11/28/83 Board of Public Works Minutes

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NJ REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 28, 1983 APPROVE RECOMMENDATION TO REJECT OFFICE AUTOMATION BIDS AND REQUEST TO READVERTISE In a letter to the Board, City Controller Joseph E. Kernan, requested that the Board reject the bids received on October 31, 1983 for the office automation system and that permission be granted to readvertise. Mr. Kernan stated that Crowe, Chizek and Company has conducted a preliminary review of the bids and recommend that the bids be rejected because they were either too expensive ordid not meet the required specifications. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the above recommendation and request were approved. APPROVE REQUEST TO ADVERTISE FOR RECEIPT OF BIDS - SALE OF ABANDONED VEHICLES Ms. Katherine. Barnard, Director of the Department of Code Enforcement, requested permission to advertise for the sale of approximately nine (9) abandoned vehicles, eight (8) of which are valued at over One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) and all of which are being stored at Hurwich Impoundment Lot, 1610 Circle Avenue. It was noted that all vehicles have been stored more than the thirty (30) days, identification checks had been run for auto theft, and the owners and lienholders notified. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the request was approved and a date of December_12, 1983, was established for the receiving of sealed bids. APPROVE REQUEST TO ADVERTISE FOR RECEIPT OF BIDS - FIRE DEPARTMENT TELEMETRY EQUIPMENT In a letter to the Board, Fire Chief Timothy J. Brassell, requested permission to advertise for the receipt of bids for the sale of two (2) Motorola Telemetry,systems which the Board on November 21, 1983 declared no longer needed by the Fire Department by the adoption of Resolution No. 25-1983. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the above request was approved. APPROVE REQUEST OF SALVATION ARMY TO USE POLE FOR TREE OF LIGHTS CAMPAIGN In a letter to the Board, Mr.. John D. Miller, Tree of Lights Chairman Salvation Army Advisory Board, 535 South Carroll Street, South Bend, Indiana, requested permission to use a pole located at the southeast corner of Main and Monroe Streets for the purpose of constructing a facsimile Christmas tree in conjunction with the annual Salvation Army Tree of Lights campaign. The pole would be used to string lights, each strand lit representing a higher percentage of the.goal reached. All lights would be strung high enough on the pole to prevent vandalism or being in the pedestrian right-of-way. He stated that although the pole now.sits outside the fenced in property of the Salvation Army, all electrical connections would be inside the property. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the above request was approved subject to the filing of a Certificate of Insurance in the amount .of $100,000.00 naming the City of South Bend as an additional insured for this event. REQUEST OF SAVE OUR JOBS COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT RALLY ON RIVER BEND PLAZA - DECEMBER 17. 1983 REFERRED In a letter to the Board, Mr. Michael H. Matuszak, 1414 Woodlawn Boulevard, South Bend, Indiana on behalf of the SAVE OUR JOBS Committee requested permission to hold a public meeting on plant closings- It is requested that