10/27/97 Board of Public Works Minutes

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. . • REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 27, 1997 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS s/Carl P. Littrell, Member s/James R. Caldwell, Member s/M. Catherine Roemer, Member ATTEST: Angela K. Jacob, Clerk ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 83-1997 - DISPOSAL OF CITY -OWNED PROPERTY Upon a motion made by Ms. Roemer, seconded by Mr. Littrell and carried, the following Resolution was adopted by the Board of Public Works: RESOLUTION NO. 83-1997 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 11, 1988, Ordinance No. 7847-88 which mandates the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend to determine that the sidearm of a police officer who retires in good standing is surplus property and no longer useful to the City of South Bend; and WHEREAS, CAPTAIN TIMOTHY J. CORBETT has retired from the South Bend Police Department after twenty (20) years of service and the Board of Public Safety of the City of South Bend has determined that he has retired in good standing; and WHEREAS, I.C. 36-1-11-6 permits and establishes 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; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend that sidearm Serial No. AD19140 a .40 caliber Sig -Sauer sidearm, is no longer needed by the City and is unfit for the purpose for which it was intended and has an estimated fair market value of less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that said property be disposed of and removed from the City inventory. ADOPTED this 27th day of October, 1997. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS s/Carl P. Littrell, Member s/James R. Caldwell, Member s/M. Catherine Roemer, Member ATTEST: s/Angela K. Jacob, Clerk FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION - PETITION TO VACATE A STREET Mr. Caldwell indicated that the Common Council has submitted to the Board a Vacation Petition as completed by Mr. Drew Buscareno, Center for the Homeless, 765 South Michigan Street, South Bend, Indiana to vacate the following street. Mr. Richard Nussbaum, City Attorney, and Mr. Drew Buscareno, Center for the Homeless, were present, and explained the purpose of the street vacation: The street to be vacated is Tutt Street from the west right-of-way of South Michigan Street to the east right-of-way of the first north -south alley west of South Michigan Street for a distance of approximately 103 feet and a width of 50 feet. Part located in Garst's 1 st addition tot he City of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana.