04/08/02 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING APRIL 8, 2002 upon a motion made by Mr. Littrell, seconded by Mr. Gilot and carried, the request for residential parking was denied. TABLE PETITION FOR RESERVED PARKING AREA - 211 SOUTH MICHIGAN Ms. Karen Brandy -Comer, 211 South Michigan, Apartment 302 (Robertson's Apartments) submitted a Petition for Reserved Parking at the above referred to address. Ms. Marcia Qualls, Customer Service Coordinator, stated that Ms. Brandy -Comer is a resident of Robertson's Apartments, and the Petition for Reserved Parking Area is designated for employees, according to Municipal Code. The Board does not have jurisdiction to make a decision in this matter at this time. The Board asked Ms. Qualls to review this Ordinance with the City Council. Upon a motion made by Mr. Gilot, seconded by Mr. Inks and carried, the Petition was tabled. APPROVAL OF AUTHORIZATION FOR ENTRY UPON PUBLIC PROPERTY FOR HOME CONSTRUCTION - ROLAND COURT - AMERICAN HOME DREAMS An Authorization for Entry Upon Public Property for Home Construction was submitted to the Board for approval. The authorization allows American Home Dreams to enter upon the properties listed in the document as submitted (Roland Court) for the purpose of constructing homes in the Sample - Ewing development area. Upon a motion made by Mr. Inks, seconded by Mr. Littrell and carried, the Authorization was approved. APPROVE CONSENT TO ANNEXATION AND WAIVER OF RIGHTS TO REMONSTRATE Mr. Gilot stated that the Board is in receipt of a Consent to Annexation and Waiver of Right to Remonstrate as submitted by Mr. Andrew Place, Place Builders, 2133 Foxboro, Mishawaka, Indiana. The Consent indicates that in consideration for permission to tap into the public sanitary sewer system of the City, to provide sanitary sewer service to Lot A Bean Minor Subdivision, South Bend, Indiana, (Key # 01-1017-0340.09), Place Builders waive and release any and all right to remonstrate against or oppose any pending or future annexation of the property by the City of South Bend. Therefore, Mr. Gilot made a motion that the Consent be approved. Mr. Littrell seconded the motion which carried. APPROVAL OF RELEASE OF UTILITY EASEMENT RIGHTS - VACATED DUNHAM STREET AND ADJACENT VACATED ALLEYS - WEST SIDE OF CHAPIN Mr. Jason Durr, Engineering, requested permission to release utility easement rights within a previously vacated Dunham Street and adjacent vacated alleys within the Plat of Dunham's Subdivision of the north part of Bank Outlet #78 located on the west side of Chapin Street, approximately 650 feet north of Sample Street. The site is the present location of an existing truck facility which lies south of the Oliver Plow Works property. Upon a motion made by Mr. Gilot, seconded by Mr. Inks and carried, the Release of Utility Easements was approved. APPROVAL OF RELEASE OF EASEMENT RIGHTS - GRANT STREET AND SCHULMAN DRIVE Mr. Jason Durr, Engineering, requested permission to release utility easements within the proposed vacated Grant Street and Schulman Drive bounded by Sample Street on the north, Olive Street on the east and the Indiana Northern Railroad on the south, to allow for a new distribution center to be located on the several parcels that lie on either side of the two named streets. Upon a motion made by Mr. Gilot, seconded by Mr. Littrell and carried, the Release of Utility Easements was approved. APPROVAL OF GRANTS OF EASEMENT - LINDEN AVENUE STREET LIGHTING Mr. Chris Dressel, Economic Development, submitted Grants of Easements for 220 North Olive and 234 Carlisle for the installation and maintenance of street lighting and accompanying underground lighting circuits. Upon a motion made by Mr. Gilot, seconded by Mr. Littrell and carried, the Grants of Easement were approved. APPROVE AND/OR RELEASE CONTRACTOR AND EXCAVATION BONDS Mr. Anthony Molnar, Engineer, Division of Engineering, recommended that the following Contractors and Excavation Bonds be approved and/or released as follows: BOND OF CONTRACTOR Brooks Construction Released Effective April 4, 2002