05/09/77 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING MAY 9, 1977 APPROVAL OF CLAIMS Walter F. Lantz, Deputy City Controller, and Michael L. Vance, City Auditor, submitted claim docket numbers 7066 through 7547 to the Board and recommended their approval. Upon motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Mullen and carried, the Board approved the claims and directed that checks for payment be issued. PROJECT COMPLETION AFFIDAVIT APPROVED - R66, PHASE III, CONTRACT 5 The Project Completion Affidavit for the R66 Project, Phase III, Contract 5 was submitted to the Board on February 10, 1976. Mr. McMahon noted that final action on. this completion affidavit was delayed pending the vacation and dedication of the Replat of River Bend Addition. The vacation and dedication were approved by the Board at itsmeetingon May 2, 1977. The Completion Affidavit indicated the total cost of the improvement was $2,799,264.29. Upon motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Mullen and carried the Board approved the Project Completion Affidavitfor R66,,Phase-III`, Contract 5. FILING OF NOTICE FROM INDIANA STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION REGARDING ABANDONMENT OF A PORTION OF U. S. 31 The following memorandum was filed with the Board and delayed pending final action on the vacation and dedication of the Replat of River Bend Addition which was approved on Play 2, 1977. Mr. McPlahon read the recommendation as follows: 1. To: Board of Public Works December 16•, 1975 From: Ralph J. Wadzinski, Manager Bureau of Traffic and Lighting This Bureau has examined the notification from the Indiana State Highway Commission on December 3, 1975 of the abandonment of US 31 from Monroe Street to LaSalle Street. This notification is in answer to a request on June-26, 1975 by the Board of Public Works to the Indiana State Highway Commission asking for the abandonment of the above section of US 31, and the acceptance of St. Joe Street in the same area as the paralleling roadway for northbound US 31. Both the notification by the Indiana State Highway Commission and the request by the Board of Public Works culminates the agreement between the two bodies in December of 1970 whereas in Item 6 on Page 4, "The State shall upon completion of all the above work by the City, accept these new streets into the State Highway System and abandon control and maintenance of Michigan Street between the north side of Monroe and the south side of LaSalle Street to the City of South Bend". Further stated, in the agreement of October 8, 1973 in reference to the one-way pair extension, in Item 2 on Page 2, "US 31 to be routed one way northbound from the intersection of Michigan Street and Chippewa Avenue, on Michigan Street to the intersection of Michigan Street and Marion Street which is in accord with the present one- way pair established under terms of agreement entered into December 16, 1970." If, by the abandonment proposed by the State of US 31, Michigan Street, from Plonroe to LaSalle, infers the acceptance of St. Joe Street from Monroe to LaSalle as US31 northbound, this Bureau finds no reason not to recommend approval. s/ Ralph J. Wadzinski if Upon motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried, the recommendation was ordered filed.