06/01/98 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING JUNE 1. 1998 APPROVE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT - 1998 UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK REMOVAL PROGRAM - PROJECT NO 98-34 Mr. Littrell advised that in accordance with the bid awarded on May 11, 1998, to Metro Environmental Contractors, Inc., 1111 West Dundee Road, Wheeling, Illinois, in the amount of $15,742.50 for the above referred to project, a Contract in said amount was being submitted for Board approval. Upon a motion made by Mr. Caldwell, seconded by Ms. Roemer and carried, the Contract was approved and the appropriate Certificate of Insurance was filed. ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 50-1998 - DISPOSAL OF CITY OWNED PROPERTY Upon a motion made by Mr. Powell, seconded by Ms. Roemer and carried, the following Resolution was adopted by the Board of Public Works: RESOLUTION NO. 50-1998 WHEREAS, I.C. 36-9-6-1 gives the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend the right and duty to have custody of, control of, use of, and dispose of in accordance with Indiana statutes, all real and personal property owned by the City of South Bend; and WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of South Bend passed as amended on January 9, 1995, Ordinance No. 8570-95 which states that upon retirement with twenty (20) or more years of service: 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, Dale R. Wedel 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 1st day of June, 1998 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS s/James R. Caldwell, President s/Lewis N. Powell, Member s/M. Catherine Roemer, Member ATTEST: s/Angela K. Jacob, Clerk