05/20/86 Board of Public Works Minutes

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160 REGULAR MEETING MAY 20. 1986 The regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was convened at 9:37 a.m. on Tuesday, May 20, 1986, by President John E. Leszczynski, with Mr. Leszczynski, Ms. Katherine G. Barnard and Mr. Michael L. Vance present. Also present was Chief Deputy City Attorney Thomas Bodnar. AGENDA ITEM STRICKEN AND NEW ITEMS ADDED Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Ms. Barnard and carried, the following one (1) item was stricken from the agenda and five (5) new items were added: STRICKEN 1. Determination - Construction of Sanitary Sewer Along Riverside Drive and Riverside Place. It was noted that this item was stricken from the agenda at this time due to the fact that an intended meeting with Mr. Leszczynski and Mr. Wayne Werts, 1889 Riverside Drive, to discuss alternatives had not taken place as originally anticipated. ADDED: 1. Request to advertise for the receipt of bids - Viridian Drive Improvements Project. 2. Change Order No. 4 - Palais Royale Building (Facade and Sidewalk) Project. 3. Agreement for Use of Public Right -of -Way for Foot Races & Similar Events - Sunburst Marathon. 4. Award bids - Gasoline & Fuel Oil for Calendar Year 1986. APPROVE MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING Upon a motion made by Ms. Barnard, seconded by Mr. Vance and carried, the minutes of the May 13, 1986, regular meeting of the Board were approved. PUBLIC HEARING AND FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION - VACATION OF PUBLIC STREETS AND ALLEYS WITHIN AREA OF PROPOSED COVELESKI REGIONAL STADIUM Mr. Leszczynski advised that this was the date set for the Board's Public Hearing on the proposed vacation of public ways within an area bounded on the South by South Street, on the West by Taylor Street, on the North by Lots 4 and 12 in Vail's South-West Addition (Block 7) and Lots 14-6 and 29 in Block 8 of Vail's Addition with their south property lines projected east and west respectively across Williams and vacated Franklin Street, on the East by the lst alley west of Lafayette and its west side extended south to the south R/W line of Monroe Street then east along said line to the west R/W line of Lafayette Blvd., thence south to the north R/W line of South Street. It was noted that the Public Hearing was being held in order for the Board to submit a recommendation to the Common Council concerning the Vacation Petition filed by the South Bend Redevelopment Commission, 1200 County -City Building and the Board of Park Commissioners of the Park District of the City of South Bend, 301 South St. Louis Blvd., South Bend, Indiana. It was further noted that pursuant to South Bend Municipal Code Section 18-53.8, owners whose property abut the proposed right-of-ways to be vacated were notified of the Board's Public Hearing date. Ms. Ann Kolata, Deputy Director, Department of Economic Development, representing the Petitioner in this matter, was present and requested that the vacation be approved in order that the Stanely Covelelski Regional Stadium Project can go forward.