04/23/90 Board of Public Works Minutes

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In REGULAR MEETING APRIL 23, 1990 RESOLUTION NO. 12-1990 A RESOLUTION OF THE SOUTH BEND BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS ON DISPOSAL OF UNFIT AND/OR OBSOLETE PROPERTY WHEREAS, it has been determined by the Board of Public Works that the following property is unfit for the purpose for which it was intended and is no longer needed by the City of South Bend: ONE (1) 1960 STUDEBAKER CHAMP PICK-UP TRUCK SERIAL NO. E5128736 WHEREAS, Indiana Code 36-1-11-6(c) permits and establishes procedure for disposal of personal property which is unfit for the purpose for which it was intended and which is no longer needed by the City. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend that the property listed above is no longer needed by the City; is unfit for the purpose for which it was intended; and has an estimated total value of less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that said property may be transferred or sold at public or private sale, without advertising. However, if the property is deemed worthless, such may be demolished or junked. ADOPTED this 23rd day of April, 1990. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS s/John E. Leszczynski s/Patricia E. DeClercq s/Katherine Humphreys ATTEST: s/Sandra M. Parmerlee, Clerk APPROVE EMERGENCY BOARD -UP CONTRACT Mr. Leszczynski advised that submitted to the Board is an emergency board -up contract which sets into place procedures for the boarding -up of structures after a fire. Fire Chief Luther Taylor advised that the Department has been operating under this procedure for years and they felt it was important to put the procedures and policy in writing at this time. Assistant Chief Bert Prawat advised that Chapter 6 of the South Bend Municipal Code provides that the Department can board up a structure if it is deemed unsafe. In the past the Department has kept a list of contractors who were called, on a rotating basis, to provide these baord-up services. It is noted that the Emergency Board -up Contract as submitted indicates that the Fire Chief is designated as the agent of the Board for the limited purpose of entering into and is authorized to enter into contracts with individual contractors for emergency board -up of structures. Further, Contractors shall be called when necessary off a rotating list which is to be kept available for public inspection at the Fire Department. Any contractor can be placed on the list by filing an application with the Board of Public Works Upon the application being formally filed with the Board, and the posting of the required $1,000.00 bond, the new contractor shall be placed at the bottom of the list. Therefore, Mrs. DeClercq made a motion that the Contract as submitted be approved. Ms. Humphreys seconded the motion which carried.