11/02/1981 Board of Public Works Minutes

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114 REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 2, 1981 Neighborhood Code Enforcement - 1976 Chevrolet Chevette Serial No. 1BO816YI4379 WHEREAS, Chapter 186, Acts of 1967, of the Indiana General Assembly, permits the sale of personal property no longer needed or obsolete. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend that the above listed vehicle is obsolete and not needed by the City of South Bend. . BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Bureau of Vehicle Maintenance be authorized to scrap said vehicle and that it be removed from the City Vehicle Inventory. Adopted November 2, 1981 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS s/ John E. Leszczynski s/ Richard L. Hill s/ Joseph E. Kernan ATTEST: s/ Barbara J. Byers, Clerk Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Kernan and carried, the above resolution was adopted. APPROVE PURCHASE AGREEMENTS FOR SALE OF PORTION OF BROWNFIELD PARK TO LOCK JOINT TUBE COMPANY Mr. Leszczynski advised that Lock Joint Tube Company, in a letter dated October 28, 1981, had accepted the city's counter- offer for the sale of the portion of Brownfield Park located at the northwest corner of Angela and Riverside Drive. He stated that, at the Board meeting of October 5, 1981, the bid of Lock Joint Tube Company in the amount of $11,430.00 for purchase of the property had been rejected because the bid was not equal to the offering price of $18,250.00. At that time, after due consideration, the Board had made the following counter-offer to Lock Joint Tube: That the property be offered for sale at the previously established offering price of $18,250.00; however, a condition of the sale shall provide that, should a subsequent rezoning of the property to light industrial not be approved (thus prohibiting Lock Joint Tube from utilizing the property as intended) the sale would not take place. The stipulation that no structures be constructed without the prior written approval would also remain a condition of the sale. Mr. John Voorde, Councilman at Large, asked if the city would now initiate the rezoning procedure for the property on behalf of Lock Joint Tube. Mr. Hill advised that Lock Joint Tube would initiate the petition since the purchase agreement will be entered into which would enable the company, as potential purchasers, to proceed. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, acceptance of the city's counter-offer by Lock Joint Tube was filed and the Purchase Agreement approved for sale of the property, subject to the above conditions. APPROVE REQUEST TO ADVERTISE TO RECEIVE BIDS AND SIGN TITLE SHEET (SOUTHERNVIEW DRIVE CULVERT) Mr. Ray S. Andrysiak, P.E., requested permission from the Board to advertise to receive bids for the construction of the Southernview Drive culvert, including the removal of concrete. pipe and construction of the culvert and wood guard rails. Mr. Leszczynski advised that the replacement of the culvert was 1 0