02/01/82 Board of Public Works Minutes

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198 REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 1, 1982 APPROVE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEAN-UP OF LOTS A request was received from the Neighborhood Code Enforcement Office for permission to have city environmental crews clean the following lots within the city: 603 E. Dayton 1138 E. Fox 1344 E. Dayton 624 Leland 1715 Dunham 1128 Lincolnway West 1145 N. Elmer It was ntoed that property owners had been advised to clean up the above lots and had failed to comply. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by.Mr. Kernan and carried, the request was approved. FILING OF STREET LIGHT OUTAGE REPORT The report indicated a total of 13 outages for the period of January 21 through 28, 1982. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Kernan and carried, the report was filed. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS Mr. Elroy J. Kelzenberg, Director of the Michiana Area CETA Consortium, submitted P. 0. No. 477 through 493 and recommended approval. Chief Deputy Controller Sherrie L. Petz also submitted Claim Docket No. 1323 through No. 1829 and recommended approval. Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mr. Kernan and carried, the above claims were approved. ENFORCEMENT OF LICENSING FEES FOR LAUNDROMATS Mr. John Voorde, Councilman at Large, 817 West North Shore Drive, stated that all licensing fees for city licenses were revised by the Common Council and January 31st was set as the deadline for new and renewal licenses. One of the licenses involved a $2.00 per machine charge for local laundromat owners. He advised that, in the past, this particular license was $10.00 per machine, but it had never been enforced. He stated that the local owners of laundromats have expressed their opposition to the licensing requirements and stated they would not apply for such a license. He wondered if the city intended to enforce the ordinance, or whether consideration should be given to eliminating the licensing of laundromats. Mr. Kernan stated that he was aware that some questions had been raised concerning some of the requirements for the license, and he assured Mr. Voorde that the administration would work with the laundromat owners to try and resolve these problems with the Building and Electrical Department and the Fire Inspection Bureau. He stated that the ordinance calls for a $2.00 fee per machine and the city had no alternative but to attempt to collect the fee and license the laundromats under the terms of the ordinance. He stated that, if the licenses are not purchased, the Legal Department may have to pursue the matter and, if necessary, a fine could be charged for failure to obtain the license as provided for in the ordinance. Mr. Voorde asked if the administration felt the licensing of laundromats should be deleted. Mr. Kernan advised that the administration was not in a position to say one way or another. He stated that he could not comment on why the ordinance which carried a $10.00 per machine fee had not been enforced prior to 1980 and dating back to the early 1970's other than to say that perhaps the fee was too excessive and the ordinance had, therefore, not been enforced. Mr. Voorde advised that perhaps the Council should try to resolve these concerns with the laundromat owners. Mrs.