04/28/75 Board of Public Works Minutes

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34 REGULAR MEETING APRIL 28. 1975 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was convened at 9:30 a.m, on Monday, April 28, 1975 with ail members present. Deputy City Attorney Kathleen Cekanski was also present. Minutes of the previous meeting were reviewed and approved. OPENING OF BIDS .REPAIR OF FIRE DEPARTMENT SNORKEL This was the date set for receiving bids for four options on repair of the Fire Department Snorkel. The Clerk tendered proofs of publication of notice in the South Bend Tribune and the Tri-County News which were found to be sufficient. The following bids were opened and publicly read: Hill -White Truck Sales Bid was signed by Albert Morgan. non -collusion affidavit was in order and a certified check in the amount of $1455 accompanied the Bid. Bid for Option 1 - $14,548.79 International Harvester Bid was signed by T. W. Bryant, non -collusion affidavit was in order, and a certified check in the amount of $2,069 accompanied the bid. Bid for Option 1 - $20,690.00 Illinois FWD Truck & Equipment Co. Bid was signed by R. J. Schuster, non -collusion affidavit was in order and a 10% bid bond accompanied the bid. Bid for Option 1 - $15,246.00 Bid for Option 2 - $17,800.00 Bid for Option 3 - 9,219.00 Bid for Option 4 - 35,866.00 Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board referred the bids to the Bureau of Fire for review and recommendation. REQUEST FOR GARDEN PROJECT RECEIVED The Board received a letter from Reynolda F. Hernandez asking that citizens of the southeast side be allowed to use city -owned lots for a community gardens project. The Board indicated that they considered this a most worthwhile project and directed that Mr. Hernandez be sent a letter asking that he make a request for specific city -owned lots for consideration. Mr. Hernandez is to be advised that the City Engineer's Office can assist him in determining which lots would be available. REPORT ON PETITION FOR SCRAP YARD - A. E. MICKELSON The Board received a report from the Bureau of Engineering that the petition submitted by A. E. Mickelson in support of his application to obtain a scrap yard license to operate at 307 W. Calvert Street had been reviewed. The report indicated that only nine of the signatures on the petition had been verified as being property owners. This constitutes one-third of the affected property owners. The Municipal Code requires two-thirds of the property owners to sign such a petition. The report from the Engineering Department was filed and the Clerk was directed to advise Mr. Mickelson of the report.