04/12/76 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING APRIL 121, 1976 REQUEST TO SELL POPPIES APPROVED - AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY NO. 50 The Board received a request from American Legion Auxiliary No. 50 to hold their Annual Poppy Days sale on May 21 and 22 on the public sidewalks. Upon motion made by Mr. Farrand, seconded by Mr. Mullen and carried, the request was approved. RECOMMENDATION - PETITION TO VACATE A PORTION OF BRYAN STREET The Board received a recommendation from the Bureau of Design and Administration that the petition of the South Bend Community School Corporation, to vacate a portion of Bryan Street and two alleys, had been reviewed and they have no objection to the vacation, subject to the existing utility easements. Upon motion made by Mr. Farrand, seconded,by Mr. Mullen and carried, the recommendation was filed and the petition was referred to the'Area Plan Commission for their review and a public hearing. COMMUNITY GARDENS APPROVED Requests for Community Gardens were received from Mrs. Helen Kintner for 923 E. Bowman Street, Ruth Tate for 722 E. Miner Street, Clarence Anderson for 1506 S. High Street, and John Bunyon for 142 N. Birdsell Street. Each individual has signed the Community Garden form and Hold Harmless Agreement. Upon motion made by Mr. Farrand, seconded by Mr. Mullen and carried, the requests were approved. W CHILDREN'S PLAZA PARTY APPROVED - MAY 7 Douglas Simpson, Director of River Bend Plaza, submitted a request to the Board to hold a Children's Plaza Party on May 7. The party would consist of a number of scheduled events during the day for children from Head Start and nursery schools. Upon motion made by Mr. Farrand, seconded by Mr. Mullen and carried, the party was approved. REQUEST FOR HANSEL CENTER PARADE RECEIVED The Board received a request from Hansel Center to hold a parade with children marching, a car with music and floats, to begin at Hansel Center and march to the Plaza on Saturday, July 3 for the start of Festival '76. Upon motion made by Mr. Farrand, seconded by Mr. Mullen and carried, the request was referred to the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting for review and recommendation. REGULAR TRASH PICK-UP ON FRIDAY, APRIL 16 ANNOUNCED Joseph Kuminecz, Director of the Sanitation Department, advised The Board that regular trash pick-up would be made on Good Friday, April 16, 1976. The.announcement was ordered filed. BOND APPROVED - PAUL GEANS Ray S. Andrysiak, Bureau of Engineering, reported to the Board that the continuation certificate for the contractor's bond of Paul Geans was properly executed and could be approved to February 17, 1977. Upon motion made by Mr. Farrand, seconded by Mr. Mullen and carried, the bond extension was approved. LEASES WITH ACTION TABLED Leases with Action, Inc, for the use of Fire Station No. 10, 1820 S. Michigan Street, and Fire Station No. 7, 803 Notre Dame Avenue, both abandoned for use as fire stations, were submitted to the Board. The leases were prepared by Deputy City Attorney Kathleen Cekanski and submitted to Action for an updated valuation of the rental of the premises. This information has now been received and Deputy City Attorney William Stanley has reviewed the leases. Mr. Mullen asked that he be furnished a copy of the leases for his