04/12/93 Board of Public Works Minutes

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145 1 REGULAR MEETING APRIL 12, 1993 Commitment form was completed and a five per cent (5%) Bid Bond was submitted. BID: $285,626.06 WALSH & KELLY, INC. 24358 State Road 23 South Bend, Indiana 46614 Bid was signed by Mr. Richard D. Collusion. Affidavit was in order, Commitment form was completed and Bond was submitted. BID: $244,196.90 Upon a motion made by and carried, the above Department for review Vick, President, Non - Non -Discrimination a five per cent (5%) Bid Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Caldwell bids were referred to the Engineering and recommendation. PUBLIC HEARING - DENIAL OF TAXI DRIVER'S LICENSE - RYCE E. DAVIS Mr. Leszczynski advised that this was the date set for the Board's Public Hearing concerning the City Controller's denial of the taxi driver's license application of Mr. Ryce E. Davis, 505 West Washington Street, South Bend, Indiana. This Public Hearing is being conducted at the request of Mr. Davis. For the record, it is noted that the Board is in receipt of a letter from Mr. Kevin C. Horton, City Controller, advising that pursuant to section 4-61(pp)(2) of the South Bend Municipal Code, he is required to submit, in writing, to the Board his reasons for rejecting applications for taxicab drivers licenses. Mr. Horton stated that pursuant to Section 4-61 of the Code, the City Controller is charged with the review and approval of taxicab drivers licenses. Before the determination is made on any given license, the ordinance requires an investigation of the traffic and police record of the applicant. Mr. Davis' limited criminal history, which was received from the Indiana State Police archives, shows a criminal history on the part of the applicant as follows: 1. Applicant was convicted in October, 1980, of criminal conversion and was sentenced to ninety (90) days in the County Jail and one (1) year probation. 2. Applicant was convicted in January, 1981, of theft, a Class D felony, and was sentenced to two (2) years at the Plainfield Diagnostic Center. 3. Applicant was convicted in August, 1981, of theft, and was sentenced to two (2) years at the Indiana Reformatory in Pendleton. The transcript of the applicant's driving record from the State Bureau of Motor Vehicles shows several convictions over the last few years. Most notable are the following: 1. May, 1986 - Driving while suspended 2. May, 1987 - Driving while suspended 3. September, 1989 - Operating while intoxicated 4. January, 1991 - Operating while intoxicated Mr. Horton further stated that as noted above, Mr. Davis has problematic criminal and driving records. Since Mr. Davis has had no criminal convictions since 1981, Mr. Horton indicated that he is inclined to disregard the criminal history. However, Mr.