03/21/94 Board of Public Works Minutes

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1. 31 REGULAR MEETING MARCH 21, 1994 Therefore, Mr. Caldwell made a motion that the application be approved and referred to the Deputy Controller's office for issuance of a license. Mrs. Manier seconded the motion which carried. PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVAL OF TRANSIENT MERCHANT LICENSE - MARK W. DILLMAN, D/B/A DILLMAN FURNITURE This was the date set for the Board's Public Hearing regarding the application for a Transient Merchants license for Mr. Mark W. Dillman, d/b/a Dillman Furniture, 160 North Broadway, Peru, Indiana. It is noted that this Public Hearing is being conducted pursuant to the requirements of the licensing ordinance governing Transient Merchant licenses. It was further noted that Mr. Dillman has applied for this license in order to conduct a Furniture Sale at the St. Joseph County 4H Fairgrounds, Singer Ross Building, 5117 Ironwood Road, South Bend, Indiana, on April 22-23-24, 1994 from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Mr. Dwight Dillman, Route #3, Peru, Indiana, was present on behalf of Dillman Furniture, 160 North Broadway, Peru, Indiana. Mr. Dillman informed members of the Board that they will be bringing in truck loads of furniture to the St. Joseph County 4H Fairgrounds to sell to the public. In response to Mr. Leszczynski's inquiry about what kind of furniture is sold, Mr. Dillman stated that they sell new furniture including beds, lamps, mattresses and the like. Mrs. Manier inquired if Dillman Furniture has conducted this type of sale in South Bend previously. Mr. Dillman stated that they have previously been in South Bend ten (10) to twelve (12) times. It was noted that the Board is in receipt of favorable recommendations concerning this license application from the Police Department, Fire Department and Building Department. There being no one else present wishing to address the Board concerning this matter and no written Memorandum in support of or in opposition to the issuance of the license having been received, Mr. Leszczynski closed the Public Hearing on this matter. Further, Mr. Caldwell made a motion that the license application be approved and referred to the Deputy Controller's office for issuance of a license. Mrs. Manier seconded the motion which carried. ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 9-1994 - SCRAP METAL/JUNK DEALERS/TRANSFER STATIONS LICENSE RENEWALS Mr. Leszczynski advised that the appropriate Resolution has been prepared recommending to the Common Council that the license applications of fifteen (15) scrap metal dealers be approved. Therefore, Mrs. Manier made a motion that the Resolution be adopted. Mr. Leszczynski seconded the motion which carried and the following Resolution No. 9-1994 was adopted: BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS RESOLUTION NO. 9-1994 WHEREAS, scrap metal/junk dealers/transfer stations license renewal applications for the year 1994 have been received by the Board of Public Works; and WHEREAS, inspections of the properties have been completed by the Department of Code Enforcement and the Fire Prevention Bureau as required by Chapter 4, Article 4, Section 4-51 of the Municipal Code; and