12/27/76 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR PEETING DECEMBER 27, 1976 twenty years old. Mr. Mullen explained the money will be corning fron Revenue Sharing Funds. Upon notion made by 17r'. Farrand, seconded by Mr. Mullen and carried, the Board approved Chief Van Wiele's request to advertise for bids for a radio dispatching unit, with bids to be received on January 10, 1977. BID AWARDED - POLICE DEPAR-ITIENT UNIFORM The Board of Public Works received a recommendation from Chief Michael C. Borkowski regarding uniforms for the Police Department. The bids of individual items listed by each of the two bidders have some items lower in separate categories with the Shield Uniform Company just over $100 lower in the required items. Chief' Borkowski advised -_the Board that the bid of Shield Uniform C.oripany Tia_s the lowest( and be,st bid and re'cor_imended to' the Board t-hat,this bid: -be -accepted for -the year 1977... Chief Glen Terry was present and _ noted, < that for individual items, officers have their 'C�d ce o4'__tli.e-.veT).dor___from'',c_�inich to. (lake these purchases. Upon notion .rude, _by Mr. Farrand, seconded by Mr. Mullen. and carried, the Board approved the recoruien:dation of Chief Borkowski and awarded the bid for Police Department uniforms for 1977 to Shield Uniform Company. VALLEY CABLEVISION COP.PORATION - FRANCHISE TRANSFER The following letter was read by the Board: On the 22nd day of August, 1966, the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of South Bend, Indiana, entered into a CATV Franchise agreement whereby Valley Cablevision Corporation was granted the right to construct, operate and maintain a com- munity antenna television system in.the City of South Bend; Section VII of said CATV Franchise agreement provides as follows "This franchise and grant may not be assigned without the express and prior written consent of the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of South Bend." The owners of all of the issued and outstanding stock of Valley Cablevision Corporation, to -wit: Schurz Cormiunica- tions, Inc., Truth Publishing Company, Inc., and Hichiana Telecasting Corp., have entered into an agreement with Indiana Cablevision Corporation --whereby said shareholders agreed to sell all of the outstanding shares of Valley Cable - vision Corporation stock: to Indiana Cablevision Corporation. This agreement further provides that upon the consummation of said sale, Valley Cablevision Corporation will be nerged into Indiana Cablevision Corporation. Said shareholders, Schurz Communications, Inc., Truth Publishing Company, Inc. and Plichiana Telecasting Corp., respectfully request written consent of the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana to the sale and transfer of said stock and the transfer by Valley Cablevision Corporation to Indiana Cablevision Corporation of all of its right under the aforementioned CATV Franchise agreement that will result by reason of the merger of Valley Cablevision Corporation into Indiana Cablevision Corporation. I have been assured that a representative of Indiana Cablevision Corporation and representatives of the shareholders above referred to will be present at any meeting of the Board of Public Works to furnish such information and assurances as may be requested. SCHURZ COMUNICATIONS, INC. TRUTH PUBLISHING COTT. ANY, INC IIICHIA14A TELECASTING CORP. By: s/ Louis C. Chapleau. Their Attorney