01/05/88 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 5, 1988 K 1 SWEARING IN OF BOARD MEMBERS AND CLERK OF BOARD City Clerk Irene K. Gammon administered the Oath of Office to John E. Leszczynski, Patricia E. DeClercq and Katherine Humphreys as members of the Board of Public Works and to Sandra M. Parmerlee as the Clerk of the Board of Public Works, as appointed by Mayor Joseph E. Kernan. ELECTION OF BOARD PRESIDENT FOR 1988 Upon a motion made by Mrs. DeClercq, seconded by Ms. Humphreys and carried, Mr. John E. Leszczynski was elected as President of the Board of Public Works for 1988. The regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was convened at 9:40 a.m. on Tuesday, January 5, 1988, by President John E. Leszczynski, with Mr. Leszczynski, Mrs. Patricia E. DeClercq and Ms. Katherine Humphreys present. Also present was Chief Deputy City Attorney Thomas Bodnar. APPROVE MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING Upon a motion made by Mrs. DeClercq, seconded by Ms. Humphreys and carried, the minutes of the December 29, 1987 regular meeting of the Board were approved. APPROVE Mr. Leszczynski advised that Mr. Jon Hunt, Executive Director, Department of Economic Development, has requested that the Board reject all bids for repairs to the Sandock Furniture Building located at 1217-1221 W. Washington Street, which the Board opened on December 1, 1987. Mr. Hunt advised that the building is owned by a non-profit corporation which will assume all responsibility in seeing that the repairs are completed. It was noted that South Bend Heritage, the owner of the building, will utilize Community Development grant funds for the repairs to the building. Therefore, upon a motion made by Mrs. DeClercq, seconded by Ms. Humphreys and carried, the recommendation was accepted and the bids rejected. APPROVE PARTIAL RELEASE OF EASEMENT - INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER COMPANY Mr. Leszczynski advised that Indiana Michigan Power Company, One Summit Square, P.O. Box 60, Fort Wayne, Indiana, has submitted to the Board for approval a Partial Release of an Easement located on the City's sludge farm. Mr. Leszczynski further stated that this Partial Release of Easement is a companion to the Easement granted to Indiana Michigan Power Company and approved by the Board on October 13, 1987. He stated that the Indiana Michigan Power Company needs to move a power line to facilitate improvements at the airport and therefore, the City, by action of the Board on October 13, 1987, granted them a new Easement. Upon a motion made by Ms. Humphreys, seconded by Mrs. DeClercq and carried, the Partial Release of Easement as submitted was accepted and approved. FILING OF APPLICATION FOR BIDDER CERTIFICATION Mr. Leszczynski advised that Dujardin Enterprises, Sandra Dujardin, Owner, 1121 North Merrified, Mishawaka, Indiana, submitted an application for certification as a minority business enterprise and/or women business enterprise. Upon a motion made by Mrs. DeClercq, seconded by Ms. Humphreys and carried, the