08/23/76 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 23, 1976 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was convened at 9:30 a.m.. on Monday, August 23, 1976 by President Rollin E. Farrand, with Mr. Farrand and Mr. Brunner present. Deputy City Attorney Georgia Luks was also present. MINUTES OF AUGUST 9 MEETING APPROVED Mr. Farrand made a motion that the minutes of the August 9, 1976 meeting of the Board be approved as submitted. Mr. Brunner seconded the motion and it carried. FILING OF FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL HOMELAND SANITARY SEWERS NO. 2 Rollin E. Farrand, Civil City Engineer, files with the Board the final assessment roll for the Homeland Sanitary Sewer No. 2 Project, constructed under Barrett.Law procedures, under Improvement Resolution No. 3415. The total project cost was �38,537.90 and the assessment roll reflects the amounts assessed against property. Mr. Farrand made a motion that the Assessment Roll be adopted and set for Public Hearing on Tuesday, September 7, 1976 at 9:30 a.m, at the regular meeting of the Board. Mr. Brunner seconded the motion and it carried. REQUEST FOR TENT SALE RECEIVED - J. E. WALZ, INC. The Board received a request from J. E. Walz, Inc. to hold a Tent Sale at their location at 3423 S . Michigan Street from September 7 through October 12. Upon motion made by Mr. Farrand, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried, the request was referred to the Bureau of Buildings and the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting for review and recommendation. REQUEST FOR BLOCK PARTY AUGUST 29-300 BLOCK PEASHWAY APPROVED The Board received a request from James H. Seckinger on behalf of a St. Joseph's Church Community Group to hold a Block Party on Sunday, August 29, 1976 from 2:00 p.m. on Peashway, between Stanfield and Foster. Mr. Farrand noted that he had discussed this request with Ralph Wadzinski, Manager of the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting, and Mr. Wadzinski had given verbal approval for the closing. Mr. Farrand made a motion that the Board approve the closing of the 300 Block Peashway on Sunday, August 29 from 2 to 5 p.m. for a Block Party, subject to the filing of a Certificate of Insurance and to coordination of the closing by the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting and the Police Department. FILING OF PETITION TO VACATE A PORTION OF PARALLEL STREET Michael R. Wells, President of G & N Warehouse and Packaging, Inc., 209 N. College, files a petition to vacate a portion of Parallel Street, from College Street to Jackson Street. The petition is being made so that G & N Warehouse can erect a fence in the area where materials could be stored. Submitted with the petition was a letter to the Board indicating that Loitz Brothers Construction Company, contractor for the Model Cities Sewer Separation Project, would like a fence -enclosed area for storage of material during the construction.. The letter requested that if the vacation is not granted, the Board permit the erection of a fence to block Parallel Street for a period of one and one-half years, the duration of the contract with Loit.z Brothers. Upon motion made by Mr. Farrand, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried, the petition to vacate was referred to the Bureau of Design and Administration for preliminary review and a utility check and the letter was referred to the Bureau of Engineering and the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting for review and recommendation. REQUEST FOR BLOCK PARTY RECEIVED The Park Avenue Neighborhood Association submitted to the Board a 1 0