04/12/76 Board of Public Works Minutes

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F1 REGULAR MEETING APRIL 12, 1976 McCormick Motors, Inc. Bid was signed by Howard Barrick, Nappanee, Indiana non -collusion affidavit was in order and a 10% bid bond was submitted. Bid - Unit ,Price - $100122.72. Total, three units - $30,368.16 Packer - $8,050.00 2.4 150.00 5+ 51$.16 Trade-ins - $2,700.00 Net $51,818.16 Upon motion made by Mr. Farrand, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried, the bids were referred to the Bureau of Solid Waste for review and recommendation. OPENING OF BIDS - SIGNALIZATION OF,IRELAND AND FELLOWS, IRELAND AND MIAMI AND MIAMI AND SCOTTSDALE MALL This was the date set for receiving bids for the'signalizaton of the Ireland and Fellows, Ireland and Miami and Miami and Scottsdale Mall intersections. The Clerk tendered proofs of publication of notice in the South Bend Tribune and the Tri-County News which were found to.be sufficient. The following bids were opened and publicly read: Morse Electric Company, Inc. South Bend, Indiana Bid - $21,764.15 Arrow Electric Company, Inc. South Bend,,Indiana Bid - $24,075.58 Bid was signed by Edward H. Morse, non -collusion affidavit was in order and a 10% bid bond was submitted. Bid was signed by Harold Markward, non -collusion affidavit was in order and a 10% bid bond was submitted. Upon motion made by Mr. Farrand, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried,' the bids were referred to the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting for. review and recommendation. PUBLIC HEARING CONTINUED - VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 3426 Mr. Farrand noted that the public hearing on.Vacation Resolution No. 3426 for the vacation of the east -west alley west of Lafayette Blvd., between Navarre and Marion Streets, was .tab.led:until today to allow the Board members to inspect the site and review the information presented to them on March 29. A letter of remonstrance against the petition was received from Irene Gergacz, 216 W. Madison Street. Upon motion by Mr. Farrand, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried, the letter was ordered filed. Mr. Farrand announced that the matter was now open for public discussion. He said the Board members have reviewed the material presented to them and said he did not believe it would be necessary to go over all the items discussed at the public hearing on March 29. Bruce Bancroft, Attorney for the petitioners, ~then spoke to the Board. Mr. Bancroft said his clients, Dr. Houser and Dr. Norbeck, talked to the neighbors in the area when this project was begun and have constructed a modern medical facility which cost in excess of $100,000. Mr. Bancroft.said the property is zoned properly for this facility and he said a lot of the neighbors told the doctors they were glad to have them in the neighborhood. Mr. Bancroft said he wished to remind the members of the Board that on February 17, 1976 the Area Plan Commission, by.a vote of nine to three, approved the closing of this alley. He said this is significant. The professional staff of the Area Plan Commission, after their,review of the petition, recommended that the vacation be granted. P(r. Bancroft said there are a lot of benefits to the public