03/12/90 Board of Public Works Minutes

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M REGULAR MEETING MARCH 12, 1990 DeClercq adequately covered the activity to be undertaken under this Contract and that he was available if anyone had questions regarding this matter. APPROVE EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANT SUBCONTRACT AGREEMENTS: - COUNCIL OF PROVIDERS OF SERVICES TO THE HOMELESS - YOUTH SERVICE BUREAU OF ST. JOSEPH COUNTY INC. Mr. Ted Leverman, Assistant Director, Bureau of Housing, advised the Board that the City has received an Emergency Shelter Grant in the amount of $5,546.00 from the State of Indiana to provide shelter and related services to the homeless. Submitted to the Board for consideration and approval are Contract Agreements with the Council of Providers of Services to the Homeless and the Youth Service Bureau of St. Joseph County, Inc., to provide assistance to the homeless. Mr. Leverman advised that the Council of Providers of Services to the Homeless will receive $2,773.00 to defray operating costs at the Center for the Homeless. The Youth Service Bureau will receive $2,773.00 to assist with operating costs for Safe Station which shelters runaway youths and youths at risk. Mr. Leverman further advised that each agency has a proven track record and tremendous respect for the services they provide to the community. Mrs. DeClercq therefore made a motion that the Emergency Shelter Grant Subcontract Agreements as submitted be approved and executed. Ms. Humphreys seconded the motion which carried. APPROVE AMBULANCE LEASE/PURCHASE: AMENDMENT TO MNC LEASE/PURCHASE AGREEMENT DATED DECEMBER 4 1989 Board Attorney Jenny Pitts Manier advised that the matter before the Board today is a Lease Purchase to pay for the ambulance which the City recently purchased. She noted that the City will Lease Purchase this ambulance by amending the Lease Purchase Agreement with MNC Leasing, Inc., Nottingham Centre, 502 Washington Avenue, Towson, Maryland, concerning the leaf vacuums. Ms. Manier further noted that the Agreement will have the same rate of interest. However, the payments will be increased to add into the payments the cost of the ambulance. The Amendment also revises the Schedule of Payments. Therefore, Ms. Humphreys made a motion that the documents submitted today in regards to the above referred to matter be approved and executed. Mrs. DeClercq seconded the motion which carried, and the following documents were approved: 1. Amendment No. 1 to Equipment Lease/Purchase Agreement dated December 4, 1989; 2. Amended Schedule of Payments: 3. Certificate of Acceptance; and 4. Description of Equipment It is noted that an Opinion of Lessee's Counsel letter will also be sent to MNC with the above referred to documents. APPROVE REQUEST FOR BID EXTENSION - AUTOMATED INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM Mrs. DeClercq advised that the City is not in a position at this time to award a bid for the above referred to automated information processing system for which bids were received and opened by the Board on December 18, 1989. Therefore, at this