07/20/1981 Board of Public Works Minutes

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10 REGULAR MEETING JULY 20, 1981 The regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was convened at 9:30 a.m., on Monday, July 20, 1981, by President John E. Leszczynski, with Mr. Leszczynski, Mr. Richard L. Hill and Mr. Joseph E. Kernan present. Also present was.Deputy City Attorney Terry A. Crone. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING APPROVED Upon a motion made by Mr. Hill, seconded by Mr. Kernan and carried, the minutes of the.July 13, 1981, regular meeting of the Board were approved as submitted. AGENDA ITEM ADDED Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, an agreement for the lease/purchase of an office copier for the City Clerk was added to the agenda following approval of the agreement for improved railroad crossing warning devices at Ford and Walnut Streets. PUBLIC HEARING ON VACATION RESOLUTION N0 3510, 1981 (LOUIE'S TUX SHOP) This was the date set for holding a public hearing on Vacation Resolu- tion No. 3510, 1981, for the vacation of the first alley south of Lincolnway West, running westerly from Chapin Street (inner belt) to Cushing Street, excepting the north -south alley right-of-way; the west 119 feet more or less being in Heintzman's Addition and the east 300 feet more or less being in Kunstman's lst Addition to the City of South Bend. The Clerk tendered proofs of publication of notice in the South Bend Tribune and the Tri-County News which were found to be sufficient. It was noted that a notice had been sent to all property owners in the vicinity of the proposed vacation and letters had been received from the Engineering Department and the Community Development Department indicating that there was no objection to the proposed vacation. Mr. Leszczynski noted that the Area Plan Commission recommended the alley not be vacated because of potential access problems which could be caused to residents fronting on the alley. Mrs. Rhonda Kies, 420 Cushing Street, stated that she had no objection to the vacation of the alley provided she would not have access problems. She asked for assurance that she would be able to use her garage which fronted on the alley in question. Mr. Ron Gerencher, Vice President of Louie's Tux Shop, felt there would be no problems in providing access to Mrs. Kies. Mrs. Clara Brooks, 410 Melkus Court, expressed concern about the alley vacation and the problems she would have with access. Mr. Gerencher explained that Louie's Tux Shop, the other businesses bordering on the alley and Mr. and Mrs. Blake had signed the petition for vacation of the alley primarily because of the burglaries and vandalism which has occurred in the area. He stated that it was their hope that, if the alley was vacated, better security could be provided to the properties bordering the alley. He also stated that Louie's Tux Shop would probably erect a fence around its property pending vacation of the alley. He expressed hope that the area then could be cleaned out and paved in conjunction with the other businesses on the alley. Mr. Leszczynski advised that the Board wished to delay action on the alley vacation until such a time that a site visit could be accomplished by the Board members. He advised that the inspection would take place within the week in order that final action on the alley vacation could be taken at the regular Board .meeting on July 27, 1981. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the public hearing was continued to the July 27th meeting of the Board. APPROVAL OF HOUSE MOVE - CORNER OF MADISON AND ST. LOUIS TO 910 N. ST. LOUIS Mr. William E. Voor, attorney representing the Housing Authority, stated that the Housing Authority was desirous of moving a house from a temporary location at Madison and St. Louis to 910 North St. Louis by Lykowski Construction Company on July 23, 1981. It was noted that adjacent property owners had been notified of the proposed