04/29/74 Board of Public Works Minutes

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F&A REGULAR MEETING APRIL 29, 1974 licenses he has purchased and submit them to the. Board for approval. The Board agreed that if Mr. Moore would submit the four locations so that they could be reviewed, the Board would call a special meeting on Thursday to take action on the locations. Mr. Moore said he would like to sell flowers this week -end and said he would submit the four locations to the Board of Public Works Office as soon as possible. It was moved, seconded and carried, that upon receipt of a request to verify four locations for the licenses issued to WEM, the Board would review them and if the locations are approved, the Board would hold a special meeting on Thursday morning to approve four locations for the existing licenses. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board adopted the following policy for any new applications for licenses for Open Air Stands. The applications would be reviewed by the Board of Public Works. If the location requested was on private property, the applicant would have to submit written permission from the owner of the property for use of his property. If the location requested was on public property, the applicant.;would.have to request permission from the Board of Public Works for use of the property. The Board would then take action at their next regular meeting to approve or disapprove the application. APPROVAL OF BICENTENNIAL COMMITTEE LOGO Mrs. Gwen Stiver, Chairman of the Bicentennial Committee, submitted to the Board two suggested designs for a logo for the Bicentennial Committee. The logos were designed by Edward Hermann., Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved both designs with the choice of which design to be used to be a decision of the Bicentennial Committee. REQUEST TO TOW ADVERTISING MATERIAL Mr. Ronald Ellis, of Coloma, Michigan, was present. Mr. Ellis had requested written permission to tow advertising material by airplane over the City of South Bend for a one-year period. The Board had requested that Mr. Ellis file a schedule of flights with them and a list of the advertising material to be towed. Mr. Ellis explained to the Board that he had not yet solicited any customers, but was waiting for Board approval. Mr. Farrand explained that the Board was interested in making certain that no controversial material was advertised. Mr. Ellis dis- played to the Board members a brochure showing sample ads. The matter of approving the advertising material was discussed and it was suggested that the Board could delegate Rollin Farrand, Board Chairman, to review the advertising material and approve it. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board granted permission to Ronald Ellis, d/b/a Ellis Aerial Ads, to tow advertising material over the City of South Bend by airplane for a period of one year, from April 29, 1974 to April 29, 1975, subject to Mr. Ellis receiving prior approval for the content of all adver- tisements from Rollin E. Farrand, Chairman of the Board of Public Works and Director of the Department of Public Works, by telephone or by letter in advance. APPROVAL OF REQUEST TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR LEAF COLLECTION BOXES The Board received a request from Donald Decker, Director, Division of Transporta- tion, to advertise for bids for eight leaf collection boxes. Specifications for the boxes were submitted with the request. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the request and directed the Clerk to advertise for bids on May 3 and 10 with bids to be received at 9:30 a.m, on May 13, 1974. REQUEST FOR TRASH CONTAINERS The Board received a request from Christian Koehler, Manager of the Walnut Grove Mutual Housing Corporation, to have trash receptacles placed at bus stops on 29th Street and Jefferson and 26th Street and Woodmere Lane by the Comoany which provides the City trash receptacles. If this cannot be done, Mr. Koehler asked for per- mission for the Housing Corporation to place its own containers and empty them. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board directed that Mrs. Mardella Hensler, who holds the franchise for Panel -Ads, be contacted and advised of this request. If she can provide the containers, she is to be asked to request approval of the Board of Public Works for these two locations. 1