11/12/02 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 12, 2002 Christmas Eve Wednesday, December 24, 2003 Day after Christmas Friday, December 26, 2003 Employee's Birthday A Religious Holiday of the Employee's Choosing Upon a motion made by Mr. Littrell, seconded by Mr. Gilot and carried, the 2003 Holiday Schedule for City Employees was approved. RATIFY GRANT OF PERMANENT EASEMENT_ -_WATER AND SEWER - SOUTH SIDE SANITARY SEWER AND WATER MAIN EXTENSION PHASE III - PROJECT NO. 101-020 Mr. Jason Durr, Engineer, submitted the above referred to Easement and requested the Board ratify this document. The Easement was approved on October 31, 2002. The purpose of the easement is to provide sewer and water service to the Farm Bureau Property, the Shoemaker Property and the Woodcox Property. Upon a motion made by Mr. Gilot, seconded by Mr. Littrell and carried, the Grant of Permanent Easement was ratified. ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 66-2002 - RESOLUTION AMENDING CONTRACTS FOR EMERGENCY TOWING FROM THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY Upon a motion made by Mr. Gilot, seconded by Mr. Littrell and carried, the following Resolution was approved by the Board of Public Works: RESOLUTION NO. 66-2002 RESOLUTION AMENDING CONTRACTS FOR EMERGENCY TOWING FROM THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY WHEREAS, the public welfare and safety of residents of the City of South Bend require that public streets and alleys be kept free of abandoned or illegal vehicles; and WHEREAS, the City of South Bend has the power under I.C. 9-13-2-1 et seq. to remove abandoned vehicles from it's streets and alleys; and WHEREAS, the previous amended resolution of this Board (34-1999) needs to be amended to facilitate the prompt removal of abandoned or illegal vehicles; and to protect the citizens of South Bend. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY the Board of Public Works for the City of South Bend that the Police Chief of the City of South Bend be, and hereby is, designated as the agent of the Board for the limited purpose of entering into, and is authorized to enter into contracts with individual contractors for removal of illegal or abandoned vehicles from the pubic streets and alleys within the City of South Bend. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board of Public Works that the following terms and conditions shall be, and hereby are, binding upon all individual contractors who provide emergency towing services to the City and shall be, and hereby are, made a part of every contract for emergency towing services entered into between the Chief of the South Bend Police Department and any such contractor for such services: 1. Contractors shall be called when necessary from a rotating list, (hereinafter called "list"), which the list is to be kept available for the public inspection at the South Bend Police Department. However, when an oversized vehicle must be towed, the next contractor on the list which has indicated in writing that it has the capacity for such a tow shall be called without losing its place on the list. 2. Any qualified contractor may apply to be placed on the list by filing an application with the Board of Public Works. Upon the application being formally filed with the Board, and a showing that all other requirements stated herein have been met, including the posting of the required bond, the new contractor shall be placed at the bottom of the list or on a waiting list.