04/22/86 Board of Public Works Minutes

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12 REGULAR MEETING APRIL 22, 1986 and are trying to do what they can for the residents and he hopes the Board will continue to look into this matter. He advised that the County Health Officer is more adamant in that he is going under the supposition of the previous county heath officer, and as Mr. Werts stated, he never looked into all the facets of the matter. Mr. Klebosits stated that he hopes this matter can be resolved without the installation of sewers. Mr. Herman Hoffman, South Bend Community School Corporation, 635 South Main Street, South Bend, Indiana, was present and addressed the Board. He stated that the Notice of Public Hearing the SBCSC received was the first he knew of the matter. Mr. Leszczynski advised him that'the Board would provide to him any information that was relevant to this matter for his review as the SBCSC is an affected property owner in this matter. Mr. Joseph Guenert, 3510 Corby Blvd., South Bend, Indiana, addressed the Board. Mr. Guenert inquired how many other areas exist in the City that are not connected to sanitary sewers. In response, Mr. Leszczynski advised that approximately two or three. Further, in response to Mr. Guenert's inquiry if the City had plans to pursue the installation of sewers in those areas, Mr. Leszczynski advised that the City has no plans at this time. Also, in response to a question from Mr. Guenert, Mr. Leszczynski advised that property owners can request the installation of sewers or in the case of the Riverside Drive Sanitary Sewer Project, the County Health Officer can mandate the installation. Mr. Werts added that should the work continue, the residents opposed to the installation would have no choice but to file suit for declaratory relief and seek rescission of the County Health Officer's mandate. There being no one else present wishing to speak either for or against the Riverside Drive/Riverside Sewer Project, upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Ms. Barnard and carried, the Public Hearing on this matter was closed. APPROVE RELEASE OF MECHANIC'S LIEN In a letter to the Board, Mr. Jon R. Hunt, Executive Director, Department of Redevelopment, requested that the Board release a Mechanic's Lien on Parcel C17-3 in the South Bend Central Development Area. He advised that the Redevelopment Commission acquired this parcel of land from the Sweet Home Baptist Church of South Bend, Indiana, on April 1, 1986. The lien is a judgment against Sweet Home Baptist Church in favor of the City of South Bend, in the amount of $1,300.00 rendered on May 14, 1979. The title policy to the property and the pertinent foreclosure documents were submitted with the request. Upon a motion made by Mr. Vance, seconded by Ms. Barnard and carried, the request was approved and the lien waived and released. APPROVE AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT - PETER PIRSCH & SONS (FIRE DEPARTMENT PUMPER) Assistant Fire Chief Dan Miroca was present and advised the Board that Peter Pirsch & Sons Company, to whom a bid was awarded on February 19, 1985 in the amount of $102,928.93 for one fire pumper, has offered to substitute the Waterous Pump previously listed in bid specifications with a Hale Pump. Additionally, in return for the inconvenience and delay to the City in receiving the fire apparatus, Peter Pirsch will install a hosebed on a Quint 10 estimated at approximately $2,000.00 to $3,000.00. Chief Mirocha stated that the apparatus was received on April 21, 1986, which is seventy-four (74) days after the ninety (90) days allotted for the delivery of the apparatus after the pump had been received by Peter Pirsch. In order not to pursue the $20.00 per day late charge the Department has agreed to accept the Hale LJ 1