12/03/90 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 3, 1990 1 1 APPROVE REQUEST TO ADVERTISE FOR THE RECEIPT OF BIDS - SALE OF ABANDONED VEHICLES - DEPARTMENT OF CODE ENFORCEMENT Mrs. Patricia E. DeClercq, Director, Department of Code Enforcement, requested permission to advertise for the sale of approximately twelve (12) abandoned vehicles, which are being stored at Super Auto Salvage Corporation, 3300 South Main Street, South Bend, Indiana. It was noted that all vehicles have been stored more than fifteen (15) days, identification checks had been run for auto theft and the owners and lienholders notified. Upon a motion made by Mrs. DeClercq, seconded by Mr. Leszczynski and carried, the above request was approved and a date of December 17, 1990, was established for the receiving and opening of sealed bids. REQUESTS REFERRED: TO CONDUCT SOLICITATIONS ON THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY IN FRONT OF THE DOWNTOWN OSCO DRUG STORE - DECEMBER, 1990 In a letter to the Board, Ms. Sandra Kaye Dorey, P.O. Box 11253, South Bend, Indiana, requested permission to stand in front of the downtown Osco Drug Store to solicit donations and potential donors on each Friday during the month of December to raise money for her nephew who is in need of a bone marrow transplant. Mr. Leszczynski made a motion that the request be referred to the appropriate City departments and bureaus for review and recommendation. Ms. Humphreys seconded the motion which carried. FOR DESIGNATED HANDICAPPED PARKING SPACE - 506 NORTH ALLEN STREET Mr. Leszczynski noted that the Board is in receipt of a letter from Mr. Joel E. Harman, 506 North Allen Street, South Bend, Indiana, requesting that the parking space in front of his residence be designated as a handicapped parking space. Mr. Leszczynski made a motion that the request be referred to the appropriate City departments and bureaus for review and recommendation. Mrs. DeClercq seconded the motion which carried. TO CLOSE EASTMONT, FROM SUNWOOD TO SOUTHLEA, FOR NEIGHBORHOOD CHRISTMAS/BIRTHDAY PARTY - DECEMBER 16, 1990 Mrs. Merritt Walker, 3516 Eastmont Drive, South Bend, Indiana, submitted to the Board an Application For Use of and Blocking of Access to Public Right -of -Way For a Party or Similar Event, indicating that she would like to have Eastmont Street, from Sunwood to Southlea, closed on Sunday, December 16, 1990 from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. for a neighborhood Christmas/Birthday Party. Mr. Leszczynski made a motion that the request be referred to the necessary City departments and bureaus for review and recommendation. Mrs. DeClercq seconded the motion which carried. REJECT BIDS AND APPROVE REQUEST TO READVERTISE FOR THE RECEIPT OF BIDS - TRANSWESTERN BUILDING DEMOLITION In a letter to the Board, Mr. K.C. Pocius, Department of Economic Development, advised that the bids received on November 5, 1990, for the demolition of the Transwestern Building have been reviewed. At this time it is the recommendation of the Department that all bids be rejected. Various problems were found to exist with the lower bids that were received and the remaining bids were at an amount in excess of funds set aside for the project. Mr. Pocius additionally requested that the Board re -advertise for the receipt of bids for this project. Mrs. DeClercq made a motion that the recommendation be accepted and the request be approved. Mr. Leszczynski seconded the motion which carried.