06/06/83 Board of Public Works Minutes

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4j: REGULAR MEETING JUNE 6, 1983 The regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was convened at 9:35 a.m, on Monday, June 6, 1983, 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 V. Pfotenhauer. AGENDA ITEM STRICKEN Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the matter of the Sidewalk Sale Permit application for Theodora T. Makielski, 1118 Woodward Avenue, South Bend, Indiana, on behalf of Makielski, Inc., 117 North Main Street, was stricken from the agenda. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS 14EETING APPROVED Upon a motion made by Mr. Kernan, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the minutes of the May 31, 1983, regular meeting of the Board.were approved. PUBLIC HEARING - HOUSE MOVES TO 758 SO. CARLISLE, 754 S. CARLISLE, 2408 WEST FORD STREET AND -705 S. GRANT Mr. Leszczynski advised that this was the date set for the public hearing on the matter of four (4) house moves to the following locations: 758 S. Carlisle, 754 S. Carlisle, 2408 West Ford and 705 S. Grant. It was noted that the property owners located within three hundred feet (300') of the proposed locations of the moves were notified. It was additionally"noted that the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting and the Building Depart- ment have reviewed the request of Lykowski Construction Company, 21707 W. Ireland Road, South Bend, Indiana, to conduct the proposed moves and have no objections. Mr. Stanley Borek, 717 South Grant Street, South Bend, addressed the Board concerning the house moves in question and asked why the neighborhoods are being subjected to this type of housing being put in their neighborhoods. He informed the Board that the houses are boarded up and repairs are needed to the interiors. He is concerned that taxpayers dollars will be used to repair these houses which he considers a waste of good money. Ms. Carolyn V. Pfotenhauer, Board attorney, stated that the Board has a limited authority in this matter. The Board is concerned only with the technical aspects of the proposed move which include the route to be used, whether or not the move will endanger the streets or underground drainage system and any other safety concerns involved in the move. The Board cannot address whether or not the structure is appropriate for the neighborhood. Mr. Hill, in response to why the City doesn't move the houses to property owned by the City on Olive Street, replied that the houses being moved are not City property. The issue is whether or not the public right-of-way can be utilized in this matter and whether or not the move will endanger the safety of the public right of way or other property. Mr. Hill advised that the City has no ownership interest in the houses and it would not be appropriate to place the houses on city -owned property. He stated that the City has no desire to sell the property in question on Olive Street. The houses in question need to be moved because of construction relating to the Olive -Sample overpass project. It was noted..that before a permit can be issued to Lykowski Construction Company, Inc., the zoning of the area to which the houses are to be moved must be looked at and approved by the Building Department. The Board of Public Works does not have authority to deny a permit to move a structure based on the kinds of concerns being brought to the Board today but must look strickly at the technical requirements. 1