12/20/82 Board of Public Works Minutes

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gmg REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 20, 1982 APPROVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTS AND ADDENDUM Mr. Leszczynski advised that the Community Development Department had submitted the following contracts and addendum for Board approval: Renew, Inc - For the acquisition and rehabilitation of three single-family housing units in the Community Development target area at a budget cost not to exceed $40,000.00 Neighborhood Code Enforcement.- For code enforcement management/inspection and demolition activities within Community Development areas at a budget cost not to exceed $40,000.00 La Casa de Amistad - Addendum No. 2 provided for a timetable extension to the.existing contract for administration services and parking lot construction and a shift of the budgeted funds of $50,000.00 within the personnel and non -personnel accounts. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the above contracts and addendum were approved. DESIGNATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICE FOR SNOW REMOVAL ENFORCEMENT Ms. Katherine Barnard, Director of the Neighborhood Code Enforcement Office, explained that, in accordance with the newly created snow removal ordinance adopted by the Common Council, the Board must designate a body to remove snow from the sidewalks if and when property owners fail to do so. She explained that the city encountered several problems in that regard during the 1981-82 winter season, expecially with downtown businesses. She outlined the procedure as follows: 1. If it is determined by a Department of Code Enforcement inspector that a highly traveled sidewalk is a hazard to the general public, the inspector would issue a warning notice to the property occupant. The property occupant would have 24 hours to clean the sidewalk. 2. If the property occupant does not comply with the notice, the director of the Code Enforce- ment office will authorize the Code Enforce- ment clean up crew to clean the sidewalk. It was noted that the property owner would be billed $11.00/hr./ worker for the removal of the snow if done by the city work crews. Upon a motion made by Mr. Kernan, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the Neighborhood Code Enforcement Office was designated to enforce the section of the ordinance dealing with snow removal from sidewalks. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 29, 1982 - SALE OF CITY -OWNED PROPERTY RESOLUTION NO. 29, 1982 WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend has compiled a current detailed inventory of all real property owned by the City of South Bend; and WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works has reviewed said inventory of real property and it finds that certain of the parcels of real estate now owned by the City of.South Bend are not necessary to the public use and are not set aside by state and city laws for public purposes; and