03/20/00 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Of REGULAR MEETING'`` MARCH 20. 2000 CONTRACTOR - MORRIS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER - WHEELCHAIR LIFT - PROJECT NO. 98-25.14B Ms. Roemer stated that the Board is in receipt of an Agreement between the City of South Bend and Michiana Lift Equipment, Inc., 709 Byrkit Avenue, Mishawaka, Indiana, for the above referred to project. Ms. Roemer noted that the Agreement is in the amount of $10,150.00. Therefore, upon a motion made by Ms. Roemer, seconded by Mr. Littrell and carried, the Agreement was approved and executed. APPROVAL OF STANDARD FORM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN OWNER AND CONTRACTOR - MORRIS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER - AUDIO/VIDEO SYSTEMS - PROJECT NO. 98-25-613 Ms. Roemer stated that the Board is in receipt of an Agreement between the City of South Bend and Sweetwater Sound, Inc. 5335 Bass Road, Fort Wayne, Indiana, for the above referred to project. Ms. Roemer noted that the Agreement is in the amount of $142,500.00. Therefore, upon a motion made by Mr. Inks, seconded by Mr. Littrell and carried, the Agreement was approved and executed. APPROVAL OF PROPOSAL - HUEY STREET SANITARY SEWER CONSTRUCTION Ms. Roemer stated that the Board is in receipt of a Proposal between the City of South Bend and Ken Herceg & Associates, 211 West Washington Street, South Bend, Indiana, for professional engineering services to extend sanitary sewer service along Huey Street between Bergan Street and Hamilton Street. Ms. Roemer noted that the Proposal is in the amount of $16,700.00. Funding is provided by Sewage Works. Therefore, upon a motion made by Mr. Littrell, seconded by Mr. Inks and carried, the Proposal was approved and executed. APPROVAL OF GOOD NEIGHBORS/GOOD NEIGHBORHOODS GRANT AGREEMENT - 625 EAST ECKMAN Ms. Roemer stated that the Board is in receipt of a Grant Agreement between the City of South Bend and Ms. Martha Sallows, 625 East Eckman, South Bend, Indiana, for flowers to be planted at 625 East Eckman. Ms. Roemer noted that the Agreement is in the amount of $100.00. Therefore, upon a motion made by Mr. Inks, seconded by Mr. Littrell and carried, the Agreement was approved and executed. PROPOSAL - REVIEW OF SEWAGE WORKS RATES - CROWE CHIZEK - TABLED Upon a motion made by Mr. Littrell, seconded by Mr. Inks and carried, the above referred to Proposal was tabled. APPROVAL OF GRANTS OF EASEMENT - REASOR STREET SANITARY SEWER Mr. Larry Magliozzi, Planning Department, submitted four (4) Grants of Easements for approval by the Board of Public Works, for an easement for sanitary sewer at the following Reasor Street Locations: 401 Reasor Street 437 Reasor Street 445 Reasor Street 413 Reasor Street It was noted that the homeowners of these properties have executed the Grant of Easement for sanitary sewer system. Upon a motion made by Mr. Littrell, seconded by Mr. Inks and carried, the Grants of Easement were approved. DENY REQUEST TO CHANGE PARKING RESTRICTIONS Mr. Littrell stated that Mr. John Friedline, 918 East Jefferson Boulevard, South Bend, Indiana, requested permission to install fifteen minute parking in front of the JMS Building for the occupants of the building. Mr. Littrell had discovered that unknown persons had altered the array of signs showing parking restrictions on the curb at the JMS Building. The Traffic and Lighting Sign Shop has restored them to exhibit the parking restrictions authorized by the Board of Public Works. Mr. Littrell does not recommend approval of the request, as there are other considerations that have been made in setting the downtown parking restrictions which have operated as successfully as such limitations can operate. Upon a motion made by Ms. Roemer, seconded by Mr. Inks and carried, the request from Mr. John Freidline was denied.