09/23/02 Board of Public Works Minutes

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0262 REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 23, 2002 "Upon retirement with twenty (20) or more years of service to the City of South Bend, Indiana, a sworn member of the South Bend Fire Department shall be entitled to retain as his or her own personal property, the fire helmet used by such Firefighter immediately prior to giving notice of his or her retirement." and WHEREAS, AL BALDERAS has retired from the South Bend, Indiana Fire Department after twenty (20) or more years of service, and the Board of Public Safety of the City of South Bend, Indiana has determined that he has retired in good standing; and WHEREAS, I.C.. 36-1-11-6 permits and established procedure for disposal of personal property which is no longer needed by the City and which is unfit for the purpose for which it was intended; and WHEREAS, Chief Luther Taylor has advised that the fire helmet previously worn by this Firefighter is of no further use to the Department and of no practical value; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend that the fire helmet worn by this Firefighter is no longer needed by the City and unfit for the purpose for which it was intended and has an estimated fair market value of less than One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that said property be disposed of in accordance with Ordinance 8570-95 and removed from the City inventory. Adopted this 19`h day of September 2002. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS s/Donald E. Inks, Member s/Carl P. Littrell, Member ATTEST: s/Angela K. Jacob, Clerk REQUEST FOR STREET NAME CHANGE - FALCON STREET FROM LINDEN TO SAMPLE RENAMED TO DAVE SHELLY DAVIS AVENUE In a letter to the Board, Council Member Charlotte Pfeifer presented a petition of 576 signatures of residents of South Bend, Indiana, requesting that Falcon Street, from Linden Avenue to Sample Street be renamed Dave Shelly Davis Avenue, after the late Reverend Dave Shelly Davis. Upon a motion made by Mr. Littrell, seconded by Mr. Inks and carried the request was referred to the appropriate departments for recommendations. FILING OF CERTIFICATES OF INSURANCE Upon a motion made by Mr. Gilot, seconded by Mr. Inks and carried, the following Certificates of Insurance were accepted for filing: Niezgodski Plumbing Post office Box 3096 South Bend, Indian 46619 Edward J. White, Inc. 1011 South Michigan South Bend, Indiana 46601 FILING OF SAFETY REPORT - STREET DEPARTMENT The Street Department submitted a Safety Report for August 2002. This report will reflect injuries/accidents for each month and provide for comparison. There being no further discussion, upon a motion made by Mr. Inks, seconded by Mr. Littrell and carried, the report was accepted and filed. APPROVE CONTRACTOR AND EXCAVATION BONDS Mr. Anthony Molnar, Engineer, Division of Engineering, recommended that the following Contractors and Excavation Bonds be approved as follows: