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IN
<br />REGULAR MEETING JULY 29, 1974
<br />A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works convened at 9:30 a.m.
<br />on Monday, July 29, 1974 with all members present. Deputy City
<br />Attorney Kathleen Cekanski was also present. Minutes of the
<br />previous meeting were reviewed and approved.
<br />AWARDING OF BID - FIRE STATION NO. 4
<br />A recommendation was received from the Bureau of Buildings that
<br />the low bid of the Muia Construction Company of $182,880.00, plus
<br />Alternate No. 1 for Glaros Panels, $4,185.00 and Alternate for
<br />Baseboard Heat, $3,553.00, for a total bid of $190,518.00.
<br />Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board accepted the
<br />bid of the Muia Construction Company of $190,518.00 for the
<br />construction of No. 4 Fire Station.
<br />AWARDING OF BID - MIAMI-RIDGEDALE SIGNALIZATION
<br />The Board received a recommendation from the Bureau of Traffic and
<br />Lighting that the bids for the Miami-Ridgedale Signalization had
<br />d been reviewed and that the low bid of the Morse Electric Company
<br />could be accepted. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board
<br />accepted the low bid of the Morse Electric Company of $26,136.00
<br />for the Miami-Ridgedale Signalization.
<br />CITIZENS COMPLAINT REGARDING VACATED ALLEY, VACATION RESOLUTION
<br />NO. 3380
<br />Mr. Peter Pock, 1339 Sunnymede Avenue, presented to the Board a
<br />petition signed by seventeen property owners in the area requesting
<br />the Board to review Alley Vacation No. 3380. A fence has been
<br />erected in the vacated alley which makes it impossible for trash
<br />trucks and other vehicles to use the open alley and then turn around
<br />to exit. Several residents were present and spoke to the Board
<br />about the problem this has caused. Sam G. Rossin, 1336 E. Wayne St.,
<br />South, Robert Hentz, 1320 E. Wayne St., Mary Bickel, 1311 Sunnymede,
<br />Karl Kronstein, 1328 E. Wayne St. S. and Joseph Cutrona, 1331
<br />Sunnymede all spoke to the Board. Their comments were in regard to
<br />the inability of trash trucks to use the alley which is still open,
<br />the closing of the alley to pedestrian traffic, the matter of
<br />proper notification to affected property owners, when the public
<br />hearings were held on this vacation, and what the Board could do to
<br />help solve the problem. The residents said they were not in favor
<br />of putting their trash out in the front to be picked up. Mr.
<br />Jerome Kearns, petitioner for the vacation, was present and said
<br />the reason for the request to vacate was safety of small children in
<br />the area of the alley and to eliminate pedestrian traffic in the
<br />alley, which had resulted in damage to homes from the throwing of
<br />bottles, ice, and debris. Mr. Barcome noted that the Board followed
<br />all the legal procedures required in this vacation proceeding,
<br />including notification of the affected property owners and legal
<br />advertising. Mr. Robert Hamilton, 1340 E. Wayne St. S., said the
<br />problem appears to be only one of trash trucks using the alley and
<br />said it is possible for independent haulers with smaller trucks to
<br />go into the alley and out again. Mrs. Robert Hamilton, 1340 E.
<br />Wayne St., S., said she had contacted a private trash hauler and he
<br />had indicated he would be willing to service any residences in the
<br />area at the same price per month charged by the City. Mr. Farrand
<br />said the Board notes the filing of the petition by the residents.
<br />He said the Board will contact Mr. Hamilton and Mr. Kearns and trans-
<br />mit to them a copy of the petition in an effort to see whether the
<br />problem can be resolved. Any decision made regarding this matter
<br />will be sent to Mr. Pook, by letter, and he can inform the other
<br />interested residents.
<br />LEASE -PURCHASE AGREEMENT RESCINDED
<br />An agreement signed on July 1, 1974 between the City of South Bend
<br />and the National Bank and Trust Company for the lease -purchase of
<br />eight Mack trucks was, upon motion made, seconded and carried,
<br />rescinded by the Board.
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