01/24/77 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 24, 1977 1 RENEWAL CONTRACT FOR SUPPLEIRk TIT,;T.O MUNICIPAL CODE APPROVED A renewal contract for a supplement to update the Municipal Code was submitted to the Board. The contract is with the Municipal Code Corporation. The Board received a memorandum from Terry Crone of the Legal Department advising that he had reviewed.the contract and approved it as to form and legality. Mr. Crone said he had checked with the Controller's office and money for the updating for 1977, in the approximate ar_iount of $1,000.00, would be available. The contract indicated that the updating could be done monthly, bi-monthly, quarterly, semiannually or annually. Mr. Brunner said it.would be his recommendation that the updating be done quarterly. Upon motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried, the Board approved the contract with the Municipal Code Corporation, with the stipulation that the supplements be published quarterly. PROJECT CHANGE ORDER APPROVED - MODEL CITIES SEIER SEPARATIO14 PROJECT The Board approved'Project Change Order No. 1 in the contract with Loitz Brothers Construction Company for the Model Cities Sewer Separation Project. The change order increases the contract by $9,604.82 and was required for reconstruction and relocation of water mains, valves and some storm sewer pipe. Upon motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Mullen and carried, the Board approved the change order. REQUESTS TO PURCHASE CITY -OWNED LOTS FILED The Board received an inquiry from Marjorie Turnock regarding possible purchase of a city -owned lot at 722 E. Miner Street and from David Rhodes regarding possible purchase of a city -owned lot at 1624 S. Williams Street. Mr. McMahon made a motion that the requests be filed and the Department of Engineering, Parks and Redevelopment be asked to review the lots to determine if they should be retained for any purpose. Mr. Mullen seconded the motion and it carried. FILING OF PETITION TO VACATE THE EAST -LEST ALLEY NORTH OF LA SALLE Sari and Virginia Cossman, by their Attorney Irving J. Smith, file a petition to vacate the east -west alley north of LaSalle Avenue from the east right-of-way line of Hill Street, east to the first north -south alley east of Hill Street, extending from Lot 123 to and including Lot 124 of the original plat of the Town of LOWell, now a part of the City of South Bend, being between LaSalle, Madison and Hill Streets. The petitioners own the property on both sides of the alleNT and are requesting the vacation because the alley is not used or maintained. Upon motion made bzT Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried, the Board filed the petition and referred it to the Bureau of Engineering for preliminary review and recommendation. CLAIT'IS APPROVED Walter Lantz, Deputy City Controller, and Michael L. Vance, City Auditor, submitted to the Board, Claims No. 50 through 1077 and reconmended approval. Upon motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr.Brunner and carried, the claims were approved and checks were directed to be issued for payment of the claims. FILING OF ASSESSMENT ROLL--_ VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 3436 Patrick NI. McMahon, Civil City Engineer, files with the Board an Assessment Poll for Vacation Resolution No. 3436 for the vacation of the east -west alley between Randolph and Calvert Street, west of Ironwood Drive, from the west right-of-way line of Ironwood Drive running west 135 feet to the east right-of-wy line of the north -south alley west of Ironwood Drive in Roseland Park: Addition.