02/07/77 Board of Public Works Minutes

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95 REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 7, 1977 had no objection to the vacation. There were no written remonstrances filed. Mr. Mullen made a motion that the vacation resolution be confirmed and referred to the Department of Engineering; for preparation of an Assessment Poll. The motion was seconded by Mr. McMahon and carried. POOL HALL LICENSE DENIED - JOSEPH DAVIS The Board had tabled action on a pool hall license application of Joseph Davis to operate at 830 Portage Avenue, pending disposition of a case resulting from a recent arrest in Niles, Michigan. Subsequent to that action, Mr. Davis submitted an application for a pool hall to be operated at 1338 Lincolnway West. The Board received the following recommendation from Chief Michael C. Borkowski: "Our_ opinion in the matter concerning the application for- a Pool Hall license submitted by Joseph Davis has not changed at this time. On the original application, Mr. Davis was not truthful when he stated that he had never been convicted of a Felony or Misdemeanor. Our investigation revealed that he had been arrested several times. This information is in his file. It should be noted that he was arrested, convicted and fined in Niles, -.Michigan on 12-17-76 for Frequenting A Gaming House. This last arrest took place six months after he submitted his original request for a license. Sincerely, s/ Michael C. Borkowski Chief of Police , it City Controller Peter H. Mullen submitted his recommendation to the Board, stating that in concurrence with the Police Department he was recommending that the application be denied. Mr. Brunner said, based on the City Controller's recommendation, he would move that the pool hall application of Joseph Davis be denied. Mr. McMahon seconded the motion and it carried, with Mr. Mullen abstaining. BID AWARDED - SEVEN POLICE VEHICLES The Board received the following recorunendation: "The bids submitted and opened January 24, 1977 for twelve (12) detective vehicles have been reviewed. It was our intent at the time of asking for bids to be \ submitted that by unit pricing we would be able to effectively recommend the number between one and twelve that would be best for the department to purchase, based on monies available in our budget. Also, it was our intent to write specifications that would allow for competitive bids with the economy of a mid -size vehicle suiting our needs and that of the people we serve. It is understood that low prices do not necessarily mean. the best bid. A fair amount of comparison statistical information was gathered on each of the -types of vehicles meeting the written specifications, to try to determine if in fact a best bid might be one of the three higher bids. There could be several factors involved outside the specifications to consider for a best bid.