01/10/77 Board of Public Works Minutes

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AN I Fj REGULAR. FLEETING JANUARY 10, 1977 FILING OF ASSESSMENT POLL, VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 3435 Patrick 11. McMahon, Civil City Engineer, files with the Board an Assessment Poll for Vacation Resolution No.-3435 for the vacation of 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, alley being between Lot 63 and 64 in West End Subdivision. The following lots may be injuriously or beneficially affected by such vacation: Lot Numbers 63 and 64 in West End Subdivision. The Board finds that each of said lots have been damaged in -.the amount of $0.00 and benefited in the amount of $0.00. Upon motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried, the Assessment Roll was filed and the Board set Monday, February 14, 1977 at 9:30 a.m. at the regular meeting as the.tine and place for a public hearing on the assessment roll. PROJECT COPTPLETION AFFIDAVIT APPROVED R-66 DEMOLITION & SITE CLEARANCE The Board received Project Completion Affidavits for Demolition and Site Clearance in the R-66 Project Area with the favorable recoiaiiendation of Patrick 11. McMahon, Director of Public Works. A. Site Clearance and Demolition in Block Six.at the site of the Wh.itcorib & Keller Building. The final cost was $1,246.74. Upon motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by -Mr. Mullen and carried, the Project Completion Affidavit was approved. B. Demolition and Site Clearance at 330 Lincolnway East in the Block Six area, for the demolition of an old filling station. The final cost was $2,664.00. Upon motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded b17 Mr. Mullen and carried, the Project.Completion Affidavit was approved. FILING OF REPORT OF CITY LOTS CLEANED A report from Street Commissioner Joseph Gawrysiak and Foreman Ed Nowak:, was submitted to the Board indicating 24 city lots were cleaned from December_ 1 through December 31, 19761, mainly in the southeast section of the City. Mr. McMahon also reported that this crew also cleaned snow from crosswalks in the downtown area, on Miami Street, from Indiana to Ewing and on Portage from Angela to Bulla. Also, Western Avenue, from Taylor Street to Lombardy Dr. Mr. McMahon advised the Board that these reports would be submitted on a monthly basis and that, whenever possible-, the crews would clean snow from crosswalks at commercial locations around the city. Upon notion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Mullen and carried, the report was ordered filed. LEASE WITH STATE OF INDIANA FOR OLD NO. 8 FIRE STATION A lease between the State of Indiana and the Board of Public Works, for the use of old Fire Station #8 at 135 N. Olive Street for a Work Release program, was approved by the Board and submitted to the State for execution. Term of the lease was July 1, 1975 through July 1, 1977 with a rlonthly rental of $280.00. No executed copies of the lease or rental payments were received. The Clerk of the Board wrote Eldon Woods, Director of Budget and Fiscal Affairs on October 21, 1976. Mr. Woods subsequently advised the Clerk on November 19 that the claim for the rental payment was being prepared by the State of Indiana and Mould be submitted to the City for signature. The claim forms have not been received. It has now been learned that the State of Indiana has purchased another structure in South Bend and plans to move the Work Release program to this location when renovations are completed. Mr. McMahon made a motion that the Legal Department contact