01/07/85 Board of Public Works Minutes

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R REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 7, 1985 stated that should this alley vacation receive a favorable recommendation from the Council, he is prepared to file a Petition for Rezoning which will be required for Mr. Kruk to expand his service station. There being no one else present wishing to speak either for or against the above referred to proposed alley vacation, and no written objections having been filed with the Board, upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the public hearing on this matter was closed. Mr. Vance advised that after reviewing the Petition and diagram of the alley to be vacated, it appears that for safety reasons it would be a good idea to move the alley from the corner. Mr. Kruk reiterated that he has agreed to dedicate a new right-of-way for a new improved alley and will incur the expense of improving the new alley. There being no further discussion concerning this matter, upon a motion made by Mr. Vance, seconded by Mr. Leszczynski and carried, the Clerk was instructed to forward to the Common Council a favorable recommendation on this proposed alley vacation contingent upon the dedication of additional right-of-way for a new alley to be the east -sixteen (16) feet of Lot 7, with the cost of improving the new alley to be incurred by Mr. Kruk and subject to any and all utility easements. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 1-1985 - SCRAP/JUNK/RECYCLING DEALER LICENSES FOR 1985 Mr. Leszczynski advised that the Board has received renewal license applications from eighteen (18) area scrap/junk and recycling dealers for 1985. Inspections of the operations were conducted by the Department of Code Enforcement and the Fire Department Prevention Bureau. Ms. Katherine Barnard, Director, Department of Code Enforcement, was present and addressed the Board. Ms. Barnard advised that of the eighteen (18) renewal license applications received, seventeen (17) have complied with the requirements of the Department of Code Enforcement and the Fire Prevention Bureau. The one dealer not in compliance, Super Auto Salvage Company, Inc., 3300 South Main Street, South Bend, Indiana, was given until January 11, 1985 to comply with code enforcement requirements by making needed repairs to the fence on the premises. There being no further discussion concerning this matter, upon a motion made by Mr. Hill, seconded by Mr. Leszczynski and carried, Resolution No. 1-1985 recommending Council approval of license renewals for the following scrap/junk/recycling dealers was adopted and the Clerk was instructed to prepare the necessary Common Council resolution for final action by the Council at their meeting to be held on January 14, 1985. Resolution No. 1-1985 is as follows: RESOLUTION NO. 1-1985 WHEREAS, license renewal applications for scrap/junk/and recycling dealers for the year 1985 have been received by the Board of Public Works; and WHEREAS, inspections of the properties have been completed by the Department of Code Enforcement and the Fire Prevention Bureau as required by Chapter 4, Article 4, Section 4-51 of the Municipal Code; and