11/23/1981 Board of Public Works Minutes

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136 REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 23', '1981 The regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was convened at 9:30 a.m, on Monday, November 23, 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 James A. Masters. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING APPROVED Upon a motion made by Mr. Hill, seconded by Mr. Kernan and carried, the minutes of the regular meeting of November 16, 1981, were approved as submitted. APPROVE CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSI Mr. Leszczynski explained that this was a continuation of the public hearing held on November 16, 1981, concerning the applica- tions filed for Grady Thompson, d/b/a Independent Cab Company, and the Roseland Cab Company, for Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity. Mrs. Carolyn Pfotenhauer, Deputy City Attorney, stated that she had reviewed the applications and requirements of the Municipal Code. She advised that the Independent Cab Company presently held a certificate which was transferred to Mr. Thompson in December, 1970. She stated that, in accordance with the requirerents of the code, Mr. Thompson must file the necessary proof of insurance in order to continue to operate. In the matter of Roseland Cab Company, she advised that the application had been reviewed and the Board would need to make a determination as to whether or not the public convenience and necessary requires another cab service. Mr. Hill stated that, since it appeared Mr. Thompson had a certificate which was transferred to his name in 1970; however, the issue of a 24-hour service and the insurance requirements must be satisfied. Upon a motion made by Mr. Hill, seconded by Mr. Kernan and carried, the Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for Grady Thompson, d/b/a Independent Cab Company, was acknowledged, and the Clerk was instructed to send Mr. Thompson a letter explaining in detail the ordinance require- ments for such holders of the license. It was noted that if Mr. Thompson was found not to be in compliance with the ordinance and failed to correct those items, the certificate would be revoked. Mr. Hill stated that the Board had discussed last week the ordinance language concerning public convenience and necessity, and he stated that he understood the concerns of those individuals already in operation under the appropriate certificates. He felt a degree of competition would help the cab business, and he stated that, in the -case of, Roseland Cab Company, only the addition of two cabs would be allowed if a certificate was issued. Upon a motion made by Mr. Hill, seconded by Mr. Leszczynski and carried, the Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for Roseland Cab Company was issued, based on full compliance with code requirements. Mrs. Pfotenhauer clarified the question raised by Mr. Jones at the previous meeting concern- ing a central office. She stated that there was no problem with the location of the office in Roseland, as long as 24-hour service was available. AWARD BID - SOUTHERNVIEW DRIVE CULVERT PROJECT In a letter to the Board, Mr. Neil Shanahan, Manager of the Bureau of Public Construction, recommended the Board award the low bid of Kosanovich and Sons Excavating for construction of the Southernview Drive Culvert Project. Mr. Leszczynski explained that the project would not commence until the spring of 1982, and that Kosanovich had agreed to maintain the cost of their bid for the work. It was noted that an error had been discovered in the computation of the bid; however, Kosanovich was still the low bidder at $6,266.47. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Kernan and carried, the bid was awarded to Kosanovich & Sons Excavating in the amount of $6,266.47