11/29/76 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 29, 1976 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was convened at 9:30 a.m, on Monday, November 29, 1976 by President Rollin E. Farrand with Mr. Farrand and Mr. Brunner present. Deputy City Attorney Georgia Luks was also in attendance. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING APPROVED 11r. Farrand noted that the minutes of the November 22 meeting had been reviewed and he made a motion that they be approved as submitted.. Mr. Brunner seconded the motion and it carried. REQUEST FOR DISPOSAL OF POLICE DEPARTMENT SCMIBLER EQUIPMENT The Board received a request from Chief Michael.Borkowski that certain radio scrambler equipment is obsolete and that he be given approval to dispose of the equipment at $50.00 per unit to other interested agencies. Division Chief Terry was present and advised the Board that this equipment is not compatible with the portable radios now in use and is obsolete. The equipment was purchased through an L.E.A.A. grant in 1967 or 196'. John Hunt', Director of Com—unications, has indicated that $50.00 per unit would be a reasonable price. Upon motion made by Mr. Farrand, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried, the Board approved the request to dispose of the radio scrambler equipment. RECOIRIENDATION ON PETITIO14 TO VACATE EAST -WEST ALLEY BETWEEN RANDOLPH AND CALVERT The Board received a report from the Area Plan Commission that a public hearing was held on the petition of Robert E. Burger to vacate the east -west alley between Randolph and Calvert Street, running west from Ironwood Drive to the first north -south alle'r west of Ironwood Road, City of South Bend. The Plan Cor_miission recommended the vacation favorably, subject to the dedication of the necessary right-of-way into the "T" alley. Upon notion made by Mr. Farrand, seconded by i1r. Brunner and carried, the Board referred the petition to the Bureau of Design and Administration to determine the right-of-way needed and to notify the petitioner .of the dedication required and, when that has been completed, the petition is to be referred to the Bureau of Engineering for preparation of the Vacation Resolution. RECOMMENDATION ON PETITION TO VACATE NORTH -SOUTH ALLEY BETITEE14 MEADE ST. AND FREEMONT STREET The Board received a report from the Area Plan Commission that a public hearing was held on the petition to vacate the north -south alley between Meade Street and Fremont Street from the south right-of-way line of Lawton Street to the north right-of-way line of the east -west alley between Lawton Street and Orange Street. The Plan Cor,.nission made a favorable recormiendation to the Board, subject to the vacation of an adjacent alley. Upon motion made by Mr. Farrand, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried, the Board filed the recor.iendation and referred the petition to the Department of Engineering for preparation of the Vacation Resolution. RESPONSE TO REQUEST TO PAVE ALLEY ADJACE14T TO 321 S. NOTRE DAME The Board referred a request from the Speni Tennis Pro Shop to pave an alley adjacent to 321 S. Notre Dame Avenue to the Bureau of Design and Administration for review. The following report was received: "The Department of Public Works anticipates initiating a Slurry Seal Program for alleys in 1977. The exact extent and nature of this program has not been completely defined.