05/20/74 Board of Public Works Minutes

Home Browse Search

CA 3 REGULAR MEETING MAY 20, 1974 2. Permission to close Lafayette Blvd. at 6:30 p.m. on June 6th for dress rehearsal. 3. Additional security for the dates May 28, 29 and 30 from 7:30 p.m. and all day on May 27 and June 3, 4, 5 and 6 from 6:30 p.m. 4. Permission to sell the Bicentennial bumper plates beginning June 1. The matter of additional security was referred to the Board of Public Safety for appropriate action. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the request to lay cable across Lafayette Blvd. on May 27, June 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15 and 16. Mr. Farrand will direct that some type of covering for the cable be provided. The request to close Lafayette Blvd. at 6:30 p.m. on June 6 was referred to the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting with the request that a recommendation be submitted to the Board by Thursday, May 23 for their approval. The request to sell Bicentennial bumper plates was approved, subject to the Bicentennial Committee obtaining a license from the City Controller. The request to sell on River Bend Plaza was referred to Louis Wilcox for his review. RECOMMENDATION TO AWARD BID - POLICE PORTABLE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM The Board received a recommendation from Chief Robert J. Urban that the bid of the General Electric Company for a police portable communications system, at a total bid price of $83,238.80, which was the low bid received, be accepted. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the recommendation was approved. FIRE STATION BIDS REJECTED The Board received a recommendation from Rollin E. Farrand, Director, Department of Public Works, that all bids received for the construction of the new fire station be rejected, because they exceeded the budget allocation for this project. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the recommendation was approved and all bids are rejected. Mr. Farrand requested that the Department of Public Works be authorized to revise the plans and specifications, to conform to the budgeted amount available, and that the project be re -bid. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, Mr. Farrand's request was approved. RAILROAD CROSSING SURVEY FILED The Bureau of Traffic and Lighting submitted to the Board a railroad crossing survey which has been completed. Mr. Farrand explained that this is an annual report and that Mr. Hazinski has met with railroad representatives and visited the sites to review the improvements that have been made. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the report was ordered filed. CLOSING OF WASHINGTON AND JEFFERSON STREETS APPROVED The Board received a recommendation from the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting that the request to close Washington and Jefferson Streets on July 4 from noon to 8:00 p.m. had been reviewed and approval is recommended. It was noted that barricades will be furnished but it will be necessary for someone from the Festival 174 organization to put the barricades in place and remove them since no personnel from the Sign Shop will be on duty that date. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, approval was given to close Washington and Jefferson Streets on July 4, in accordance with Mr. Hazinski's recommendations.