04/21/75 Board of Public Works Minutes

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R REGULAR MEETING APRIL 21, 1975 4. Old Fire Station Four was appraised at $6,000, including the land, which indicates its physical condition and the dire need for a new station to serve the west central areas of the City. 5. The consolidation of Fire Station Four and Eleven effects desirable economies into the Fire Department budget and eliminates two obsolete buildings., 6. The fire census tracts.in the triangle formed.by the Penn Central tracks on the north and the Grand Trunk tracks on the south (22-23-24-25-26) had a total of thirty structural fires in 1974, whereas the four census tract area bounded on the east by Williams Street, on the north by Lincolnway West, on the west by Bendix Drive and on the south by the Penn Central tracks, tracts 5-19-20-21, had a total of fifty structural .fires in 1974. The members of the Board of Public Works have reviewed the matter of fire station location with the Fire Department Chief prior to the selection of the site for the new Station No. Four. CD CD It is our jddgement that the site has been selected by Chief Bland on the basis of professional judgement and technical criteria. :l Information and recommendations regarding the cost and size of the new station were presented to the Council in caucus. Both the cost and size are consistent with the stated desires of the Council as expressed at that caucus. No specific reference to site selection was made at that time. In summary, the Board of Public Works considers the new station well designed and well sited and an important contribution to improved fire protection on the west side of South Bend. Very truly yours, BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS s/ Rollin E. Farrand s/ James V. Barcome s/ James R. Seitz AGREEMENT - PENN CENTRAL TRANSPORTATION COMPANY David Wells, Manager of the Bureau of Design and Administration, - presented to the Board a letter from the Penn Central Transportation Company. Mr. Wells explained that, in the course of constructing sewers in the Model Cities area, construction will intersect the Penn Central spur track at three points. It would be to the City's advantage to use the procedure of open cutting through the tracks rather than tunneling, to install the sewer and this requires that Penn Central give the City permission to make the cuts at the three locations. Penn Central has submitted a letter giving this permission, subject to a Hold Harmless Agreement being furnished to the Railroad. Mr. Wells said, in turn, the contractor would furnish the City with a Hold Harmless Agreement. He recommended that the Board approve,. the agreement with the Penn Central Transportation Company. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the letter of agreement with the Penn Central Transportation Company, subject to Hold Harmless Agreements being furnished to the Railroad and to the City.