05/13/91 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING MAY 13, 1991 OF MADISON HOME SCHOOL ORGANIZATION TO CLOSE PARK LANE BETWEEN LAFAYETTE BOULEVARD AND MAIN STREET, IN CONJUNCTION WITH ANNUAL ICE CREAM SOCIAL - MAY 31, 1991 Ms. Kathie Carter, MHSO Co -Chairman, Madison Home School Organization, 832 North Lafayette Boulevard, South Bend, Indiana, advised that Madison School will be having their annual Ice Cream Social on Friday, May 31, 1991 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. As in the past, they are requesting that Park Lane, from Lafayette Boulevard to Main Street, be closed in conjunction with this event. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Ms. Humphreys and carried, the above two (2) requests were referred to the appropriate City departments and bureaus for review and recommendation. APPROVE REQUEST OF ROBERT BLUM LODGE NO. 278 TO CONDUCT PROCESSION FROM BENDIX DRIVE TO CITY CEMETERY - MAY 19, 1991 In a letter to the Board, Mr. Walt Pellow, Committee Chairman, Robert Blum Lodge No. 278, I.O.O.F., 1625 North Bendix Drive, P.O. Box 3600, South Bend, Indiana, advised that every third Sunday of May the Oddfellow Lodge honors Schuyler Colfax for the work he did in Oddfellows. This year members will meet at the Lodge on Bendix Drive at 1:30 p.m. on May 19, 1991, for a procession to the City Cemetery. Mr. Pellow stated that the vehichles will have flags and they would like to stay together with a police escort. Mr. Pellow noted that both Mayors of South Bend and Mishawaka have proclaimed May 19th as Schuyler Colfax Day. Mr. Leszczynski noted that due to the closeness of this event, he would make a motion that this annual request be approved subject to the appropriate review and favorable recommendations by the necessary City departments and bureaus. Mrs. DeClercq seconded the motion which carried. APPROVE REQUEST TO ADVERTISE FOR THE RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS FOR DEBT COLLECTION SERVICES FOR PAST DUE AMBULANCE ACCOUNTS FOR 19 In a letter to the Board, Fire Chief Luther Taylor advised that the South Bend Fire Department E.M.S. Division utilizes the 91 services of a collection agency for past due ambulance accounts. Therefore, he requested that the Board solicit Proposals for debt collection services for past due ambulance accounts for the year 1991. Mrs. DeClercq made a motion that this request be Approved. Ms. Humphreys seconded the motion which carried. APPROVE REQUEST TO ADVERTISE FOR THE RECEIPT OF BIDS FOR TWELVE (12) DUMP BODIES AND TWELVE (12) HOIST ASSEMBLIES Mr. Phil St. Clair, Director, Division of Equipment Services, requested that the Board advertise for the receipt of bids for twelve (12) 10' x 7' dump bodies and twelve (12) hoist assemblies. Mr. St. Clair noted that this equipment is to be installed on current Street Department single axle trucks as part of the Truck Rebuild Program. Mrs. DeClercq made a motion that the request be approved. Ms. Humphreys seconded the motion which carried. APPROVE REQUEST OF THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION THAT THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS ACT AS AGENT FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION REGARDING THE DEMOLITION OF THE COLFAX THEATRE PROPERTY In a letter to the Board, Ms. Cleo Hickey, Downtown Project Manager, Redevelopment Commission, advised that on behalf of the Commission, she is requesting that the Board of Public Works act as agent for the Commission regarding the demolition of the Colfax Theatre Property. Ms. Hickey further advised that Mr. Ken Herceg will be retained as engineer for the project and will