12/13/82 Board of Public Works Minutes

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71 REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 13, 1982 FILING OF CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Kernan and carried, the Certificate of Insurance for McCormick & Company, Inc., et al, was filed. APPROVE EXCAVATION BOND - LOUIS SEAGO & SONS REMODELING SERVICE Mr. Ray S. Andrysiak recommended approval of the Excavation Bond of Louis Seago & Sons Remodeling Service Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Kernan and. carried, the Bond was approved. FILING OF STREET LIGHT OUTAGE REPORT The report indicated a total of 21 outages for the period of November 19, 1982, through December 9, 1982. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the report was filed. APPROVE CLAIMS Mr. Elroy J. Kelzenberg, Director of the Michiana Area CETA Consortium, submitted purchase orders totalling 3 to be paid out of FY 1982 funds, and 29 purchase orders to be paid out of FY 1983 funds. Chief Deputy Controller Sherrie L. Petz submitted Claim Docket No. 23706 through No. 24550 and recommended approval. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the reports were filed and the claims approved. REQUEST FOR GUARDRAIL AT CITY CEMETERY REFERRED Mr. Robert Niezgodski, Cemetery Sexton, appeared before the Board, requesting installation of a guardrail at the City Cemetery at Walnut and LaPorte to protect it from continuing damage as the result of vehicular accidents. He stated that, since the city cemeteries fall under the jurisdiction of the Board of Works, he was requesting that consideration be given by the Board to the installation of a guardrail. He explained that several sections of the fence have been damaged and destroyed as a result of eight accidents since September 1, 1976, seven of which occurred on the LaPorte Street side. He advised that the city was able to collect insurance on only four of the accidents. He felt that the money spent in 1981 to paint and sand the wrought iron fence was being wasted, and he recommended that a guardrail of some sort be installed to protect the fence. He advised that the Stewart Fence Company, manufacturers of the particular fence, was no longer in business and he had only a few sections of fence left for replacement. Mr. Niezgodski stated that the neighborhood organization and the Historic Preservation Commission wanted to preserve the fence, and he felt the only way to do this would be to construct some sort of guardrail. He stated that there was sufficient money in the Cemetery Trust Fund which could be used for capital improvements. He reminded the Board that, in 1979, the city administration had wanted to tear down the wrought iron fence and install a chain link fence, but the neighborhood assocation had objected vehemently and the idea was scrapped. Mr. Kernan asked how much money one section would cost to repair or replace. Mr. Niezgodski stated that only one column support would cost approximately $556.00, and this particular area of the fence which needed repair as a result of the latest accident would cost over $1,000.00. He estimated that there was 1,245 lineal feet of fence on LaPorte and 547 lineal feet of fence on Walnut. Mr. Hill was concerned that there might be objection on the part of the residents to the construction of a guardrail. Mr. Niezgodski advised that the residents agree that something must be done to