11/10/86 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 10, 1986 The regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was convened at 9:34 a.m. on Monday, November 10, 1986, by President John E. Leszczynski, with Mr. Leszczynski, Mrs. Patricia E. DeClercq and Mr. Michael L. Vance present. Also present was Assistant City Attorney Carolyn V. Pfotenhauer. APPROVE MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING Upon a motion made by Mrs. DeClercq, seconded by Mr. Vance, and carried, the minutes of the November 3, 1986, regular meeting of the Board were approved. POSTPONEMENT OF PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL NO. 2993 - CONSTRUCTION OF SANITARY SEWER ALONG RIVERSIDE DRIVE AND RIVERSIDE PLACE Mr. Leszczynski advised that this was the date set for the Board's Public Hearing for the purpose of hearing and considering all remonstrances as to the amounts assessed on Final Assessment Roll No. 2993 for the above referred to project as authorized under Improvement Resolution No. 3522-86 adopted by the Board on February 18, 1986. However, as the time of the Public Hearing was inadvertently omitted from the Notice of Public Hearing published in the newspaper and from the Notice of Public Hearing sent to affected property owners, the Board cannot go ahead with the Public Hearing today. Therefore, Mr. Leszczynski made a motion that the Notice of Public Hearing be readvertised and affected property owners be sent new Notices of a Public Hearing which will be held on November 25, 1986 at 9:30 a.m. Mr. Vance seconded the motion and it carried. PUBLIC HEARING AND FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION - ALLEY VACATIONS: ENTIRE N/S ALLEY, ALSO WEST .1/2 OF THE E/W ALLEY WITHIN THE BLOCK BOUNDED BY MONROE-MAIN-SOUTH AND LAFAYETTE STREETS Mr. Leszczynski advised that this was the date set for the Board's Public Hearing on the proposed vacation of the following alleys: The entire north/south alley ALSO the west 1/2 (one-half) of the east/west alley within the city block bounded by: Monroe -Main -South and Lafayette Streets in Martins Add. to the City of South Bend, Indiana. It was noted that this Public Hearing is being held in order for the Board to submit a recommendation to the Common Council concerning the Vacation Petition filed by Mr. Joseph J. Pluta, Director, City of South Bend, Division of Engineering, Room 1316 County -City Building, South Bend, Indiana. It was further noted that pursuant to South Bend Municipal Code Section 18-53.8, owners whose property abut the proposed alleys to be vacated were notified of the Board's Public Hearing date. Mr. Joseph J. Pluta, Director, City of South Bend, Division of Engineering, was present and advised the Board that the purpose of the vacation of the above referred to alleys abutting and adjacent to the Studebaker Museum is for security and improvements to the property and asked that the Board favorably consider this vacation. Mr. Gregory Bajer, 1211 Dodge, Mishawaka, Indiana, addressed the Board and advised that he was present on behalf of Ms. Jule Bell, 210 West Monroe, Elkhart, Indiana, an abutting property owner. He stated that Ms. Bell owns Lots No. 43, 44 and 45 at the northeast corner of the north/south alley to be vacated and with the closing of the alley, access to the furnace room at the rear of a building at that location and use of the alley for deliveries would be cut-off.