04/18/77 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING APRIL 18. 1977 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was convened at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, April 18, 1977 by: -.President Patrick Mcliahon, with Mr. McMahon, Mr. Brunner and Mr. Mullen present. Deputy City Attorney Georgia C. Luks was also present. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS APPROVED Mr. McMahon reported that the minutes of the April 4 meeting had been reviewed and he made a motion they be approved as subritted. Mr. Mullen seconded the motion and it carried. 11r. Brunner made a motion that the minutes of the April 1.1 meeting be approved as submitted. Mr. Mullen seconded the motion and it carried. Mr. McMahon made a motion that the minutes of the special meeting held on April 13, 1977, to approve a resolution authorizing the Departrent of Public Works to prepare cost estimates and specifications for the Miami'Hills retention basin, be approved as submitted. Mr. Mullen seconded the notion and it carried. BID ADVERTISING APPROVED - FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTRICATION TOOL Chief Van Wiele requested that the Board advertise for bids for a Power Hydraulic Extrication Tool for the Department. Detailed specifications were attached. The Chief noted that the approxirlate cost of the equipment is $5200 and they have applied for a grant for funding and have been advised to proceed with advertising. Mr. McMahon made a motion that the Board approve the request and advertise for bids for the Extrication Tool, with bids to be received on May 2, 1977. Mr. Mullen seconded the motion and it carried. SUB -GRANT AGREEMENTS FOR CETA SUMMER PROGRAM APPROVED Sub -Grant Agreements for the'CETA summer program were submitted to the Board by Elroy Ke.lzenberg, Director of Manpower and Training. The agreements are with the Urban League in the amount of $24,901, the Y.W.C.A. in the amount of $19,128, the Y.M.C.A. in the amount of $24,901 and the Community School Corporation in the amount of $32,574. Deputy City Attorney Georgia Luks reviewed the agreements and recommended their approval. Mr. McMahon made a motion that the Sub -Grant Agreements with the Urban League, Y.W.C.A, Y.M.C.A, and Community School Corporation be approved. Mr. Brunner seconded the motion and it carried. RECOWIENDATION TO AWARD BIDS - POLICE DEPARTMENT VEHICLES The Board received a report from Chief Michael Borkowski that the bids for police vehicles had been reviewed with James Meehan of the Bureau of Vehicle Maintenance and they were recommending the acceptance of the bid of Don Medow Pontiac for 28 new vehicles, at a unit price of $4,594.92 or $128,657.76. They further recommended that 26 vehicles be traded -in with a value of $30,650.00, making the total net bid $98,007.76. Chief Borkowski noted that the bid of Don Medow was the low bid. Upon motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried, the Board approved the recommendation to accept the bid of Don Medow Pontiac for 28 vehicles at a total net bid price of $98,007.76. REPORT ON CLEA14-UP PROGRAM Mr. McMahon reported that the Neighborhood Clean -Up Day held in conjunction with various neighborhood groups last Saturday was more successful than had been anticipated. He noted receipt of a letter from Conrad Damien of the Southeast Neighborhood Task Force stating that all locations in that area had not been picked up and asking that the clean-up continue until completed. Mr. McMahon said he had talked to Street Commissioner Joseph Gawrysiak and one of the problems encountered was lack of rianpower available in the areas to load the trucks. This was one of the conditions of the clean-up program. City