10/19/1981 Board of Public Works Minutes

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101 REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 19, 1981 to the estimated cost of the improvement. On the day named, any and all interested persons who may appear before the Board shall have a full hearing on the question, and on any matter pertaining to the proposed improvement. The Clerk of the Board is hereby ordered to give notice by two weekly publications of the time and place of hearing of this resolution, in two newspapers representing the two major political parties, the first publication to be not less than ten (10) days before the date of hearing. Adopted this 19th day of October, 1981. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS s/ John E. Leszczynski s/ Richard L. Hill s/ Joseph E. Kernan ATTEST: s/ Barbara J. Byers, Clerk ESTABLISHMENT OF RATES FOR STORAGE & TOWING OF ABANDONED VEHICLES Ms. Kathy Barnard, Director of the Neighborhood Code Enforcement Office, requested the Board to establish fees for the towing and storage of abandoned vehicles which would be charged to the owners of the vehicles. It was noted that, presently, the city is charging owners of abandoned vehicles the sum of $20.00 for towing and $2.00 per day for storage. It was further noted that the city's present contract with Bradford's Towing Company provided for the payment to him of $25.00 for towing, $30.00 to piggyback a vehicle, and $2.00 per day for storage. Ms. Barnard advised that the city has been losing money on the towing and storage of vehicles because what the city is charging does not equal what that which is reimbursed to the city by the owners of the vehicles. Upon a motion made by Mr. Kernan, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the following fees for storage and towing of abandoned vehicles were approved: $2.00 per day per $25.00 per vehicle $30.00 per vehicle vehicle for storage for towing for piggybacking FILING OF ASSESSMENT ROLL - VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 3515, 1981 (WELLINGTON STREET) John E. Leszczynski, City Engineer, filed an Assessment Roll with respect to Vacation Resolution No. 3515, 1981, for the vacation of Wellington Street from the southerly right-of-way line of Ardmore Trail to the northerly right-of-way line of Prast Boulevard for a distance of approximately 400 feet, all being in Westchester Second Addition to the City of South Bend. The following property may be injuriously or beneficially affected by such vacation: Lots 62, 63, 67, 68, 69, 171 and 172 in Westchester 2nd Unit, said lot lines being previously vacated by Resolution No. 3482, 1979. The Assessment Poll lists $0.00 net damages and $0.00 net benefits to the abutting properties. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the Assess- ment Roll was filed and set for public hearing on November 16, 1981. Mr. Masters noted that, at the October 12th Board meeting when the public hearing had been conducted on the proposed vacation, Mr. Peddycord, the attorney representing LaSalle Square Associates, had stated that the petitioner was agreeable to providing an easement for the 21-inch sanitary sewer extending along Wellington Street as recommended by the