11/22/82 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 22, 1982 The regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was convened at 9:30 a.m., on Monday, November 22, 1982, by President John E. Leszczynski, with Mr. Leszczynski, Mr. Richard L. Hill and Mr. Joseph E. Kernan present. Also present was Assistant City Attorney Carolyn Pfotenhauer. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING APPROVED . Upon a motion made by Mr. Hill, seconded by Mr. Kernan and carried, the minutes of the November 15, 1982, regular meeting of the Board were approved as submitted. PROPOSALS FOR REDEVELOPMENT AUDIT REFERRED Mr. Leszczynski stated that the Department of Redevelopment had solicited proposals for its annual Community Development audit, said proposals to be submitted to and receipted in by the (}� Board of Public Works. Mr. Kernan stated that the proposals covered the annual audit for Community Development and, �. because of the amount of money involved in the audit and jurisdiction, the proposals should be referred directly to the Redevelopment Department for review. Upon a motion made by Mr. Kernan, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the following sealed proposals were referred to the Redevelopment Department for review and appropriate action: Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Company 202 South Michigan Street South Bend, Indiana 46601 Crowe, Chizek & Company 330 East Jefferson Boulevard P. 0. Box 7 South Bend, Indiana 46624 Ernst & Whinney 825 JMS Building South Bend, Indiana 46601 Coopers & Lybrand P. 0. Box 4157 South Bend, Indiana 46634 McGladrey Hendrickson & Co. 340 South Columbia South Bend, Indiana 46601 PUBLIC HEARING - APPROVE VACATION OF PORTION OF SANCOME STREET Mr. Leszczynski advised that Mr. Ronald Schmanke, 1421 California Street, was petitioning for the vacation of that portion of Sancome Street that lies North of the North right-of-way line of California Avenue extended West to the Southerly right-of-way of the Chicago, Indiana and Southern Railroad and West of and adjacent to Lot 12 in S.B. Apt. Bldg. Corp. 1st Addition to the City of South Bend. Ile stated that, as in the past, in order for the Board to submit a recommendation to the Common Council, a public hearing had been scheduled at this time and all property owners within 200 feet of the alley had been duly notified. He further advised that favorable comments in support of the vacation had been received from the Engineering Department, Area Plan Commission and Community Development. There was no one present to speak against the alley vacation; however, a letter of objection had been received by the Clerk from Mr. Robert Jessup whose mother owned property on Sancome Street. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Kernan and carried, the public hearing was closed. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, a favorable recommendation for the vacation of the above portion of Sancome Street was forwarded to the Common Council, subject to the maintenance of all utility easements. Mr. Schmanke asked the Board if, once the right-of-way was vacated,