. So some of that work is being done,” Skinner said. “The system that is installed is kind of a vac system to remove contaminants from the ground. So that system should be fired up here shortly.”
He said they should start construction probably in the next week or two, assuming that they get the contractors out there.
In other business, the Board approved:
• A proposal between the city and ITg for a new copy machine, toner, parts and services for $5,200 as requested by City Planner Justin Taylor. He said the Building and Planning Department’s current copier is on its last leg and is no longer serviced by Canon.
• For the Warsaw Police Department to apply for two grants, as requested by Capt. Joel Beam.
The first grant is for the Comprehensive Hoosier Highways Injury Reduction Program (CHIRP) - formerly Operation Pullover - through the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute and WPD’s portion would be approximately $20,000.
The second grant is the Stop Arm Violation Enforcement (SAVE) grant and WPD’s portion would be approximately $4,500.
“These grants, both of them, pays for off-duty officers to come in and do extra traffic enforcement. These grants are funded through the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, but locally they’re managed through the town of Winona Lake,” Beam said.
The amounts are the same amounts WPD?applied for and received last year. There are no local matches required for the grants.
• WPD Chief Scott Whitaker’s request to conduct an online auction with Metzger property Services.
Whitaker explained that it’s being scheduled along with the county’s auction. The property WPD is auctioning will be held at the police department. Other city departments have been asked to participate and their items will be housed at the police department but managed separately from WPD’s.
The date of the auction has not been determined but will take place prior to November. Items to be auctioned include unclaimed property, bicycles and miscellaneous equipment, as well as a 2004 Ford Explorer.
• An annual join funding agreement between the Warsaw stormwater utility and the United States Department of the Interior for operations of the Pike Lake stream gage out by the dam, as requested by Utility Manager Brian Davison. The cost is $4,000.
Davison said the city has done the contract for many years. The data will be “helpful for any drainage projects or stream project improvements we want in the future. It’s also valuable for flood gage readings,” he said.
The dollar amount for the contract is the same as in the past, Davison confirmed to Thallemer when asked.
After all business on the agenda was exhausted, Grose publicly thanked Whitaker and Beam for “their efforts to serve and protect in our schools.”
He said as a teacher and a parent, their visibility is really appreciated.
Earlier this week, Grose said Beam knocked on his classroom door and said the classroom needed to be drug tested and it went well. He said he appreciated the officers’ efforts and visibility.
The pay application was for $931,873.06 to GM Development Companies LLC.
City engineer Aaron Ott told the Board, “They’ve incurred, thus far into the project, $1,030,265.86 in costs. After our retainage of 10% of the hard costs in there, they’re requesting disbursement of $931,873.06.”
He said he went through the itemized schedule of how GM Development came to that amount and verified the work they said was completed was in fact done.
“Some of this is material costs. The steel has been delivered to the site and it’s actually being erected, so you’ll probably be able to go by the site and understand that this kind of money has been put into it at this point,” Ott said.
He recommended the Board of Works approve the disbursement, which they did.
Back on May 6, the Board approved the build-operate-transfer agreement between GM Development and the city for the building. The maximum cost of the project is $3.65 million with a substantial completion date for the project of June 15, 2023.
Warsaw Community Economic and Development Director Jeremy Skinner presented a request to transfer the ownership of the former Arnolt property from the city to the Warsaw Redevelopment Commission.
“We’re working with the developer to start that disposition process. The Redevelopment Commission did what it needed to do at its meeting on Monday. When we took ownership of that property through a tax sale from the receivership, the property was put into the city of Warsaw’s name,” Skinner explained.
“In order for us to dispose of this property in the fashion that we’re disposing of it, it needs to be in the Warsaw Redevelopment Commission’s name. Also, this is the city’s portion of transferring that real estate to the Warsaw Redevelopment Commission, so you’re basically saying that the city is transferring this property to Warsaw Redevelopment Commission and then the Warsaw Redevelopment Commission will then dispose of that property to Real America as they develop the apartment buildings,” he continued.
Board member and Common Council Jeff Grose, who also sits on the Redevelopment Commission, said it’s a required step.
Skinner agreed, saying, “Each different entity has a different way of disposing of property. So, in order for us to do this development deal with 2525 Durbin, it needs to be in the Warsaw Redevelopment Commission’s ownership on this document to do that.”
After the Board approved the transfer of the former Arnolt property at 2525 Durbin St. to the Redevelopment Commission, Mayor Joe Thallemer asked Skinner when did he anticipate they’ll “start moving dirt.”
Skinner said they want to start as soon as possible and if they had it their way, they would have started a month ago.
“But we’ve been working with IFA (Indiana Finance Authority), IDEM (Indiana Department of Environmental Management), Brownfield Cleanup. That work has mostly been done. They have some environmental things that they’re doing on the other property that we did not own, which was next to the Arnolt property. So some of that work is being done,” Skinner said. “The system that is installed is kind of a vac system to remove contaminants from the ground. So that system should be fired up here shortly.”
He said they should start construction probably in the next week or two, assuming that they get the contractors out there.
In other business, the Board approved:
• A proposal between the city and ITg for a new copy machine, toner, parts and services for $5,200 as requested by City Planner Justin Taylor. He said the Building and Planning Department’s current copier is on its last leg and is no longer serviced by Canon.
• For the Warsaw Police Department to apply for two grants, as requested by Capt. Joel Beam.
The first grant is for the Comprehensive Hoosier Highways Injury Reduction Program (CHIRP) - formerly Operation Pullover - through the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute and WPD’s portion would be approximately $20,000.
The second grant is the Stop Arm Violation Enforcement (SAVE) grant and WPD’s portion would be approximately $4,500.
“These grants, both of them, pays for off-duty officers to come in and do extra traffic enforcement. These grants are funded through the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, but locally they’re managed through the town of Winona Lake,” Beam said.
The amounts are the same amounts WPD?applied for and received last year. There are no local matches required for the grants.
• WPD Chief Scott Whitaker’s request to conduct an online auction with Metzger property Services.
Whitaker explained that it’s being scheduled along with the county’s auction. The property WPD is auctioning will be held at the police department. Other city departments have been asked to participate and their items will be housed at the police department but managed separately from WPD’s.
The date of the auction has not been determined but will take place prior to November. Items to be auctioned include unclaimed property, bicycles and miscellaneous equipment, as well as a 2004 Ford Explorer.
• An annual join funding agreement between the Warsaw stormwater utility and the United States Department of the Interior for operations of the Pike Lake stream gage out by the dam, as requested by Utility Manager Brian Davison. The cost is $4,000.
Davison said the city has done the contract for many years. The data will be “helpful for any drainage projects or stream project improvements we want in the future. It’s also valuable for flood gage readings,” he said.
The dollar amount for the contract is the same as in the past, Davison confirmed to Thallemer when asked.
After all business on the agenda was exhausted, Grose publicly thanked Whitaker and Beam for “their efforts to serve and protect in our schools.”
He said as a teacher and a parent, their visibility is really appreciated.
Earlier this week, Grose said Beam knocked on his classroom door and said the classroom needed to be drug tested and it went well. He said he appreciated the officers’ efforts and visibility.
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