07/29/96 Board of Public Works Minutes

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`1 , REGULAR MEETING JULY 29. 1996 APPROVE PROJECT COMPLETION AFFIDAVIT - COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME - GENERAL CONSTRUCTION - HUNTER CORPORATION - PROJECT NO 93-09 Mr. Caldwell advised that Mr. Bob Allen, Public Construction Manager, has submitted the Project Completion Affidavit on behalf of Hunter Corporation, 6000 Southport Road, Portage, Indiana, for the above referred to project, indicating a final cost of $610,977.67. Upon a motion made by Mrs. Manier, seconded by Mr. Caldwell and carried, the Project Completion Affidavit was approved. APPROVAL OF REQUEST TO ADVERTISE FOR THE RECEIPT OF BIDS - ONE (1) MORE OR LESS DISC TYPE CHIPPER In a memorandum to the Board, Mr. Matthew Chlebowski, Director, Division of Equipment Services, requested permission to advertise for the receipt of bids for the above referred to item. Mr. Chlebowski stated that the wood chipper is for use by the Sewer Department, and funding will be provided by the User Department Capital Fund. Therefore, upon a motion made by Mr. Caldwell, seconded by Mrs. Manier and carried, the request to advertise for the receipt of bids was approved. ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 52-1996 - DISPOSAL OF CITY -OWNED PROPERTY Upon a motion made by Mr. Caldwell, seconded by Mrs. Manier and carried, the following Resolution was adopted by the Board of Public Works: RESOLUTION NO. 52-1996 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, John M. Becker and Leonard R. Klosinski have 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 they have 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 helmets previously worn by these Firefighters are 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 helmets worn by these Firefighters are no longer needed by the City and unfit for the purpose for which they were intended and have 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 29th day of July, 1996. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS