09/30/85 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 30, 1985 APPROVE REQUEST OF SOUTH BEND COALITION AGAINST APARTHEID TO CONDUCT MARCH AND RALLY - OCTOBER 12, 1985 The Bureau of Traffic and Lighting and the Police Department Traffic Division have reviewed the request as referred to above, said request submitted to the Board on September 23, 1985, and recommend approval subject to participants staying on the sidewalks and obeying traffic signals while marching on other than the closed River Bend Plaza area. The exact route to be utilized will be submitted to the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting and the Police Department Traffic Division as soon as it becomes available. No police escort will be provided. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Ms. Barnard and carried, the recommendation was accepted and the request approved. DENY REQUEST OF BLAKE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO ERECT TEMPORARY SALE SIGN ON PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY (AUCTION OF TOPSFIELD CONDOMINIUMS) Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Ms. Barnard and carried, the above referred to request as submitted to the Board on September 23, 1985, was denied. Ms. Barnard advised that the Department of Code Enforcement has received a number of telephone calls from residents of the area objecting to the placement of the sign on the public right-of-way. FILING OF PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BOND - WILLIAMS CONTRACTING (HANDICAP SIDEWALK RAMPS 1985 PROJECT) Mr. Leszczynski advised that Mr. Bob Williams, Williams Contracting, 1240 North Kaley Street, South Bend, Indiana, has submitted his Performance and Payment Bond in the amount of $17,829.25 and therefore his Treasurer's Check No. 177457 in the amount of $17,829.25 submitted on September 23, 1985, in lieu of the above referred to bond, should be released. Therefore, upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Ms. Barnard and carried, the bond was accepted for filing as submitted and the Treasurer's Check released. APPROVE CONTRACTOR'S BOND Mr. Melvin Humphrey, Engineering Department, recommended that the Contractor's Bond for L. L. Geans & Sons, Inc., be approved effective September 30, 1985. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Vance and carried, the above Contractor's Bond was approved. APPROVE RELEASE OF EXCAVATION BOND Mr. Melvin Humphrey, Engineering Department, recommended that the Excavation Bond for David E. McDaniel, Co., be released effective October 25, 1985. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Vance and carried, the above referred to Excavation Bond was released. FILING OF ENVIRONMENTAL CLEAN-UP OF LOTS REPORT A report from the Department of Code Enforcement indicating a total of one -hundred twenty-seven (127) properties cleaned from September 20, 1985 to September 27, 1985 was submitted. Upon a motion made by Ms. Barnard, seconded by Mr. Leszczynski and carried, the report as submitted was filed. APPROVE CLAIMS Deputy City Controller Carol M. Sanders submitted Claim Docket No. 21842 through Claim Docket No. 22271 and recommended approval. Upon a motion made by Mr. Vance, seconded by Ms. Barnard and carried, the claims were approved and the report filed. l 1