01/30/84 Board of Public Works Minutes

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f � REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 30, 1984 The regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was convened at 9:35 a.m, on Monday, January 30, 1984 by President John E. Leszczynski, with Mr. Leszczynski and Mr. Joseph E. Kernan present. Board member Richard L. Hill was not in attendance. Also present was Assistant City Attorney Carolyn V. Pfotenhauer. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING APPROVED Upon a motion made by Mr. Kernan, seconded by Mr. Leszczynski and carried., the minutes of the January 23, 1984 regular meeting of the Board were approved. AWARD BID - MAPLE ROAD SANITARY & STORM SEWER PROJECT In a letter to the Board, Mr. Neil A. Shanahan, Manager, Bureau of Public Construction, recommended the Board accept the low bid of H. DeWulf Mechanical Contractors, Inc., 58600 Executive Drive, P.O. Box 986, Mishawaka, Indiana in the amount of $146,196.50. Mr. Leszczynski advised that bids for this project were opened on January 23, 1984. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Kernan and carried, the recommendation was accepted and the bid awarded. AWARD BID AND APPROVE CONTRACT - TOWING &.STORAGE OF ABANDONED VEHICLES In a memorandum to the Board, Katherine Barnard, Director, Department of Code Enforcement, recommended the Board award the contract for towing and storage of abandoned vehicles for 1984 to South Bend Auto Parts, 1802 South Main Street. It was noted that bids for these. services were opened on January 23, 1984. Ms. Barnard was present at the meeting and informed the Board that in reviewing the bids for the towing and storage of abandoned vehicles it was determined that a package for the towing and storage of abandoned vehicles with one company would be most beneficial and cost effective for the City. She presented to the Board at this time contracts with South Bend Auto Parts for vehicle storage and vehicle towing. The storage contract indicated that the City shall pay South Bend Auto Parts the sum of two dollars ($2.00) per day per vehicle but shall not exceed four thousand four hundred dollars ($4,400.00) per year for the storage of abandoned vehicles. The vehicle towing contract indicated that the City shall pay to South Bend Auto Parts thirty dollars ($30.00) per vehicle for regular towing, thirty-five dollars ($35.00) per vehicle for rollover towing, and seven dollars and fifty cents ($7.50) per call for calls to locations where cars have been previously removed and no towing is required. Upon a motion made by Mr. Kernan, seconded by Mr. Leszczynski and carried, the above bid was awarded and the appropriate contracts were approved and executed. APPROVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTS The following five (5) Community Development contracts were presented to the Board for approval: HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION HISTORIC PRESERVATION ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT ACTIVITY The goal of this project is to enable the Historic Preservation Commission to expand its activities throughout the City. These activities include: 1) assistance in obtaining neighborhood historic district designations; 2) provide technical assistance on the implications of Multiple Resource District designations;