07/22/85 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING JULY 22, 1985 The regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was convened at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, July 22, 1985, by President John E. Leszczynski, with Mr..Leszczynski, Ms. Katherine G. Barnard and Mr. Michael L. Vance present. Also present was Assistant City Attorney Carolyn V. Pfotenhauer. APPROVE MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Ms. Barnard and carried, the minutes of the June 24, 1985, regular meeting of the Board were approved. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Vance and carried, the minutes of the July 8, 1985, regular meeting of the Board were approved. Upon a motion made by Ms. Barnard, seconded by Mr. Vance and carried, the minutes of the July 15, 1985, regular meeting of the Board were approved. PUBLIC HEARING, RESCISSION OF PRIOR DENIAL, AND APPROVAL OF TAXICAB DRIVER'S LICENSE - EDDIE L. EVANS Mr. Eddie L. Evans, 1315 Enchanted Forest, South Bend, Indiana, appeared before the Board concerning the recent denial of his application for a Taxicab Driver's License. It was noted that in a letter dated July 10, 1985, Mr. Michael L. Vance, Director, Administration and Finance, advised Mr. Evans that his license application was being denied due to his untruthfullness in the completion of the application as it relates to his prior addresses for the last five (5) years and any arrest record that exits. Mr. Leszczynski reiterated to Mr. Evans the reasons for the license denial. He stated that the police background check revealed that Mr. Evans' driver's license was suspended in 1976 and again in 1982 for failure to report an accident. In response, Mr. Evans clarified the issue by stating that in the accident in which he was involved in 1982 he was required to post a $1,000.00 bond and he paid for the damages out of his,own pocket. Mr. Evans stated that he was stopped at a stop sign when a vehicle pulled away from a parking space at the curb and the accident occurred. He was not moving at the time. Ms. Barnard inquired of Mr. Evans why he failed to put that information on the application form. Mr. Evans replied that he was not aware that his license was suspended due to that accident as he was never notified. Based on the fact that Mr. Evans was not involved in a moving traffic violation and he has not had an arrest record since 1976, Ms. Barnard made a motion that Mr. Evans be granted his taxicab driver's license subject to his thoroughly and accurately completing a new license application with the Deputy Controller's office. Mr. Leszczynski seconded the motion and it carried. Mr. Vance abstained from voting on this matter. ACCEPT AND APPROVE EXHIBIT "D" (WORK LETTER AGREEMENT) TO LEASE AGREEMENT - PALAIS ROYALE Mr. Richard L. Hill, City Attorney, submitted to the Board for approval Exhibit "D" (Work Letter Agreement) to the Lease Agreement between the City of South Bend and Trust No. 30560 as it relates to the Palais Royale project. It was noted that the Lease Agreement was approved and executed by the Board of Public Works on July 1, 1985. Mr. Hill advised the Board that the document submitted today acknowledges that the developer will spend $416,362.00 for Palais Royale improvements, with the Lease to commence upon the completion of the work that will be financed with that amount of money. He additionally stated that the Century Center Board of Managers will be engaging in additional fund raising efforts. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Ms. Barnard and carried, Exhibit "D' to the Lease Agreement, as it relates to the Palais Royale Project, was approved and executed.