01/12/76 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 12, 1976 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was convened at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, January,12, 1976 by Chairman Rollin Farrand with Mr. Farrand, Mr. Brunner and Mr. Mullen present. Deputy City Attorney Kathleen Cekanski was also present. MINUTES APPROVED Mr. Brunner reported that the minutes of the previous meeting of the Board had been reviewed and he made a motion that the minutes be approved as submitted. The motion was seconded by 11r. Mullen and carried. REQUEST FOR HEARING ON DENIAL OF TA11I LICENSE- STANLEY WAUMANS An application for a taxi license for Stanley Waumans was denied by the City Controller's Office upon the recommendation of Police Chief Michael Borkowski. Mr. Waumans was present and told the Board that he understood the application was turned down because of information he did not put on the application. Mr. Brunner asked Mr. Waumans if he was aware that his application indicated that.he did not have an arrest record. Mr. Waumans said he thought that question referred to a felony and he said .he never had a felony. Mr. Farrand noted that in the past the Board had referred such matters to the Legal Department and a representative of that department had met with the applicant and conferred with the Police Department and then made a written recommendation to the Board. Miss Cekanski asked Mr. Waumans if he wanted an attorney. Mr. Waumans said he did not think he needed an attorney. Miss Cekanski asked Mr. Waumans if he would be available to meet with her immediately after the Board meeting today and Mr. Waumans agreed. Mr. Farrand then made a motion that the matter be set for public hearing on January 19, 1976 and that the application be referred to the Legal Department for their review, with a written recommendation to be submitted to the Board on Monday. FILING.OF ASSESSMENT ROLL - VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 3424 Rollin E. Farrand, P. E., Cite Engineer, files with the Board an Assessment Poll for Vacation kesolution No. 3424 for the vacation of the first north -south alley east of Walnut Street, running north from the north right-of-way line of Sample Street to the south right-of-way line of the East-West alley between Fisher Street and Sample Street. The following property may be injuriously or beneficially affected by such vacation: Lot 20 in Honer's Subdivision of Part of Bank Out Lot 101 and Lot 47 in Peck's 2nd Subdivision of Part of Bank Out Lot 101 The Board finds that each of said lots have been benefited in the amount of $0.00 and damaged in the amount of $0.00. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board filed the Assessment Roll and set Monday, February 9, 1976 at 9:30 a.m, as the time and the Board of Public Works Hearing Room as the place where all persons interested in or affected by such vacation may be heard. BID AWARDED - ELEVATOR MAINTENANCE IN CITY PARKING GARAGES The Board received a recommendation from Rollin E. Farrand,. City Engineer, that the bid for the elevator maintenance for the City's Parking Garages had been reviewed and he recommended acceptance. Mr. Farrand noted that a telegram bid from Westinghouse Elevator Company had been received in the amount of $680.00 per month, with the telegram indicating that bid documents were being mailed. The bid documents were never received. Upon motion made,by Mr. Farrand, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried, the Board accepted the recommendation and awarded the contract for elevator maintenance service for the City's Parking Garages to Economy Elevators, Inc. on their low bid of $480.00 per month. Mr. Farrand asked that the Legal Department assist in the preparation of the contract documents. 1