12/28/82 Board of Public Works Minutes

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8 REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 28, 1982 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend that the. accounts listed on the attached documents totaling $54,519.72 be written off the accounts receivable of the City of South Bend as uncollectible.. Dated this 28th day of December, 1982 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS s/ Richard L. Hill s/ Joseph E. Kernan s/ John E. Leszczynski ATTEST: s/ Barbara J. Byers., Clerk Assistant Fire Chief Richard Switalski explained that it was necessary for the Board to adopt the above resolution which would in effect write off numerous ambulance accounts totalling $54,519.72 which Midwest Collection Agency has deemed uncollectible. Upon a motion made by Mr. Kernan, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the above Resolution No. 32, 1982, was adopted. APPROVE CONTRACTS FOR TOWING AND STORAGE OF ABANDONED VEHICLES (HURWICH IRON COMPANY) Mrs. Katherine Barnard, Director of the Neighborhood Code Enforcement Office,.presented to the Board for approval two contracts with Hurwich Iron Company for the towing and storage of abandoned vehicles ordered towed by her department during the 1183 calendar year. She explained that the city currently had contracts with Hurwich Iron Company to U0.00 ovide these services at a cost of $15.00 for regular towing and for piggyback towing, and the sum of $4,400.00 for the storage of the abandoned vehicles at the Hurwich Impoundment Lot, 1610 Circle Avenue. Mrs. Barnard stated that the new contract for towing provided for a.$10.00 increase for regular towing to $25.00 per vehicle and an increase of $10.00 for piggyback towing to $30.00 per vehicle. She stated that, in checking with other towing companies, the above rate increases were comparable and in line with current prices. She advised that the above services were not bid this year as had been done last year because she was completely satisfied with the performance of Hurwich Iron Company over the past year. She stated that the firm was very accommodating and she had encountered no problems with it in the performance of this year's contract. For those reasons, she had made the decision to renegotiate the current contract for the upcoming year. For the Board's information, she advised that through November 30, 1982, 251 vehicles have been towed at a cost of $7,500 compared to 187 vehicles towed for the entire 1981 year at a cost of $11,350.00. Regarding the proposed contract for storage, Mrs. Barnard stated that the. amount of $4,400.00 was the same as the. current contract; however, since that maximum amount had been reached in July of this year, it was felt the $1.00 per day per vehicle charge was not necessary and that a maximum figure of $4,400.00 for the service was sufficient. Upon a motion made by Mr. Kernan, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the above contracts with Hurwich Iron Company for the towing and storage of abandoned vehicles were approved. APPROVE HUMANE SOCIETY CONTRACT Mrs. Katherine Barnard, Director of the Neighborhood Code Enforcement Office, requested Board approval of a contract with the St. Joseph County Humane Society for animal control services for the 1983 calendar year in the amount of $130,000.00. She advised that that figure had been established by the former director in March of this year. She stated that the city was currently paying the Humane Society